Soth
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Soth is located in the North Region. It's a mountainous country filled with snowy forests, large animals, and some dangerous terrain.
Elvish is the official language, but most also speak common.
Around 623,835 people.
Gold, silver, copper pieces.
One must have knowledge to truly live.
Magic is a limited practice. You are only allowed to practice it if you've been given clearance by the royal family. To do so, you must prove your magical skill in front of the royal family. You are only allowed to perform the type of magic you've performed in front of the families advisors or mages. This is due to ancient rules established by the first wizard. There are two exceptions to this rule. The royal family, as well as the royal mages are allowed to practice magic.
Scholarly duties are required until the age of 18. You are not allowed to drop out unless you leave the country, and you must practice at least one new language. You will not be considered smart/wise among its people unless you have done something similar to this.
There are places you can go to learn magic specifically, and the royal family makes sure that everyone has access to education. You are always given access to an education no matter where you stand. There are private schools that make you pay, and typically the higher borns send their children there.
All races are allowed and welcomed within Soth's borders. Though some of the higher borns may have certain opinions on different races, they're not forced on any of its citizens.
Violence is highly discouraged. Disagreements are to be settled in a court, or through speaking to one another. If violence must be incurred, it will be not through legal means.
Gender? Yeah man, do your thing. Though the country may be uptight, they can at least respect everyone's pronouns and think that everyone deserves that right to choose what they want to be, or who they want to love. Nothing is entirely discouraged, and people are very open to how others identify.
Magical Ski Races
Soth is in the North most region of the grand landscape. It's cities are located within mountains and forests, are almost always snowy, and filled with mystical creatures.
They produce magically modified crops that bloom in the snowy and cold areas. They also have some green houses that produce regular crops, but they're known for those special crops.
The Northern Region.
It's on the colder side, but the people who live there have adjusted to it. Though it snows a lot of the time, the sun comes through sometimes.
Long ago, when the four first wizards shared their magic with the lands, they separated. Each went in a different direction, East, South, West...and North. They vowed to keep each of their lands prosperous, and to always remain peaceful with each other.
They did just that for centuries.
And then, it stopped. Each of the wizards' generations had built their worlds to their standards...and most had different views then their ancestors. The North especially strayed from the first wizard’s ideas for his part of the world. He wanted to provide knowledge and experience to everyone, and he did for a while. It wasn’t until his line was overthrown centuries later that his original ideals were twisted.
The Rosseuth family line was focused on creating a world fit to their high standards. They began to structure a kingdom, and got support very quickly. That part of the world was deemed unruly to most of the older magic users, and they united with the Rosseuth family as they started to force their system upon the helpless. Many were overpowered by the force of the Rosseuth’s and their magic user supporters. This was the first monarchy established in the world.
Centuries passed, and not much had changed. Though it’s more cruel start, the country had actually become more united through the efforts of the Rosseuth’s, who continued to hold the throne. The kingdom progressed, and developed it’s very structured laws as time passed.
The current kingdom is ruled by King Mathius and Queen Kalarin. They have two children: the heir, Etienne, and their daughter, Annastlia. They are known as a wise and traditional family, ruling the kingdom with sternness while also caring deeply for its citizens.
Soth was established at the beginning of magic's existence.
Soth has been involved with a war in the East for the longest time. The war has calmed down for the moment, but typically people from the East and North still are hesitant with each other. But...tensions have been rising again lately.
The Kingdom is ruled by the Rosseuth's, a wise and traditional family. They practice magic to the highest caliber, next to their mages. They employ only 4 a year, and it's a great honor to become a mage for the family.