Benalia

Benalia was a powerful nation on Aerona, on Dominaria, before the Phyrexian Invasion in which it was conquered in under a month and held for the duration of the war. A powerful military state influenced by the Churches of Serra and Gabriel Angelfire, Benalia was for a long time the trademark human race for white magic, and was the birthplace of Gerrard Capashen.

Benalia is bordered by the Hurloon Mountains/Red Iron Mountains/Ironclaw Mountains in the east and the Llanowar Forest in the Southeast. It's located east of the Spice Isles, south of Avenant Isle, and north of Andros Bay and the Kb'Briann Highlands. This empire formed after the Ice Age, growing from the ashes of the Sheoltun Empire, equally militaristic and bent on expansion. It controls the Spice Isles and Terisiare. Benalia was founded by Torsten von Ursus. After his years among the Hurloon Minotaurs, he stumbled upon the blighted city of Benfosa which was a perfect place to implement his gathered wisdom and philosophies. He took up the reins of the great Horse Civilization and guided the ancestors of Benalia out of the ruins of the once-great Sheoltun Empire. Torsten chose the name Benalia, which means aspiration, proclaiming it's intent to rule the world. Using sometimes-brutal tactics he brought an entire nation into being using nothing more than the force of his will and the brutal charisma of the natural leader. After succeeding in much of his goal, he died at the age of seventy-two, leaving behind the legendary Lost Edict, proclaiming that none of his seven lieutenants would follow him up as sole ruler of Benalia. The capital of Benalia is Benalia City