Atreia is the “planet” in the Aion universe where the game is played under your Aion Account. Unlike planets of our universe, Atreia resembles two hollow hemispheres with a single axle tower, the Tower of Eternity, connecting the centers of the two halves. Life flourishes inside the shell-like bowels, while the “surface” of the world fosters unique and dangerous forms of life.
Prior to the Millennium War, all life giving energy was supplied by Aion, shining forth from the Tower of Eternity in the centre of the planet.
However, due to a cataclysmic event after the Millennium War, the Tower of Eternity is now broken, and rifts in the fabric of space known collectively as The Abyss now occupy much of the centre of Atreia. This was once a single tower is now two towers divided by the two Atreias, the Tower of Light, and the Tower of Darkness.
Discovering the Ancients with your Aion Account
The light from the nearby star reaches downward inside Atreia, illuminating the lower hemi-shell, where the kingdom of Elysea is located. However, little light reaches the harsh wilderness of the kingdom of Asmodae.
Before the Cataclysm, Atreia was a vibrant paradise filled with lush landscapes and bountiful pastures as far as the eye could see. The Tower of Eternity provided all life giving energy including light, warmth, and Aether. The energy of Atreia was stable; one could fly almost anywhere as they would in the Abyss. The ancient city of Siela was enormous. Nearly all life was concentrated in Siela for its protection from the Balaur and sapiens.
The Sanctum in your Aion Account
The city was more breathtaking than Sanctum and Pandaemonium could ever hope to reach. Humans did wander outside of the city, and lived in scattered metropolises such as Roah, Kungalfberg, and Nolantis. Other settlements included the ruined breadbaskets of both Asmodae and Elysea such as Heiron, Brusthonin, Beluslan, Theobomos, and Eltnen were flourishing and untouched. And of course Asmodians, Elyos, and Reians were all one people. The prosperity of Ancient Atreia was forever lost after the attempted peace treaty with the Balaur failed, and the Dragon Lord Fregion shot a bolt of fire that destroyed Aion’s tower.