Thu-Athamar

Thu-Athamar is the northeastern principality of the Ethuveraz. It is bordered on the north by the Cethora, on the west by the Istandaärtha, and on the south by the Athamara. It includes: Its principal noble house is the Clunethada, the head of which is Prince Orchenis Clunethar. Its second-most powerful noble family is the Tethimada, whose duke is one of the wealthiest landowners in southern Thu-Athamar until the aftermath of Eshevis Tethimar’s attempted assassination of Edrehasivar VII. Other noble houses are the Chavada, Imada, Lanthevada, and Veschada.
 * the city of Ashedro, the seat of a great university;
 * Amalo, a hub of airship manufacturing and the chief source of the principality’s revenue;
 * Zhaö, where the Opera House sits and Clocksmiths’ Guild is headquartered;
 * the city of Cairado ("City of Stars"), where the Athamara flows into the Istandaärtha;
 * the city of Puzhvarno;
 * the Drazhaveise manor of Cethoree; and
 * the Tethimadeise manor of Eshoravee.

The wealth and power of Thu-Athamar is largely based on the silk trade. Their nobles and others in the east are largely hostile to the idea of a bridge over the River Istandaärtha, which would not only give the industries of the western Ethuveraz more economic power but would permit the eastern peasants who work in silk to migrate west and find other work.