Zetta (Th. "Home of Brothers") was a city state on the eastern shores of the sinking plain, in the Far north.It ruled the Northern Seas along with it's big rival oriz.Both cities were inhabited by the descendants of local Haid- and Iameri -Easterlings or Snowmen, the Orizians and Zettans.Zetta had once increased in power and had even dominated the eastern city state of Astôs and by it directly controlled trade with the lands along the eastern shore, it had even tried to expand to the west but was deadly beaten by forces controlled by the Wizard Aluap.Since it's power dwindled and it slowly turned into a degenerate dying city of apathy and corruption.Oriz on the other hand was thriving, from a secondary outpost into a wealthy city state which could rival and maybe become Zetta's heir and successor.
The regions relative wealth was based mainly on both seafaring nations domination of the dangerous artic shipping route and trade with Astôs in the Farthest east and to some lesser degree from overland trade with the "southern Kingdoms" (including Kûbor Sêd,Lûrs Vorganís, Rúbor, Ûster Kryl and the lands beyond), especially Zetta's quasi-monopoly on trade with Ivory, furs and skins from the Northern peninsula.