Anykkis

**Anykkis** is an island nation within the Caleter Archipelago and home to the Anykkisians. It is the largest of the islands within the archipelago, and is primarily governed by a king and a Royal Congress who advise the king on making decisions.

## History

0 AKD - 4 AKD - The Killing Days, during which the region that would later become Anykkis was subject to mass religious hysteria, sacrifice killings, and raids on people and property in which everyone looked out for themselves only. Caleb of Edin, later known as Ethelred I, born at some point during those days.

15 AKD - Founding of Anykkis under the reign of Warrior-Despot Ethelred I.

267 AKD - Founding of Elnes, Anykkis's capital city, under King Ethelred X.

1134 AKD - Coronation of Ardolphus V, later called "the Eternal". Ardolphus V would go on to have the longest reign of any recorded Anykkisian king.

1880 AKD - Founding of the Society of Arcane Esoterica by Dr. Jacob Harriden, MD, DCL, etc., etc., and Mr. Seamus Watts. Founding of The Gilded Hand by Mr. Levi Carter and several supporters. Seamus Watts later secretly affiliated with the latter group, though not officially a member.

Sept. - Nov. 1881 AKD - Whistler Faulkensund Killings

April 1882- Disappearance of Dr. Jacob Harriden. A police investigation ensues in the following weeks, but is called off by Seamus Watts, and Dr. Harriden is declared to be "Missing", with a reward being offered to anyone who brings proof that they've seen him.

May 1898 AKD - A severely injured and amnesiac Jacob Harriden is found in an alley in the Faulkensund District's Residential Municipality around 3:00 AM by one Lachlan O'Leary. Mr. O'Leary takes it upon himself to care for the stranger, as he doesn't recognize him and simply believes the man to be in an immensely bad way.

June 1899 AKD - Reappearance of Jacob Harriden under the name "Edwin".

## Notable Locations:

#### Elnes

Anykkis's capital city; Elnes is located on the western coast of Anykkis, and as such, is considered to be a port city. Elnes is composed of several districts, and is the main cultural center of Anykkis.

#### Faulkensund District

Known primarily for being the main site of the Whistler killings from September to November of 1881 AKD. Faulkensund is comprised of several sections, also called districts, including the shipping, docks, and warehouse districts. Faulkensund also contains several neighborhoods within it's borders, including the one that Mr. O'Leary lives in. The Gilded Hand was rumored to have a minor base of operations in Faulkensund's Warehouse district, though it was never confirmed as to whether this was true or not.

#### Laeiregth

Mr. O'Leary's town of origin, and where he spent much of his life prior to moving to Faulkensund.

#### Edin

A town built long before the Killing Days, Edin was believed to have once been the temporary capital of the country that would later become Anykkis, thought this is highly disputed. Shortly after the apocalyptic event that briefly ended almost all human civilization prior, Edin was raided by religious extremists and burnt to the ground during the Killing Days. It is believed that Ethelred I, the Warrior-Despot who would become the first king of Anykkis, was born in Edin. The Gilded Hand would later use the ruins of Edin as a base of operations for their less than legal activities.

## Trivia:

* Elnes is based off of London, England.
* Faulkensund is based off of a combination of a few of London's notable Victorian Era East Side districts, including Whitechapel, Bethnal Green, and Soho.
* Edin takes it's name from the first half of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland.