the narrator (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} a_shade_of_gray) wrote,@ 2007-02-12 16:54:00 |
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Just a quick write up on Eblan's history. Doing one for each. These started off as quick family trees, and progressed into full fledged histories. All background for Gray.
After both the wedding of Baron's brief heroes and subsequent monarchs, and the Summoner Rydia's disappearance from the Overworld, Prince Edward “Edge” Geraldine, perhaps disappointed or spurned, returned to his country. Eblan has held a long history of xenophobic seclusion from the rest of the world, and despite the camaraderie established during the Crystal War between his companions, it was no surprise that Prince Edward upheld this tradition upon his coronation.
With his Kingdom torn apart and in desperate need of rebuilding, Edward wasted no time in getting to work. His marriage to a noble's daughter – especially highstanding in society prior to Eblan's fall to Golbez's military— reinforced that the young prince would restore Eblan's former glory; not by looking to outsiders for help, but within for strength. It was not a marriage of love, to be certain, as the young couple had known each other only in passing prior to the betrothal ceremony. But if Prince Edward had any complaints about the choosing of his wife and queen, he kept them private.
A young Kathryn became Queen Geradline. High borne and well bred, she was suited to her new appointment. She was a figure of restrained, simple grace; a model of subdued elegance for her struggling citizens to look to, and admire.
During King Cecil's brief reign, he gave money, troops, and supplies to Eblan in a gesture of peace and apology for Baron's actions during the Crystal War. At his sudden death, however, all funds and men were promptly returned. Eblan resumed its stance of isolated neutrality, refusing to entertain Baronian ambassadors and outright dismissed all treaty and trade possibilities. Whether or not Fabul, Damcyan, or Troia enjoyed Eblan's hospitality remains a secret between the Royals.
The only indication of the crowned King Edward's feelings about his marriage, and former companions, came to pass at the birth of his second daughter. It is rumored, at her birth, he offered the name of Rydia Geraldine. In a rare display of undisciplined rage, his recovering wife struck at him, still in her bedclothes, and forbade him to ever mention the Lady Summoner's name again. But whether or not this is undocumented fact or merely an invented fancy from history's romantics has yet to be proved.
We do not know how much influence King Edward's wife had. Regardless, her or Edge's decision, Eblan slipped into solitude, and continued to conduct its ninja practices in the same secret it had for years.
After both the wedding of Baron's brief heroes and subsequent monarchs, and the Summoner Rydia's disappearance from the Overworld, Prince Edward “Edge” Geraldine, perhaps disappointed or spurned, returned to his country. Eblan has held a long history of xenophobic seclusion from the rest of the world, and despite the camaraderie established during the Crystal War between his companions, it was no surprise that Prince Edward upheld this tradition upon his coronation.
With his Kingdom torn apart and in desperate need of rebuilding, Edward wasted no time in getting to work. His marriage to a noble's daughter – especially highstanding in society prior to Eblan's fall to Golbez's military— reinforced that the young prince would restore Eblan's former glory; not by looking to outsiders for help, but within for strength. It was not a marriage of love, to be certain, as the young couple had known each other only in passing prior to the betrothal ceremony. But if Prince Edward had any complaints about the choosing of his wife and queen, he kept them private.
A young Kathryn became Queen Geradline. High borne and well bred, she was suited to her new appointment. She was a figure of restrained, simple grace; a model of subdued elegance for her struggling citizens to look to, and admire.
During King Cecil's brief reign, he gave money, troops, and supplies to Eblan in a gesture of peace and apology for Baron's actions during the Crystal War. At his sudden death, however, all funds and men were promptly returned. Eblan resumed its stance of isolated neutrality, refusing to entertain Baronian ambassadors and outright dismissed all treaty and trade possibilities. Whether or not Fabul, Damcyan, or Troia enjoyed Eblan's hospitality remains a secret between the Royals.
The only indication of the crowned King Edward's feelings about his marriage, and former companions, came to pass at the birth of his second daughter. It is rumored, at her birth, he offered the name of Rydia Geraldine. In a rare display of undisciplined rage, his recovering wife struck at him, still in her bedclothes, and forbade him to ever mention the Lady Summoner's name again. But whether or not this is undocumented fact or merely an invented fancy from history's romantics has yet to be proved.
We do not know how much influence King Edward's wife had. Regardless, her or Edge's decision, Eblan slipped into solitude, and continued to conduct its ninja practices in the same secret it had for years.
