The Kalamus Empire was one of the three great empires of the Faerun plane, located in the central-northwestern region of Faerun. Karamus possessed towering mountains, a vast inland sea, fertile land, and thriving forests. Its resources were abundant, its climate mild, and aside from some troublesome gnolls, few other evil magical beasts ever threatened its villages. Wavy Wheat, as the primary crop, perfectly sustained the people's continued survival and growth.
In fact, because the headquarters of the Mage Guild had been established here and Archmage Mestur's mage tower guarded the entire empire, safe Karamus had the largest population of any nation in Faerun. Among the dozens of countries that claimed the scale of an "empire," only the Kalamus Empire could truly accommodate tens of billions of intelligent beings without becoming cumbersome and bloated. Such an astonishing population ensured that this nation maintained its ancient prosperity and strength—after all, the Faerun plane was simply too vast. Its ownerless wastelands were almost impossible to fully cultivate, and under the supervision and administration of Legendary professionals, natural disasters and wars that should have slaughtered populations were little more than a joke.
Of course, the reason the Legendary professionals of the Mage Guild cared about the lives of ordinary people was mainly because a flourishing population maintained Mestur's endless and enormous soul profits. Unlike a "low-level" Legendary such as Punk, who could not resist the Interference Mechanism, a powerful and well-established Blazing Sun Throne had enough capital to avoid the effects of such a trivial Interference Mechanism. He could harvest the souls of the dead on a massive scale and swiftly turn them into tangible, viable sources of profit. After all, Soul Magic Crystals, a common legendary resource, were one of the primary ingredients of Mind Purification Solvent. Back when the Mage Guild maintained