The Food Kingdoms all live in harmony. Though, harmony is a delicate balance often put off by the smallest of things. After the last 100 year war, all seven kingdoms came together to create a treaty that outlined clear and concise borders as well as the conditions of their peace.
It has been nearly 100 years since the treaty was signed. They've flourished and created trades with other like-minded kingdoms. While no wars have been fought since the last global war, tensions between some kingdoms has been particularly high.
Amidst all of this, the Empire of 花木 （Hua'Mu) has reached out to the other kingdoms in invitation. As the Emperor's eldest daughter comes of age, she opens up their borders to attend her masquerade party.
【 тнe ĸιngdoм oғ an'elle 】
【 A kingdom of sweet and decadent denizens. 】
➽➽➽ Alliance With- The Vegetable Kingdom ➽➽➽ Enemies- The Drink Empire, The Fruit Kingdom ➽➽➽ Traditions- Perhaps a bit old fashioned with their traditions. Young girls are taught to be proper, and boys to be gentleman. Always with a bit of a sweet tooth. Both sexes are well educated and well cultured. ➽➽➽ Rulers- The King took his own life. His insanity overruled his mind. His son took the throne in his father's place, and it seemed that the Sweets have cast aside all to do with the Drink Empire. Forging an alliance instead with those that had been their enemies before. ➽➽➽ Climate- A relatively cool place where all those with sweet blood enjoy to live. Temperatures may range from moderate to cold, but it is never warm here to protect those who melt from melting. ➽➽➽ Armed Forces- Protected by their Peppermint army, they don't need to worry about much in the way of being attacked. The minty guardians are more than capable of taking care of the kingdom. ➽➽➽ Economy- Is based solely on their advances in tech. They sell this to nations that are behind for a high price- knowing that they don't want to fall behind in anything- whether it be war or recreation. ➽➽➽ Specialty- This kingdom thrives on technology- whether it be scientific advances or expanding on old ones. ➽➽➽ Extra information- There are rumors in circulation that the only reason that they are as good friends with the Vegetable people is because a noble woman is having relations with a man from said kingdom. It's a scandalous reason, and is causing great tension with the Drinks as they were once allies.
【 тнe colony oғ ѕтarcн 】
【 A home to grainy citizens. 】
➽➽➽ Alliance With- Fruits Kingdom, Drink Empire ➽➽➽ Enemies- An inside militia force attempting to throw out any form of government. ➽➽➽ Traditions- Servants work on plantations for a few years as indentured servants before they're free to become citizens. Taxes are light, and the land distributed has been fair until recently. These are still in place, but ever since the colonyship was introduced, males are required to do three years of military service as well. ➽➽➽ Rulers- The old leader was overthrown, and it is now ruled over by a new king with help from the eldest Fruit Siblings. However, they only help; they do not make decisions without consent of the family they helped put in power. ➽➽➽ Climate- It's relatively dry, but rains enough to keep the crops growing. They experience long, and moderate winters and long, hot summers. ➽➽➽ Armed Forces- After the colonyship, the Fruit Kingdom lent a small number of soldiers to help train them to have a true military force. Men are required to do three years of military service at the age of eighteen. Women may join as well. ➽➽➽ Economy- Still focused on agricultural technology as well as servantdom. ➽➽➽ Specialty- Not applicable at this time. ➽➽➽ Extra information- There has been a push to cement the relationship with the Fruit Kingdom more solid, but no one has acted upon it. They are working on their nation, and trying to rebuild.
【 тнe warrιng тrιвeѕ oғ grœnngarðr 】
【 A kingdom of meaty barbarians. 】
➽➽➽ Alliance With- None ➽➽➽ Enemies- N/A ➽➽➽ Traditions- While there exists a patriarchal society at it's core, women do hold a lot of power- especially when it comes to marriage and finances. These people are well known for their skilled raids, and while they are not openly hostile toward the other kingdoms, the many tribes do often fight amongst themselves for control. They believe strongly that their most skilled warriors will be treated well in Valhalla- their afterlife. ➽➽➽ Rulers- The King and his wife have sons, but no daughters. They are all strong, decorated warriors. ➽➽➽ Climate- It changes often as they don't stay in one place for two long. Though, their homeland is frigid. ➽➽➽ Armed Forces- They have no organized military. They think of themselves as their own military force. ➽➽➽ Economy- Most of their money come from raiding and plundering. Though, they do excellent craft work as well. ➽➽➽ Specialty- Smithing. Excellent crafting abilities with any type of metal is their specialty. ➽➽➽ Extra information- They recently came across a strange island called the Isle of Condiments filled with strange people that barely speak the language of the homeland. They claimed the Isle in the name of the Meat Kingdom, but they let it be for the most part- stationing only a few people there to learn more about the people that inhabit it.
