Worldview

The crown set into the summit of the high tower at the center of the capital, and the emblem of the dynasty. Yet an unseemly saying goes about the capital: those who put it on do not seem to live long. It is very heavy.

An ancient riftwall at the northernmost edge of the dynasty. Within it are exiles, the Border Army, the bones of old battlefields, and cursed blood run wild — the corner into which the dynasty sweeps what it does not want.

The capital of the dynasty. Every roof is laid with the same gray tile and carries the color of no house — in a capital of open rivalry and hidden knives, neutrality is itself a heavy rule.

An ancient dynasty that reckons its years by the Crimson Ring Calendar. Here magic is called cursed blood — monopolized by seven noble houses, inherited, married into, and cursing them all the while.