Malkhar
is one giant ring of an island - it’s frequently called just that, the Ring, by
the inhabitants. The more grandiose
refer to it as the Ring of God, as if He would stretch out His hand and slip
the world around his finger, glittering like a jewel. It’s the only major landmass known to the
inhabitants, for all their exploring.
The people call themselves the Malkharines and refer to both their
island and planet as Malkhar.
The island is divided into seven provinces
- Aquia, Izalgia, Isiandarth, Dragonia, the Moreland, Indivein, and
Kentaria. Kings of Malkhar used to take
the throne and rule from Palace Island, in the center of the ring.
Each province is the patron of one of the
seven known elements of magic. Each
element corresponds with a gem.
Aquia is the patron of Water, Sapphire
magic.
Izalgia is the patron of Ice, Diamond
magic.
Isiandarth is the patron of Lightning,
Aquamarine magic.
Dragonia is the patron of Fire, Ruby magic.
The Moreland is the patron of Earth, Amber
magic.
Indivein is the patron of Nature, Amethyst
magic.
Kentaria is the patron of Air, Emerald
magic.
Finally, the Palace could be considered the
patron of Opal magic. The multicolored
Opal is, in Malkharine arcane theory, a fusion of all other gemstones, and thus
Opal magic contains all possible elements.
Palace Island is also home to the two most
powerful gemstones on Malkhar - the two Crystals of Time and Space. These gems are sometimes referred to as the
Roots of All Power, and rightly so.
Without the Crystals, magic on Malkhar would cease to exist. The two guardians of these Crystals are the
most skilled wizards on Malkhar - currently, the daughters of the late King.
There is no king in the Palace of
Malkhar. The current king rules from
Kentar, capitol of Kentaria. A necromancer,
Mendumen, stormed the palace with an army of ghosts at his side. He slew the former king and his royal guard
himself before going for the space-time gems.
He would have succeeded, had their guardians not cast a spell to freeze
themselves in space-time, sealing themselves and the gems away.
The spell had enough power to last ten
years. It’s been nine, and Mendumen still
waits in the abandoned Palace for the spell to falter and to claim the gems.
No comments:
Post a Comment