It was snowing. The capital of the Istarin empire, the Azure city was bustling as always. Each day countless people entered and exited the city. The influence of the Dragon palace and its location as the Empire's capital has turned the Azure city from a small city with only thousands of inhabitants to one of the biggest cities of the Istarin Empire. Within the span of 8 and half months, Azure city now had a population of 4.5 million and the number was only rapidly growing. Adventurers and merchants both often visited the Istarin empire.
Within the span of eight and half months, the average per capita income of the eastern region people has tripled. This is true, especially for the people of the Istarin empire. The Istarin empire's neighbors that are the Thera Kingdom and the Storm Isle Dynasty also received huge benefits for being the Istarin Empire's allies. The people of both the Thera Kingdom and the Storm Isle Dynasty can freely cross the Istarin Empire's borders.