Kingdom High

Location

Kingdom High lies in the middle of the mainland of Alteron. The eastern Fire Isles also belong to Kingdom High.



History

Founded over 4000 years ago, in the year 4.121 in the Age of Progress, by king Malan.

The kingdom has quickly grown in size and power until it reached the borders of other powerful lands, and started the Age of War. In the Age of War the borders shifted back and forth, but the kingdom always remained about the same size as it was at the start of the Age of War .





After the Age of War Kindom High has managed to get hold of most of all Castergems, making it the strongest military power of all Alteron. They handed out the Castergems to loyal servants who used its powers for the kingdom.

Over the years the borders have been kept safe using its near monopoly on magic, but it also transformed the kingdom into an isolated land, trying to keep out foreigners who might end up stealing their Castergems.



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<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;">Current situation.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;line-height:1.15;white-space:pre-wrap;">Kingdom High holds the largest territory, but it consists mostly of loose independent city states who officially belong to Kingdom High itself but can manage well on their own. These city states always have several Casters in high functions that make sure the states remain loyal.

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<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap;">Kingdom High is also known as the Kingdom of Magic, as it is the only land on the mainland with widespread use of Magic <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap;">. The kingdom officially deploys and uses Casters as its agents and soldiers, which has given them a strong advantage over other countries <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;line-height:1.15;">.

It also hold the headquarters of the Godless.

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<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap;">Races.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap;">About 99% of the population is human. Several human aligned and free races live here as well. Catfolk and Gnomes have some villages for themselves.