【 тнe noмadѕ oғ ιlepιa 】
【 A nomadic group of peaceful dairy folk. 】
➽➽➽ Alliance With- The Sweets Kingdom ➽➽➽ Enemies- N/A ➽➽➽ Traditions- They are travelers- moving their kingdom from place to place. They have temples built to meditate and worship. Women become oracles and priestesses. Men are not allowed to be priests- only the women are allowed to participate in these ritualistic type behaviors. Often times they are paid large sums by other nations to read into their future. ➽➽➽ Rulers- They are ruled by the Grand Oracle and the priestesses under her. ➽➽➽ Climate- It changes as they travel- as they do not live in one set location. ➽➽➽ Armed Forces- They have no formal military. ➽➽➽ Economy- The money they receive comes from other nations for the future telling and swindling people out of their money with their street performances. ➽➽➽ Specialty- Not applicable at this time ➽➽➽ Extra information- This nation has not been heard of or seen in three years. In their travels, they contracted a disease, and their immune systems were not equipped to handle it. Most of the rumors that have surfaced about their disappearance are accusing different nations of being murderers when it is in fact, no one's fault. (Note: If you would like to play as a member of this nomadic group, as a survivor of this disease, it would make for an interesting character.)
【 тнe ĸιngdoм oғ eѕтrye 】
【 A kingdom of fruity citizens. 】
➽➽➽ Alliance With- Grains Kingdom, The Drink Empire ➽➽➽ Enemies- The Vegetable Kingdom, The Sweet Kingdom ➽➽➽ Traditions- The King is more like a chieftain. He is expected to have many wives and many children. Both men and women tend to wear their hair long, but it is truly just a preference, and not a must. ➽➽➽ Rulers- A chieftain and his harem of wives have ten children. The two eldest are Generals of the military unit, and the others serve as apprentices or masters of some sort of occupation in the kingdom. ➽➽➽ Climate- A temperate climate with short, warm summers and long, cold winters. These people tend to hibernate during the winter and come out and be more productive during the summer and spring. ➽➽➽ Armed Forces- The armed forces make up a large unit of the population. They are a secretive group led by the eldest of the fruit siblings. Men are required to go into military service for a number of years before they decide whether or not to join the military as a career. ➽➽➽ Economy- They team up with the Kingdom of grains to increase their techological advances in agriculture. There is also quite a bit of trade between their allies- tea from the Drinks and a different assortment of grain from the Grains mostly. ➽➽➽ Specialty- They specialize in trade and the import and export of goods. ➽➽➽ Extra information- No extra information about this kingdom have been written.
【 тнe wιndleѕѕ paradιѕe 】
【 A lush paradise of vegetable denizens. 】
➽➽➽ Alliance With- The Sweets Kingdom ➽➽➽ Enemies- The Drink Empire, The Fruit Kingdom ➽➽➽ Traditions- Many citizens live in tree houses or underground. They would see them as uncivilized, but they are quite the opposite. They are very unabashed- often walking around in little more than just enough clothing to make them decent. They are very unfriendly towards people who are not their own, and they focus heavily on military power. ➽➽➽ Rulers- Ruled by a jury of six people. Three men, three women. The jury makes laws, and gives the order to carry out the punishment. A king has power, but must consult the jury before any rash decisions are made. ➽➽➽ Climate- A lush jungle climate- warm weather and a lot of rain. It is rarely cold here, and if it is, then the citizens will hibernate until the cold is over with. ➽➽➽ Armed Forces- A large military might of specialized warriors that take warfare very seriously. ➽➽➽ Economy- Their economy is based on mining as well as their military might. ➽➽➽ Specialty- Not applicable at this time. ➽➽➽ Extra information- They've recently become enemies with the Drinks, and became allies with a kingdom they'd been enemies with for years. Though, no one has admitted why as of yet, there have been many rumors.
【 тнe eмpιre oғ нυaмυ 】
【 An empire of beverage loving folk. 】
➽➽➽ Alliance With- The Fruit and Grain Kingdoms ➽➽➽ Enemies- The Vegetable Kingdom ➽➽➽ Traditions- Seen as having odd traditions and beliefs of many of the other kingdoms. Martial arts are very emphasized in the youth- even young girls. Meditation is important as well. They often refer to people with honorifics- especially those older than them. They believe in peace, and often try to avoid fighting, but have allies with other kingdoms just in case they need it. ➽➽➽ Rulers- The Cha Clan still have power at this time. ➽➽➽ Climate- A place of moderate temperatures- never too warm, but never too hot either. It tends to be a bit foggy sometimes, and rains often here. ➽➽➽ Armed Forces- The armed forces here are known for their martial arts training and their weapons specialties. It's relatively moderate in size with a focus on small elite teams of people rather than large military might. ➽➽➽ Economy- The economy has focused solely on trade and architecture. ➽➽➽ Specialty- The kingdom is known for it's lovely architecture as well as the skilled artisans. Tensions with their previous allies have soured, and they've been rumored to be competing with the Sweets in terms of technology. ➽➽➽ Extra information- A nation in need of rebuilding- both trust and cities. Rumors of corrupt advisors have been out in the open for some time.
