The peace that formerly reigned in Terra Nova has eroded, now little more than a memory. War ravages the continent. Disputes divide kingdoms; ideals divide families. The quest for power consumes absolutely and indiscriminately. None are immune to its allure.
Who will rise and who will fall? Only time—and ambition—will tell.
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05.26.2023
2 month character creation hold for all existing members begins 6/5/2023. Ended 8/5/2023.
10.29.2023
Change in how times flows. Was 4 IC seasons, now only 2 IC seasons per 1 OOC year.
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Pietro’s reaction and subsequent praise earned him a wide grin. Although many years had passed since she’d needed the validation of others to have any confidence in her own abilities, she appreciated the compliment nonetheless, and a somewhat embarrassed flush rose to her cheeks. His wonder reminded her of happier times, too, and she found his enthusiasm infectious. Walnut had managed to cling to his joy despite everything that had happened, but she had found few others among the survivors as untroubled as he. Though the relative solemnity came more naturally to her, she sometimes missed the carefree happiness of the past.
“Usually missed,” Walnut corrected her, practically singsong. The river otter never had trouble verbalizing what she herself only admitted to in the dead of night.
Whatever.
She was talking to Pietro right now anyway, not Walnut. Pietro, whose interests lay more in exploring other kingdoms than they did investigating the secrets of Arynnite enchantments. At his question, she smiled and shook her head. “I’ve stood on Dresmond’s border and looked into Coheed and Lorendale, but there isn’t much to see from there,” Kester said, head tilting slightly to the side as she studied the man before her. Although her own knowledge of Coheed was limited to the battlefield, she didn’t think it unlikely that someone like Pietro would have had the opportunity to learn more. “Have you seen any other kingdoms?”
Pietro smiled, he had poured over maps of Terra Nova before and could only imagine what she might see from the borders but knowing there weren't a lot of cities that were placed so close to such lines of separation. His best guess was that it wasn't much more than empty land.
"Unfortunately no," Pietro admitted with a little slump of his shoulders. "I have not had the opportunity arise in my few years in existence," he explained. For an Arynnite he was still rather young, though not young to have still accomplished as little as he had. He hadn't even considered the fact that with connections and wealth like the Blackwoods that he might have been able to find a way to travel but he didn't feel like he had earned it without even being enlightened yet. Without that light of knowledge, what did he have to gain from such travel? It felt like a step he could not take just yet though whether that was true or not was not yet determined.
"It is my dream to visit every kingdom at least once. There is so much to be learned from different cultures and people."