Kingdom of Quimere

The Kingdom of Quimere is a kingdom on the southern coast of the Royal Empire. It is known for the artisans and musicians that live there, as well as being a well-known rest stop for travelers and adventurers. The kingdom is also the target of pirate raids.

## Notable Locations

* **Shire**: The captial of Quimere, where the Fenrich royal family resides.

## History

### Founding

A pair of twins is born to a king and queen in a kingdom that had long since fallen. One of the children was human, while the other is born as a lindworm - -a slithering draconic beast. This was due to the queen following the advice of an old woman, who told her to eat one of two roses. If the queen wanted a boy, she was to eat the white rose. If a girl, it was the red. The queen panicked, unsure if one rose would work, and ended up eating both, resulting in what happened with her twins. The lindworm, the firstborn twin, fled the room. As a result, the queen and the nursemaid lie and say that only one child was born. Since the second twin was perfectly human, they thought that their deception had worked.

When it came time for the second twin to marry, the lindworm returned and demanded that -- as the elder of the two -- he marry first. Every princess that is brought to wed him ends up eaten by him. This is where things start to differ from the original, mostly on the basis of why. Although not revealed to the public, the lindworm does what he does out of self-defense. However, everyone was so afraid of him that they believed he just ate them of the sake of it.

At this point, the king and queen didn't want to make any more enemies out of the neighboring kingdoms. Even so, the lindworm demanded a bride. The old woman from before stepped in, bringing her own granddaughter -- a simple bard working at a tavern at the time -- in as the lindworm's bride instead. Unlike the princesses, the bardess wasn't afraid at all. She made no attempt to attack the lindworm, who had the belief that she would do so. She put him at ease, keeping her distance in the room as she slowly shed her clothes for the night, taking care to let him know that she carried no weapon on her. All she had was a simple lyre that she played throughout the night. By the time the sun rose, she was sound asleep with the lindworm coiled around her at finally relaxed and feeling safe.

For while the court discovered this and the sleeping lindworm, they tried to take the beast out. His bride luckily woke in time to catch this, making her husband in the process. The lindworm was *furious*. He slaughtered the guard, turning on his bride. Once more, she was able to calm him down with her song alone. She had been afraid, yes, but afraid of him getting hurt. No one who was just trying to live should be slaughtered just because they were different. She understood that, realizing that they wouldn't be able to live here like this where they weren't welcome.

So, they left and settled down in an area by the sea. Their tale spread, and while they had people who had tried to kill them for the bounty the king and queen had placed on their heads, there were a few just like them. Outsiders and outcasts that just wanted to live. The lindworm's bride put refugees who came to them at ease with her song, the music drawing in all who needed to be shown a kind hand. Their home grew from a small cottage to a village, to a town... until eventually it grew into a kingdom that the lindworm and his wife -- now the king and queen of this kingdom -- sought to name after the tradgey that tried to befall them. They turned their requiem into Quimere -- their home.

## Celebrations and Holidays

* **The Coda Festival**: Initially a gathering of royals to go over the state affairs and relations, it grew to a six-day long celebration of the harvest and autumn filled with food, games and musical performances from musicians that travel from around the empire. It all culminates in a major feast of the royals invited. It lasts from November 25th to November 30th.
* **Amorevole**: A celebration of love throughout the kingdom the occurs every year on February 14th. It is also noted to be Queen Helena's and King Ilvris's wedding anniversary.

## Religious Practices

Quimere is noted for its claim by two different gods, both of which was equally worshipped by the people. They are the God of Nature, as well as the God of Wind.

## Exports

* Musical Instruments
* Alchemical Prosthetics

## Trivia

* The name of the kingdom is an anagram of the word "requiem". In music, a requiem is a composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person or persons.