Exaltas

## Kingdom of Exaltas

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**The Kingdom of Exaltas** is one of the four great Kingdoms of Ishonet. This Kingdom was given to the God Vemera who bestowed the people with love, confidence and pride. Their capital city is Aremev and their current leader is Queen Ivy Abilene.

## Culture

The Kingdom of Exaltas is vastly different from the others in many ways. Their love for their goddess can only be rivaled by that of Teovell's love for Thatris. They took her ideals to heart and vouch for confidence, love and pride. Vemera initially chose a woman to lead her Kingdom, and that practice has remained and is the only matriarchal kingdom. Due to their history and being fooled by the Kingdom of Teovell, Exaltas is as independant as possible from the others are aren't usually welcoming of others into their Kingdom with a few exceptions. They also care the most about their magic and probably have the best magic tutors in all of Ishonet. Their main magic type is Nature but Mystic is also heavily featured. You can also find some other magic users as well, but Fire magic users are incredibly rare.

### Outsider View

Most outsiders will view those in Exaltas as closed, off, reserved and self obsessed. There are some that highly disagree with the matriarchy (namely Teovell) but there are several people who wish their own nation was a matriarchy. There is a lot of people who want to travel to Exaltas to view the beauty of the nation, specfically within Vemera Forest, but it is difficult to gain acess to the Kingdom. Some people also bleieve that those in Exaltas are foolish and stupid due to how they were tricked by Teovell in the war.

## Economy

Exaltas is probably the poorest Kingdom, but they're also the smallest so they have everything that they need. They make decent money exporting crops and lumber and also for those who travel for their magic tutors.

## Climate

Exaltas has a moderate climate with hot summers and fairly cold winters. They are not as bad as their northern neighbors but they will experience snow and low temperatures during the winter. The summers tend to be a bit humid as well.

## Known Festivals

As with the other nations, Exaltas has many festivals they celebrate year round. While most of their festivals such as the Festival of Love are kept closer to the people of Exaltas, they host two large festivals where the other Kingdoms are invited. This is the Vernal Equinox Festival and the Festival of Magic.

## Locations

### Cities, Towns and Villages

#### Capital City of Aremev

Aremev is the is largest and only city in the small kingdom. Essentially all of the population lives here, or set up in camps within the forest. It is a massive city built with nature is mind, as the nature is a part of this city. This is also the home of the royal family, but Queen Ivy will often spend her time in the forest rather than at home and in the city. There are several smaller villages surrounding the city but they are all considered as part of the capital and usually named after their founder.

### Other Landmarks

#### Vemera Forest

This massive forest takes up most of the kingdom's land and is where a lot of magic training is done. However, it is considered highly dangerous to venture deep into the forest without an experience guide due to wild animals and how dense it is. They also get lumber from this forest, and use Nature Magic to grow the trees back, though it takes some time.

## See Also

* Zodia
* Teovell
* Aethos