The Kingdom was created long ago, framed by the Arcano Mountains to the west and the Whispering Sea to the east. The first horses came to the Kingdom from the human settlements to the west of the Arcano Mountain Range, and found that land here suited their needs. Every once in a while a group of escaped horses travel from the Western Settlements east over the mountains and into the Kingdom, where they mix with the wild horses already living here. The humans are incapable of crossing the Arcano Mountains, so there have never been any humans inside the Kingdom, although they roam to the west of the range.
Herds have fallen and risen throughout the history of the Kingdom, and no one herd has ruled the land for more than a hundred years. Battles between rival herds bloody the history of the Kingdom, though no horse alive today can remember any of these legendary battles.
The Legend of the Twelve is the oldest and most well-known of the Kingdom's tales, and every foal born, whether into a herd or harem, knows this tale by heart. The Twelve Lords of Old ruled the first Twelve Ages of the Kingdom, each age lasting between fifty and a hundred years. The first, Lord Nayatai, was defeated in battle by the second, and so forth. The last of the Twelve, Lord Dunmore, died in the Battle of the Castovar, where both Dunmore and his rival, Takete, fell into the river and drowned. The battle left dozens upon dozens of horses dead, and led to the Thirteenth Age, a cursed time of uneasy peace and high tensions, as no Lord was left to rule the land and bring stability.
Today, the Fourteenth Age is dawning, as two herds are growing in the far corners of the Kingdom. Both Lord Descaro and Lord Calcifer seek to expand their numbers and borders, for never before have two herds existed side by side in peace. Are Lord Descaro and Lord Calcifer destined to clash in battle, as the Twelve Lords before them? Or can they find a way to bring peace to the land, and share the Kingdom?
Only time will tell.
Herds have fallen and risen throughout the history of the Kingdom, and no one herd has ruled the land for more than a hundred years. Battles between rival herds bloody the history of the Kingdom, though no horse alive today can remember any of these legendary battles.
The Legend of the Twelve is the oldest and most well-known of the Kingdom's tales, and every foal born, whether into a herd or harem, knows this tale by heart. The Twelve Lords of Old ruled the first Twelve Ages of the Kingdom, each age lasting between fifty and a hundred years. The first, Lord Nayatai, was defeated in battle by the second, and so forth. The last of the Twelve, Lord Dunmore, died in the Battle of the Castovar, where both Dunmore and his rival, Takete, fell into the river and drowned. The battle left dozens upon dozens of horses dead, and led to the Thirteenth Age, a cursed time of uneasy peace and high tensions, as no Lord was left to rule the land and bring stability.
Today, the Fourteenth Age is dawning, as two herds are growing in the far corners of the Kingdom. Both Lord Descaro and Lord Calcifer seek to expand their numbers and borders, for never before have two herds existed side by side in peace. Are Lord Descaro and Lord Calcifer destined to clash in battle, as the Twelve Lords before them? Or can they find a way to bring peace to the land, and share the Kingdom?
Only time will tell.