Zybersia
| Type | Kingdom of Fire |
|---|---|
| Kingdom | Zybersia |
| Ruler | Reagan Hideaway; formerly Elmryn |
| Sacred Book | Book of Fire |
| Notable sites | Elmryn's Castle |
| Status | Ransacked and largely abandoned |
| First appearance | Sacred: Eslura's Calling |
Zybersia is the kingdom of Fire, a desert city of sandstone whose Ruler Elmryn was murdered by Obellius Kalaar. It stands ransacked: buildings half destroyed, streets buried under rubble, the population gone. A broken city spire is still upright, just.
The city
A citadel sits at the head of a staircase of thousands of steps, overlooking everything. Elmryn's Castle rises in ancient sandstone, red against the blue, its towers high above the empty streets.
Obellius, on escaping Morgaedion, came here and by his own account helped himself to Elmryn's wardrobe. He wears the ceremonial garnet cloak and carries Elmryn's staff.[1]
The Sacred Chamber
Down a marble staircase beneath the castle lies the Sacred Chamber, where the Book of Fire rests on the floor — unable to float, with a hole the size of a basketball where its Heart was.
Two things in this room matter beyond the Book. The walls carry a painted map of the Veskadoth Tunnel System, every line converging on The Sacred City. And a hole the width of a semi-truck opens in the floor with a rope hanging into it, one of the tunnel network's entrances.[2]
It is here that the Book of Fire chooses Reagan Hideaway, Elmryn's daughter, as its Ruler.[3]