Country info: Aeneryia

Aeneryia is an ancient land, located on a northern section of a continent to the northeast of Planaya. The mixture of harsh climate at sea and ring of mountains blocking passage to the water isolate the country. The geology within the country itself is oddly varied for such a northern land, only the northern province receives the harsh polar weather of the coasts that line Aeneryia.

Aeneryia is an empire, the land separated into five provinces, one for each cardinal direction, and what is basically a super-massive city in the central as the fifth. The Northern capital is Autumn's End, and is ruled by House Ilyna. Their sigil is a black lion on a maroon field. The Southern province is a mild-weathered jungle, the ruling seat of which is a large stone-walled city covered in the vines of the surrounding landscape. It is known as Mertell, and it is ruled by House Khaaj, whose sigil is a silver viper curling along the length of a tan bow. The Eastern province is a cooler forest, cut through by many rivers. The capital is Gilt Harbor, and it is under the control of House Taiir, whose sigil is a golden eagle soaring through the air with a grey fish in it's talons. The Western province is mainly a large meadow, dotted with forests here and there. It is also home to the largest lake in Aeneryia, Cyclone's Eye. The capital is known simply as The Tower, which is a nine hundred foot tower that can house entire cities. A small mountain range is behind the tower, adding to it's gargantuan appearance. It is rumored that the subspecies of dragons native to Aeneryia originated here, and The Tower is rumored to be built on the burial ground of the largest dragon ever known, Ierys, the White Shadow. The Tower is held by House Cyro, whose sigil is The Tower in grey, with a giant crow on top. Finally, there is the Central province, the heart of the empire. The seat of power is the flaming throne, a throne made of melted blades and dragon bones. Blades fan out behind the person seated, and the bones of dragon wings with artificial wing membrane pulled over seem to cloak the ruler. It isn't unheard of for the throne to injure a person. The current High King is Daeyn Argarya, and the Argarya line has ruled for seven hundred years. The King's sigil is three dragons, one pitch-black, one a deep blue, the last a glimmering silver. King Daeyn's mount is actually a sleek, silver dragon by the name of Rhaenys.


After the fall of Daeyn's predecessor, Drogoth, the family controlling Autumn's End, House Stark, was replaced with House Ilyna. This sparked a rebellious uprising in the West and North, with the houses sworn to Stark raising arms against Iylna forces that were coupled with the might of Daeyn's Dragonknights. The fight lasted for three years, ending in a bloody slaughter of Stark children, many of whom were scarce older than ten. Lord Edwin Stark sent his wife and daughter to the coast, to flee Aeneryia until it was safe for them to return. Edwin continued fighting, though was eventually caught and executed. The Stark girl is being hunted to this day, as her claim is as good as any man's, due to the North's tradition of agatic primogeniture.


Aeneryia's population is somewhere within the range of 30 million to 40 million. The land is quite large, and many people live in the central Empire. Many minor houses dot the provinces, though only the capitals are given the official title of 'Lord', though every House is led by a lord or lady.

The military is divided among each Lord, though the King still has complete control over every branch. The North is known for seasoned warriors who are incredibly tough and very large. There are very few knights, due to the Northmen keeping different gods than the other provinces. The West is known for archers, wielding both bow and greatbow. The Southern warriors fight with spear and buckler, as well as using poisons. The East is renowned for it's knights that fight with lance and morning star, while the Dragonknights of the High King are what make Aeneryia famous, though the term is a misnomer. Very few actually ride dragons, though they fight with longsword and pyromancy.

There is an order of knights sworn to be the king's personal guard, known as the Scales of Io, after the empire's chief deity. It is made up of nine knights, one from each ruling house, minus the royal family, and five more nights, one from each province, chosen in a grand tourney at the time of the preceding knight's death. They are considered the finest knights in Aeneryia, and for some, the world. They very rarely leave the King's side and are sworn to keep all of his secrets. They serve for life, though it is possible to be dismissed, and are required to remain celibate while they serve. It is ignored on occasion, though every Scale remains unmarried.

Magic is somewhat uncommon throughout Aeneryia, with only two guilds actively and openly practicing magic. The pyromancer's guild, which teach manipulations of fire, and the blacksmith's guild, the master smiths using magical song to forge unusual alloys to create legendary blades, though the process is long and difficult, as well as requiring blood sacrifices. Sometimes the process even kills the smith. The blades produced are known as "Songsteel", "Brightsteel", and even "Dragonsteel". Each is different, but all are vastly superior to any other type of blade.

Even though the Starks were thought to have been eradicated ten years ago, whispers of rebels are frequent among the King's advisers.

Wolves stalk the forests, and the foxes watch with them. Dragons may ignore such lesser creatures, but together, they are a force to be reckoned with. A war brews just below the surface of High King Daeyn's realm.

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High King: Daeyn Argarya

Scales of Io
House Ilyna - Orn Ilyna
House Khaaj
House Taiir - Cain Taiir
House Cyro
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South - Klon Ankho
East
West - Magnus Faircloth
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If anyone wishes to create a House, you are free to. Send me a PM with the details, please include several things: Province, location in province, sigil, and the lord they are sworn to. And other details would be great too. The Houses are very much a work in progress.

House information
Basically here is where I document House information. This includes physical features of that house and political status. It will also include any noteworthy events throughout the history of Aeneryia from the present. These events happen through RP.
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House Argarya
-The King's House
-Distinguishing features are black hair streaked with white, and deep purple eyes
-It is said that certain members of the House have dragon telepathy. King Daeyn's father had it, but not Daeyn himself, though he does ride a dragon.

House Ilyna
-Current ruling house in the North
-Distinguishing features are pale skin, dark hair, and golden eyes
-Very accomplished Beast Tamers. It's almost like an exclusive school of magic for them. The black Northern lions that gave House Ilyna their sigil were all but extinct, though now live side-by-side the humans in the castle of Autumn's End, though they are mostly kept away from the smallfolks and any guests that stay for a short duration.

House Khaaj
-Current ruling house in the South
-Distinguishing features are dark skin, black hair, and crimson eyes. Khaaj men seem to be taller and darker-skinned than females

House Taiir
-Current ruling house in the East
-Distinguishing features are fair skin, sapphire-blue eyes, and blonde to light-brown hair

House Cyro
-Current ruling house in the West
-Distinguishing features are slightly tanned skin, silvery hair, and green eyes

House Ankho
-Sworn to House Khaaj
-Distinguishing features are black hair with streaks of color through it, and eyes the same color as the streaks in their hair. Common colors are red, blue, green, and yellow. They are rather petite.
-their sigil is the silhouette of a Clouded Leopard, with it's eyes glowing yellow.
-Thought to be an extinct House