Kitrov

The Lands of Kitrov
Located directly south of Ivy Hills and right beside the Heartlands, Kitrov is a vast kingdom, spread across 4 different biomes. Having a very distinct yet simple building style, Kitrov is known to be a great starter kingdom, offering both housing and land to build on. Throughout its existence, Kitrov has seen many people come and go, perhaps due to the fact that this is exactly how this kingdom came to life.

### History

#### Founding

Sometime in the middle of the Historic Era, the founder of Kitrov, TheKittenGamer, came to these lands and began building his settlement on the west side of the Aorta River. Later down the line, his close friend MineTrav also came to these lands and decided to settle on the east side of the Aorta river. Over time, both of their settlements grew as they kept expanding towards one another. And upon meeting each other on the shores of the Aorta river, they decided to unite and form their own kingdom, combining both their names, to create the kingdom of Kitrov.

#### Coup

Unfortunately, running a kingdom takes great responsibility, and that’s something that neither of Kitrov’s founders were ready for - with MineTrav leaving for extensive periods of time, rarely ever showing back to help his friend in Kitrov, and with TheKittenGamer getting so overwhelmed running the entire kingdom all alone that he had to take a lengthy hiatus and go on an expedition 35k blocks away, to take his mind off of things. However, before he left on his expedition, TheKittenGamer brought yet another one of his close friends into the kingdom and helped him get settled there. With the kingdom left leaderless for months, Bringiton2003 decided that since he was the only one who remained loyal and stayed in Kitrov, that he should be the one to lead the Kingdom, declaring a coup. He wrote a letter to the ruler of Kitrov, notifying him of his declaration, and without hesitation, TheKittenGamer stepped down and appointed Bringiton2003 as the new king and ruler of Kitrov.

#### The Kitrovian Religion

It is in old texts that a deity of Drevall graced himself in the presence of the Kitrovians and them alone and asked them to build a temple upon their steepest mountain and to make a place for offerings to sit at his feet, the deity walked up to the temple and created a forcefield around himself, forever gracing Kitrov with its presence he then asked the Kitrovians to only offer him one thing and one thing only, sadly a termite ate out what he asked for in this scroll, but in turn for what he asked for he will bless them with the holy "Cheese" this cheese is not any normal cheese it is believed that it can give one power enough to fight strong opponents and heal as fast as a god but with a few drawbacks as the effects don't last long and can make one feel sick, nevertheless the Kitrovians obliged and make offerings regularly to the deity and also share his offerings with the world.

#### The Great Return

Ever since the rise to power of the creeper king, Kitrov has seen great fortune, growing majorly as a kingdom. With new housing being built, new trade deals secured, and the startup of Kitrov’s own religion, the prosperity of the kingdom brought its founding fathers back to their lands. No longer in charge of the kingdom, they stand side by side with the new king of Kitrov, giving him their full support.

#### The Creeper King

Bringiton2003 gets his nickname as the “Creeper King” not just from his appearance. The hill on top of which the Gunpowder Castle, the king’s residence, is built on, is very unique, as it spawns an insanely large number of creepers - which Bringiton had to constantly defeat during the construction of his castle. The hill was therefore called “Creeper Hill” and the castle, “Gunpowder Castle”. Thus, labeling Bringiton as “The Creeper King”. The Creeper King also seems to have an odd affinity with Creepers as he calls them his "minions" and whenever he is angered he send his minions unto his enemies, of course, not all of these minions are smart enough to tell friend from foe so there have been a plethora of friendly fire accidents.

Although this is not the only reason as to why the kingdom of Kitrov and their king have this association with gunpowder and explosives. Just like Kitrov’s founding fathers, Bringiton went on his own expeditions to colonize and expand his kingdom. While he didn’t travel as far as his friends, Bringiton crossed the Sea of Ice and headed South West, where he came across a long lost observatory, which also served as a gunpowder farm. And since it was abandoned, the creeper king claimed it as his own, supporting his explosive hobbies. Thanks to the trade deals that he secured with Laputria, he was able to purchase Laputria’s finest cannons and construct the first ever working gunship, named "The Soul Spite" which also serves as a very unique bar for anyone willing to have a nice drink on the sea.

#### The Fall of the Creeper King

Bringiton2003 was not only the leader of Kitrov, but also an honorable member of the Knights of the Withered Rose, and held the title of First Knight. While on his knightly duties, protecting the current Chapter Master Sir Davos, they embarked on a journey to meet with the Frostlanders to discuss peace terms, in Oceana - Aquos. This was to mend relations between the Riverlands and the Frostlands after the Turtle Incident, and his exile from Aquos. While the High King and Chapter Master Sir Davos came there with good intentions, the meeting was a ruse set up by the Frostlanders to attack and assassinate the High King, in retaliation for the assassination of Turtle\_Titan\_yt at hands of the High King. While the assassination attempt on the High King was unsuccessful, First Knight Bringiton fell to the Frostlanders while protecting his High King and Chapter Master, giving up his life so that Sir Davos could escape.

##### Annexation by Wakkland

With Kitrov leaderless once more, in order to protect the lands from any foreign invaders, the Chapter Master Sir Davos offered to take the lands of Kitrov and place them under the protection of the Knights of the Withered Rose, incorporating them into the fiefdom of Wakkland. This was discussed thoroughly between Sir Davos and the reincarnated Bringiton, to which Bringiton agreed.

#### The Rise and Fall of Kitrov 2.0

After about 2 years since the annexation of Kitrov, in the 3rd Year of the First Era, Bringiton2003 was able to revive the nation once more after a group of newcomers decided to settle in the Kitrov region. Wakkland officially granted Kitrov independence and it became a Riverlands nation once more. It even expanded across the sea and established the outpost of Twisland.

Unfortunately, the revival of Kitrov was incredibly short-lived, as the nation only survived for about a year before falling victim to the Wacked Massacre, which took the lives of 4 out of Kitrov's 5 citizens in one single night, including Bringiton2003 - the nation ruler. Kitrov's heavy involvement in the Wacked Massacre is due to the nation's even heavier involvement in the NILF faction, with some Kitrovians even being the founding fathers of the organization. A more in depth account of the decimation of Kitrov can be found here: NILF

Before most Kitrovians got murdered in cold blood, they were able to transform the nation quite drastically during the single year before its ultimate implosion. However, up until this day, ever since the events of Bloody Wednesday, Kitrov lay in ruin. Abandoned and overgrown - left in the hands of nature to absolve the lands of the sins of Kitrov's forefathers.

#### Annexation by Thoronor

After nearly an age in ruin, the lands of Kitrov were claimed by Thoronor as it expanded. Sir Davos has expressed his interest in expanding and claiming the lands of Kitrov for the Thoronor Empire in the past, and made his intentions quite public - amidst unrest amongst the population of the Riverlands. While many neighboring nations thought that Thoronor is set to expand and slowly take over the entirety of the Riverlands, whether by coin or by force, the real reason behind the annexation of Kitrov by Thoronor was more personal. David felt personally responsible for the death of Kitrov and its destruction, from the events of Bloody Wednesday. He felt that in order to right the wrongs of his past, he needed to restore this once great nation and hub of civilization to its former glory, to finally alleviate his crippling guilt.