Summer

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**Info:**

Ruled by Queen July Heatwave and King Blaise Heatwave, Summer is known to be a very relaxed Kingdom. The most relaxed of all the Kingdoms in fact. They are famous for having a more lax, down-to-earth, personal way of ruling, being closer to the people than other rulers, and more casual in their mannerisms. This is sometimes looked down upon by the other Kingdoms, though they don't seem to care much.

King Blaise is well known to be peasant-born, and the Heatwaves don't try to hide it, nor seem ashamed. It is said that he met July at a dinner party held by her Aunt Stella when they were younger, and began courting then.

Queen July, meanwhile, was crowned exceptionally young, given the "death" of Peregrine and her only other sibling, Kestrel, refusing the crown and tragically passing away from illness several years after Peregrine's "death." She has since been an unorthodox Queen, her first legal action to have candy stores made available to the public, and not just reserved for the wealthy.

It is not yet known who their chosen heir is, if they have any yet, but rumors are spreading about their sons, Brighton and Chase, who may be being considered for the role...

**Towns:**

*Fever Town:* Sharing a river with Afèith, Fever is much smaller, but often very busy. Some would call it Afèith's 'residential area' for those who don't live in the main city, as most of Fever's population tends to work or shop in the city. Those who choose to stay at home are just as busy, be it with baking, housework or weaving. It is often jokingly called the 'town that never stops', as even at night there is someone up and about.

*Lambent Town:* A very friendly town closer to the Center than any other Summer settlements, largely a farming town and close-knit community that gets few tourists but many folks passing through. Most would know it for being a glowing speck in the distance when looking out from the Center, used as a landmark for those traveling into Summer and a pitstop on the way. Large supplier of wheat in Summer, as its surrounded by countless huge fields that seem endless when looking at them, and the windows are often flickering with many candles. Tends to be very behind on the latest news and gossip, and rarely gets involved in such things.

*Empyrean Town*: A small, pleasant village very close to the Spring border, mingling with the people and culture there and very nearly fusing with the town on the other side. They playfully mark the border line on the Summer side with a row of lighted torches that both sides use to see, and the Spring side lines their's with flowers both enjoy the scent of. People there tend to wear light, airy, colorful clothes like  sundresses and bonnets, often trading with their neighbors across the line not for money but just common items the other may need. A quiet supplier of honey and bee's wax.

*Landskein Town*: Large producers of Summer oranges from their many orchards. Its not often visited by outsiders unless they're going to or from Autumn—as its on the way—but pays careful attention to celebrity news in the Kingdom, as there's rarely much drama in the town itself and they crave entertainment.

**Cities:**

*Sun City:* The capital city of Summer and home of the Summer palace, seated near the middle of the non-desert two-thirds of Summer, it is known for its tall buildings that seem to reach for the sky. Home of the Tower of Theros, the tallest man-made structure to date, it is largely populated and citizens are actually really well-off, often visited by the Heatwaves and getting gifts from them that range from clothes to buisness deals. Residents often fluctuate.

*Afèith:* A charming city that spans across several large rivers and has since worked them into it's construction, making bridges and small boats a common form of transport through the area a common sight.  Using the water to  power mills, and boats for merchants, it has since become a popular trade area in the Kingdom. Large producers of bread products and flour.

*Marmoris:* A fishing city built partway out into the sea, full of crisscrossing boardwalks and long piers for boats and ships. Most of the houses and shops tend to be small and modest— though the numbers make up for it—as the people mostly put their income into their boats above other things, some practically living in them more than a proper house and being very protective of them.  Exporter of saltwater fish and crustaceans, as whoever isn't out fishing usually has crab and lobster traps set nearby to tend to as needed.

*Bluesky:* Once a quaint city back in the days of the Ancients, it has since grown into a booming, popular landmark and one of the largest cities in the world. Known for bright lights, big performances and famous celebrities, its a tourists' paradise and the dream for anyone wanting to make it big.....often their bane as well. Filled with all sorts of entertainment ranging from plays and concerts, to casinos and competitions, the successful get more so and the newcomers tend to lose it all within a week, either from betting or general high prices.

**Notable Locations:**

*Golden Beach*: a tourist attraction outside Bluesky

*The Tower of the Sun:* aka Theros' Tower, in Sun City, tallest manmade structure in the world

*The Golden Woods*: Large, nearly endless forest where Hallow lives. Wip.

*Scorching Plains*: A wide, open plains with the sun beating down on your back, and only scarce, scraggly shrubbery and a bit of dry, yellow grass to cover it.  If you're lucky, you may find its single, thin stream of water to wade in.....assuming it hasn't dried up. Home to many antelope, vulture and cheetah, and verry little else. If you feel eyes on you while crossing the plains, feel free to worry.

*Dragon's Spine*: A long collection of jagged mountains of descending size, some  think it may be a fossilized skeleton of a great titan dragon, but there is little proof beyond the general shape. Giving the appearance of a sleeping dragon with its tail curled around the Scorching Plains, its a perilous journey across and many prefer to just walk around unless blessed with flight. Said to have once been the home of disgraced Queen Nada Haze in her exile, and the birthplace of her son, the hero and great King Caspian Pyre.

*Clinquant Mines/Clinquant Prison:* One of the largest prisons in Summer, it doubles as a mining operation, forcing the inmates to give back to the kingdom they wronged. High security and low comforts, this place is designed to keep the prisoners in and working, and is one of the reasons for Summer's great wealth in gold and other metals.

*Monument of Caspian*: Built on the Scorching Plains surrounded by the mountains of Dragon's Spine, the Monument of Caspian is a grand statue of the great hero and late King Caspian Pyre, son of the disgraced Queen Nada Haze—more commonly called the Shielded Light—in Summer's darkest hour he appeared and freed the Kingdom from Autumn's cruel grasp, taking his rightful place on the throne.  Said to have sensed his time had come in his later years of reign, he left for the plains to die in peace, saying he "wanted to see the mountains once more". He was honored with a monument—a great statue depicting his likeness—where he had fallen, so that he may forever gaze apon the view he so loved, and watch over the Kingdom even in death.

**Queen:** Queen July Heatwave

**King:** KingBlaise Heatwave

**Princesses:**

Princess Kitsune Kalokairi Heatwave

Princess Adena Heatwave

**Princes:**

Prince Brighton Heatwave

Prince Chase Heatwave

**Aristocrats:**

Lady Ember Redburn

Juniper Marigold

Lord Hallow

Duchess Sky Eldora Kalama-Heatwave

**Guards:**

June Solstice

Mujona Fuyu

Arken Laes

**Peasants:**

Eve

Myna Greenwood

**Gallery**

* Summer Palace
* Summer Palace Hall
* Summer Palace Hall
* Summer Palace Hall
* Summer Palace Hall
* Summer Palace Ballroom
* Bluesky City
* Sun City
* Theros' Tower
* Fever Town
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