Aya

The Kingdom of Aya was a nation that is believed to have existed in the Tallent Sea in the region of Wysteria more than ten millennia ago; however, no historical traces of it have ever been found. It is a source of folklore and legend in Wysteria.

Legend

South Nashville

In the Commonwealth of South Nashville, Aya is the origin of its currency, the tallent, and the first nation to ever use fiat money. The legend says that following the death of the Emperor of Aya, his estate was divided evenly between his twin sons. Among the most prized of his possessions was the Tally Diam, a 50-carat diamond. Finding it more difficult than anticipated to cut, the brothers made an agreement that they each owned half the diamond. One of the brothers used his newfound wealth to establish a village and home for his family; while the other brother, a notorious spendthrift, traveled the island and squandered much of his. After exhausting much of his wealth, the spendthrift-brother began issuing promisory notes for pieces of the Tally Diam, telling recipients they could redeem their share of the diamond at his brother's village. Soon, people from all across the island were coming to the brother's village with these 'Tally-Lents' to claim their share of the diamond.

The village-brother was soon faced with citizens demanding their part of the Tally Diam. Refusing at first, he soon realized he was facing potential revolution. Thus, he declared that he while he could not break up the diamond; he would accept the Tally-Lents as payment for taxes. This was an acceptable offer to the people and soon these 'Tallents' were being used across the island.

Then disaster struck. The village-brother, while traveling Wysteria with the Tally Diam, was lost at sea. Panic struck the island as the tallents were feared to be worthless. However, the new Emperess declared that Aya would continue to accept the tallents and that they would retain their full value.

Arvor

In the Most Elegant Republic of Arvor, the Fable of Aya is one of a collection of stories which make up the mythic histories of the Arvori. First recorded half a millennia ago, it recounts the Great Voyage made by the Arvori to the continent of Cascadia. The myths and tales of Aya have become popular folklore among the culture of the country, and are now the subject of films, television dramas and even contemporary historical research of the history of the Arvori.

Aya is fabled to be one of the many lands in which the scattered communities of the Arvori stopped and traded with in their great voyage. Descriptions of the Kingdom centre around a rich, prosperous island located somewhere in the southern oceans. The most famous references in Arvori culture appear in the epic history Arvorias, which although once considered to be literal truth, is currently thought to be a collection of common myths and tales circulating at the time.

Other accounts of the Kingdom of Aya found throughout Arvori history probably source from this account, but the sheer volume of work does suggest there is some truth to the tale of Aya. Consequently, much effort has been taken to locate the island of Aya but none have, as yet, come to frutition.