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Thaetaela is a massive continent home to four great kingdoms: the kingdom of the mountains, Shletzia; the kingdom of the dry plains, Aelututari; the kingdom of the ice lands, Neumassae; and the kingdom of the great river, Forbarti. In the center lay the ruined lands formerly under a fifth, fallen kingdom, Alurdae. Beyond these great nations' lands lay an immensely unexplored wilderness. Forests, deserts, mountain ranges, and savannas sit at these borders. Beyond those have yet to be seen.

The kingdoms are primarily to aid in giving a location and possible background reference for characters. Characters can be of any race within reason. There will be no set limit, but use a comfortable number.

Characters will need to be described enough to tell a name, what they are, about how old they may be, how they look, and anything they may so happen to carry. If certain details are meant to be revealed later such as a background story that shapes them, then it is fine to do so.

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03-15-2015 at 9:47 AM

They kept on walking until they were almost under the open gates. Six guards stood lining the entrance. A seventh guard started approaching from around the corner. "Welcome," he said with mild smile. "I know you may want to get inside as fast as possible, but since the incident in Alurdae, the king wants us to keep track of anyone with weapons. A sense of security thing, really, but his orders." "Alright. What do you need?" Anae asked. "Just a name. Reason for visit if you feel open enough," the man replied. "She's Anae, and I'm Aristissa."

03-15-2015 at 9:22 AM

Brysoni had his bare arms wrapped comfortably around his pulled up knees. His long sleeves were up above his elbows. Grabbing his bag, he opened it and took out his nearly empty flask. Unscrewing the lid he poured the last few drops of the cold water into his drying mouth. Unwrapping his arms, he placed his hands on the hot ground. Putting more weight onto his hands, he slowly lifted himself up and stood with his back towards the city. Pivoting around to face the city, he took a few more steps towards it.

03-13-2015 at 4:25 PM

They kept walking until the towers of the gates were high above them. Anae pointed at the water flow in the center of the castle. "Look," she said. "It's flowing up." Aristissa looked at the long walls and the parts of the city she could see within the walls. She could see a tall fountain beyond the gates. "It's almost exactly as I remember how daddy described it."

03-13-2015 at 4:07 PM

Brysoni's eyes darted around, trying to spot if anyone else was coming but after standing still for a few minutes and walking for hours it was unlikely his legs would stay still for much longer. He bent down, placing his knees on the ground, then resting in that place as he started to get his energy back.

03-13-2015 at 1:11 PM

"Should be about an hour," Anae said. "I wonder if the king and queen are the same," Aristissa said thoughtlessly.

03-13-2015 at 12:54 PM

"I never actually believed the stories" His jaw had dropped open at the sight that unfurled in front of his surprised eyes.Gazing at the marvellous castle that floated in the city. He stayed there, unable to take his eyes away, for a few moments before he snapped himself out of it. After spotting the water that flowed from the castle, nothing else seemed to matter at that moment in time. No floating castle could be better then water when your own is nearly gone and you haven't kept on drinking.

03-12-2015 at 6:32 PM

"Look at that," Anae said as she pointed towards the castle. "I knew Aelututari was an amazing sight to behold, but look at all of that water! It seems to pour endlessly from the castle!" "No wonder some travelers often refer to it as an oasis," Aristissa added. "How do you think they have that happening?" "Arie, for a city with a floating castle, I don't know how to answer that."

03-12-2015 at 4:43 PM

Brysoni's legs started to grow weaker as he continued his journey towards the gates. His mind had forgot to keep telling him to take a sip of his water, which made it harder for him to walk. Once his memory finally came back, he took a huge gulp of his refreshing water. The cold liquid running down his dry and hurting throat. The awareness of time, hours, minutes, seconds all seemed like meaningless words. For all he knew, he could have been walking for 4 hours and not realised. Though it felt like more as his head began to hurt fro the heat. After hours of walking, Brysoni was welcomed with the relief of gates standing high in front of his eyes.

