Valenthia

**Valenthia** has long respected the principles of justice, honour, and responsibility, and its people are fiercely proud of their cultural history. They are a powerful, lawful country with a distinguished military history. Despite these great principles, due to the *Demon War*, this relatively self-sufficient society has become more insular, capitalist, racist, and isolationist in the current age that is now known as the *New Era*.

Notably, Valenthia is heavily against mages and only the Maximus family have accepted the Mage Society, an order that unites mages who hold an amazing power of light. Nowadays, Valenthia's noble houses started to dwindle that leaves only two corrupt houses fighting for control over their country, Cullehn and Valentine.

For a country that has a proud and a noble history until they eventually crumble in their own weight, Valenthia has always been doomed to fall, and has always been their brutal fate.

## Overview

### Consensus

Valenthia is a proud, lawful kingdom with a prestigious military history. Founded as a refuge from magic after the Demon Wars, some might suggest that the golden age of Valenthia has passed, unless it proves able to adapt to a changing world. Self-sufficient and agrarian, its society is inherently defensive and insular, valuing justice, honour, and duty above all else.

### Government

Valenthia is a constitutional monarchy, where the King of Valenthia serves as the head of state and an elected council serves as the legislative body. While the king is a strong ruler, he is kept in check at least partially by the Valenthian Council. The former King of Velenthian, Reginald IV (Reginald the Fourth), worked earnestly with the Valenthian Council to ensure that the sanctity of the kingdom remained pure and true. A king serves not only as the political leader of the country, but also as the commander-in-chief of its military. Numerous territories controlled by the Kingdom are known as the Protectorates.

There has been no attempted coup or insurrection in Valenthia since the reign of Reginald I during the *Raven Era*. That soon changed when the mage known as Loki of Cleyushilo began his revolution shortly after his jail release, which may have resulted in the death of Reginald IV. The current and sole heir to the throne is Reginald VI, soon to be King Reginald. The Wonder City is ruled by House Cullehn as House Lightshield in the *Raven Era*, before the first *Demon War*, and House Maximus has been devastated beyond repair by the Legions of Hell, while the latter has been consumed by the warriors of the dimension known as the Void. Past the *Raven Era*, Valenthia's leadership has been in shambles and is merely hanging on due to the efforts of House Cullehn.

As a monarchy, Valenthian is governed by various royal families, the Noble Houses, who primarily govern the nation as members of the Valenthian Council. While many of the Noble Houses have reigned for generations, they are subject to the same laws as any other citizen and are not exempt from them. They may even face harsher legal consequences because they are supposed to serve as shining examples of how Valenthian residents should conduct themselves, both publicly and privately.

## Locations

The Kingdom of Valenthia (commonly referred to as Valenthia) is a nation located in the Eastern Continent, sharing its borders with Avarshi and is close to bordering with Nordival. Some of the notable locations are:

### Wonder City

Wonder is the largest city in the Kingdom. The capital, located in the western part of Valenthia, is the main political, cultural, religious, military, economic and educational centre of the country. Valenthia sees itself as a shining beacon of hope for nevanity, and as such, the nation and its Capital are the visual representations of this concept. Towering spires punctuate its skyline; Nakrisite (a pale, magic-resistant stone) and marble are the materials of choice. The noble houses that reside within the city are NuVille, Maximus, Laurent and Goldstein.

