Kingdom of Hearts

> *“Now, I give you fair warning, either you or your head must be off, and that in about half no time! Take your choice!”*
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## Kingdom of Hearts

### Geography

Heavily wooded, with well-kept gardens and substantial houses; it also has a seacoast

### Population

Wonderlandians

**The Kingdom of Hearts** is the grand, yet strange, kingdom of madness.

## Geography

The land is heavily wooded and grows mushrooms. There are well-kept gardens and substantial houses, such as those of the Duchess and the White Rabbit. The Kingdom has a seacoast, where the Mock Turtle lives.

The country consists of various places like the Kingdom of Chess, Town of Wonderland, Kingdom of Time, Kingdom of White Roses, Kingdom of Red Roses, Lost Woods, etc.

Underneath the Kingdom of Hearts is the Underground City, a city built inside a cave situated below the Kingdom of Hearts under the ground, and hence people here commonly call the Kingdom of Hearts as 'Aboveground'. Since the City is underground, there is only a rocky ceiling instead of the sky, so people sometimes have difficulty in identifying whether it's day or night. The door connecting the City with the Aboveground is at the end of a magical cave whose walls emit blue light like jewels, and free magic floats there. So it's convenient to practice magic there since the user can use the free magic floating around to practice instead of their own magic, and thereby their efficiency to practice without tiring themselves is increased by half. There are also no rivers in the Underground City.

The Kingdom of Chess is ruled by the Chess King. The Kingdom of Chess includes the City of Light and the City of Sorrow, and it borders the Kingdom of Hearts. Everything is black or white in color and is based on chess board and chess pieces, ranging from floors consisting of alternate black and white tiles like a chess board to all things looking like chess pieces or a part of chess pieces. The Chess Kingdom doesn't border the ocean, so they have to go outside their kingdom to visit the beach.

The Kingdom of Time is located far from the main kingdom, and one needs to board a wagon to reach it. Everything here is a jumble of crowded buildings spanned by huge bridges, and gives off a mechanical feel. Some of the residents even look as if they are made of mechanical parts, although there're normal residents present there. The buildings also seem to be made of mechanical parts, and have greasy or metallic colors. The Giant Clock is also located here, and it is an attraction in the Kingdom of Time, though people are not allowed inside the Clock tower to see it. The Clock tower has many floors, and it is very tiring to climb the stairs. The topmost floor has the Giant clock- a large celestial body floating in mid-air. Unlike the stairs which are dimly lit, the topmost floor has many bright orange lights, and the ceiling is quite high. The Timekeeper lives here in the topmost floor, and he's in-charge of the Clock tower where he looks after the Giant clock.

The Kingdom of Grimm is devoid of magic, and lacks medical expertise and healing magic unlike the rest of the Kingdom of Hearts. It is separate from the main kingdom, and the nearby locations include the forest surrounding the Kingdom of Grimm, City of Silva, and the Barbaric Cave. The residents of the Kingdom have go to Silva to get medical treatment, and usually buy other items there. One can enter this place through Wonderland by finding the hidden hole under the tree roots in the Lost Woods and then jumping into it. It would feel as if one is falling through a hole which is endless since it takes a long time to reach the end, and the person will come across many strange objects like books, clocks, cards, etc. while falling. After falling through it, they end up in the forest surrounding the Kingdom of Grimm. The Town of Grimm, aka 'the city of night', is located here, and orange lamps are the only source of light here since the sun doesn't rise. Hence, morning never comes in the Kingdom of Grimm, and the Castle of Grimm's exterior is built of a material emitting purple light which looks like flames. The castle looks spooky from the outside since the fog surrounding it gives off an eerie feeling, and the castle entrance has gargoyle statues with a menacing look.

The Forest around the Kingdom of Grimm needs to be crossed in order to reach the Kingdom of Grimm, and the City of Silva is located inside the forest. The forest is also home to various creatures like magical beasts, wolves, and birds. Thus, it is dangerous to roam alone inside the forest without knowing how to tackle those dangerous creatures, but none of those dangerous creatures seem to lurk around the City of Silva. The forest even has a spring whose water is safe to drink. The forest also has many edible fruits and useful plants, and a majority of the trees seem to produce light orange colored fruits which glow brightly during the night, thereby illuminating the dark forest. The forest has a thick foliage through which sunlight seeps through the day and moonlight at night, and it has a muddy pathway. Even fireflies are present in the less dense parts of the forest, and fallen trees can be found here and there.

The Kingdom of Oz is roughly rectangular in shape, and divided along the diagonals into four sections: Munchkinland in the East, Winkieland in the West, Gillikinland in the North, and Quadlingland in the South. In the center of Oz, where the diagonals cross, is the fabled Emerald City, capital of the Kingdom of Oz and seat to the monarch of Oz. A yellow brick road leads from the lands of the Munchkins to the Emerald City. Oz is completely surrounded on all four sides by a magical desert called the Deadly Desert with life-destroying sands and noxious fumes.

## Government

The land is nominally ruled by the Queen of Hearts, who has whimsical decrees of capital punishment. Other kings and queens are mentioned as her guests, and are implied to be the kings and queens of the other card suits. There is at least one Duchess.

