Notes about the provinces (To be updated as we go along)
Eataine (description found among the former Dragon Master Scott Mc Henry's notes)
Its lands are dotted with vineyards, villas and summer estates to which the noble families of the city retire. The city is the real centre of power and source of Eataine's prosperity. It is one of the wonders of the known world and no-one who has ever visited it can forget it.
Approaching Lothern the first thing a mariner sees is the Glittering Tower, a great lighthouse filled with thousands of lamps, situated on a rocky isle in the mouth of techerous waters of the Straits of Lothern. This titanic fortress guards the approach to the Emerald Gate, the first sea-gate of Lothern. Any attackers approaching the Emerad Gate can easily be caught in a crossfire between the great war engines in the Glittering Tower and those on the gate. The sight of these great bastions gives any would-be attacker just pause for thought.
Guided by an Ulthuan pilot the ship then passes through the Emerald Gate, a great fortifies arch filled with war machines and the cloaked spearment and archers of the Lothern Sea Guard. Two gigantic valves of carved bronze set with monstrous emeralds bar the way but as the ship approaches they smoothly swing back through the churning waters to reveal the straits of Lothern. The craft passes down a wide channel between sheer cliffs lined with castles, ramparts and defences, before passing trough the second portal, a gate of shining silver set with sapphires the size of a man's head. Beyond the Sapphire Gate lies a huge lagoon ringed around with shining towers of Lothern. The city fans upwards from the coast, its white towers climbing gracefully into the foothills of the distant mountains. bobbing at anchor are thousands of vessels ranging from the trading ships of merchant princes to the fanciful pleasure barges of the people of Lothern and the sleek, deadly warships of Ulthuan's fleet. The city of Lothern is not simply build around the lagoon; at some points artificial islands have been built within its waters. On these rest great palaces, temples and storehouses forming an intricate network of canals. Tower two hundred foot-high statues of the Phoenix King and the Everqueen face each other across the mouth of the bay and around the harbout are other great statues of their gods: Asuryan, Lileath, Kurnous, Isha and many others.
Editor's note: other known locations in Eataine are the towns of Selenia and Tor Syle. Selenia has a good relationship with the Dragon Tamers and we trade with them regularly. As for Tor Syle... let's say we're still working on improving our relationship. Tension arose years ago when Team Rocket attacked both towns simultaneously and we only managed to defend Selenia, the reports from Tor Syle arriving too late for us to take action.
Avelorn (description extracted from Lady Vulpix's notes for DT trainers)
The province of Avelorn is covered by lush forests with multiple species of plants, some of which are not found elsewhere in Ulthuan. Please do not wander deep into the forest without a local guide, as travelers often get lost in them. You can also find ancient cities and shrines whose architecture has remained unchanged for at least 400 years, as well as two of the 5 ancient fortified gates which have alternatively allowed or blocked passage across the mountains throughout the centuries. The climate is warm, although the "eternal summer" promised in the touristic brochures is an exaggeration (or, rather, it's only real if you compare it to the rest of Northern Europe).
The Capital, Gaen Vale, contains some of the oldest buildings and monuments. It was the place where the King and Queen of Ulthuan resided back when elves ruled the land (although they were unable to prevent the wars between the provinces). Now the Parliament is there, but the provinces are more or less autonomous, so it's better known for being the capital of Avelorn than the capital of Ulthuan.
If you're interested in hearing about other provinces or anything else about Ulthuan, you can post here. We've never been to Cothique, Chrace or Tiranoc before, but I'm sure I can dig up some data. About the other provinces I can give you first-hand information.