MaccosBridgman
Dreamer
These are the three independent kingdoms in my fantasy continent of Aeterna (about the size of Australia) formerly the continent of Atlantis, if you look at my first thread its give a brief history and description of Aeterna.
Anyways the three independent kingdoms are Natas, Pentos and Avalar, so here they are:
Kingdom of Natas
The Kingdom of Natas, is a dry arid kingdom and heavily requires on trade with other nations to feed it’s albeit small population, and hence has a strong alliance with the Six Kingdoms to keep its population fed. The Kingdom is known for having the largest metal mineral deposits in all of Aeterna and this forms the kingdoms entire economy, the two largest mines being concentrated at the capital of Redwall and the kingdom’s only other city Union City. Redwall so named for the massive red walls that surround the city and Union City so named for the first ever miners’ union being formed there, are the only two large population centres in the entire kingdom and are only linked by a solitary railway that allows for the transportation of the minerals from Union City to Redwall were they are then sent by rail to the port-town of Clifton (so named for being on high cliffs) were the minerals are placed on trading ships and sent to their respective destinations. The rest of Natas is composed of mining villages centred on mines. The kingdom is poor as while it has the biggest metal mineral deposits, the metals are still cheap to buy and occasionally the kingdom has to take a loan from one of the city states banks and then be bailed out by the Six Kingdoms. The kingdom is under the rule of the House of Vandolay who reside in Great Forge Hall in Redwall. The only other notable noble family in Natas is the Rodericks of Union City who hold the position of Lord Mayor of Union City, the same title for Redwall is held by the heir apparent to the throne. The only other noble family is Tarrings of Clifton who reside in a mouldy old manor outside the town, where as the Rodericks are richer than the Vandolays due to their private ownership of a number of mines in and outside the country. There are worries in the court of Forge Hall that the Rodericks could rebel and take with them Union City and therefore half of Natas’s resources, population and army. As well there is the rising the Miners Union that want to see an elected governing body for the kingdom after hearing the political teachings of the city state of Haran and others as well as hearing of human democracy, recent strikes have shown the power of the Union. The current monarch of Natas is Henry XI who is seen as a drunk womaniser and is often incompetent in politics, with the day to day running of the kingdom being done by his son Prince Ellorick heir to the throne and Lord Mayor of Redwall. The primary terrain of Natas is mountains and small dusty plains with small amounts of plants and animals.
Grand Kingdom of Pentos
The Grand Kingdom of Pentos is the opposite of Natas with a wide range of plentiful resources and is known as the forest kingdom for the huge forests that dominate the country with huge evergreens and an abundance of wildlife and plants. It has a fairly evenly distributed population, with many commonfolk farming the fertile land along the coast and the mountain families in the north who live in lumber communities. Much like metal dominates the economy of Natas lumber dominates the economy of Pentos but with other resources such as crops and vineyards from which the famous Pentos wines are made, as well as a spice trade in return for lumber with two city-state with contracts not set to end any time soon, making Pentos a wealthy and powerful kingdom which does not shy away in the shadow of the Six Kingdoms like Natas. The capital of Pentos is the Augustine a small city on the coast famous for its wines and bright pink stone from which many of the buildings are built, the other major population centres of Pentos are the coastal cities of Carolina and Charleston and the only other large population centre being the mountain town of Lumberton. Pentos’s cities are small though none having a population over 250,000 whereas Redwall and Union City have a population of roughly 500,000 each. The kingdom is under the rule of the House of Laurent who reside in the Savoy Palazzo in Augustine as well as keeping a residence in the northern forests near Lumberton called Laurent Castle. The Laurent’s are a wealthy royal house and have married into the House of Desrosier and numerous other noble families giving them much influence. Like the Six Kingdoms there is a Protector of the Realm (Prime Minister equivalent) which is hereditary (like in the Six Kingdoms) under the noble House of Black. The people of Pentos are a peaceful content people but if they their kingdom is threatened they will raise arms and fight to the death their loyalty ever to king and country. The current monarch of Pentos is Caspian IV who is considered kind and just by his people, he is the father of the former Queen Aurora of the Six Kingdoms and henceforth the great-grandfather of Odette Ravenscroft officially Princess Odette Desrosier of the Six Kingdoms rightful Queen and Protector of the Fae. There are many old noble families in Pentos and the aristocratic society is very strict and formal as well as glamorous and ostentatious. The Grand Kingdom of Pentos looks down on the Kingdom of Natas and with good reason as the Miners Union are trying to corrupt the mountain men against the government in Augustine but so far to no avail.
