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The Alphatian Empire

Alphatia is a large Empire within the Mystara campaign setting, in the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. It is located east of the continent of Brun and west of Skothar, ruled by spellcasters. It is a large Empire, consisting of numerous Kingdoms loosely united under the rule of an Emperess. In the module CM1, Test of the Warlords, three crones call Alphatia "Atlantis". This direct reference is not repeated again in canon, but Alphatia is partly inspired by Plato's description of Atlantis, and it's ultimate fate draws upon the legend of Atlantis. However, the Dawn of the Emperors boxed set, which details both Alphatia and Thyatis, gives Alphatia a unique flavor.

The territories of Alphatia include the island-continent of Alphatia itself, the somewhat smaller island-continent of Bellisaria, the eastern half of the Isle of Dawn, the Alatian Isles, Esterhold, a large penninsula of Skothar, and the disputed lands of Norwold. Alphatia's capital is Sundsvall, the "City Built by Magic", a lage city in south-central continental Alphatia, which is also the capital of the Kingdom of Vertiloch. That Kingdom is ruled directly by Alphatia's Empress. Other major cities include Aasla, in the Kingdom of Haven, and Draco in the Kingdom of Stonewall, both of which are port cities.

Alphatia's traditional rival is the Western Empire of Thyatis, which was ruled by Alphatia for two centuries until it successfully rebelled and carved its own Empire out of former Alphatian territories. In the AC 1000 timeline, the two powers are locked in a fantasy version of the Cold War.

Alphatia is ruled by an Emperor or Empress who is advised by a Council of Wizards. The power of the Empire is mitigated by the fact that Alphatia's fractious Kingdoms, with their own rulers, are only loosely controlled and normally very hard for the central government to coordinate. An exception to this came in the Wrath of the Immortals, where immortal interferenced caused the normally disunited and chaotic Alphatians to unite in the caue of destroying Glantri. At the end of this campaign, Alphatia was destroyed.

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