The Joint Kingdom of Vitali

## Summary

There lived a race of beasts unlike any other named the Khaiti. They were a proud and noble people, gifted with animalistic features by the goddess Era. Their fur, claws, tails, and other animalistic traits made them stand out from the other races. They stood out compared to other races and wanted to live a peaceful and fulfilling life amongst themselves, so they decided to settle down in the plains of Era, creating a kingdom named Vitali. The Khaiti lived in a Vitali where they used their unique features to thrive and prosper. Their kingdom was ruled by a powerful Khaiti named Kai, who had the features of a lion. The people chose him due to his assistance in creating the kingdom, his strength, and his charismatic personality. He was a fair and just ruler, and the Khaiti lived a peaceful life under his guidance.

In Vitali, the Khaiti lived fairly average lives, similar to any other civilization, until the other beast kin, ambassadors of the Skrieh and the Zyn’gar appeared before their kingdom gates. The Skrieh were a race of avian creatures who were given the blessing of the Titan of the Sky Fre, and given wings to soar through his skies. The Zyn’gar were a race with aquatic features given to them by the Titan of the Sea, Nim. Confused about why they would visit, King Kai had no choice but to oblige their request to speak with him. According to the ambassadors, the humans and other races had made it so that their homes were essentially inhabitable. For the Zyn’gar, the oceans became crowded with docks and ships, and the Skrieh, the primitive buildings they called home within the forests, were torn down for lumber and resources. A bleeding heart, Kai offered them a place within the kingdom of Vitali so long that they proved their worth. The ambassadors saw no problem with this and went back to their respective clans about what Kai had to say.

Years later, all of the Beastkin successfully integrated within Vitali, and King Kai decided to allow one representative from the Zyn’gar and Skrieh alike to share a spot with him on the throne. These were known as the Three Wise Kings, and under their watchful eye, Vitali flourished. Although it was a bit cramped initially, expansion began, offering comfortable living for all three races. Ponds and pools, trees and expansive plains where all can roam freely within the Kingdom, Vitali was truly happy. If one could call it that, the only issue with Vitali was that they did not open their gates to any other race outside of the Beastkin. They feared the betrayal of man and the people that tore down their homes.

Vitali had a Church within the kingdom that praised the Titans Fre and Nim, and the goddess Era dubbed the Church of Three. It was not unorthodox to have beast kin of different races pray to vary deities besides their respective ones, and while the Church was widespread throughout the kingdom, it was by no means a requirement. Their faith in these deities remained with them, fighting for a just cause in the Hundred Year War. After the Hundred Year War, the remainders from the kingdom had trouble trusting those who were immigrating to a different continent, but they figured that they had no other choice; as such, they joined forces with the Three Houses and, with them, sailed into the unknown.