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A slender boy from the southern provinces of Hua'mu can often be seen pouring over books and texts. Black calligraphy ink has left near permanent stains across his pale hands and wrists, but he's found that he rather likes that as for him, it's a sign that he's worked hard enough to earn his keep at a job that he more or less inherited after the man that took him in from the streets had passed.
Like most men from Hua'mu, he wears his hair long, and tied back away from his face. It accentuates perhaps his more feminine features, but he's found that he enjoys his appearance. Sen, despite having been given a uniform when he became the knowledge keeper for the royal family, greatly prefers the comfort of the fashion of southern Hua'mu where he was raised.
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➽➽➽ Calligraphy is one of his greatest passions ➽➽➽ His pursuit for knowledge and literature is seemingly unmatched. He loves learning about history and other cultures. ➽➽➽ He is a well traveled individual- having documented the people from the other kingdoms in his journey across the world with the man who trained him.
➽➽➽ His attitude sometimes gets him into trouble. He's very prideful of his work sometimes to the point of arrogance. ➽➽➽ He's weak to a pretty face regardless of their sex. Though women in pursuit of him will fluster him. Men are easy for him to understand and charm, but women are a different story. ➽➽➽ His organization skills are lacking. His library is kept neat and orderly, but his personal living space is the exactly opposite. p r є f є r є n c є s ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔
+ Books/scrolls/literature + Calligraphy + Pretty faces Women do fluster him as he has only ever been with other men. + Learning and observing other languages
- Ruined books/scrolls - Crying - Uncertainty He doesn't like not knowing what or how to act or do. He's very rarely been unsure of himself to be put into this situation, and so it makes him uncomfortable to be put in the hot seat. - Foods that are overly sweet or bitter - Wastefulness
t r í v í α ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ➽➽➽ Sen practices calligraphy everyday to the point where he has near permanent ink stains on his palms and fingers. ➽➽➽ He's a firm believer that cats are better than people, and will sometimes go out of his way to push people away. ➽➽➽ Both he and his sister were sold by their parents into a form of slavery, and one of his main goals in life is to reconnect with the girl that he's not seen in years. He was sent to a red-light district, and she was sent to become a geisha in training. ➽➽➽ He was raised in a red-light district that specialized in both male and female entertainers, and he was a popular entertainer after coming of age. ➽➽➽ His love of poetry and calligraphy came from the many men that courted him and paid for his company. After he was released from his contract after being injured, he sought out a profession where he could be around the things that he loved most. ➽➽➽ He walks with a slight limp from his injury during a practice for a dance. He fell, and was unable to continue performing. ➽➽➽ In his personal room, he still has the trinkets and gifts given to him in his time that he worked as a courtesan.
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Sen and his family were once high ranking nobles in southern Hua'mu. Though, after the death of his mother who always held the purse strings, his mother went out and squandered their fortune in illegal gambling where he racked up far more debt than he could ever hope to pay for on his own. The man decided then and there that his children would pay his debt for him, but perhaps not in the way that people would expect. Rather than force the spoiled children into a demanding, laboring job, he instead, sold them to people who had less than pure intentions.
His sister, was sent away to a home where they trained young geisha. While he, was sent to a red-light district and trained to be an entertainer. There, they trained both young boys and girls to entertain the guests that came to stay. They weren't considered prostitutes as they did more than sell sex, and there was a ceremony before they could even take clients in that way. Sen was trained to be a pretty face and listen and perform for guests that came for strong liquor and beautiful people that took care of them. He thrived under this. He learned to write poetry- which was greatly enjoyed by the male guests that came to talk to him while he was still an apprentice. Sen had never forgotten his sister, though. He missed the girl dearly, and wished that he could one day reunite with her again.
Not too long after coming of age to take clients, Sen broke his ankle during a practice for a performance. It took a long time to heal properly, and the owner of the tavern decided that it would be for the best if they ended his contract. Sen was devastated that he'd lost something that he had enjoyed so greatly, but he was happy at the same time that he wouldn't be forced to sell his body for the rest of his life.
A kind client who had frequented his shows had found him wandering the streets the next day, and helped him regain his footing. He taught Sen about the rest of the world and some of their customs which enthralled him greatly. He divulged the fact that he was a historian that had worked with the current knowledge keeper of Hua'mu's royal family. Sen had heard about the Cha family that ruled over Hua'mu for the last several decades, but being of such low position as he was had never had a chance to interact with any of them. Once he was able to walk on his own and take care of himself, Sen left the company of the man that had given him such hospitality in search of the knowledge keeper that he'd been told of.
