Zorlian
Zorlian is a fictional ethnolinguistic and political designation describing the people, language, and state of the Zorlian Archipelago, a coastal region in the western ocean of the fictional world of Aethria. The term encompasses the inhabitants, their language, and their institutions. The archipelago includes three principal islands—Neris, Cale, and Vash— and a number of smaller islets, with a temperate maritime climate and rugged coastlines. The Zorlian population is estimated at about 2.3 million, with communities centered in coastal cities and traditional fishing villages.
Historically, Zorlian communities coalesced into city-states and later unified under a central authority known as the
The Zorlian language is the official tongue and is spoken by the vast majority of residents. It
The economy relies on fishing, shipbuilding, forestry-based manufacturing, and tourism. The government maintains protections for fisheries