[center][b][color=yellow]Itherae[/color][/b][/center]

The ships sat in the dock yard, overlooking the sea that sat in front of Itherae, the Inner Sea, the only sea that ancient Itheraens have sailed. A bountiful sea that gave life to the sparse Itheraen population, a way of trade and a source of food, a magnificent sea with deep cultural roots to the Republic. A calm and tame ocean when the heavens wanted or a violent and malevolent beast when the heavens were angered. The Inner Sea basked with radiance, great and powerful, malevolent and benevolent.

Yet, the republic has turned a blind eye to the navy that would allow them to dominate the area, instead focusing on the land. Finding that the armies of the nations around it to be more important than its own cultural roots, a reasonable decision given the nations that surrounded the sparsely populated republic. However, the Inner Sea yearned for an Itheraen touch, beckoning for them to return to their maritime roots once more. Though, Alexi ignored the call, it just was not the time for Itheraen naval domination, instead for strength of the Itheraen people.