Erodas is a land of old kingdoms, sacred roads, dangerous bloodlines, mountain clans, witches, warriors, scandals, and histories that refuse to stay buried.
To understand Erodas, one must begin with the war that broke it.
From the War of Golds to the Present
Many years before the events of The Pabebe Chronicles, Erodas was consumed by a devastating conflict remembered as the War of Golds. It was not merely a war for territory. It was a war of pride, inheritance, ambition, and the right to decide who deserved to rule the realm.
Kingdoms fought for power. Noble families betrayed one another. Armies marched through valleys, rivers, and sacred roads. The old alliances collapsed. The names of heroes became legends, while the names of traitors became warnings whispered in palace corridors.
When the war finally ended, Erodas did not truly heal. It simply learned how to smile in public.
A fragile peace was created through treaties, marriages, borders, and political arrangements. The kingdoms returned to their courts. The warriors returned to their mountains. The witches returned to their hidden councils. The merchants returned to the Agora. But beneath the appearance of order, old wounds remained open.
By the present time of the novel, Erodas is no longer at open war, but it is far from peaceful. Nieves shines with royal beauty while hiding secrets behind palace walls. Arcos grows more ambitious in the shadows. Amazon guards its independence with strength and pride. The Barakos carry the scars of warriors who were never fully welcomed into polite society. Evloz watches from the edges of myth and magic. And Lambak, quiet and humble, may hold more power than the kingdoms realize.
This is the world where love can become rebellion, gossip can become politics, and one wrong move can awaken a war everyone pretended was already over.
This is Erodas.
And Erodas remembers everything.
Important Places in Erodas
Nieves
Nieves is the elegant northern kingdom of Erodas, known for its royal court, refined culture, political ceremonies, and beautiful palace life. But behind its polished walls are secrets, scandals, rivalries, and decisions that can shake the entire realm. It is a kingdom that looks graceful from afar, but becomes far more dangerous the closer one gets to the throne.
Arcos
Arcos is a powerful and ambitious realm where strategy matters as much as strength. It is a place of generals, political operators, hidden motives, and dangerous alliances. In Arcos, loyalty is valuable, but never guaranteed. It is a kingdom that understands one brutal truth: wars are not always won on battlefields.
Amazon
Amazon is an autonomous warrior land ruled by strength, discipline, and fierce independence. It is home to powerful women, battle traditions, and leaders who do not easily bow to kings. Amazon respects courage, despises weakness, and has a very low tolerance for foolish men who think beauty and power cannot exist in the same body.
Barakos
The Barakos are a warrior people shaped by exile, survival, and the harsh codes of battle. They are feared, misunderstood, and often treated as outsiders by the more polished kingdoms of Erodas. To some, they are dangerous brutes. To others, they are protectors, survivors, and the last keepers of a warrior spirit the realm still needs but refuses to admit.
Evloz
Evloz is the mysterious seat of witchcraft, prophecy, and old knowledge. It is where the Witches’ Council gathers, where ancient forces are studied, and where the unseen movements of fate are taken seriously. While kings argue over crowns and borders, Evloz watches the deeper currents beneath the world.
Lambak
Lambak is the valley region of Erodas, a quieter land of weavers, farmers, workers, and ordinary people who often suffer the consequences of royal decisions. It may not have the glamour of Nieves or the military power of Arcos, but Lambak carries the emotional heart of the realm. In Erodas, history is often written by kings, but it is survived by the people of the valley.
Roads, Landmarks, and Sacred Places
Via Regia
Via Regia is the great royal road of Erodas, connecting kingdoms, courts, markets, and military routes. It is used by nobles, merchants, soldiers, messengers, and travelers carrying news from one side of the realm to the other. Many public journeys begin on Via Regia, but in Erodas, no road stays safe for long.
Bulkang Kulam
Bulkang Kulam is a feared and mystical volcano associated with old magic, forbidden rituals, and stories too ancient to fully explain. Some believe it is only a mountain. Others believe it is a living reminder that the world of Erodas was shaped not only by kings and armies, but by forces far older than both.
Ilog Flumen
Ilog Flumen is one of the important rivers of Erodas, a place of travel, trade, memory, and danger. Like many rivers in the realm, it carries more than water. It carries rumors, bodies, secrets, and stories that eventually find their way back to the kingdoms that tried to bury them.
Agora
Agora is the marketplace and public gathering space where the pulse of Erodas can be heard most clearly. It is where merchants sell, citizens gossip, performers entertain, and news travels faster than any royal messenger. If the palace is where power speaks formally, the Agora is where the people answer loudly.