Quote Originally Posted by Balipu View Post
As far as we know, Abalathia could be anything. But since Abalathia has a spine and only vertebrates and books have spines, we assume that Abalathia is not just a made up fantasy geographic name like Aldenard and Vylbrand, but actually a historical or mythological figure.
You heard it here on the Lore Forums first, folks: Abalathia is a giant book that forms a mountain range. (Still just as good as any theory we have so far)