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THE THRONE

The Throne

OVERVIEW

The Ambria

Ambria

The young kingdom built by Alberetorian refugees north of the Titans. Seven duchies, twenty-one years old, expanding relentlessly.

Read more →n monarchy is the dominant political force in the known world. Queen Korinthia

Queen Korinthia

Ruler of Ambria. Wears a porcelain mask to hide scars from Dark Lord captivity. Built a nation from refugee columns in twenty-one years.

Read more → Nightbane rules from the palace in Yndaros

Yndaros

Capital of Ambria. ~100,000 people. Built atop the ruins of ancient Lindaros on the shores of Lake Doudram.

Read more →, overseeing a realm that has grown from nothing to seven duchies in just twenty-one years. Her authority is absolute in theory, contested in practice.

She was captured by the Dark Lords and returned disfigured — she wears a porcelain mask at all times.

QUEEN QUEEN KORINTHIA NIGHTBANE

Role: Monarch of Ambria

Ambria

The young kingdom built by Alberetorian refugees north of the Titans. Seven duchies, twenty-one years old, expanding relentlessly.

Read more →, Head of House Kohinoor

House Kohinoor

The royal family of Ambria. Queen Korinthia and five of six dukes are Kohinoors.

Read more →, the Nightbane

She had returned a shadow of her former self — with a lifeless mask covering her once radiant sunshine smile.

The warrior queen earned the honorary title 'Nightbane' for her victory over darkness. As a young princess she was captured and tortured by the Dark Lords

Dark Lords

Necromantic overlords who commanded undead legions. Destroyed Alberetor before being defeated by Queen Korinthia.

Read more → during the Great War

Great War

The devastating conflict that destroyed Alberetor, lasting two decades.

Read more → — held for two years before being rescued in the decisive battle that ended the conflict. She returned disfigured, wearing a mask of glazed porcelain at all times to conceal her ruined face.

When Korinthia realized her kingdom of Alberetor

Alberetor

The dead kingdom south of the Titans. Former Ambrian homeland, devastated by the Great War against the Dark Lords.

Read more → was dying — ravaged by death magic, its soil poisoned, its people starving — she was forced to lead her people north across the Titan Mountains to claim what legend said was their ancestral homeland. She did not join the refugees herself until seven years after the war's end, arriving to declare her new realm 'Ambria

Ambria

The young kingdom built by Alberetorian refugees north of the Titans. Seven duchies, twenty-one years old, expanding relentlessly.

Read more →' (the Shining) and name its capital Yndaros

Yndaros

Capital of Ambria. ~100,000 people. Built atop the ruins of ancient Lindaros on the shores of Lake Doudram.

Read more → in honor of her father, the hero king Ynedar.

In twenty-one years she has built a nation from nothing: seven duchies, a capital of one hundred thousand, and an army that has conquered all the land between the mountains and the forest. The cost has been measured in thousands of lives — barbarian and Ambria

Ambria

The young kingdom built by Alberetorian refugees north of the Titans. Seven duchies, twenty-one years old, expanding relentlessly.

Read more →n alike — but no one keeps that count. She is capable, ruthless, and haunted. She dreams of finding the legendary ruins of Symbar

Symbar

Legendary capital of the fallen Symbaroum empire. Never found. Every treasure hunter's ultimate prize.

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HOUSE KOHINOOR

Ranked first among noble families. Korinthia and five of Ambria

Ambria

The young kingdom built by Alberetorian refugees north of the Titans. Seven duchies, twenty-one years old, expanding relentlessly.

Read more →'s six dukes are Kohinoors, all closely related to the Queen. The house represents civilizational ambition — expand, cultivate, extract, order. Their unwillingness to compromise and tendency to let the aim justify the means create enemies at every level.

POLITICAL STRUCTURE

Ambria

Ambria

The young kingdom built by Alberetorian refugees north of the Titans. Seven duchies, twenty-one years old, expanding relentlessly.

Read more → is divided into seven duchies (plus the Prios

Prios

The Sun God. The One. Giver of Laws. Dominant deity of Ambria. His light may be fading.

Read more → Domain, effectively an eighth territory governed by the Church). Each duchy is subdivided into counties and baronies. The Queen appoints dukes; dukes appoint counts and barons.

KEY DUCHIES:

Mervidun — Ruled by Duke Sesario from Mergile. Dominates trade in metals, granite, and lumber via river Noora. One of the richest duchies. New Beretor — Ruled by Duke Ynedar

Duke Ynedar

Son of Korinthia's brother Korian. Governs a region known for peaceful barbarian relations and fire oil extraction.

Read more → (son of Korinthia's martyred brother Korian). Known for peaceful barbarian relations and fire oil extraction from the marshes. Narugor — Ruled by Duke Junio Berakka. Stretches along Davokar

Davokar

The endless ancient forest north of Ambria. Divided into Bright, Wild, and Dark Davokar. Grave of the Symbaroum empire.

Read more →'s southern tree line. Contains the border fortifications Otra Senja and Otra Dorno. Kasandrien — Grand Duchess Esméralda Kohinoor (Korinthia's half-sister, age 17). Includes the city of Agrella

Agrella

Western Ambrian settlement. Agricultural heartland and home to Ordo Magica's High Chapterhouse.

Read more → where Ordo Magica

Ordo Magica

The wizard order. Studies, regulates, and licenses magic within Ambria. Internal politics are deadly.

Read more → relocated. Seragon — Duke Gadramei, accused of neglecting his duties. New Beretoria — Duke Alesaro

Duke Alesaro

Queen Korinthia's uncle. Bitter, ambitious, exiled to the remote Duchy of New Beretoria. Believes the throne should have been his.

Read more → Kohinoor (the Queen's uncle), exiled to this barren outpost. Bitter and ambitious. Yndarien — The royal holdings surrounding the capital, containing multiple counties and baronies.

INTERNAL TENSIONS

The Kohinoor cousins are widely regarded as incompetent. Other noble houses are eager for an opportunity to challenge the dynasty. Duke Alesaro

Duke Alesaro

Queen Korinthia's uncle. Bitter, ambitious, exiled to the remote Duchy of New Beretoria. Believes the throne should have been his.

Read more → in particular harbors resentment — he believes the throne should have been his and works to sow discontent from his remote duchy.