At first, he was turned away. The man seemed very unwilling to take on an apprentice, but Sen persisted, and finally, he gave in to the young, disheveled teenager that wanted more from his life than working as a prostitute. He demanded that Sen leave a piece of literature in exchange for the information he was about to bestow onto him. He stated that he must leave knowledge to receive it, and that stuck with him. He offered up the messy calligraphied poems that he'd written during his training, and he seemed more than pleased by that offering. The work was hard, and oftentimes boring, but he fell into it quickly- finding a knack for retaining information. He still had a limp from having broken his ankle, but he was able to keep up with the aging man as they traveled the world in search of information about other cultures.
Having no children of his own, the man took Sen under his wing and taught the boy how to read and write properly. He helped him regain his noble status as well. When Sen turned twenty-three, the man died of old age, and he was left alone in the vast library filled with tomes from across the seven kingdoms. He wasn't sure of what to do after his death as he felt there was still much more to learn. He's spent a great more deal of his life with words, ink, and paper than he has with other humans, and as such his people skills have somewhat deteriorated, but if someone is in need of help to find knowledge, then he will never turn them away. After the man passed, Sen took his surname as he felt much closer to a father figure to Sen then his own father ever did.
“She's a beautiful princess, and I've no doubt that someday she would make an excellent empress for the people. She and her family have been nothing but kind to me after taking on this role. I've not personally interacted with her yet, but I do remember sitting in on meetings as my master talked with her family.” Level of Friendship Level of Attraction Level of Romance Level of Distrust
“The youngest princess is certainly the kindest. She hides a pain behind those eyes though, but even though I do wear a noble title, I'd dare not overstep my boundaries to ask her of her trauma.” Level of Friendship Level of Attraction Level of Romance Level of Distrust
“Caslan and I are far more than acquaintances. He's kept me company more than once, but I'm not sure our level of friendship is more or less than just warming each other's beds. If I'm honest, I'm unsure of what to call our relationship if there even is one there. I've said nothing in hopes that any feelings that I do have will subside, but there's been no luck on that front. It's starting to affect my work as much as that displeases me.” Level of Friendship Level of Attraction Level of Romance Level of Distrust
“His younger sister is only someone I've met a few times. I don't think she knows anything about our relationship, and so I do my best to keep it cordial with her. ” Level of Friendship Level of Attraction Level of Romance Level of Distrust
“While Minagi intimidates me, Yunru does not. We've warmed each other's beds a few times in the past when he decides he wants to slack on his job.” Level of Friendship Level of Attraction Level of Romance Level of Distrust
“She's one of the older Guo siblings. She's not as in the spotlight as the two generals, but her troublemaking does seem to put her in the hot seat sometimes. I really don't know her that well.” Level of Friendship Level of Attraction Level of Romance Level of Distrust
“I've yet to meet her, but I've heard nobles from An'elle can act like sticks in the mud.” Level of Friendship Level of Attraction Level of Romance Level of Distrust
“He's the eldest of the Guo siblings, and he's definitely a pretty face. My interactions with him have only been superficial, but I wouldn't mind getting to know him better. ” Level of Friendship Level of Attraction Level of Romance Level of Distrust
“Cyrus is almost too pretty to be a man. I know I'm one to talk, but I can't be the only one to notice this, right?” Level of Friendship Level of Attraction Level of Romance Level of Distrust
“From what I know of her, she's a servant of the Guo family. She seems to follow the troublemaker around to keep her out of said trouble.” Level of Friendship Level of Attraction Level of Romance Level of Distrust
“She's a princess from an up and coming colony. I don't know much about her or her people. I've been looking for books on her or her people, but we don't have any here.” Level of Friendship Level of Attraction Level of Romance Level of Distrust
“There's a lot about her that's very intimidating.” Level of Friendship Level of Attraction Level of Romance Level of Distrust
“Even for me as a man who likes other men, he doesn't really seem the type to catch my interest. He seems to be a chauvinist pig, but that's only from a first glance.” Level of Friendship Level of Attraction Level of Romance Level of Distrust
“He's so pretty, but as his people are an enemy of our kingdom, I'd rather not take him to bed.” Level of Friendship Level of Attraction Level of Romance Level of Distrust
“Another pretty vegetable boy. What a shame.” Level of Friendship Level of Attraction Level of Romance Level of Distrust
I do believe the two eldest children of the Fruit Kingdom are taken by Otter and myself. But perhaps a younger prince with aspirations to joining his siblings in battle or thinking that even though he has a lesser ranking that he's better than the other two? Possibilities.
