The King's Heirs

The King's Heirs is an animation series in SapphireFoxx. It has 11 episodes, and was released from March 30, 2016 to March 17, 2020.
== Synopsis ==
“Set in Medieval England, the four heirs to the Wellington throne are shocked when their oldest brother, Duncan, is sent on a suicide mission by their father. However, Duncan is about to cross paths with a few sorcerers who have ties to his father.”
== Production ==
* Director, Producer, Writer: Sam Mokler
* Animators: David Winn, Mimi Alves, Ryan Brown, Hector Amavizca, Leslie Rogers
* Artists: Jeremy Pursell, Travis Pursell, Chelsea London, Fil Romero, Gabriel Dolci
* Lead Animator: Mimi Alves
=== Cast ===
* Dawn – Carrie Savage
** Young Dawn – Carrie Savage
* Duncan – Alastair James Murden
* Talia – Katelyn Barr, Ashley Sahler
* Tristen – Matt W.
* Bianca – Emi Lo
** Young Bianca – Emi Lo
* Brody – Chris Cowan, Ricco Fajardo
* Gabriel – Ricco Fajardo, Aaron Dismuke
* Grace – Kate P.
* Queen Matilda – Michele Knotz
* King Matthias – Mike Porter
* Alistair – Sam Mokler, Ricco Fajardo
* Desmond – Daman Mills, Jake Paque, Griffin Puatu
** Young Desmond – Sarah Wiedenheft
* Piper – Redd Horrocks, Krystal LaPorte
** Young Piper – Brittany Lauda
* Noah – Brittany Lauda
* Ivy – Sarah Wiedenheft
* Amber – Michele Knotz
* Mercenary Captain – Jake Paque, Griffin Puatu
* Mercenary B – Matt Shipman
* Knight – Skyler Yuda, Aaron Dismuke
== Characters ==
== Episodes ==
== Plot ==
Set a couple years after the original defeat of Sylvana in 1458 and following the beginning of Alistair's mission to cure all those who were cursed by her and her followers.
===== Episode 1: =====
In 1458 A.D. renaissance England, King Mathius Wellington is introduced by his squire and he demands his eldest son Duncan be brought before him. From a bush nearby Alistair Huntington watches and plans to cure the royal family of the gender curse placed on them by Sylvana a couple years prior in vengeance. (Unlike most of her other victims the Royal family all had their genders swapped instead of simply being all turned into woman.) Mathius is strict and demanding, overly dedicated to royal traditions. He summons his eldest son Duncan and berates him for his recent failures to forge alliances between nearby kingdoms and refusal to marry a suitable bride. Duncan insists he doesn't want the throne and pleads with his father to choose one of his siblings, Grace, Brody, or Tristen but Mathius refuses saying that he will not forsake traditions and as the eldest son Duncan is the only proper heir. He sees Duncan is unsuitable but refuses to be a heretic of the royal traditions and orders him to go on a quest that is known to be dangerous and will most likely result in his death. The King demands it saying how he will either return a proven and worthy heir or die and his younger brother Brody will be the next in line for the throne. Duncan is forced to accept and goes to prepare. Alistair watches from nearby and while he elects to leave the king cursed; as he's unlikely to have any more children at his age and he clearly holds a grudge against him for some troubled past events. He follows Duncan as he is comforted by his siblings Brody and Grace in his room. Alistair mentions how he is still adjusting to his cursed form and thus is too weak to transform them all at once or preform Mass Memory Alter quick enough so he must wait for the right time to transform them one by one and change the worlds memories of them when finished. Grace and Brody detest their fathers over obsession with traditions as well, but neither can defy him. Brody says he too doesn't want the responsibility of the throne. Grace is willing to rule but knows her father will never allow it as she's a woman. They also speak of their youngest brother Tristen who is weaselly and greedy and while he does desire the throne, they all feel he would be a cruel ruler undeserving of being king. Tristen enters and sarcastically wishes Duncan good luck on his quest certain he will die in the trials ahead. After he leaves Duncan tells the others his intention to flee and start a new life as a commoner hoping that everyone will assume he died in the trials, and he can escape the oppressive hand of their father. Grace and Brody comfort him and say their goodbyes promising to keep his secret. Duncan prepares and leaves the castle to begin his plan to flee. Alistair watches closely and follows him waiting for the right time to cure him of his curse. 
