Cradle Locations

Iteration #110

Cradle is Iteration #110 in The Way and The Worlds. It’s distantly tended by the Judges of the heavenly Abidan, including Suriel the Phoenix. Supposedly, Cradle is the safest Iteration among thousands, safer than Sanctum even:

But here she was, shirking her duties in the safest world of all creation. Even Sanctum was more likely to fall to corruption than this place. Cradle was the birthplace of the Abidan. . .(Unsouled, ch 6)

But later.. .

Important worlds like Cradle, Haven, Sanctum, and Asylum would be protected. Even in the event of total system collapse, the Abidan would collect and quarantine these worlds, their last bastion against the infinite chaos. But in times like this, anything could go wrong. Cradle might be safer than anywhere else, but it wasn’t safe. (Unsouled, epilogue)

Geography

Cradle is an enormous planet with five huge continents, home to more than 300 billion souls. Thus far, as of book 10, the stories have played out on the Ashwind continent and the Ninecloud continent. However, a few small scenes capture the war-torn Rosegold continent. Ziel remembers his Dawnwing Sect on the Iceflower continent and Emriss Silentborn keeps quiet watch over a Dreadgod on the Everwood continent.

Ashwind Continent

• Akura Malice — Monarch — Western Ashwind
• Seshethkunaaz —- Monarch — Eastern Ashwind
• A Labyrinth spans parts of the continent
• See Ashwind Continent History for former and current factions

Akura Homeland

Western Ashwind Continent

• The capital city is Moongrave
• Training occurs at Nightwheel Valley

Akura Vassal Lands

• Blackflame Empire
  • Map /info at Blackflame Empire
  • and see Desolate Wilds in the BF Empire
• Seishen Kingdom
• Frozen Blade School/Sect
• Temple of Rising Earth
• Sky’s Edge — Wintersteel Mining Community

Other Akura Territory

• Sacred Valley —- largely ignored
  • and see Labyrinth and Subject One and Dreadgods

Dragon Territory

• Eastern Ashwind continent
• A sacred volcano, the base of Monarch Seshethkunaaz

The Wasteland

Buffer zone between Akura lands and Dragon Realm

• The Beast King, a Herald
  • and several other unaffiliated Heralds and a Sage (see bk 10, Reaper)
• Various Sacred Beasts, including Vastwood Mammoth, a Herald
• occasionally Ziel

Rosegold Continent

• House Arelius Homeland
• House Shen Homeland

Ninecloud Continent

• Luminous Queen Sha Miara
• Royal Sha Family
• Ninecloud Court
• Ninecloud City
  • Stadium grounds for the 18th Uncrowned King Tournament
• Moonwater

Iceflower Continent

• Dawnwing Sect
• Iceflower is the homeland of Ziel
• The Eight-Man Empire has a base

Everwood Continent

• Titan's Grove, home of Emriss Silentborn
• Dreadnought City
• A Dreadgod is warded deep within in the jungle, the Silent King

Pocket Worlds

• Ghostwater
• Unnamed Akura Family pocket world.

Outside Cradle

• The Way and The Worlds Iterations, the Way, etc.
• The Abidan Judges of the Way
• Vroshir and other cosmic supervillains
• Sanctum
• Outpost 001: Oversight
• The Crystal Halls
• Tal’gullour
• Haven