The Gilden Islands

The Gilden Islands are located to the east of Vllaistrae, a vast, temperate, wooded mountain-scape ruled mostly by elven chiefdoms. Rulers of Vllaistrae have seen no geopolitical threat in the Gilden Islands and its people since the empire's founding, granting it a certain degree of autonomy. Nonetheless, the Gilden Islands are a puppet state of Vllaistrae, and its people find jobs in exporting precious gems and exotic lumber west to Vllaistrae. Its population is divided between wood elves and tribal humans, both of whom worship a set of deities unique to the Islands, known as ''The Southern Pantheon. ''Its people are known for their adept skills as naturalists and survivalists, and one of the Islands greatest to Vllaistrae is medicine, both herbal and magical. Many of its people immigrate to Vllaistrae to pursue careers as medical caregivers, or to serve in the Vllaistrae Imperial Company.