Ereba

Ereba is a continent primarily located in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres. It is bordered by the Īshæf Ocean to the north, the Thalassian Ocean to the west, as well as several large seas in the south and east. Covering about 15,600,000 km2 (6,023,193 sq mi), it is the second smallest continent. Politically, it is separated into sixty sovereign states, the vast majority of which are under the leadership of the High King of Ereba. Ereba has a population of around 690 million, about 9% of the world population. Ereba's climate is largely affected by warm Thalassian currents that temper winters and summers on much of the continent.

Etymology
Ereba means means roughly ‘land of the setting sun’ or literally ‘dark land’. As the westernmost continent, it is where the sun sets last in the world each night.

Prehistory
Humans and their ancestors have been dated back to Ereba for almost two million years, with the earliest hominin to be discovered in what would become Verga. Neanderthals were supplanted by modern humans around 43,000 years prior.

The Ereban Neolithic period began around 9,000 years ago in 3001 HE in the southernmost parts of the continent. The raising of livestock, increased settlements, crop cultivation, and pottery all marked this period. Magic began to emerge in this time period as well. Between 5500 and 7000 HE, these central Ereban Neolithic cultures began to move north and west and producing copper artifacts. Megalithic monuments were constructed throughout Western and Southern Ereba, often for ceremonial magic purposes.

The Ereban Bronze Age would begin by 6800 HE in Heláda with the Midian civilization. Their civilization would be superseded by the Achaean and Illidian civilizations. By 8800 HE, the Iron Age would begin and give rise to the Classical Antiquity period.