When mystic Camelot was placed in the world of Nemesis, way back, near the beginning of time, the island of Bhalabu was created to accomodate the mighty castle and its surroundings.

The towering mountains surrounding the stronghold to the north were barren and empty. The huge forest in the center, dark and tangled, was home to wild beasts only. Few adventurers ventured into the west of the isle, and none ever returned to tell the story.

But the first humans who looked upon the vast fertile plains and rolling hills of the south brought back the word to Nemesia, and soon after, the first daring settlers set out to start a new life in the empty lands.

Though life was not easy, the settlements grew. Near Bhalabu harbour the city of Rafau was soon founded and prospered as the island's trading hub and gateway to the more civilized parts of the world.

To the south the biggest of the communities was named Valencia. Nestled to the Valdosa river, surrounded by rich farms, supplied by the mines of Aran hills and on good terms with its smaller neighbouring hamlets it soon developed a sound rivalry with the self declared capital city of Rafau.

Nottingham, the smallest of Bhalabu's cities, was built as an outpost fortress into the dark Sherwood forest. Ever harassed by monsters from the deeper parts of the forest, as well as by wild men, it was always ruled by strong, and often ruthless leaders.
The average Nottingham peasant has a hard life, wresting grain from the sour soil, and life's not made easier by the taxes imposed on him by the Sheriff.
Needless to say that every copper of the tax is needed to pay for the defence of the city and its surrounding.

In the shallow waters of Rafau Bay, just east of Rafau, rumours tell of Merfolk's settlements on the ocean's floor. Fishermen claim that they have seen fancy buildings below them if the waters are exceptionally clear and sometimes lights can be seen in the depths at night.
But noone knows of the mighty magic necessary to allow land-dwellers to explore the depths of the sea, and so all of this may well be a cock-and-bull story.