 The story takes place in the world of Eora , in a region placed in the southern hemisphere called the Eastern Reach , an area roughly the size of Spain . The Eastern Reach contains several nations , including the Free Palatinate of Dyrwood – a former colony of the mighty Aedyr Empire that won its independence through a revolutionary war – the Vailian Republics – a confederation of sovereign city @-@ states – and the Penitential Regency of Readceras – a quasi @-@ theocratic state ruled by priests of the god Eothas . 
