Syria is a middle-eastern rich on the eastern strand of the Midland Sea. Its folk are manifold, but the Arabish tung is the shared speech of the rich, and the Moslem troth is followed by the morehood, although there are Cristen folk beside. Syria is an olden land spoken of by the Good Book. Aramish, Turkish, and Kurdish are also often spoken.
Nowadays, Syria is cloven by a bloody wye among kith, as the wealdfolk fite the thrim of Bashar al-Assad, foresitter of the rich. The east of the rich is held sway by the Islamish Rich, a folkward seeking to build a worldwide Moslem kingdom, or Califdom. The Islamish Rich is withstood by the wealdfolk of Iraq and Syria, and those of the kingdoms of Yorden, Qatar, and Saudish Arabland besides.