[quote=@Silvan Haven]
Ecetopia. Rzail is a separate continent from the one the players are on and our group has no reason to head there yet.
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Yesterday I reworded my OP such that Rzail is a subcontinent rather than its own continent, meaning there is sufficient geographic isolation/low population to explain why there hasn't been government intervention already but you don't have to go too far off the beaten path to get there.