## Culture

### Politics

The Kingdom of Hearts has a notoriously complex law system in place. This is in part due to the current Queen of Hearts, Eleanor, who lives for the spectacle of the courtroom. Individuals from the Kingdom of Hearts appear to be judged by the court for their responsibilities when performing tasks. The tiniest infractions are considered crimes that can come with severe punishment, even if it may seem trivial in other nations. For example, it is illegal to eat ketchup on its own, as it must always be served as a condiment, and even eating cake meant for the Queen of Hearts can be punishable with jail time. Poaching is considered a serious crime, punishable by death.

The Queen of Hearts is the judge for all court proceedings, and has a record of giving the death penalty of decapitation (which is the only death penalty in the entire country). Typically every court proceeding is done within a day, as the Queen is very impatient, but some have been known to go up to three days. The Queen of Hearts tends to give the punishment first before going along with the trial.

## Rules of the Queen of Hearts

There is a total of 810 rules written by the unforgettable Queen of Hearts, the woman who put order where there was only madness.

* 023. One must never bring a cat to a formal affair.
* 025. There must always be a tea party on the 5th day of every month.
* 042. All persons more than a mile high must leave the court immediately.
* 053. Stolen items must be replaced.
* 089. Never eat a tart without the Queen's permission.
* 153. The only tea you may drink in the evenings is herbal tea.
* 186. Never eat a hamburger on Tuesday.
* 190. It is forbidden to release any flying objects during the first three days of each month.
* 228. Flowers in gardens must never be picked on Wednesdays.
* 249. Flamingo caretakers are to don pink attire.
* 256. No drinking honey-sweetened lemonade after 8 p.m.
* 271. One must leave the table within fifteen minutes of completing their lunch.
* 304. On days that a hedgehog sneezes, all card soldiers must sing a song together.
* 339. The post-meal beverage is to be lemon tea with two sugar cubes.
* 346. Croquet must not be played after 5:00pm.
* 367. Tomato ketchup is to be consumed in restaurants only as a condiment, never on its own.
* 412. If you see a pair of moving eye-glasses in the forest, you must not go back the way you came.
* 451. No domestic pets shall be named after Eleanor.
* 469. When throwing a party for new friends, one must decorate with both red and white roses.
* 529. If you eat steak on the night of a full moon, a cat must play the violin afterwards.
* 562. One must never bring a chestnut tart to an unbirthday tea party.
* 648. You must brush your teeth 2 times on nights when you eat turkey.
* 703. Anyone who comes in second in a croquet tournament must serve the queen tea the next day.

### Other Mentioned Rules

* For a perfect Unbirthday Party, the roses must be red, the tablecloth must be white, and a sleeping dormouse is put in the teapot. If the dormouse wakes up, you are to paint its nose with jam. Everyone must help prepare an Unbirthday Party.
* During croquet, your bat must be a flamingo of a color from the rainbow; the balls must be hedgehogs.
* The roses must be white during the flowers’ concert held in spring.
* Coffee is forbidden. Tea must be served at all occasions except for birthdays.
* When holding a meeting to determine prizes for a croquet tournament, the records of the proceedings must be written in blue ink.

## Quotes

* *"I assume anyone who expresses discontent with my ways is prepared to lose their head. Well?"* -Eleanor's decree

## Notable Locations

* Black Forest: A dark forest where no light shines through.
* Boro Grove: Where those affected by the scent of the perfume flowers are mesmerized and slowly turned into trees.
* Boiling Sea: A sea of boiling water.
* Mallow Marsh: A marsh that consists of sticky marshmallow-like substances.
* Queen of Hearts' Palace: Where the Queen of Hearts resides.
* Wonderland Palace: Where the Red Queen resides.
* Infinite Maze:
* Lost Woods: A forest that mostly has withered trees without a single leaf and creatures like magical beasts.
* City of Silva: A small town located in the dense forest, although it's named as 'city'. Sunlight reaches the town through the forest's thick foliage, and it's as if the town and forest are one, which makes it even more beautiful.
* Alice's House: A house meant for 'Alice' to stay in. The bedroom in Alice's house is called the Sweet Dreams Room and the hall/living room is called the Comfy Room.
* Barbaric Cave: A cave near the Kingdom of Grimm where one is sent back to the entrance by magic if they try to venture into it. People know of it's existence, but no one was able to explore it.
* Red Rose Castle: Where the Red King resides.
* White Rose Castle: Where the White King and White Queen reside.
* Chess Castle: Where the Chess King resides.

## Inhabitants

### Lost Woods

 Imogen Euthalia | Alice
 Janet Rousseau | Little Red Riding Hood's Grandma
 Mephis | Venomous Fairy

### Kingdom of Red Roses

 Iracebeth of Crims | The Red Queen
 Arella Rosenburg | Baby Blue/The New “Red Queen”
 Lionel Leroux | The Red Knight
 Blood Crowe | The Crow

### Kingdom of White Roses

 Guinevere Rosenzweig | The White Queen
 Lily Rosenzweig | The White Pawn

## Gallery

Kingdom of ChessKingdom of TimeTown of WonderlandAlice's house (Town of Wonderland)Lost Woods