From the castle walls nearby two cloaked and hooded Ruby Sorcerers watch saying how they have finally tracked down Alistair and intend to make a move on him. Both show their Mana marks witch closely resemble Sylvana's. The Male Sorcerer teleports away to get "the others" while the female remains watching Alistair closely. 
===== Episode 2: =====
Duncan arrives in a small town thinking over his plans of where to flee and start a new life as a commoner. Alistair uses a fox construct to follow him waiting until he is alone to transform and cure him. Unknown to either of them the Ruby Sorceress from earlier is watching them from the tall grass nearby. Duncan enters a nearby inn and removes his royal armor intending to sell it to get the money needed to start his new life. As he dresses in commoners clothing Alistair appears in his Fox form claiming to be Duncan's Animal Spirit Guardian there to aide him in his quest. Duncan refuses to go through with the quest and after a brief argument on what to do he believes Alistair is a demon sent by the Devil or a Witch and flees into the forest. Alistair pursues and trips him with magic. Duncan wounds his knee and is unable to escape. Alistair heals him and then quickly transforms him back to his proper form of Princess Dawn. To convince her that this is her true self he tries to force her to focus on childhood memories and while she sees 3 girls and a boy in place of her family in her mind, she doesn't recognize them properly yet. Alistair conjures a twenty-year-old scroll entailing her birth as Prince Dawn. Dawn still refuses to believe it but with a bit of convincing agrees to go along with Alistair and begins to question if he is being truthful. Alistair suggests they return to town to get her a proper dress, but Dawn angrily refuses.
===== Episode 3: =====
Dawn goes to the local market and finds a clothing vender to buy a dress but feels they are all too girly. Alistair in his fox form sits next to her encouraging her to buy a regal white dress. The Ruby Sorceress still watching the both of them from the tall grass on the edge of town. The vender looks confused at Dawn for talking to what he assumes is her pet fox as only Dawn can hear Alistair speaking. Dawn agrees to buy the dress and trades parts of her royal armor to pay for it. Back in the Inn Dawn puts the dress on without much hesitation or questions showing her instincts are still intact. She needs help with the corset however and Alistair reshapes his construct body to match his human form. Dawn feels a sense of Deja vu from seeing him but can't quite place it yet. Alistair insists they leave and return to the castle. Outside Alistair agrees to carry Dawn's sword as its too sentimental for her to sell. 
From the grasses nearby the Ruby Sorceress watches closely and the Male sorcerer from before returns with two others hidden in the shadows. They both agree to wait for the right moment to make their move but as they assess the timing one of the smaller figures emerges. A young girl with dark hair and bright blue eyes who calls out to Alistair as "Daddy". Alistair is pleasantly surprised and hugs the girl. The Ruby Sorcerer puts the nearby crowd to sleep with magic to avoid a scene. He then greets Alistair and the other two emerge from the grass revealing the fourth one to be a small boy with white hair who seems to be recovering from some injury. Dawn then questions Alistair on who the group of people are, and he introduces them as his four children: His two eldest Piper and Desmond who have both inherited the ruby bloodline from their mother and the two youngest Noah and Ivy (who bears a striking resemblance to her future descendant Isabelle Arington) both of whom inherited their father's Sapphire bloodline. Piper and Desmond wanted to bring the young ones to see their father as he's been away from home for a few days. Desmond admires Dawn for her beauty, but Piper reminds him she's a non-blood and their family has bad history with the Wellingtons. Desmond introduces himself saying how they once met when they were little, but Dawn's memories have not returned yet. Alistair then greets Noah who mentions he's been in pain on and off by Piper's been caring for him. Desmond suggests the family join him in curing the other Wellingtons as Alistair is still recovering and adjusting to his cursed form, but the Children maintain their full strength and can help. Alistair is hesitant and Piper understands his stubbornness and sense of responsibility but insists that they can help. Ivy asks to join as well, and Alistair gives in. Piper initially requests that Noah return home to rest, but he asks to join as well. Dawn suggests they'll be attacked on sight as witches, but Piper and Desmond assure her they can use magic to make themselves appear as welcomed guests. Dawn is still annoyed at them for calling her a princess, but Ivy greets her and compliments her dress. Dawn is taken by Ivy's innocent and sweet side and thanks her for the compliment as Alistair waves the group forward to head for the castle. 
