The province of Varantium was the heart of the Faloran Imperium before it became the Holy Dominion of Archanicus. It is a fertile region, warm and sunny, with a sandy eastern coast. It is home to the Old Capital, the city which once was home to the emperor of the first Faloran Imperium.
Though the Faloran rebels of the Faloran Republic consider Varantium to be soil that rightfully belongs to their people, they were unable to hold it and were forced to flee across the bridge connecting Varantium to the Faloran home island. The rebels then destroyed the bridge behind them, to protect themselves from the Dominion's weight of numbers.
Today, Varantium's southern coast has been sundered by constant raids from the Faloran Republic, and all trade by sea has been disrupted save, for along the eastern coast. The region's riches have been thrown in the fires of war against the Faloran Republic, and now the region is one of the most sparsely populated of the Holy Dominion of Archanicus, when once it was the richest province.
The Radiant Lord rules from the Old Capital, an Archon who once symbolised the light of the sun, justice and vengeance - but he has become decadent and slothful, while the people starve.