Kingdom of Avalar
The Kingdom of Avalar is a large kingdom is the north of Aeterna and is renowned for its luxury goods which are sold throughout Aeterna this being due to the use of slavery throughout the country as thousands of men, women and children are forced to produce the goods that make Avalar so well known throughout Aeterna. The slaves are the descendants of former Pagan worshipping Fae who were forced into slavery four hundred years ago, and numbers are kept up by forced ‘breeding’ with the average woman forced to have at least ten children in her lifetime. While other countries look the other way there are also sympathisers from all over Aeterna including certain citizens and even members of the court in Avalar itself. With its slave based economy Avalar is a wealthy kingdom with many more wealthy citizens due to owning slaves than other nations. The commonfolk in general in Avalar are better off as the worst jobs go to the slaves. As well compared to other kingdoms were the more land you own the more powerful you are in Avalar the more slaves you own the more powerful you are, this resulted in the commonfolk being able to buy 40 acres of land from the noble class after working for them for ten years resulting in more commonfolk land owners than any other kingdom. The population in Avalar is oddly distributed due to slavery, the capital is Hull with other major population centres being Northpass and Wintervale. Slaves live separately to the free citizens of Avalar living in Bound Towns owned and run by the Slave owners, many slaves will be born and die in these horrid lifeless places some never having seen the sun, sat there constantly producing the goods that make Avalar so wealthy. Avalar is ruled by the House of Barraton who themselves are slave owners the same as every other noble family in Avalar. In general Avalar is a cold and wet country and known for its swamps and bayous were many runaway slaves live in hiding, these regions of Avalar are lawless and there are rumours of a new source of magic in these bayous, magic that could overthrow the slave owners, but the nobles aren’t too worried about these rumours at all, just concerned with sales and sales to the rest of Aeterna of their quality goods. The current monarch of Avalar is Esmeralda the third successive woman to rule the country. Many say that women from Avalar are more competent than the men. Avalar also has a good slave trade with a number of the city states and is thinking of maybe expanding slavery not only to the mass production of goods but also to farming effectively eliminating the use of the commonfolk and making the slave owners the wealthiest and therefore most powerful people in Aeterna, putting Avalar on equal footing with the Six Kingdoms in the south. But the one problem is the Brotherhood of Freedom led by a number of the commonfolk who want the noble class overthrown and slavery abolished and an elected governing body formed this movement is supported by the Miners Union in Natas, but the Brotherhood is heavily repressed by the military but still more join their ranks as the commonfolks livelihoods and lives are put at risk due to the greediness of the slave owners. Is Avalar a ticking time bomb?
Anyways the three independent kingdoms are Natas, Pentos and Avalar, so here they are:
Kingdom of Natas
The Kingdom of Natas, is a dry arid kingdom and heavily requires on trade with other nations to feed it’s albeit small population, and hence has a strong alliance with the Six Kingdoms to keep its population fed. The Kingdom is known for having the largest metal mineral deposits in all of Aeterna and this forms the kingdoms entire economy, the two largest mines being concentrated at the capital of Redwall and the kingdom’s only other city Union City. Redwall so named for the massive red walls that surround the city and Union City so named for the first ever miners’ union being formed there, are the only two large population centres in the entire kingdom and are only linked by a solitary railway that allows for the transportation of the minerals from Union City to Redwall were they are then sent by rail to the port-town of Clifton (so named for being on high cliffs) were the minerals are placed on trading ships and sent to their respective destinations. The rest of Natas is composed of mining villages centred on mines. The kingdom is poor as while it has the biggest metal mineral deposits, the metals are still cheap to buy and occasionally the kingdom has to take a loan from one of the city states banks and then be bailed out by the Six Kingdoms. The kingdom is under the rule of the House of Vandolay who reside in Great Forge Hall in Redwall. The only other notable noble family in Natas is the Rodericks of Union City who hold the position of Lord Mayor of Union City, the same title for Redwall is held by the heir apparent to the throne. The only other noble family is Tarrings of Clifton who reside in a mouldy old manor outside the town, where as the Rodericks are richer than the Vandolays due to their private ownership of a number of mines in and outside the country. There are worries in the court of Forge Hall that the Rodericks could rebel and take with them Union City and therefore half of Natas’s resources, population and army. As well there is the rising the Miners Union that want to see an elected governing body for the kingdom after hearing the political teachings of the city state of Haran and others as well as hearing of human democracy, recent strikes have shown the power of the Union. The current monarch of Natas is Henry XI who is seen as a drunk womaniser and is often incompetent in politics, with the day to day running of the kingdom being done by his son Prince Ellorick heir to the throne and Lord Mayor of Redwall. The primary terrain of Natas is mountains and small dusty plains with small amounts of plants and animals.
