Lavender Kingdom

War of the Ender Kingdoms
Storyline by Rainimator and the Production Team

Banner of the Lavender Kingdom

The  **Lavender Kingdom** was an Ender Kingdom ruled by Queen Lhara-Silverwing. Its only territory was the thriving **Orchid City**, located on a small group of islands immediately east of the  Void Kingdom. The city was known for its peaceful ways and having the best quality of life in the End. The Lavender Kingdom grew accustomed to thousands of years without war and had a very weak military. As a result, it was quickly conquered by the Void Kingdom at the start of the War of the Ender Kingdoms.

## Named members

* Lhara-Silverwing (former queen)
* Sora Maeda (by birthplace)
* Cattleya

## Overview

### History

During its time, the Orchid City was one of many prosperous End Cities ruled by Ender Lords. It made up the entire territory of the  **Lavender Kingdom**, which was ruled by Queen Lhara-Silverwing. The Lavender Kingdom and the  Moon Kingdom grew accustomed to thousands of years of peace. This made them easy targets for the  Void Kingdom, which conquered them without any warning beforehand. They were turned into the Void Kingdom's vassals, becoming the first two governments to fall in the ensuring War of the Ender Kingdoms.

The Lavender Kingdom held an End Crystal before the invasion, which was taken by the Void Lord for himself.

### Culture

The kingdom's Orchid City had the best quality of life in the End and actively focused on public wellbeing. However, because they were so accustomed to comfort, they were entirely unprepared when the Void Kingdom attacked. Orchid City was home to a diverse range of races, including enderkin, draconics, and endermen. Their champion was a warrior named Cattleya. According to some apocryphal legends, Cattleya once defended Orchid City from the Orchid Fleet (no relation) by defeating their captain, Arabella, with a long stick made out of garlic bread.

From what was seen in the trailer for *War of the Ender Kingdoms*, much of the Orchid City was colored blue and purple. Huge warped fungi and warped nylium, typically found in the Nether's warped forests, grew there. The Orchid City's flora also included blue-leafed trees, dark lilacs, blue and purple vegetation. The architecture employed blue planks, purple wood, dark blue bricks, endstone, glass, and iron. Many Orchid City residents had blue hair; some endermen grew blue beards.

    Every End nation believes that "the Void is the beginning and end of all things." The dead are thrown into the Void in the belief that a spiritual realm lies beneath.

### Military

The Lavender Kingdom had a very weak military and were effortlessly defeated by the Void Kingdom. Some said that during the Void Kingdom's invasion, the Void Lord would stand at the edge of a Void Ship and throw magic swords to see if he could snipe the Orchid City's draconic soldiers. The kingdom would be the only End faction that Naeus, the present-day Nether King, could defeat.

### Territory

The Orchid City constitutes the Lavender Kingdom's entire territory. It is located on a small group of islands immediately east of the Void Kingdom and adjacent to Chorus Bay.

## Out-of-universe

Besides the End map, the Orchid City was first mentioned in the Discord announcement for the End banner competition, where Rainimator described it as "a city with a growing population" (September 13, 2022). The banners would be used in *War of the Ender Kingdoms*. On September 16, Lhara-Silverwing was named the ruler of the Orchid City. When the competition ended on September 20, the Orchid City had been replaced by "[t]he Lavender Kingdom, ruled by Queen Lhara-Silverwing". This indicated that the Orchid City was part of the Lavender Kingdom. The winning banner, which was submitted by a user named supremityyy, had been intended for the Moon Kingdom.

    The Orchid City first appeared in the trailer for *War of the Ender Kingdoms*. Footage from the trailer was briefly reused in "The Brave".

## Notes and references

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1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Olaguer, Rain Allen [@rainolaguer] (September 16, 2022). "Lhara-Silverwing, Queen of the Orchid City" (Tweet). Retrieved December 14, 2023 — via Twitter.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Olaguer, Rain Allen [radapedaxa] (September 20, 2022). "@everyone Thanks for participating in the banner contest! Here are the chosen banners for the major factions and great Ender Lords of the Ender Kingdom" (Discord message). Retrieved December 14, 2023 — via Discord.
3. ↑ "The Brave", 0:06–0:16. "Skylor: The Orchid City and Moon Kingdom are currently under siege by the Void Lord. The comfort brought by peaceful times made them vulnerable and they're likely going to fall.
"The Brave", 1:55–1:58. "Skylor: The End has known only peace for millennia [...]"
4. ↑ Olaguer, Rain Allen [radapedaxa] (November 14, 2023). "They could if they had the time to prepare. Sadly, Lance’s invasion was almost instantaneous. The Orchid City and Moon Kingdom both faced huge fleets of void ships with no warning. They kinda just had to prepare on the spot." (Discord message). Retrieved December 14, 2023 — via Discord.
5. ↑ Each Ender Lord safeguarded an End Crystal. In "The Brave", the Void Lord held two End Crystals after invading two kingdoms
6. ↑ Olaguer, Rain Allen [radapedaxa] (October 23, 2023). "The Orchid City has the best quality of life. It's a nation focused on the well-being of everyone. They're so comfortable with life that they were completely unprepared when the Void Lord attacked them." (Discord message). Retrieved December 14, 2023 — via Discord.
7. ↑ Dexter Kronos [dexterkronos] (October 20, 2023). "And obviously Orchid City since every species just about lives there" (Discord message). Retrieved December 14, 2023 — via Discord.
8. ↑ According to Rainimator, *orchid* is a common name in the End because of the flower's color.
9. ↑ Olaguer, Rain Allen [radapedaxa] (February 3, 2023). "Ender Kingdoms fun fact:" (Discord message). Retrieved December 14, 2023 — via Discord.
10. ↑ Olaguer, Rain Allen [radapedaxa] (December 30, 2022). "Disclaimer: Head canons only" (Discord message). Retrieved December 14, 2023 via Discord.
11. ↑ Olaguer, Rain Allen [radapedaxa] (November 26, 2023). "The Orchid City has a very weak military, which made them an effortless target." (Discord message). Retrieved December 14, 2023 — via Discord.
12. ↑ Olaguer, Rain Allen [radapedaxa] (November 29, 2023). "Naeus could defeat the Orchid City, but attacking anything else would spell his doom" (Discord message). Retrieved December 14, 2023 — via Discord.
13. ↑ Olaguer, Rain Allen [radapedaxa] (September 13, 2022). "Banner competition will begin shortly!" (Discord message). Retrieved December 14, 2023 — via Discord.
14. ↑ supremityyy (September 14, 2022). "The Moon Kingdom v2" (Discord message). Retrieved December 14, 2023 — via Discord.

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