Itilia

## Kingdom of Itilia

The Kingdom of Itilia, ruled by the Itiliel Royal Familly, is a mountainous realm located in the southern reaches of the Frozen Wastes, and is the southern-most and western-most located nation in all of Servrik. The Kingdom is divided into two halves by a large massive of mountains, on which sits the densely populated Royal Capital. To the west of the mountains lies a frozen wasteland, housing many itilian forts, mines and stronghold, serving as an escape opportunity in case the Royal Capital fell to the enemy. To the east of the mountains lie not-so-frigid provinces of sudrland, where most of itilian peasantey lives. The provinces are also the granary of the nation.

Itilian Royal Familly is said to be one of the oldest living dynasties, dating back long before the Northern Empire, and the kingdom is rumoured to be a descendant of a mythical "High Kingdom of the Elves", an idealized and likely fictious nation, said to be the "Primordial State". Be it true or not, the Itilians consider themselves the last remnant of this former greatness, and look upon their kingdom in the south as if it was an "exile", with their true and rightful realm being lost in the river of time.

#### Founding

There are no documents containing the exact day of the kingdoms genesis, but according to Itilian legends, the kingdom in the south was created around the time the Northern Empire reached its peak. However, according to an old legend and to a text written by the first elven king, Silwion the Exiled. Here is the original of the aforementioned legend:

> *"**\*\*On the Ages passed \*\*(As written by Silwion the Exiled, first recorded Itilian king in the south)***
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> *Once upon a time, there was a fair realm. It was a land of the elves, so marvelous and splendid in its ancient beauty and might, that none other state could oppose it. This realm used to be the sovereign power over all of elvendom, and the elves used to be of one brand in that time. The land was tranquil and fruitful under the mindful rule of our forefathers.*
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> *Then, mankind came to be.*
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>  *In every corner of the known world, new folk came to settle in untended forests and inhospitable hills. Folk short-living, hot headed, stubborn and foolish, but hardy, true of heart, yearning for power with lust unmatched. The elves did not eliminate that folk, and a great percentage of them intermingled with the elven population. Each generation born of such a bond was more and more short lived, power hungry and foolish. A pox upon our people, spreading faster than a plague. The mingling continued, and with it, first conflicts errupted, for the elves now craved power, each and every one of them desiring control over their kinsmen. To gain such power, first noble houses began to form among the elves in the realm, building fortified settlements to protect themselves from neighbouring rivals. Among them, the two most prominent were the houses of Tridin and Itiliel. The two houses clashed, dividing the once-peaceful realm into two halves. From this clash, however, no victor arose. The Tridin controlled half collapsed, shattered into numerous independent settlements, from which the Northern Empire arose. The Itiliel half was but a shadow of the former Realm of Bliss, and when the Northern Empire gained enough power and ambitions, they easily crushed its forces and forced many elves into exile. The refugees were scattered around the whole continent, and some came even to the Far South. There, they established a new realm, the Kingdom of Itilia, with the descendants of the original house of Itiliel as their rulers.*
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> *Signed: Silwion the Exiled, 1st Itilian king"*
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> The credibility of Silwion as a source is little, but it is the only document describing this period of time we have. However, latest excavations under the Royal Capital confirmed, that the kingdom is indeed dating back to when the Northern Empire experienced its peak.
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