A few things, as I had been reminded that it would be a good idea to keep up with this, no brainer huh? Well I get distracted pretty easily so bear with me. 

First, yes if you wish you can provide your own details for the kingdom that your character comes from. There is a Capital of sorts ruled by an " Emperor " though there is still quite a bit of fighting between eachother the capital was a safe place and the last bastion of resistance against the flood of evil brought on by the failure of the so called " Chosen " adventurers. 

The capital is set on the eastern coast of the known world in a plains sort of biome, a massive area mostly dominated by large farms and small hunting villages other than the massive city that is the capital. To the direct north is the mountains, to the west is a forested area hugging the edges of the mountains of the north, to the south-west on the opposite coast is a dessert. 

I do realize that my information may be a bit bare but honestly I never expected to get too far with my interest check, I will continue to update this post as information becomes available.