* **North Wonder City:** Geographical western part of the city, The Final Gate and Noble Elite Residences are located in this part of the city.
	+ **Memorial Road:** A pilgrimage road and a giant cemetery where Valenthians give honour to their fallen from numerous wars.
		- **Stonewatcher Monument:** Situated on the Memorial road, it is the resting place of the colossus known as Stonewatcher.
	+ **Noble Elite Residences:** Located near the centre of the capital, this wealthy district of the city is the seat of residence for most of the noble houses in the capital.
	+ **The Final Gate:** A main entrance to the Wonder City of Valenthia. Its road leads directly to Noble family residences and ends at the King's Stone in the centre of the city.
* **East Wonder City:** Geographical southern part of the city, the Silverwing Aviaries are located in this part.
	+ **Sepulchral Halls:** Main religious area of the city.
		- **The Cavern of the Illuminators:** A clandestine order headquartered in the city, the Illuminators are one of the few groups in Valenthia where mages are accepted; members are tasked with protecting the kingdom's borders. One of its members is Tianna.
			* **Temple of the Lightbringers:** One of the oldest structures in the capital, this temple honours the legend of the *Winged Protectors*, which embody the Valenthian ideals of duty, honour, and tradition.
			* **Prime Silverwing Aviaries:** The complex is the capitals main housing area for the Silvertip Raptors.
		- **South Wonder City:** Geographical western part of the city, the City Harbour is located in this part of the city.
			* **City Harbour:** The harbour is situated on its own rocky island. Due to the impassable rocky cliff terrain, the harbour area only connected to the rest of the city via constructed bridge that spans across the surrounding cliff side.
* **West Wonder City:** Geographical northern part of the city, Military District and Magessekers Complex are located in this part of the city.
	+ **Cleyushilo:** A one the districts settlements located in the western part of the capital. It is the birthplace of Loge.
		- **Mageseekers Complex:** A large headquarters for the Mageseekers, this building stands out because of its impressive colossal marble eagle standing in top of the building. It also houses Valenthian mages which are imprisoned and locked in order not to wreak havoc and destruction in the Capital. It also houses the infamous Loge.
			* **Arcane Registry:** A large secured library which houses all confiscated magical tomes, scrolls, and other materials. Only highborn and nobility are allowed full access. There is at least one locked vault that holds the scrolls making up Durand's original texts, such as the design specs of Stonewatcher.
			* **Military District:** The main army district of the city. It is the location of the kingdoms numerous military barracks and penitentiaries.
* **Central Wonder City:** The heart of the city, it is the location of the Kingdoms royal palace.
	+ **Alabaster Library:** The Library is one of the most beautiful houses of knowledge in all of the East; according to Dante, it houses the poetry of Tung among its many works.
		- **King's Stone:** A rocky mount located in the centre of the city from which The Citadel of Valour is carved from.
			* **The Citadel of Valour:** Situated in the centre of the capital, it is the main palace of the royal Goldstein dynasty.
				+ **The Hall of Valour** : The Throne Room, where fallen Valenthian Warriors are remembered for their sacrifice.
				+ **The Grand Plaza:** Situated out front the Citadel of Valour in the heart of the Wonder City is a wide, open courtyard welcoming mass crowds to applaud those honoured by the crown.
				+ **Palace Gardens:** Located within the Grand Plaza area, the area was the favourite are of the late Queen Victoria. The gardens are well maintained, with meticulously placed topiary, sculptures, and other flora.

### Ascending Mountains

* **Boulder Highlands:** The Boulder Highlands, or the Valen hinterlands, are the mountainous region of northern Valenthia, bordering with Avarshi.
* **Meerbarrow:** Located in the far north of Valenthia, bordering with the Avarshi. The town is named after the Demacian hero Fussil Meerbarrow, whose tomb is near the town itself.
	+ **Fussil Meerbarrow's Tomb:** Location where an evil spirit possessed a child which was later saved by Tianna.
	+ **Temple of the Lightbringers:** A local temple of the Lightbringers.

### Weeping Woods

The Weeping Woods is the largest forest in all of Valenthia. Its size is so immense, that even their government cannot handle the forests no matter what, making it an effortless breeding spot of terrorists and has been the base of operations for cutthroat assassins.

### Tushken Border

The Tushken Border is the extremely thin border between Valenthia and the nearly decimated nation of Masada that stretches over a thousand miles in length and width.

## Trivia

### General

* Nowadays, Valenthia is in a state of turmoil owing to political and government obligations that tarnished their image and made Nordics look more tolerable.
* Since Loge's rebellion, the Mageseekers became blindly loyal to the order of apprehending mages, innocent or not.
* Valenthia suffered against the demons in the *Demon War*, to the point of prohibiting the use of magic, rendering them more of an isolationist, racist country on turmoil that seemed to make Nordics look tame in comparison.
* Valenthia's main rival is Nordival. Their hatred against Nordics is so immense, that they created it a stereotype in the entirety of Ceyraholt, that they are nothing but conquerors.
* Mount Chronos is an independent state, even though their citizens are still regarded as "Valenthians".