Aeterna

The Kingdom of Aeterna is a small nation located on the west side of western Servrik. The Nation consists out of a group of prehestorical elves that have recently awakened to find their former empire in ruin. These elves have evolved to Snow Elves by an unkown magical influence, Elves which have been shaped as the perfect advesaries of the harsh climates of the frozen south.

## Kingdom of Aeterna

Led by the ancient king Archanae, the Snow Elves seek to recreate their former paradise within the harsh climate of the frozen wastes.

## History

### Prehistory

In the ancient age, the south of Servrik was peaceful, elves lived in harmony with nature. The ideal kingdom was formed, which the philosopher king, Archanae, ruled over. For hundreds of years the people of Aeterna lived hapily in the green fields of the far south. Although, a new threat started to arise: the ancient dwarves. Unlike elves, the dwarves hid beneath the surface, holding no respect for nature they were the complete opposite of the noble elves. War quickly broke out between the two rival empires and both seemed equally matched for a long time. The war raged the southern lands for a long time, but one day, most of the dwarves seemingly dissapeared. The remaining dwarves were soon to surrender, and peace returned to the south.

### Cataclysm

Around ~1000 years ago, a large part of the south was suddenly covered in ice. The lands of the ancient elves were barren, crops couldn't grow, and their water supplies froze over. What was once a lushious paradise, was now a frozen wasteland. The elves that resided there were soon to succumb to the frost, and venturing outside of the cities to escape was certain to lead to a swift death. Yet, the elven king Archanae, decided to use a last resort. Long ago, a heart of pure ice was discovered, freezing the depths in which it was found. To save his people, Archanae put the heart on a pedastal, and slit his hand with a sword made of pure ice, Gram. As the heart fed upon the blood, ice began to spread across Archanae's body, evantually freezing him entirely. The ice spread across the ancient city, freezing any who touched it.

### Awakening

In the present, after a 1000 years, the elves of Aeterna awaken once more to the frozen wasteland they used to call home, to all their cities wiped off the face of this world. Everything around them has changed, and they have too. The elves adapted to their frozen sleep, needing little to sustain themselves, and having an abnormally high resistance to cold. Due to their unique situation they have ironically resorted to live within the ancient dwarven fortresses, in attempts to find what caused this anomaly and revert it. Under leadership of their former king, they have formed a Republic, The Republic of Aeterna. Where they can recreate their ideal civilisation with what they have learned from their past.

### The Monarchy

After much thought, the president of the newly formed nation, Archanae, has decided to revert Aeterna to a "Democratic Monarchy". The king of old has designed a new system, in which he can hear the voice of the people, and base his decisions on them: The citizens of Aeterna elect royal chancellors, which in turn, pass on the criticism of the people on the nation's actions.