Zanach is a city in the Wetlands surrounded on one side by the Shimmering Sea and on the other by a vast woodlands known as the Crooked Forest.
Its population is estimated to be between 800,000 to 1.2 million, and is comprised almost entirely of followers of the Aman religion.
Zanach was founded by Aman refugees fleeing from Primeria almost half a millennium ago during the time of the Secret Slaughter - an event that at the time went largely unnoticed due to the mainland rebellion that brought an end to the Fenian Empire.
Prior to that, Primeria had been known as Zurukai, and the survivors of the unseen genocide are known to have landed in the Wetlands, with some taking refuge in the anarchistic city of Anakai and the remainders forming the civilisation of Zanach.
Modern day Zanach is commonly referred to as The City of Thieves by the people of Euchao and Shevarah, though very few have ever visited the region. In the Wetlands, however, Zanach is known by several contrasting monikers such as The Kingdom of the Brave and The Freelands.
Zanach's many names arose as a result of the rumours of the Katerani, whose base of operations is believed to be somewhere in the vastness of the Crooked Forest. The Katerani are a collective of bandits, unknown in number, but said to be led by the most mysterious of men. The alleged leader is said to go by various names including; The Prince of Pirates and Plunderers, Three P's, Three-Piece, The Lordless Exile and more.
While rumours of the Katerani and their illustrious leader are prevalent all throughout Manaia, their existence is questioned by many. Bandits who are captured overwhelmingly deny the existence of the brotherhood, and many have speculated that the story of the Katerani was invented by the Magna of Euchao as a means of dissuading his people from travelling North, where they'd be free of their commitment to pay taxes to the church.
While the existence of a well-organised brotherhood of bandits remains in question to some, bandit activity in Euchao is a reality, and those bandits are sometimes pursued as far as the Crooked Forest where they tend to disappear into the thickness of the woodlands.
The Ruler of Zanach is King Torin, and is known to have been under pressure from the Magna to capture and deliver the Pirate Prince for some time now. Torin has recently established a sizeable bounty to any who can provide useful information on the whereabouts of Three-Piece, however, none have offered any information of value and the people of Zanach have begun to turn against the King, who they perceive as weak for bending to the will of the Magna.