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Far, far in the past, back when the Prison wasn't a legend told to scare, and the North where the Plains are now was still completely covered in ice, the Six Kingdoms used to be united under just two crowns - but Ammarilae, countess of which would be today's Eajra, wanted to be a queen of one part of the country, driven by jealousy and desire to make her son get more than a region of another man's kingdom. She raised a rebellion, convincing some to follow her and others to sharpen their swords so they'd cut her heart more easily.
It ended in splitting one of the two great kingdoms into three others - Barquarnon, Eajra and another one, named Scarthia, which is now nothing but a ruin in the woods. Ammarilae's son, Laquerys the Greedy of Barquarnon, as he did manage to get the throne, wanted, as the nick suggests, to take back the three and get the crown of the other big one.
However, the ruler of the remaining of the Great Kingdom (which contained Merillial and Talantera) fought back, surely. The part which is today's Talantera didn't agree on destroying Scarthia in the process, so they got in war with each other, ending up splitted. By then, Laquerys (who was the oldest king ever to take a throne in history of all kingdoms) died, and his follower (a granddaughter) was probably the only relatively kind ruler of Barquarnon. She was also incompetent, meaning she did nothing, and so the kingdoms made peace. They agreed, however, on staying separated - but of course, they all want it back the way it was, and they are all in hunt of being the centre of the great kingdom. Each king and queen, even if no blood of the Great Crowns runs through their veins, wishes to see themselves as the One Who Rules All. And they all know that deals and talking would solve nothing.
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The Neverending War had been seizing the Five Kingdoms for 72 years and two seasons after - for almost a century, Kings and Queens had been falling and rising, battles had been fought and lost, heirs born and traitors raised.
But then the war ended.
A new dawn has risen, deals have been made and peace was declared. For fifteen years, the world was shaped by agreements and marriages instead of blood and steel, and the kingdoms have lived in peace.
The royals are hard to settle with peace. Swords are sharpened, armies are trained, old enemies are alive.. Behind the facade of peace and perfection, plans are being made. Hunger for power is always there, legends of the Prison are no longer something everyone fears, families are torn apart, vengeances are sought, times are changing once again and winds of summer seem to be whispering words of a new war.
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~ cursing is allowed (but no one is obliged to use it, naturally)
~ insinuations on sex scenes are welcomed, but too graphic details should fade to black
~ taboo themes, controversial topics and "tough subjects" are allowed
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~the Kingdoms~
~Lethe~
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~Merillial~
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~Barqarnon~
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~Eajra~
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~Talantera~
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~The Plains~
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~Neutrals:~
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~The Map of the World~
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