Meanwhile in the dungeons of the Royal Castle Tristen assumes Duncan either dead or soon to be and conspires with a hired mercenary to assassinate his other siblings so he can be the only remaining heir and inherit the throne. The Mercenary agrees to half payment now with the other half promised once the job is done. He then displays as Mana Mark revealing himself to be a Diamond Blood Sorcerer. 
===== Episode 4: =====
Outside the Royal Castle Alistair and Piper are explaining the events of the past to Dawn and why she was transformed into Duncan and can't remember everything clearly. Dawn is still hesitant but is a bit more trusting and open to following the Huntingtons. Piper asks Alistair when they plan to explain the truth to Ivy who is still in the dark of what really happened to their mother but Alistair stresses, she is only six years old, and they'll explain when she's ready. Desmond appears asking if they're done talking about their mom and quickly teleports back and forth to bring the younger kids back to the group. The Huntingtons then redress with magic to look like non-bloods with Alistair dressing as a black knight, Noah in non-blood garbs and the girls in elegant dresses similar to dawn but in different colors. Desmond however uses his magic to read Dawn's memories and use them to transform into a convincing duplicate of her sister Grace. The group then heads to the front gates and are initially turned away as no visitors were scheduled for today, but Desmond appears as Grace and assures the guards they are expected guests of the royal family. Once inside Desmond changes back and the group decides to split up to take care of two of the remaining three heirs at once. Desmond, Dawn, and Ivy go for Grace, and Alistair, Piper, and Noah look for Brody. After the groups split up Piper stresses concern that Desmond is attracted to Dawn despite the bad history with the Wellingtons and the Huntingtons. While Alistair does not approve his focus remains on the mission and Noah uses his senses to sniff out a curse, he presumes is Broady in the distance. Meanwhile Desmond asks Dawn if she's beginning to trust them all and while she remains confused, she is at least starting to trust them. Desmond tries to reassure her even further, but Dawn is still confused and not quite to the point of remembering everything from her past. Ivy points out a nearby bedroom that belongs to Grace. They listen through the door to Grace crying over the loss of Duncan thinking perhaps she should go and try and bring him back on her own. Dawn is heartbroken to hear her sister so sad and pleads with Desmond to change her back so she can face and comfort her sister, but Ivy says that her current form is who she really is, and Desmond tries a different approach. He once again transforms into Grace and appears before her as a double. Grace is startled and assumes it her reflection speaking to her, but Desmond reassures her that her brother is fine and returning home as they speak. Grace questions him/herself but Desmond simply tells her to trust him and begins the transformation spell. 
===== Episode 5: =====
Desmond poses as Grace and quickly brushes her memory of a dream she recently had where she was a man. Desmond tells her that it was actually a memory and quickly transforms her back into her true self, Price Gabrieal Wellington. At first, he is angry but soon Dawn bursts into the room and reunites with him. While they are both still not entirely convinced of the truth Gabrieal feels a sense of familiarity when hearing both their names. Meanwhile Alistair's group is looking for Brody. Noah senses other Sorcerers nearby and they quickly find a trio of mercenary warlocks kidnapping Broady. Both Sides scuffle with the mercenaries shocked to find other sorcerers protecting their target. At first, they greatly underestimate Piper as she's inherited her mother's natural strength. The Lead Mercenary teleports Broady away and returns to the fight. He spies Noah hiding on the sidelines and recognizes Alistair by his statue form witch Noah holds onto while his construct form fights. The other Mercenaries want to retreat when they find out they are fighting and Archmage but the leader refuses to back down from a contract. He teleports to Noah and stuns him. Damaging Alistair in the process. Piper kills one of his men in retaliation, but he sneaks behind her and binds her long enough to get away saying they will charge Tristen quadruple now that their target is being guarded by and Archmage and his descendants. Piper then teleports to Desmond and bring him to help leaving Ivy with Dawn and Gabrieal who are still questioning themselves. Ivy agrees with Dawns comment about her family being weird. 
