A great expanse of deserts and mountains, Ezeth was the least habitable part of Ilela pre-Shattering and the least magical, as they laylines crossing the land are the thinnest in the continent. For reasons only known to the gods themselves, Ezeth was spared the calamities of its neighboring territories, and remains the only civilization that has withstood the tests of the Shattering, and of time.
Unlike the other three countries, it was not a place of great success and advancement. It remained more of a scattering of outposts where the other three Kingdoms sent criminals, political upstarts, homeless, and addicts. Those they deemed 'unfit' for life in the other territories. Despite the grim sentencing, the current inhabitants make do with what they have. Many are hardy and used to power and gang control shifting hands like the desert sands.
This information was kept under wraps before the Shattering, but it has become more common knowledge afterwards, with many of the current inhabitants of Ezeth carrying little to no fondness for the life that was- their primary concern with the cities that still yet stand. Most notable among them is Barren Sands, a port city that has become the unofficial capital of Ezeth. There is no current defunct leader or ruling group over Ezeth, though many have tried. In the 150th year since the Shattering, the territory is contested between three gangs: the Silver Watch, the Crimson Jackals, and the Brass Vipers.
The descendants of many of those initial inhabitants still live in Ezeth, as it was the only one that has been seemingly untouched by the catastrophes of this land. It retains its legacy as a lawless wasteland where only the strongest survive.