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The Island Kingdoms of Breawen are a conglomerate of island lordships united under the banner of Queen Aenoreine. There are 32 islands in total, not all of which are independent lordships.
To the South and East, the islands are bordered by the continent and chiefly by two other countries: the earldoms of Edrarith to the Southeast and the princedoms of Ikar to the South.
Three major seas surround the island. The White Sea to the South and East seperates the islands from the continent. It is most often used by traders but also pirates and raiders. The Northern Sea, as the name says, extends to the North. There is as of yet no discovered landmass to be found there. The Northern Sea is characterized by freezing temperatures and ice floats once you reach far enough North. It is not usually traversed. The Vellian Sea lies to the West and is in fact the most treacherous sea of all. It seperates the islands from the far-western shores of Qothia, almost unreachable through the maelstroms that take up most of the sea and grow larger each year. Very little trade is done through here.
While the Island Kingdoms have two direct neighbours on the continent, they have very strong isolationist tendencies. Continentals are seen as lesser and territories on the continents have never been sought. Islanders don’t really care what happens on the continent as long as it doesn’t directly involve them and their seas.