Spol is briefly covered under the Western Reaches in ILH-1. There is really not a lot published yet. We do have a few tantalising tidbits, such as the existence of "Umbarism" - a darkness-based form of Illumination*. Also, Gerra, the Suffering Goddess (worshipped by ritual self-mutilation) is recognised as one of the Red Goddesses previous forms.
Spol was previously under Carmanian rule so I think that there is some material around the web linked with writeups of Carmania. It isn't a nice place at all. Which is one of the reasons that it could be a good area to use in a game.
I was going to include something about the Red Emperor but Nick Brook has done it better than I would have done.
*explaining Illumination is not easy (sorry, I tried, but couldn't get anything I was happy with) - hopefully Lokarnos has something. I will say that Illumination is a mystical insight and that it is one of the foundations of the Lunar Empire. It can be seen as a spiritual step beyond the basic insights of the Lunar Way.
-- -- "The T'ang emperors were strong believers in the pills of immortality. More emperors died of poisoning from ingesting minerals in the T'ang than in any other dynasty" - Eva Wong _The Shambhala Guide to Taoism_ Paul K.
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