Ardonia

„*Our world, Ardonia, is a vast land; home to many diverse people, strange creatures and dangerous monsters. Hidden among the shadows of dense forests, beneath the sands of treacherous deserts and frozen within the ancient mountains of the north, are secrets and mysteries which have eluded our comprehension throughout the ages.*”
— The Eleventh Wall of Time↑
**Ardonia** is the main world in the Songs of War series. It consists of the Overworld, the Nether, and the End. Travel between the End and Nether requires the use of Nether and End Portals. In the Overworld there are 6 kingdoms, those kingdoms are Northwind, Conchord, Hydraphel, Cydonia, Felden, and K'arthen.

## History

**Spoiler alert!**
*This section contains spoilers for Ardonia. Please read with caution.*
Not much is known about Ardonia's history, but there are several important incidents that happened beforehand. These incidents were recorded by Glacians and the information was gathered by Chroniclers.

The first species in Ardonia were Guardians, then Glacians. It is not known about how the other species came to be or their origins.

One of these species was the Ardoni species, who could wield Songs. The Voltaris Clan studied these songs closely and the four other clans did not like this research. The Voltaris then found the Prime Songs, leading to the other Clans sharing those powers amongst themselves but not give the Voltaris a share of it. Then the Clans united against them, and banished them from Ardonia, but the Voltaris refused to leave.

Each season the Clans would hold a tournament, and the winner would be given the Prime Songs. These champions were then told to hunt down and destroy the Voltaris. One of these champions- and the last known champion- was Thalleous Sendaris. The final slaughter took place in the Barrier Mountains, in Northwind. Here the Master of the Voltaris, Dominus Voltaris was killed but he passes down his leadership to the only survivor of the attack Ingressus Voltaris. Ingressus was then adopted by the Nestoris Clan because the Master- Aegus Nestoris - thought that this would be a way to heal the wounds between the Clans and the Voltaris.

Ardonia used to be a colony of some sort for the Ender Knights. The last king King Rendor had to face rebellions by the people of the Overworld, he then stepped down from the throne and left for the End. Ardonia was then divided into six kingdoms.

With the Ender Knights gone, it paved the way for the Netherans to launch invasions. When the Ender Knights returned and the six kingdoms united, they fought against the Nether, but were unsuccessful. The people turned to the Ardoni clans to wield the Prime Songs. The Clans agreed- albeit reluctantly- and held a tournament to decide who would wield the Primes against the Nether. Ingressus- now grown- won, but when he revealed himself to be a Voltaris, he was denied the Primes. He then killed the Masters, and retrieved all the Primes, except for the Aggressium- as Aegus survived the attack. He located a group of Voltaris and forged "*the most powerful alliance"* with the Nether King- Chronos, and the The Great War began. The Overworld and the Ender Knights fought against the armies and Voltaris, but were defeated once again. Later, Achillean Nestoris turned the tides of this war, earning him the name Tidesinger. The Nether was forced to retreat back into the Nether and the Voltaris retreated to Mt. Velgrin. There, the Tidesinger fought the Deathsinger alone on the mountain's peak, and both were defeated- signalling an end to the Great War.

In the Nether Pythus killed King Chronos for retreating but let Vulcannus- who was the true heir to the Nether throne- live.

Back in the Overworld, Thalleous Sendaris started hiding the Primes in case the Voltaris returned. K'arthen then started a war with Cydonia. Felden started a war with Necromancers after an attack on the Basalt Mines. Ria Sendaris founded the Knights of Ardonia, which would play a major role in the following events. Eventually, the Voltaris returned, and the Deathsinger was with them. Six months later, the Tidesinger returned as well. Ingressus reforged the alliance with the Nether. Igneous ended the Karthen-Cydonia conflict by sacrificing himself, and Felden was invaded by the Netherans after Captain Kiyoshi and the Necrolord were killed. The next generation of Ender Knights were founded by Abbigail- the first Ender Queen. This all lead to the start of the Second Great War. Eventually, the Nether turned against the Voltaris, eliminating them. The war came to an end after the Deathsinger fought with Pythus, leading to the demise of both. Both sides suffered many casualties, the Deathsinger and Tidesinger included. Senn became the new Master of the Voltaris Clan, the wounds between them and the other Clans healed and Vulcannus became the new King of the Nether.

## Overworld

See also: Locations
The Overworld is described as being a diverse, Earth-like expanse with a wide range of climates, geographic features, and biomes that allow it's biodiversity. Geographically, Ardonia consists of one supercontinent with a large number of islands and archipelagos off its coast, particularly to the east. Plant life seems to mostly be that of Earth, but animal life differs, especially with humanoid species, including the Ardoni species along with Humans, Magnorites, Jaggathans, Glacians and Felinas. Its political aspects include a division into six kingdoms: Hydraphel, Felden, Cydonia, K'arthen, Conchord and Northwind, with Crown Peak being the world capital and five Ardoni provinces - Sendaria, Nestoria, Kaltaria, Mendoria, New Voltaria as well as the hidden city of the Ardoni: Ataraxia, and many small towns and camps scattered around the Wilderness.

   The south is dominated by a sprawling desert (Cydonia), separated from the rest of the mainland by the volcanic mountain range of K'arthen. North of K'arthen, there are plains, steppes and a dry forest, and mountains further north, surrounding the Heart of Ardonia. The world capital, Crown Peak, is built among the southwest outer rim of these mountains. To the west, there is a rainforest (Felden), and to the east are seemingly tropical plains (Hydraphel). The islands closest to the Heart of Ardonia tend to float, seemingly due to some magical force of nature surrounding the center of the lands. North of that are the forests of Underwood and the plains and fields of Conchord, then the open Ardoni provinces. The icy and snowy land of Northwind is separated from the Ardoni provinces by the Barrier Mountains. To the east are many uncharted islands, plus a few to the west and south and two icy isles to the north.

## Nether

The Nether is the hellish, fiery dimension of Ardonia. An inhospitable landscape, it features vast oceans of lava, huge amounts of netherrack and nether brick buildings like that of the Minecraft Nether and is home to similar mobs from the game, along with the Netharans. Politically, it appears to be largely or completely dominated by one unified Nether state, which, under the leadership of King Chronos, who was a belligerent in the initial invasion of the Overworld, and, subsequently, the Great War - the Nether later joined the Second Great War under the leadership of King Pythus. The Nether's capital city is called Nazgard, where most Nether Inhabitants live and where all Netherans seem to live.

## The End

The End is also a dimension in Ardonia, bearing similarities to its Minecraft counterpart, such as Chorus fruit trees. A large castle is there, affiliated with the Ender Knights. The castle also holds the End Throne, the seat of power for the Ender King. The End is also home to Endermen and Endermites that live there along with the Ender dragons and their eggs.

## Gallery

Low resolution map of Ardonia (overworld)The banners of the six kingdoms and Crown Peak.An in-game shot of the End.Map of Ardonia showing nation's area of influence with the clans of Ardoni presented as well.
## Overworld map

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