===== Episode 6: =====
The full group is in Gabreal's room where Desmond repairs Alistair's damaged form and Piper Heals Noah's minor wounds. Dawn and Gabrieal are surprised at the realization of Tristen going this far but are not too shocked considering Brody was all that stood in his way of the throne once Duncan was gone. The Huntingtons agree to help rescue Brody, but they all need to rest of the night. The Wellingtons find them rooms to stay in for the night and Piper puts Noah to bed. As she's tucking him in Alistair in construct form comes in to check up on them. Piper uncovers Noah who is sleeping revealing he has one arm and two legs made of arcane metal. Wounds he received years ago in the events that initially sparked Sylvana's madness. Piper insists he needs to be taken to an Emerald Sorcerer to regenerate his limbs because he keeps outgrowing his metal ones and has severe bone pain as result. Alistair says he's too young to experience the pain of regrowing a full limb and argue with Piper that he simply needs a new more fitted set. Their arguing wakes Noah but Alistair lulls him back to sleep and promises him new limbs this week. 
The next morning Alistair and the others regroup instructing Gabrieal to stay with the kids while the others head to rescue Brody. Desmond locates them down at the docks. The group walks in on the Mercenaries threatening to release Brody unless Tristen pays them 5 times the amount originally agreed on. He is forced to agree but Dawn and the others break things up. Alistair and Desmond restrain the Assassins with arcane chains. Tristen is shocked to see Dawn in her female form and claims no quarrel with her. Fed up with his game Piper jumps into the transformation spell and begins to transform Tristen back into his true form. The Mercenaries begin to break free, and Dawn runs to try and free Brody. However, Tristen grabs her and his true form is revealed, Princess Talia Wellington. 
===== Episode 7: =====
Talia is furious at being called by her true name. Piper is fed up with her and to move past the arguing she uses a focused diamond spell to rapidly restore her memories. However, this takes too much time and focus and while she is doing this the Mercenaries break free. Alistair and Desmond fight them head on while Piper continues despite their protests. Dawn questions why they didn't restore the others' memories like that as Piper explains they'll come back slowly on their own but rabidly restoring them can have negative side effects. Talia begins to remember the truth as her transformation finishes. Piper and Dawn suggest that Talia give up as she can now never be King, and her father won't allow a woman heir, but Talia suggests she can still become queen. As she now remembers their father is cursed as well. As Piper begins to try and explain the Lead Mercenary surpriser her and uses a uses a Diamond Master Spell to mind control her. Alistair tries to stop him but his lacky blast his construct apart and Talia drives a dagger into Desmond's back. Alistair begins to muster a final blow, but the Lead Mercenary completes his spell and makes her threaten to kill herself unless he stands down. Alistair is forced to hold back and the Mercenaries teleport away with Piper and Talia. Alistair goes after them while Desmond heals himself and Dawn frees Brody. They then transform him back to his true form Princess Bionca.
===== Episode 8: =====
Back at the Castle Ivy complains about the others taking so long. Gabrieal berates them and mentions how she'd feel if one of her siblings were in danger and Noah mentions them having a fifth sibling who died a few years ago. Dawn and Bionca arrive, and the three Wellington siblings begin to remember each other as they were by seeing all of their faces. Ivy questions where Piper and their dad is but Desmond follows and announces Piper has been mind controlled and Alistair is tracking them down. Bionca tries to explain things to Gabrieal while Dawn and Desmond comfort each other and Dawn questions the memory restoration again. Desmond explains rabidly restoring old memories can cause new ones since the alteration to be lost but allowing them to return slowly over time lets them keep their new memories. Desmond isn't as skilled as his sister or father at restoring memories but offers to use a form of the soul melding spell on Dawn to show her the day they met when they were little. Dawn agrees and the spell begins. 
Years prior Dawn relives a childhood memory where she and Bionca argue over why Gabrial gets sword lessons, and they can't despite their mother being queen challenging traditions as it is. The guards then announce the arrival of Sorcerer's from the "Kaltera Dominion" the queen allows them entrance and they are introduced as Archmagisteir Alistair Huntington and his wife General Sylvana Huntington. The couple has also brought their children with them an infant Noah, 10-year-old Desmond and two young Girls, one dressed in Red, Piper and another dressed identically in Blue named Amber the eldest Huntington Child. The Huntingtons apologize the Archchancellor of the Dominion is not present and has instead sent Alistair as his emissary to sign a treaty between their kingdoms who hope to form a proper alliance where the Sorcerer society can come out of hiding and share its more advanced technology and powers with the non-blood kingdoms. The Queen is hopeful of its success and the acceptance of sorcerer kind by her people and compliments the Huntingtons on their children. Piper comments how Non-bloods don't have electricity (yet) and Desmond is attracted to the young Dawn nearby. Amber playfully mocks him for his crush. Dawn introduces herself freely to the Huntington children, but Amber corrects her calling them witches instead of Sorcerers. Bionca is fearful of their power and rumors about what they can do but Dawn reassures her and hopes to show them around the castle. 
