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Sarvik Information and History
Topic Started: Aug 17 2009, 07:35 PM (92 Views)
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Queen of Sarvik Province, Glacia

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Sarvik Information:

Sarvik is the northernmost and most frozen and hostile of the Provinces. Many of the mountains remain covered in snow and ice even through the height of summer. Near the south of Sarvik lies it's sole major city, Crystal City, which survives largely on tourism from the travelers who come to see the fantastic ice sculptures decorating the whole town and which give it its name. The whole city sparkles and shimmers with unrelieved ice. Some of the buildings are even built out of ice blocks with coolings spells used in warmer summers to prevent them melting.

Most of Sarvik is very sparsely populated though, consisting of small mining and logging towns and dotted with numerous fur trappers. The whole northern edge borders Arceria and poaching occurs over the border...in both directions. Those foolhardy enough to try to hunt in Arceria are as likely as not to find themselves becoming the hunted.

A small town in Sarvik near the Arcerian border holds one of the thirteen Dark Alters, though of course it has been many centuries since it was usable as a Gate since the knowledge had been lost.

Sarvik’s History:

Queen Mathilda had broken off contact with the Queen of Glacia as soon as her own new laws came into effect. As unrest was sweeping through Glacia she was free to rule her province her way and not heed any advice from a Glacian Ruler. The borders to Sarvik were fortified and travel through the province is very restricted. Tourists and traders were still welcome since they are a boost for the economy, but they were kept under a tight watch, being told it is for their own safety and health. This is still being done under Nicci’s rule.

Now every male child born is ringed immediately after birth in Sarvik, in order to assure that the new law was followed a large net of informants had been built by Queen Mathilda and reinforced by the later ruling Queen Elizabeth. A few slipped through the tight net, and to this day there are still bands of unringed men roaming the wilder side of Sarvik.

Born into this set of laws and not knowing anything about Blood Laws, Nicci has sworn to ring ALL men in Sarvik, and eventually in Glacia, and is working diligently on that goal, she will not fail, she is sure of that. Nicci has employed Black Widows to weave the intricate webs and try to make sure, she is always one step ahead of those who oppose her and want the old way to gain power once again. At least she thinks so, unrests are becoming more frequent and often her guards are not able to arrest anyone, the offenders are long gone when the guards finally arrive at the scenes.

Nicci has been working hard to keep the reigns tight and her province under control. There had been a few who had thought that she was too young to be an efficient and successful ruler, she had struck them down with enough force to quench any more doubts at her strength or efficiency. Her District Rulers are in direct contact with her at all times, there is no slack in the chain of command, Nicci says how high and far they are to jump and they better oblige. She knows that her success depends on how much she is feared by the District Rulers and how much she is loved by the citizens of her province.

All her subjects have been brainwashed for three generations into thinking that unringed males are dangerous, they cannot control their urges and it is not only for the safety of the women but also for their own protection that they are ringed at birth. Marriage is unnecessary in Nicci’s eyes; the males are not going anywhere as long as one holds the key to their rings. She keeps a close watch on pregnancies and births, infants reported to be still born are examined and then burnt. Not one male child in her province will slip through her grasp, she thinks.

Unrests are creeping up every now and then, mostly fueled by the still ‘free’ men and women living at the outskirts of society and making advances into weaker districts. Nicci has formed a band of hooligans that will go after these rebels and capture as many of them as they can. The captured men are ringed or shaven, depending on the age and if they can be trained. She lets reports slip through, telling her loyal citizens of the horrors those unringed beasts cause and the length their Queen is going to keeping every last one of them safe and sound from these animals. After three generations not having learned the Blood Laws, most have forgotten how it is supposed to be, the few that still remember keep quiet, waiting for their chance, passing the information on in hushed whispers to only those who are free. Change is coming slowly and quietly, with the new Territory Queen of Glacia things are about to change drastically.

Districts:

Kempera District: Ruler: Zegart Powl --- Warlord Prince --- Broken to Tiger Eye (NPC)
Norlinsk Province: Ruler: Makeda Ashay --- Queen --- White to Yellow (NPC)
Tovo District: Ruler: Egar Shani --- Warlord Prince --- Yellow to Rose (NPC)
[TCZ]Glacian,09,88,[/TCZ]If I had to choose between loving you, and breathing. I would use my last breath to say I LOVE YOU.
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