Rimmlands

The rimmlands are an area in the Elected Kingdom of Maghalbur.
== History ==
The kingdom went to war over a failed betrothal where the king couldn't win the princess, despite falling in love with her portrait.
Portrait rooms are a result of the king forbidding access to the portrait, these became rooms specifically for shrines to unrequited loved ones in noble houses.
The king then left to win over the princess with treasure, but upon arrival mounted a cursed horse which flew off with the king. The king was rescued, but was cursed with legs of stone to his knees.
Stoneleg horses are a result of Stonelegs, the king of the rimmlands who mounted a cursed horse. The horses are in fact peterripi local to the rimmlands.
After the king was rescued, he was poisoned by wine which petrified him to his waist.
This infirmity however did not stop him from fighting off a dragon that assaulted the bridal chamber years later, but cursed him to total petrification. This left the king a statue that could communicate through lacrimancy.
This event prompted the development of lacrimancy in the rimmlands.
Since the king was without children when he was petrified he remains the acting king of the rimmlands, and is consulted by his council of lacrimancers.
This arrangement took some adaptation which most notably lead to widespread famines which led to catastrophic social fissures. Children were often abandoned by parents unable to support them, cannibalism arose in many industries in the face of growing meat prices. Witchcraft became commonplace across the land due to this, some either eating the children or turning them into ravens (who have since become the nations symbol). Ravening did eventually stop, as militias of young children went into the countrysides eliminating witches.
Rimmland is also known for its surgeons, whose exceptional skill in their craft comes from their usage of blonde hairs to reattach limbs, even heads.
== Lacrimancy ==
The rimmlands are an area where various magics are practiced, the most notable magic is the usage of tears, also called Weeping or Lacrimancy.
Tears are a lacrymal reaction of the ocular apparatus. Research into practical applications of tears and lacrymal products originates in the Rimmlands.
Crocodile tears, for example, the mucus can be applied to the eyes to prevent blinking.
Tears of clones and replications are known to cure petrification and stiffness of the joints.
The magic of tears is based on tears and the magic they contain. Tears have bits of the soul, and thus magic.
Tears are situational magic reagents. For example, statues of petrified victims can speak when in contact with tears. Statues of dead people can be used as a communication device linked to the person in hell. Stars can communicate if tears hit their reflection in water.
== Hell ==
see: Rimmland Hells
== Biter moons ==
The rimmlands have low atmosphere celestial bodies known as biter moons. Biter moons like to eat things in near space, such as Dragons. Sometimes these moons are defeated by adventurers climbing onto tree tops to lure the moon towards them and invading it. These moons stay aloft after death and become the lands of those who defeat the biter moon.
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Category:Rimmlands