Portal Networks

Portal Networks are a group of closely associated series of commonly traversed portal pathways. While Portal Hubs are frequently at the center of such networks, they are not necessarily required. Their means of association with each other may also be varied such as being associated with an Alliance, or as a means of maintaining an empire or simply as part of a large inter-world trade network.

Hub Centric Networks
These Portal Networks have at the center a major portal hub. The worlds directly linked or hosting the Portal Hub are often exceedingly prosperous while worlds a few portals out see significant benefits. After about 5 portals out from the Portal Hub, Portal Benefits are often restricted to a few settlements around major portals and a few towns that stand between Portal Settlements.
 * Ashremalk Empire: A human controlled empire known for its expansionist military campaigns throughout Ikran.  A magically attuned nation that enslaves races that are decidedly non-human.
 * Atrumdiei Exchange: A portal network that hosts significant trade through the abyssal portal hub of Atrumdiei.  Technologically and Magically advanced civilizations rest at the center.
 * Draconian Alliance: Centered at Drack'osh, the Draconian Alliance stands as a series of worlds bound by treaties of Alliance to protect one another against Ashremalk aggression.
 * Nexulai Commercial Network: Centered on the Portal Hub of Nexulai on Akreaus, this is an emerging Commercial Power House due to the particularly unusual concentration of portals in such a small space, as well as the close proximity of portals on other worlds.
 * Rulremdul Protectorate: Founded by former slaves of teh Ashremalk Empire, they freed themselves by force of arms and took control of the experimental Abyssal Fortress they were meant to construct for their masters.  After several decades of their own expanding of territory to formerly uninhabited worlds as well as developing relations to those worlds that have established civilizations, they have been rediscovered by their old masters and are now in active state of war.