Velaris

## **Official Description**

The main setting of the story is set in **Velaris**, a fictional kingdom interconnected by streams and canals; where the Queen rules, along with his son, the prince, Torian Lozano. The kingdom is divided into three districts and an island called **the Lazarette** which has been cut off from the rest of the country years ago.

Velaris is known as the **"Kingless Kingdom"** because of what the name implies- Velaris has been kingless for over 16 years when the Queen's first son died along with the king, her husband. Because of the grief, the Queen made a decision that from then on, Velaris should only have women rulers. That would mean that even if the girl have no drop of Velarian blood, she could still be the new queen if Torian marries her.

## **Geography & Flag**

Divided into three districts, **Astraea, Venice, Crescent**, along with the island **Lazarette**, Velaris is a mix between France, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Italy. Considering the fact that all four countries are from Europe, it could mean Velaris is near- if not in or a part of the continent. It has 152 meters (about 500 feet) in elevation, and its land mass is around 650,328 km², which is roughly the same size as France and Texas, California, albeit Texas is slightly larger.

Its flag is tricolored; with the colors Sacramento State green (#004D33) on top of the flag, Caribbean green (#00D18B) in the middle, and cool black (#003061) on the bottom part. In the middle is a fractured blue and green colored star with a gold ring around it, making it look similar to that of the planet Saturn's rings.

## **Places of Interest**

The kingdom of Velaris is divided into three districts and an island:

#### **Astraea District**

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The most important district as it's where the palace is.

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* **Palacio Velaris**- **Palacio Velaris** is the name of the palace resided by the Queen and Prince Torian Lozano, along with his regent and cousin, Ares. Its tenants also include a lot of their maids, servants, butlers, and knights- including some of Torian's suitresses, like Kellan Xalvador disguising as Lady Anela. Sapphire Chauvera was also briefly one of the tenants in the palace, as well as Illias and Indirah Alnazar.

#### **Venice District**

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Despite the district being flooded, it's the busiest of all.

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* **Trench HQ**- The **Trench** **HQ** is located in an isolated part of the Venice District, which is also underwater so people couldn't get in easily. It's the headquarters of the organization founded by Agent Sunset Mendoza to protect the royal family and made it their mission to find the missing heir of the kingdom.

* **Aurora Academy/University**- **The Aurora Academy** (**AA**) is the school Kellan, Sapphire, Illias, and Indirah went to, and the four is currently attending the **Aurora University** (**AU**) as high school students. The Aurora University was the school Sunset Mendoza graduated from with a major in criminology, with a minor in forensic sciences.

#### **Crescent District**

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An crescent-shaped area especially made for residents.

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* **The Mendoza Mansion**- This is the official and actual residence of Sunset with her young agents before residing in the headquarters. This is also the house where Kellan, Sapphire, Illias, and Indirah grew up. The four moved into the HQ when Sunset graduated from college so they could move in with her.

#### **The Lazarette**

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The island cut off from Velaris; home of the people with the Aurora Plague.

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## **Trivias**

* The colors in Velaris' flag are forest green, mint green, and navy blue, which represented the colors the birthstones of Torian (emerald- May), Kellan (mint- October), and the Queen (sapphire- September) respectively. They are also the same people who actually had the throne for themselves- not counting Ares Vanderberg since he didn't get a chance to even be a prince of Velaris.