[center][img]http://fontmeme.com/freefonts/img.php?f=36517&s=55&t=Country%20of%20Kembre&c=660099[/img] [img]http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv183/EmmaJaneA/zzke.png[/img][/center] [hider= Some Facts] The Country Colors are Dark red and purple. Royal family of Rosso characteristics: Fair haired and light eyed. Mostly blonde and Blue eyes. The main religion practiced in Kembre is, Sol Cielo. The Capital City is called 'Lucciola City' The most profitable export is Katar Stone. Most of the country it made up of forest, farmland, Lakes, and rivers, but the norther you go the colder, and windier. There are 4 seasons, three months of each season. The most common names for men are Juan, Carlo, Pedro, and Giovanni. The most common names for woman are Joanna, Caterina, Stelle, and Antonia. (As you can see names in Kembre are of Italian/Latin/Spanish Origin) Kembre is allies with Aldentine. Due to the political marriage of King Leonardo to Ursula Princess of Aldentine. Kembre is Enemies with Selymar. They fight over Mount Vardan. The also fight over slavery/equality of magic users and the Elves. In Kembre Slavery is illegal. Magic users and Elves are typically highly regarded in Kembre. Kembre takes in Elves from Selymer whom seek freedom from slavery there. Kembre also takes in Magic users/Bloods from Selymar seeking safety from the penalty of death for being found using, or for even being born with magic-blood, in Selymar. The 'Academy of Magics' is located in Narni. Kembre is known for its many Academies, and Libraries. Many people come to Kembre to/for study. The Castle of the King, is located just south of the capital city. Orphans and unclaimed illegitimate children take the last same Pupilli. [/hider] [hider=The Royal Family of Kembre] All of the characters are available to make your own, if you claim one and make a CS for them, i will put 'taken' next to the name. I just had to pre-name them so I could make a Family Tree. [IMG]http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/s526/TarinEmma/rpkembre_zpsd0edf060.png[/IMG] [b]King Leonardo[/b] became king at the age of 27, after his father the late King Alessio died from an infection caused by a wound he had gotten after a battle. His Mother the late Queen Veronica died giving birth to his younger brother Borso. Leonardo never loved his wife, but he admires her, and lets her do as she pleases. He was completely infatuated with Francesca, but now it’s just a mutual love. (Age 50) [b]Queen Ursula[/b] is also, the King of Aldentine’s younger sister. She was marred to, the then Prince Leonardo when she was 14. She has had many secret lovers. Thankfully all of her children are her husbands. (Age 40) [b]Lady Francesca Cellini[/b], Concubine to the king. (Age 29) [b]Lorenzo[/b]. Commander of the Kembre Army, and Crowned Prince of Kembre (age 26) [b]Elizabeth[/b]. Crowned Princess of Kembre (Age 20) [b]Flora[/b], princess of Kembre. (age 3) [b]Novella[/b], Princess of Kembre, and Duchess of Narni. (age 21) [b]Giulio de Vigo[/b], Duke of Narni. Knight to the Kembre. (age 27) [b]Alessandra[/b], Duchess of Narni (age 6) [b]Lucrezia[/b] Duchess of Narni (age 2) [b]Giovanni[/b], Prince of Kembre. And Baron of Humberton a county in Collina/Kembre. Twin (age 19) [b]Lavinia[/b], Duchess of Rembrant, and Princess of Kembre. Twin (Age 19) [b]Luis Foscari[/b], Duke of Rembrant, second in command of the Kembre eastern border watch. (age 34) [b]Seabastian[/b], hduke of Rembrant and prince of Kembre. (age 2) [b]Lady Tullia[/b]. Illegitimate Child of King Leonardo, and Lady Francesca. (age 13) [b]Borso[/b], Duke of Mellvine, Chief adviser to the king, and Prince of Kembre. (Age 46) [b]Catherine[/b], Duchess of Mellvine. Daughter of the established noble family of Jinken, of Aldentine. (Age 39) [b]Matteo[/b] is a widow, his late wife Duchess Gemma Sarros, died due to complications during the birth of their first child, 5 years ago. The Child, Bartolomea, died at the age of three of fever. He is the Duke of Sarros, gained this title from his late wife. (age 23) [b]Cosimo[/b], Knight of Kembre, and count of Ardula-Shire in Mellvine/kembre (age 19) [/hider] [hider=The Fiefs] (Fiefs: Its Like a State within