The Dominion
Where power is seized, not given, and twenty warlords vie for control
Three great lakes define the Dominion's heart: Koran in the west, Honta in the north, Gwayo in the distant east. Twenty warlords govern from fortress cities scattered across mountain and marsh, their alliances forged and broken with the seasons.
At the center of it all rises Caer Luthar, a mountain transformed into a city, where General Kael Thorne commands the Dominion's armies.
Key Locations
Caer Luthar
General Kael Thorne
Capital of the Dominion. A mountain transformed into a city, its tiered districts climb from the shores of Lake Luthar to the warlord's keep at the summit. Home to over two hundred thousand souls.
Skyhold
Lord Thalen Irro
The floating fortress. Stone towers jut from sheer cliff faces, connected by suspension bridges of dark metal and stone. Home to five thousand mountain warfare specialists and infiltrators.
Mercato
Warlord Varric Thorne
Trading hub on Lake Koran's eastern shore. Controls the lake crossing trade and the toll roads that feed the capital.
Freson
Warlord Thren, the Tide-Breaker
Heart of the Southern Marches. A terraced port city rising from massive docks on Lake Koran's southern shore.
La Gas
Lady Elaran, High Priestess
Sacred capital of the Flame Circle. Their temples watch from every territory, but here their power is absolute.
Sentinel Gate
Warlord Brannis, the Gilded Bastard
Controls the crossroads where the great trade routes converge.
Moth Mountain
Order of the Chain
Isolated fortress high in the eastern ranges. Home to the Dominion's most feared assassins.
Port Aureate
Warlord Samara Duskveil, the Oracle-Killer
Western jewel of the Ember Coast. A city of oracle temples and ancient prophecies, though the woman who rules it earned her epithet by silencing seers, not serving them.
Alt Ake
Warlord Sythra Ravellen, the Iron Widow
Isolationist territory on the eastern frontier near Lake Gwayo. A devout and fiercely independent people who barely tolerate outsiders entering, let alone their own people leaving.
Red Spire
Warlord Hestien Merrow, the Smiling Thorn
Far eastern stronghold famous for its blood-soaked arena. Hestien's permanent grin hides a man who cares for nothing beyond the games.