Grand Kingdom of Pentos
The Grand Kingdom of Pentos is the opposite of Natas with a wide range of plentiful resources and is known as the forest kingdom for the huge forests that dominate the country with huge evergreens and an abundance of wildlife and plants. It has a fairly evenly distributed population, with many commonfolk farming the fertile land along the coast and the mountain families in the north who live in lumber communities. Much like metal dominates the economy of Natas lumber dominates the economy of Pentos but with other resources such as crops and vineyards from which the famous Pentos wines are made, as well as a spice trade in return for lumber with two city-state with contracts not set to end any time soon, making Pentos a wealthy and powerful kingdom which does not shy away in the shadow of the Six Kingdoms like Natas. The capital of Pentos is the Augustine a small city on the coast famous for its wines and bright pink stone from which many of the buildings are built, the other major population centres of Pentos are the coastal cities of Carolina and Charleston and the only other large population centre being the mountain town of Lumberton. Pentos’s cities are small though none having a population over 250,000 whereas Redwall and Union City have a population of roughly 500,000 each. The kingdom is under the rule of the House of Laurent who reside in the Savoy Palazzo in Augustine as well as keeping a residence in the northern forests near Lumberton called Laurent Castle. The Laurent’s are a wealthy royal house and have married into the House of Desrosier and numerous other noble families giving them much influence. Like the Six Kingdoms there is a Protector of the Realm (Prime Minister equivalent) which is hereditary (like in the Six Kingdoms) under the noble House of Black. The people of Pentos are a peaceful content people but if they their kingdom is threatened they will raise arms and fight to the death their loyalty ever to king and country. The current monarch of Pentos is Caspian IV who is considered kind and just by his people, he is the father of the former Queen Aurora of the Six Kingdoms and henceforth the great-grandfather of Odette Ravenscroft officially Princess Odette Desrosier of the Six Kingdoms rightful Queen and Protector of the Fae. There are many old noble families in Pentos and the aristocratic society is very strict and formal as well as glamorous and ostentatious. The Grand Kingdom of Pentos looks down on the Kingdom of Natas and with good reason as the Miners Union are trying to corrupt the mountain men against the government in Augustine but so far to no avail.
Kingdom of Avalar
The Kingdom of Avalar is a large kingdom is the north of Aeterna and is renowned for its luxury goods which are sold throughout Aeterna this being due to the use of slavery throughout the country as thousands of men, women and children are forced to produce the goods that make Avalar so well known throughout Aeterna. The slaves are the descendants of former Pagan worshipping Fae who were forced into slavery four hundred years ago, and numbers are kept up by forced ‘breeding’ with the average woman forced to have at least ten children in her lifetime. While other countries look the other way there are also sympathisers from all over Aeterna including certain citizens and even members of the court in Avalar itself. With its slave based economy Avalar is a wealthy kingdom with many more wealthy citizens due to owning slaves than other nations. The commonfolk in general in Avalar are better off as the worst jobs go to the slaves. As well compared to other kingdoms were the more land you own the more powerful you are in Avalar the more slaves you own the more powerful you are, this resulted in the commonfolk being able to buy 40 acres of land from the noble class after working for them for ten years resulting in more commonfolk land owners than any other kingdom. The population in Avalar is oddly distributed due to slavery, the capital is Hull with other major population centres being Northpass and Wintervale. Slaves live separately to the free citizens of Avalar living in Bound Towns owned and run by the Slave owners, many slaves will be born and die in these horrid lifeless places some never having seen the sun, sat there constantly producing the goods that make Avalar so wealthy. Avalar is ruled by the House of Barraton who themselves are slave owners the same as every other noble family in Avalar. In general Avalar is a cold and wet country and known for its swamps and bayous were many runaway slaves live in hiding, these regions of Avalar are lawless and there are rumours of a new source of magic in these bayous, magic that could overthrow the slave owners, but the nobles aren’t too worried about these rumours at all, just concerned with sales and sales to the rest of Aeterna of their quality goods. The current monarch of Avalar is Esmeralda the third successive woman to rule the country. Many say that women from Avalar are more competent than the men. Avalar also has a good slave trade with a number of the city states and is thinking of maybe expanding slavery not only to the mass production of goods but also to farming effectively eliminating the use of the commonfolk and making the slave owners the wealthiest and therefore most powerful people in Aeterna, putting Avalar on equal footing with the Six Kingdoms in the south. But the one problem is the Brotherhood of Freedom led by a number of the commonfolk who want the noble class overthrown and slavery abolished and an elected governing body formed this movement is supported by the Miners Union in Natas, but the Brotherhood is heavily repressed by the military but still more join their ranks as the commonfolks livelihoods and lives are put at risk due to the greediness of the slave owners. Is Avalar a ticking time bomb?