Cyslodia

The frozen, sunless Realm of Light ruled by Ganabelt through informants from Cysloden.

Cyslodia is one of the Five Realms of Dahna in Tales of Arise, the so-called land of glistening radiance and the domain of Lord Ganabelt Valkyris. Despite its name, more than half the landmass is covered with frigid mountains and conifer trees under perpetually darkened skies.

Quick Facts

Element: Light
Lord: Ganabelt Valkyris
Capital: Cysloden
Stronghold: Riville Prison Tower
Secret police: Bureau of Civil Observation
Resistance: Silver Swords
Nickname: Land of glistening radiance

Facts from the source article.

Background

The darkness is caused by Renan technology continuously stealing Light astral energy for the Crown Contest and transferring it into the spirit vessel in Cysloden, the snow-buried capital whose only light comes from floodlights powered by slave labor. To keep his grip firm, Ganabelt sows mistrust and has the Dahnans sell each other out to the Bureau of Civil Observation, though a few form the resistance group known as the Silver Swords, who use a huge aqueduct beneath Cysloden as a communications line and escape route.

Messia is a freezing village whose residents, wary of the secret police and informants, do not give up trust easily; Riville Prison Tower is Ganabelt's stronghold and the Snake Eyes' headquarters. After the spirit vessel is destroyed the astral energy redisperses into the sky, revealing the sun after three centuries of darkness, and the Silver Swords fill the void in government. The land remains cold. An underground cave system connects Cyslodia to Menancia.

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