Meridies is one of the southern continents on the planet Alledia.
The homeland of the nomadic Xow race and the peaceful Fex race, the land has been colonized by refugees from the Tevinter Imperium sent adrift in exile. After the Xow Wars, the refugees were given land which eventually became the kingdoms of Gohtza, Uhra, Numara and Khent.
Eventually, Dwarves from the Northern Dwarf Empire settled in Mountain ranges on the western coast and founded the Western Dwarf Republic.