Aretia · Tyrrendor · the rebel city

Aretia

“Tyrrendor should already be one of the safest provinces on the Continent. Well, except Aretia. Where that capital should be, there is only a scorch mark, as though the burning of the city has singed the map as well.”

Fourth Wing — Rebecca Yarros

Navarre burned it to the ground and struck it off the map — so of course it's still standing, greener than before, arming the war they swore wasn't coming.

A dead city hidden in a warm valley, rebuilt in secret out of Riorson House: the Assembly, the forge, the wardstone, and the truth Basgiath filed under never-happened.

At a glance

Region: Eastern Tyrrendor, the southernmost province — roughly eighteen hours' dragon flight from Basgiath, ringed by the Cliffs of Dralor.
What it is: The razed Tyrrish capital, rebuilt in secret. Officially a scorch mark. Actually the heart of the Revolution.
Who holds it: The Assembly and House Riorson — Xaden's inheritance, Brennan's command.
Notable: Identical green roofs over the ruin, a warm valley where snow never settles, one fortress that outlived the fire.
The forge: A luminary hot enough to smelt the alloy that actually kills venin — the reason the marked ones can fight back at all.
What happened here: Violet woke up poisoned, learned her brother wasn't dead, and found out the whole kingdom's been lying.
Status: Rebuilding, armed, and not asking Navarre's permission.
Home to: Xaden, Brennan, the marked ones, and every Tyrrish who refused to stay erased.

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