Northmarch

Northmarch is a region reaching from the southern end of the ice sheets at Equis' northern pole to the northern edge of the temperate steppes on one of the major continents. Several moderately-sized states exist in this region, which is surprisingly abundant with life despite the relatively cold climate.

Azreidel
Azreidel is an oligarchy that is one of the three states bordering Jana's Peak. It is divided into numerous small provinces and jointly governed by a number of highly wealthy and influential merchant families.

Jana's Peak
Despite being a single mountain, Jana's Peak is also the name of the region containing it, which is also largely mountainous. Jana's Peak is independent, not belonging to any of the three states that neighbour it: Azreidel, Regnis, and Torm. It maintains a somewhat uneasy neutrality with each of these, aided in no small part by its status as a holy site for the goddess Jana.

Regnis
Regnis is a queendom on the north side of Jana's Peak. Of the three states that border the neutral peak, Regnis is the largest and also boasts the most powerful military.

Torm
Torm is a totalitarian theocracy located to the southwest of Jana's Peak. Despite being the smallest of the three states bordering the peak, Torm boasts considerable power due to its command over divine fire magic. It was ruled by the Holy General Torm IV until his recent death, and is fanatically religious.