a country, but Ruled over by Dukes/duchess. Within a Fief, the towns, cities, and the surrounding farmlands are ruled over by a Baron, marquess, Earl, or Count. Then there are smaller villages ruled over by a lord, or landed knight. ) (Look on the map, Kembre is outlined in Green. The Fiefs within are outlined and named. (if you would like to be a duke/duchess you need to claim a Fief.) Livianos Rosadora Codicia Diamante - Kings Personal Lands Telarana Rosso Islands Mellvine - Ruled by the Duke Borso and Duchess Catherine Rosso. Alzavola Montagna Sarros - Ruled by the Duke Matteo Rosso. Rembrant - Ruled by the duke and duchess Foscari. Collina Narni - Ruled by the Duke and Duchess de Vigo. Deane Zeelveeto [/hider] [hider=Mount Vardan Territory] Mount Vardan, is an isolated territory of Kembre. There is only one large village, located high up the mountain, where the air is thin and always full of Katar stone dust, blowing around from the old emptied quarries and mines, all over the mountain. Kembre owns about half of Mount Vardan, the territory line that mark off the end of their ownership, is really a long wide bottomless crack that goes all the way across the mountain. The Vardan People - There are no schools or books, they don't see a purpose for reading or writing. They keep history through stories and songs. They learn how to hunt for their meat, goat herd, trade properly, and most of all mine Katar Stone. There are no farms, so most food other than meat and cheese is bought through the traders. The people ages 12-65 work in the quarry, the culture is focused around a shared working life in the quarry. its a hardworking, dedicated, and close-knit village, they live A happy simple life, without the politics, and evils of the lowlanders. (lowlanders = is what they call all people not from the mountain village) The only thing they mine, is a stone called Katar. Katar is the mountains only crop. Over centuries whenever one quarry ran out of Katar, the villagers dug a new one, moving the village into the old quarry. Each of the mountains quarries has produced slight variations of the brilliant white Katar stone. They have mined Katar marbled with pale veins of pink, blue, green, yellow, silver, and now purple. Katar is rare, so rare in fact that the only known place to find it, is high up on Mount Vardan. And the only people that can Mine it perfectly, are the Vardan Villagers also known as Stone-Singers. This is the stone that allows the villagers their livelihood, through trade in the summer and spring months. None of the villagers normally ever leave the village, seeing as they know hardly anything about the rest of the world, except from what they see of the greedy traders, and bandits. Vardan people are much stronger than even the strongest lowlander. They all are Stone-Singers. (Native Vardan people are called Vardanians) Stone-Singing is a form of communication. For generations quarry workers have used a silent form of speech to communicate in the quarries. Stone-Song will work anywhere where there is Katar stone. All one has to do is to use shared common memories and keep on touch with the stone so the speech flows. If one does not share the common memory they will get the closest like-form that they have of a memory. Stone-Singers also have an affinity for all forms of rock/stone/metals/gems but mainly Katar. They are great metalworkers, smiths and stoneworkers. All people in the village know by heart the traditional song and stories of Vardan. The songs have meanings and messages to them that aid one when stone-singing. Vardan people don't practice any form of religion, they do believe in reincarnation. They dress mostly in leathers, furs, and Wool, but also gain fabric such as velvet, silk, cotton, and flax, from the traders. (Think Viking like clothing styles) Surnames are rather different from the rest of the world in Vardan. A daughter takes her fathers first name and adds daughter to the end of it, where a Son takes his mothers first name and adds son to the end. [URL=http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/s526/TarinEmma/rpp_zps56bb1cde.png]Example[/URL] (also they have very viking/Nature/Frankish sounding names)[/hider]