Balaia is a fictional country, featured in the Chronicles of The Raven

Chronicles of The Raven

Chronicles of The Raven is the first of two trilogies by James Barclay which revolves around a band of mercenaries named The Raven.The trilogy consists of three novels, all set in the fantasy world of Balaia:* Dawnthief* Noonshade...

, the Legends of The Raven

Legends of The Raven

Legends of The Raven is the second of two trilogies by James Barclay which revolves around a band of mercenaries named The Raven.The trilogy consists of three novels:* Elfsorrow* ShadowHeart* DemonStorm...

 and LightStealer, all by James Barclay

James Barclay

James Barclay is a high fantasy authorHe has written two trilogies, Chronicles of The Raven and Legends of The Raven, and a related novella, Light Stealer....

. Balaia is also the name of the continent on which the country, Balaia, resides. Balaia (the continent) is split unevenly in two by a mountain range, with Balaia (the country) on the East and the Wesman lands on the West.

The peoples of Balaia (the continent) are:

• Balaians, humans from the country of Balaia;
• Wesmen, humans from the Western part of the Balaian continent
• Elves, who hail from Calaius, the Southern Continent