Eduin

Eduin (pronounced [ɛdɪn]) is the longest river on Antel, running from the base of Dardarens to the Bay of Thrig, where its mouth form the expansive Eduin delta. The beginning of the river is at a convergence of the lesser streams, the White Waters and Blue Waters. Evarlot is located at the point of convergence.

Eduin flows relatively straight southwards, picking up several tributaries on the way. Besides Evarlot, other significant cities of Eduin include Araero, Coed and Duin, the Three Thrones of the Asatic Empire.

The river forms an impressive delta upon its entering to the Bay of Thrig. There are several islands in the river, the most significant being Pauru, located in Araero. Lake Aodaich in Coedor used to be a part of Eduin.

Etymology
Etymology: the second element -duin represent a vestige of the Proto-Asatic word *dūni for river, surviving as the element -duin, -duín in river names in Coeric and as -twen and -tún in Arazi, as well as in the name of the city Duin.

In History
Eduin has served as a central aspect of the lives of the people who settled around it – it has been a road for travel and trade and a link between the North and South. The important trade rout Road of Tea runs along the river from Araero to Duin.

The river Eduin was central in the ideology of the Asatic Empire and was used as the spinal cord of the empire.

In Mythology
A South Arazi myth tells that there was once a huge dragon where now Eduin flows. The Spirit of War then took his sword and cut off the dragon's head. Its body became the river, and the sword had wounded the land so greatly that the Sea crept into the scar, creating the Bay of Thrig. Were the dragon's head had once been, rose the Isle of Thrig.

Settlements on Eduin
Owing to the importance of the river Eduin as a trade and travel route along its course, there are countless settlements along it's banks across all the lands it traverses.