As far as the world is considered it's basically the same as Earth. As far as maps go I am looking for blank maps that fit the mental image I have of Thaejh but at the moment I am not too concerned about it. As far as Thaejhal is concerned, it's a hilly continent roughly the size of Greenland with lots of fair sized islands around it. Lots of dense forest and lots of rain during the spring. 

The Commonwealth has been dealing with the Iron Crown since before the alliance that formed the Iron Crown existed. The five houses that comprise the alliance have all been attempting bring the Commonwealth under their thumb for years also fighting the thae and each other. As far as counter-attack, nothing is on the table yet considering the war is basically at a bloody stalemate. As far as the global view of the war itself, other nations are divided into three categories. Some are willing to support the Commonwealth for fear of the Crown, some support the Crown out of old allegiances to the Last Emperor, and then some nations simply don't care because it doesn't effect them at the moment

No worries. I have no problem answering questions. It helps clear up any confusion and in some cases helped me develop the plot and setting in meaningful ways so I always encourage asking questions

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