Thalevir is the setting of Herte and Mushinek, Hile and Phine—a world of quiet beauty and violent upheaval, of memory half-buried and truths half-remembered.
It is a world divided, with only two inhabitable continents: Cendomvita and Orudara. Neither knows the other exists.
Thousands of years before the stories I share, a great scourge rose in Orudara. In desperation, countless people fled—by boat, by ship, by raft—seeking survival across the sea. Many of them eventually landed along the southern coast of Cendomvita. The rest–presumed dead at sea.
Their journey, whether by neglect or by design, was forgotten. All that remains is a single account—etched into a massive stone tablet, a record of their flight and arrival. That stone was later broken into pieces by the fledgling Information Guild, each fragment hidden across Cendomvita—not where they might be found by chance, but where they might be discovered by those who knew to look.
Clues were left behind—just enough for the initiated to rediscover what had been buried, should the need ever return.
About Cendomvita: The Continent of the Seven Kingdoms
Cendomvita is the central setting of The Vidoran Crisis and the broader chronicles of Herte, Hile, and Phine. For much of the recorded narrative, Cendomvita is believed to be the entirety of the known world—a belief later proven false.
Geopolitical Structure
Cendomvita is often referred to as The Seven Kingdoms, a name derived from its seven major sovereign realms:
- East Coast (entirely dominated by one kingdom):
- Vidora — the vast eastern kingdom, occupying the full breadth of the continent’s east coast.
- Northwestern Interior (three kingdoms):
- Maghrabi
- Yisea
- Rusmaria
- Southwestern Interior (three kingdoms):
- Hireotha
- Ognenstrof
- Elowen
Each of these kingdoms is touched inland by one or more autonomous Free Trade Zones, each positioned roughly at the four cardinal directions:
- Weslading (west)
- Nolading (north)
- Eslading (east)
- Solading (south)
These zones maintain economic and limited political autonomy while influencing the regions they intersect.
Geography and Natural Features
The Central Mountains form a rugged spine through the heart of Cendomvita, beginning near the Fountain of the Roaring River in the west and stretching eastward, growing in both elevation and breadth until reaching the Vidoran Divide near the eastern edge of the continent. This mountain range is defined by tall, jagged peaks and deep, narrow valleys.
Two prominent freshwater lakes are located within these mountains:
- Lake Kosak — Notable for its rare bifurcated drainage across the continental divide, Lake Kosak feeds rivers both to the North Sea and the southern plains, despite its high elevation and the surrounding taller peaks.
- Lake Mahyim — The largest and deepest lake in Cendomvita. It sits just north of the continental divide and touches the borders of four kingdoms, serving as a vital water and trade resource.
Another defining feature is the Ashen Peninsula, located in Ognenstrof, marked by a chain of volcanoes, many now dormant or only mildly active. This volcanic chain continues into the southern Central Mountains, contributing to seismic instability and mineral richness in the region.
A World Misunderstood
For most of the written record, it is believed that Cendomvita is the world entire. Maps and myths begin and end with its coastlines. Only in the later writings—through revelations preserved in scattered records, uncovered artifacts, and fragments of a long-lost migration tablet—do we learn the truth:
Cendomvita is not the world, but a continent.
And it is not the first home of humanity, but the second.
Long ago, people fled the southern continent of Orudara to escape a great scourge. They crossed the sea and built anew in Cendomvita. That origin, whether forgotten by neglect or erased by design, lives on only in whispers, in relics, and in the slowly reawakening memory of a world called Thalevir.
Books Set in Cendomvita
- Prequel: The Mushinek Uprising
- Book 1: The Weight of Small Betrayals
- Book 2: The Shadow of Silent Losses
- Book 3: Broken Path, Unbroken Will
Once these four books are completed, the story in Cendomvita will continue, as the fight for freedom must go on to its inevitable conclusion.
About Orudara: The Forgotten Homeland
Long before the rise of the Seven Kingdoms, before the founding of Maadigan or the forging of the Free Trade Zones, there was Orudara—the first land, the cradle of humanity, and the place of departure.
Though little is known of its current form, Orudara is believed to lie far to the south of Cendomvita, across the same ocean that carried the earliest refugees northward thousands of years ago. So thoroughly has it been forgotten that, for much of history, its very existence was regarded as less than myth—until scattered records and fractured stone tablets revealed a truth older than any crown or council.
A Land of Echoes
Today, the geography of Orudara remains uncertain. No ships have returned from its southern waters, and no travelers from that land have appeared in living memory. Still, the legends suggest a continent of similar size and climate to Cendomvita, a place of forests and mountains, lakes and rivers, shaped not unlike a puzzle piece that might fit neatly against Cendomvita’s southern coast—just as the lands of the Western Hemisphere echo the contours of Eurasia and Africa.
It is said that Orudara once flourished with its own kingdoms, guilds, and scholars—its people prosperous and proud. But in the era known only as the Time of Flight, a great scourge—unnamed, undefined, and unspeakable—swept across the land. Whether it was war, plague, rebellion, or something more sinister has been lost to time. What is known is this:
Thousands fled by sea.
They sailed north.
They reached a new shore.
And then… they forgot.
Legacy of Orudara
The Information Guild—perhaps unknowingly—guarded the last thread connecting Cendomvita to its true past. They fractured the stone tablet that held the account of the migration and hid the pieces throughout the continent. Each fragment carries not just history, but the possibility of return.
Books Set in Orudara
Orudara is the planned setting for an epic spanning two centuries of civilization. For now, however, the existence of Orudara remains a mystery to all but the select few who read this page.