Desmond ends the spell and the two awaken. Dawn remembers much more now after being shown the truth and her memories begin returning much faster. She thanks Desmond for showing her who she really is and kisses him. 
===== Episode 9: =====
Desmond and Dawn kiss each other in her bedroom as her memories rush back to her but Desmond doesn't want her to be too rash or impulsive. Dawn reassures him that even as Duncan she remained attracted to men but could never say it. (As it would be severally taboo in this time.) The two wish to be more than friend and kiss again but Alistair walks (floats) in and sees them kiss but agrees to discuss that later. Alistair says he's found the others but insists they need to find the king first. Ivy Noah and Bionca are already there and despite his protests as he doesn't recognize Bionca Noah mind controls the guards and orders them away and while Ivy puts the king to sleep and reverses her curse restoring her to her true self of Queen Matilda Wellington. Bionca is impressed by their strength in magic witch they clearly inherited from their parents. Noah restores her memories and when she awakens but is instead very kind and loving. Bionca is confused but Noah suggests being stuck as the wrong gender made him so self-hating and cruel. The Queen doesn't remember everything due to her rabid memory restoration. Before the others can explain Talia enters with her sorcerer mercenaries and Piper. She confronts the queen and berates her for being too weak and leaving them at the mercy of the Sorcerers. The queen stands firm in her attempt as peace and clearly doesn't remember how the alliance failed. Talia refuses to stand down and stabs her mother in the back. 
===== Episode 10: =====
The Queen dies in her throne room and Talia Usurps the throne, but Alistair and the others enter to stop her and her Mercenaries. Talia orders Piper to cast Mass Memory Alter to make the kingdom think she is queen, and the queen was killed by the other heirs. Desmond stops her and squabbles to keep her occupied. Alistair frees the kids and fights off most of the mercenaries. He orders the kids to flee with the Heirs and hide while he and Desmond fight off the rest. They break through the throne room walls into the courtyard, but Alistair remains strong and keeps picking them off. Desmond manages to knock Piper out and severe her mind control. After losing Piper the Lead mercenary proposes a deal but Alistair refuses after all he's done to his children. and retaliates in full force. The Leader can't hold him back and the rest of his men flee knowing they can't beat him. Alistair overpowers and destroys the leader. Desmond is wounded and Dawn goes to him with Gabrieal's sword in hand. Alistair assures her he'll be okay, but Talia manages to find and damage his statue form which causes his construct form to dissipate. Talia emerges with half of Alistair in hand and confronts Dawn intent on ending this by killing her and all of them herself. 
===== Episode 11: =====
Dawn and Talia face off with their swords in the courtyard of the royal castle. Talia seems to have the advantage and severally wounds Dawn. Before she can deliver the final blow however Noah teleports into the path of her sword, stops her blade with his metal arm and snaps it in half. She offers him a position of power to try and talk him down, but he refuses with rage and freezes her solid. Dawn is dying of blood loss, but the others call for doctors and get her help in time. Two days later Dawn awakens to hear that she is now queen as their mother died before the Huntingtons could help her and Talia remains frozen awaiting her judgment. Dawn is saddened by her loss but agrees to take the throne. Alistair and Piper apologize for failing to save the queen but Dawn, Gabrieal and Bionca, all thank them for helping restore them and prevent the same thing from happening to them. Alistair and Piper also explain they've Mass Memory Altered the kingdom and likely beyond, so they remember the Wellingtons as they are now. Dawn asks about Desmond who enters soon after. She kisses him again much to Piper's shock, but Alistair calms her down and assures Desmond he is free to make his own choice of who to love. Dawn asks for a moment alone with Desmond and they plan to make Desmond appear as a lord or duke so he can serve as the royal Advisor on Sorcery and have a relationship with Dawn with his true identity hidden from the public. Ivy and Noah enter to inform them the Crowning Ceremony is about to begin, and Ivy is excited about seeing Dawn in her new dress. A short time later Dawn enters the throne room Crowned as the New Queen of England.