A city of scholars and sailors built up on the back of an Ancient Dragon Turtle that is roughly the size of a large island. In return for harboring them, they supply the Ancient Dragon Turtle with sustenance, keeping it alive, and protect it from disease, parasites and attackers. The Ancient Dragon Turtle is known as Larkos the Gracious, reflecting their generous and forgiving nature. Many seek out a chance to learn from the wise Larkos, some traveling all across the world hoping for a chance to speak with about the ways of the world. The island upon Larkos' back is bountiful, with diverse ecology not found anywhere else on Astea. Larkos is tens of thousands of years old, and has seen the rise and fall of many civilizations throughout the millenniums.

After someone dies their soul is released to journey to the Astral Sea and make their way to the City of Judgement, where their soul will be weighed any they will be cast into a plane befitting their weight. After passing through judgement there is a group of celestials representing various gods who escort souls to their particular planes. A worshipper of one of these gods will be able to tell innately which representative belongs to their god, and may choose to accompany the representative, or face judgement.

Following ones death on the material plane and arriving in their gods domain, some gods will give the opportunity to the soul to become a celestial, or remain as a disembodied soul in their domain. Those that become celestials are almost the same as one born purely of a god's power, except unlike pure celestials, if they perish outside of their home plane their soul will become detached from their new body and pass through judgement once again. If they have become corrupted since their initial death they will be cast into damnation, often being sent to the Nine Hells where they will become a Devil or to The Abyss where they will become a Demon or be consumed. Ordinary Angels can also become Devils should they become corrupted before perishing outside their home plane, reforming in the Lower Planes, or if they are cast out by their creator.