03-11-2015 at 1:47 PM

Finally, they lost track of time. The sun floated high above the horizon. Aristissa lifted a canteen to her mouth, but her lips were rewarded with an empty dryness. She looked into the container to confirm its emptiness. "Anae," she started, "how much further do you think it is?" "Another hour at least," the black gnoll replied. "At least we can see the gates, though. They are absolutely massive."

03-11-2015 at 1:14 PM

Brysoni could feel the ground underneath him. The soft floor that would move down when pressure pressed on it. The sky above him that was home to the incredible sun. Not much seemed to be around, everything that was even hospitable would most likely be in the place where everyone could live. "Just a bit longer." He told himself after what felt like hours of walking, though it had probably been only 40 minutes. Brysoni spotted what seemed like a fortress or a castle like building.

03-10-2015 at 4:29 PM

As Anae and Aristissa walked, more than just the spire began to peak over the horizon. The spire was atop a much bigger structure. The castle-like building seemed to waver from side to side on the horizon. Half an hour later, as they got closer, Anae and Aristissa saw that the structure wasn't actually touching the ground.

03-10-2015 at 12:06 PM

Brysoni couldn't see any sign of inhabitants anywhere, but that was probably because of the lack of water,shelter and food. The trees that dotted around him an hour, or 2 maybe, ago had disappeared and left nothing but plain land. Eventually he started to spot parts of a village or town, it was like black dots that lie at the bottom of a small hill. He quickened his slowly decreasing pace so that he would get there sooner. A tower, more like spire, pointed up higher then everything else, like it was the centre of the town. He couldn't see exactly how tall it was but he didn't need to get too close to see that it was the tallest building.

03-10-2015 at 10:58 AM

The two stepped out of the forest onto the plains. They kept an eye out for any water and shade along the way. After about an hour of walking, they could see the hint of some structure poking above the horizon. "Look," Aristissa pointed, "isn't that the tallest spire?" "Looks like it, Arie. But that's still very far away."

03-9-2015 at 6:05 PM

Brysoni brought his sleeve up to wipe his forehead with it. He put his hand back down by his side, shaking it a little and then pulling up to rest on the strap of his bag,unable to keep his hand still he started to play with the loose straps. He quickened his pace, still having no idea which was where he had to rely on the placement of the sun to tell him which way was north and then use his local knowledge to figure out where the closest village is, though he didn't have much knowledge when it came to this kingdom.

03-8-2015 at 6:28 PM

Anae grabbed the handle of her hammer and lifted herself from the ground. She then effortlessly swung it across her back. Aristissa was shortly behind Anae. She used her foot to toss her glaive into the air. She caught it and swiftly twisted it across her back. She then picked up their bag of supplies.

03-8-2015 at 6:02 PM

His hair started to stick to his head, becoming a dark, flat mess. He pulled his strap back over his shoulder before running a hand through his hair, his face tightening at the touch of its dampness. "Maybe I shouldn't of put so many clothes on" Brysoni mumbled to himself.

03-8-2015 at 4:54 PM

"Perhaps we should start heading out. The longer we wait, the less water we will have," Anae said. "I remember father talking about Aelututari. He was constantly concerned about where they got their water from," Aristissa rambled.

03-8-2015 at 4:09 PM

Brysoni was getting tired of just seeing the same thing numerous times. He swung his bag off of one shoulder, keeping one strap around the other, and opening it up to reveal a half empty bag with a bottle and some food. Taking the water bottle out, he swilled it in his mouth before placing it back. "This place is plain, probably why the call it the dry plains" Brysoni started muttering to himself, squinting up at the sun.

03-8-2015 at 3:53 PM

"Any idea how it looks?" Aristissa asked with her mouth full of bread. "The city I mean." "No. Not even a single clue," Anae replied.

03-8-2015 at 3:50 PM

Brysoni didn't really know which way to go, he needed to get to the nearest city but he hadn't brought a map or a compass with him. He thought he was lost so he started straying in a random direction.

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