World and Ruling Powers

The world is a gigantic planet where nearly 1000 years ago the first dungeon alongside mana in the surroundings appeared and continues to increase slowly over time.

The landmass is one connected supercontinent, which is divided into 5 zones or countries that are as big as continents themselves.

Each zone is ruled by 3 powerful elite families who have or had SSS rank hunters as their backbone and have maintained their position and withstood the tests of time whilst some fell and new powers also appeared.

The presence of the World Association in every continent is noteworthy as they maintain the laws and make sure no powerful family goes against the stipulated laws.

Whilst a lot of land is left unconquered due to being destroyed and no profit seen by the rulers, the majority area is divided by 15 families alongside the World Association.

World Association is formed of three associations, one being the Mage Association which was earlier Mage Towers during the Imperial Family's rule, Artisan Association that focuses on blacksmithing, runes, alchemists, technology and other similar aspects and the last one being World Hunter Association which maintains all the hunter's information as well as details to maintain peace and also handles rights to dungeon and rightful distribution of dungeon goods.

The three associations when combined are strong enough to rival the elite families but they are not that unified as there are internal factions and some having allied with different families.

The 15 major families each have a seat in the council alongside 6 seats from World Association and 1 for Principal of Global Academy, totaling 22 seats.

After the successful coup against the Imperial Family 300 years ago, the only few families from that time that still hold power are the only Grand Duke of then, two Ducal families, two Marquis families and elite families of Iteron while all other nobles were destroyed or absorbed via marriages or weakened naturally as not every generation could produce geniuses.

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The Grand Duke and the 2 Marquis families control the Northwestern continent known as Pleuwades. This continent is quite closed off as the Grand Duke Ezkiel Lionheart acts as King while both Marquis houses act as Duke Helios Miller and Duchess Stella Blaize under it. It is surrounded by an arid desert environment on the western side and the north side is cold lost lands along with eastern lost lands, the last southern side is mountains, rivers, forest.

The Northern continent known as Kryoades is headed by three different families. It is surrounded by unknown forests on the southern side and a cold glacial environment on the northern side which also spans across the destroyed lost lands on the other sides.

The Southwestern continent known as Cuzlades is headed by Duke Davin Dawner and the Crepuscule family which is also Viria's family alongside Soubelle family. This continent is surrounded by mountains, rivers, forest on north; hot volcanic lost lands on west; destroyed lost lands on southern side and forests on the eastern side. (MC is on this continent)

The Eastern continent known as Uwioxades is headed by Duke Alexander Asterfox alongside two elite families. It is surrounded by forests in the north, lost lands in the west, mountain ranges in the south and the oceans in the east that span some parts of the north and south as well.

The Centremost continent known as Iteron is headed by three elite families that have not changed in past 300 years despite strong opposition. It is surrounded by forests, lost lands, valleys, mountains and all kinds of terrain except extreme temperatures.

There are floating Islands over the world that have been found over the years yet very few have been made traversable, one of them being entirely allocated to the Global Academy that nurtures future generations as it is headed by a SSS ranker and receives money from taxes as well as donations. It is located above the sky in Iteron itself.

The other floating Islands are headquarters of the 3 Association and rest few for special events. The exact location of these Islands is not known to most people, and the rest are yet to be transformed or discovered.

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A/N

This is just some basic info, which I don't think would need updating as I will build up on them in chapters wherever necessary.

I willingly did not name everyone as it is easy to forget and not everyone can be relevant so find them as we sweep through.