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## Riverton Kingdom

A strong, lawful kingdom with a prestigious military history, **Riverton** people have always valued the ideals of justice, honor, and duty most highly, and are fiercely proud of their cultural heritage. But in spite of these lofty principles, this largely self-sufficient nation has grown more insular and isolationist in recent centuries.

Now, Riverton is a kingdom in turmoil.

The capital, the Great City of Afa, was founded as a refuge from sorcery after the nightmare of the Civil Wars, and built upon the riddle of patriciate a peculiar white magic stone that block magical energy. It is from here that the royal family has long seen to the defense of the outlying towns and villages, farmland, forests, and mountains rich with mineral resources.

Because the death of King Author by the hand of it own personal wizard, the other noble families have approved the succession of his sole heir, young Princess Angelica, to the throne.

Those who dwell beyond the heavily guarded borders are increasingly viewed with suspicion, and many former allies have begun to look elsewhere for protection, in these uncertain times. Some dare to whisper that the golden age of Riverton has passed, and unless its people are willing to adapt to a changing world something many believe they are simply incapable of doing the kingdom's decline may be inevitable.

However once Angelica became a Queen she made a few changes and believe that everything will be in peace under her rule taking lands from former allies that won't agree with her view and other natural small kingdoms.

## Huli Dynasty

Surrounded by the seas, **Dynasty** is composed of a number of allied provinces scattered across a massive archipelago, known to many as the First Lands. Since Dynasty culture has long been shaped by the pursuit of freedom in all things, the border between the material and spirit realms tends to be more permeable here, especially in the wild forests and mountains.

Although these lands' enchantments can be fickle, its creatures dangerous and the crystals that spawn from the ground, for many centuries most Dynasty citizen led lives of plenty. The warrior monasteries, provincial militias and even Dynasty citizen itself had been enough to protect them.

But that ended a few years ago, when Riverton kingdom attacked the Huli Dynasty. The empire's seemingly endless war on the Dynasty, and were only defeated after many years, and at great cost.

Now, Dynasty exists in an uneasy peace. Different reactions to the war have divided the people and some groups, such as the Kitsune and the Panda, seek a return to isolationist pacifism, and pastoral traditions. Other more radical factions, such as the Tanuki or the Raccoon, demand a militarization of the land's magic, to create a single, unified nation that can take vengeance on Riverton kingdom.

The fate of Ionia hangs in a delicate balance that few are willing to overturn, but all can feel shifting uneasily beneath their feet.

## Shetfu

A kingdom of the sand and full with gold, material, energy and treasure deep with in the tombs and forgotten underground lands. The main city of the sand hold a great amount of merchant and deals. The best place to relax and gamble on the casino, but don't let the city of gambler fool you, they are just as powerful in protecting it self with sand magic and high technology that is catching up with the Cabbits.

Their Queen Isis is a powerful ruler that expect her subject to bend to her rule with no question ask. If she said no it a no, if she said yes then it a yes, if you question her expect to be behind bars or in a arena to entertain the people of the sand. Their technology level is high with floating pyramids and high tech weapon none of it belonging to the Cabbits it was all build by the people of Shetfu.

## Midgardia

The Midgardia is a harsh and unforgiving place where the people are born warriors, who must persevere against all odds.

Proud and fiercely independent, the tribes of the Midgardia are often considered wild, rugged, and “uncivilized” by their neighbors across Turbine, who do not know the ancient traditions that shaped them. Many thousands of years ago, it is told that the alliance between the gods that bring front the crystals on to their lands that made the land to near-constant winter. Now, only those truly exceptional mortals who seem immune to the ravages of fire or ice seem destined, or able, to lead the tribes.

While there are many individual tribes within the Midgardia they all follow the strongest person and that would be Thor, Thor is an unstoppable force of destruction, the axe-wielding user wants nothing but to die in glorious combat. Hailing from the brutal Midgardia and never been defeated in combat she a good leader and can be kind to the young but when in battle she will show no mercy.

## United Empire

One hundred and seven years ago, the humans were brought to the brink of extinction at the hands of the Riverton kingdom. In response to this, the survivors made huge Walls to protect their last stronghold. In an attempt to isolate his people and create a peaceful utopia for them as long as possible, The president told his people that any attempt to attack the Walls would result in other nations attacking them.

it forces is the nation of United Empire armed forces, originally formed as a defense against the other nations. It is divided into three main unit: the Scout unit, originally tasked with venturing into others territory but now serves as the military's main expeditionary force.

Iron troops which patrols and maintains the Walls, keeping other nations out and acting as the first to engage the other nations if the gate is destroyed; and the Military Police, the top-ranking soldiers who serve as the personal guards for the president and maintain order within the Walls. Additionally, the military supports the Cadet Corps, the branch which oversees the training and education of recruits in order to join one of the aforementioned forces.

## Gear City

Gear City also known as the **City of Progress**, is a thriving, progressive city whose power and influence is on the rise. It is Valoran's cultural center, where art, craftsmanship, trade and innovation walk hand in hand. Its power comes not through military might, but the engines of commerce and forward thinking. Situated on the cliffs above the district of the lower level of Gear City and overlooking the ocean and land, fleets of air ships pass through its titanic gates, bringing goods from all over the world. The wealth this generates has given rise to an unprecedented boom in the city's growth. Gear City has and still is reinventing itself as a city where fortunes can be made and dreams can be lived. Merchant clans fund development in the most incredible endeavors: grand artistic follies, esoteric magitek research, and architectural monuments to their power. With ever more inventors delving into the emergent lore of magitek, Gear City has become a lodestone for the most skilled craftsmen the world over.

Gear City is run by a council of the brightest mind. In order to improve the city-state's social and environmental well-being, Royal families constantly strive to implement their nation's rapid scientific innovations. While a greater flow of traffic and profit may not be their sole motivation, more recently Q Family has convinced them to invest a fortune into harnessing the power of magitek, to speed the opening and closing of the Sky Gates. Since the citizens tend to be keen and idealistic, to date there has been little opposition voiced.

Gear City is also one among least militarized city-states, and also one of its most trusting. Despite that, the city boasts a warship squadron for the protection of the Sky Gates.

The Sentinels is a technocratic military that believes their kind can only evolve by building and studying the technology and magic of the magitek. The Sentinels are a advance military group, intellectuals, and technology worshippers who believe that magitek destiny lies in the further development and exploitation of any advance technology and magic.