A/N: This chapter is an info dump about the Planet and its Main Powers. You can Skip if you want.
There are Five Main kingdoms and Seven Main Races. The strongest kingdoms is of the human race, called Almera. The second is controlled by the Ill'gyon race, called Ilushia. The third by the Elf race, called Fortheisia. The fourth by the Werewolf race, called Beastia. And the fifth by the human race, called Holy Ark Nation.
The seven races are; Humans, Ill'gyon, Elves, Werewolves, Orcs, Seamen, Kokos(not in order of power).
In the West was the Almera Empire. They have seven Transcendants. Almera had twelve states, each state is around three hundred miles(in a rectangular shape).
[Every three states are called a Province. A Province is considered a Kingdom. A Province is usually governed by its King or a Duke of an Empire.]
East is the Beastia, they have six Transcendants. It also has fifteen states.
The North houses the Nation of Ilushia(Ill-lu-she-aa). They have thirteen states and six Transcendants.
The south is the Fortheshia(four-the-she-aa) Elven Empire. They have five Transcendants and twenty states.
Enclosed by the four powers is the Holy Ark Nation. They have four Transcendants and ten states.
These five nations share the Alrihardae(all-re-hall-day) peninsula. The planet is around one thousand times the size of Jupiter. There are only three known peninsula on uncovered on this planet.
There are three Power Systems used on this planet. The Magic Rings, Cultivation, and Art Refinement.
The Magic Rings: using the Planet's mana to refine Mana Rings in, or on any part of the Being's body. This enhances its spiritual properties by the level and stage of the Rings.
1-3 Rings: Magican level, when someone reaches the 3rd ring, it is equivalent to a Super Tier being. (Even 1 ring can easily kill a regular mortal. Consider ring 1 mortal tier 5, and ring 2 mortal tier 9)
4-7 Rings: ArchMage, Ascendedant tier 9 is at the 7th Ring.
8-9 Rings: Magi, Transcendant Tier
Cultivation: Using the Planet's energy to refine a method, ability, skill, etc to grant it's user Superpowers.
Body Refinement Realm: Mortal tier 1-9
Foundation Matrix Realm: Super Tier 1-9
Core Matrix Realm: Ascendedant Tier 1-9
Integration Realm: Transcendant Tier 1-9
Art Refinement: Using the Planet's Spiritual particles to refine a Technique, Art, Method, etc to grant it's user Supernatural abilities.
Novice Realm: Mortal Tier 1-9
Expert Realm: Super Tier 1-9
Master Realm: Ascendant Tier 1-9
Grand Master Realm: Tier 1-9
Cultivators beat Magi, Magi beats Artists, Artists beats Cultivators. Now this isn't always true, the reason this triangle came to be is because;
Cultivators have strong bodies and spirits, this builds resistance towards outside energies, which weakens Magi's magical abilities. And they have significantly more powerful bodies.
Magi infuses themselves with supernatural phenomena, easily controlling the natural or supernatural, which counters the supernatural powers of the Artists.
Artists refine their bodies, abilities, etc using the unseen particles to refine techniques to a heaven-defying level. These particles can break down outside or internal energy and reform it to its user. This directly punishes Cultivators which rely on their own internal energy to manifest phenomena.
Humans can use any of these systems easily, but have a hard time mastering them. With this variation they have become the overlords of Aetheria.
Elves normally become extremely strong Magi, even Cultivators and Artists must be wary.
Werewolves master the arts or become cultivators.
Ill'gyon overwhelm their enemies by refining the Arts, their long lives and singular focus mind, excel at becoming Artists.
Orcs have a hard time with any method, they rarely, if ever, have a Magi. The lucky ones become Artists.
Seamen are exceptional as Cultivators, most of them have long lives, fight naturally for hundreds of years, and have indomitable Will
Kokos are all Magi, they cannot Cultivate or refine the Arts.
Their are other races, and mid to small powers.
Aetheria is in a cold war at the moment, outside of the Elves and seaman, the other Countries want to rule the world. But they are skeptical of each other, they know that whoever strikes first, will die first. Plus even the strongest nation cannot afford to lose even one of their Transcendants.
Transcendants are considered national weapons and deterrents. The Elves have already constructed a national barrier called, The Welshed Bane. They fused one of their Transcendants into it, so it became self-sustaining and Transcendants cannot go through it.
Once a Werewolf Transcendant tried and was drain into the barrier, reinforcing it to the pinnacle. Now even the strongest man on the planet will not get anywhere near it.
The Seamen have no fear because most people cannot survive underwater for long, and no one knows how powerful the Seamen are. They trade with the Air Dwellers, every so often.