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[cienie-isengardu]

[Star Wars Tales of the Jedi - Ulic Qel-Droma and he Beast Wars if Onderon, Issue #2]

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[achildlikeprincess]

Illustrations for The Princess and the Pea and The Little Mermaid by Galia Zinko

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[copperbadge]

Sometimes you take an edible and write porn. Sometimes you take an edible, fall down a hole researching the Alhambra Decree and the War of the Spanish Succession, and actually write out the history of your Ruritarian romance novel’s fake country. 

It actually fits together remarkably well, which is probably because I kept it really vague to begin with. Based on what’s in the books so far, as of the 15th century, we had two countries, Askaz (culturally very French) and Shivadlakia (culturally somewhat Slavic, also heavily Italian-influenced). Presume that they’re in a bit of a geographical “gully” so they’re not remote but they are a bit hard to get to; imagine that the Alps split, and between the two alpine ranges, you’ve got a pair of small countries that are just a pain in the ass to get to and not particularly rich in resources once there. The best way to access Shivadlakia is by boat, and the best way to get to Askaz is through Shivadlakia, which obviously creates some issues for the Askazers. 

Now, in the 16th century you get the persecution of Jews really ramping up all over Europe but especially in Italy and Spain. The Alhambra Decree in 1492 starts expelling Jews from Spain, and some of them end up in Shivadlakia. These are primarily Sephardic Jews -- Georgie is descended from Sephardic Jews who arrived from Spain, for example. 

Jews in Italy hear that there’s this small country quite nearby that’s taking in persecuted Jews from Spain, probably via Jewish traders who are sailing from the Shivadh port to Italy to do business. And the Shivadh, who were basically farmers until all these cool Spanish Jews showed up, are like “Well, this seems baller to me, they’re buying stuff and opening schools and they’re very quiet neighbors, let’s roll with it.” 

So as of 1600, you have roughly three generations of Jews who have settled in Shivadlakia, married the locals, and started spreading into Askaz, since they’re a major trading partner. The countries are still separate, but in 1602 our hero GILLES ROMAN Y ASKAZ is born. 

Round about 1625 or so, Gilles Roman y Askaz, ruler of Askaz, meets a pair of siblings, a prince and princess of Shivadlakia. He’s already been trying to figure out how to either conquer or treaty with Shivadlakia, since they have the port and he needs a port. He gets into a fight with them over a possibly-poached deer and falls in love with someone -- purportedly the princess, possibly the prince, depends on how you read it. In any case, he marries the princess and keeps the prince as a very close advisor, uniting the two countries. Sometime thereafter, he grants a dukedom to the prince, creating the Duchy of Shivadlakia, which at that point extends well into what later would become Galia. (This is Jerry’s 9x great-grandfather; one of Gilles’ children with the princess is the ancestor of Alanna and Miranda.) 

All goes swimmingly until after Gilles dies; there’s a strong line of succession and the Dukes of Shivadlakia are extremely loyal to the crown. Between the royals and nobility they hold the place together remarkably well until the early 1700s, during the War of the Spanish Succession. The British weren’t super invested in this war but they were invested in stabilizing Europe, so at this point the British sent a fuckton of soldiers, mostly Welsh, into Askazer-Shivadlakia as an access point for both France and Italy. The Shivadh, who don’t have a navy and weren’t expecting a fuckton of Welsh soldiers to show up and threaten their fishing fleet, rolled their eyes and got on with making cheese, but they were forced to learn/speak English by the soldiers. The occupation wasn’t centuries long, but it was long enough for the Welsh soldiers to realize that Askazer-Shivadlakia is very like Wales only with way nicer weather and more gay, so they stayed and intermarried too, which is why everyone speaks a) English with b) a Welsh accent. 

When the Shivadh finally lose patience and officially expel English rule, it’s been a short enough time that the royal family just kind of...took a breather for a generation or two, but now they’re BACK and IN CHARGE. (Sometime in here -- probably after the Welsh Invasion, but not by much -- Queen Alekha deposes the king who suborned her husband’s infidelity, beheads him, and takes the throne. She eventually marries a minor royal in order to establish legitimacy for herself.) Anyway, that’s basically how it remains until 1914, when Gregory II is crowned king. 

Gregory II gets them through WWI without too much suffering, and decides -- having seen what’s going on in Russia and a couple of other key countries -- to democratize the country. He is re-crowned as the first democratically elected life-term king, and also manages to get the country through WWII, mainly by 1) sending everyone he possibly could somewhere way safer for Jews than Europe and 2) opening his country to the Allies, primarily by sheltering and supporting Allied spies and small raiding parties. This also introduces an entirely new industry to Askazer-Shivadlakia: every Allied spymaster is now aware that they are a quiet, discreet place to have A Meeting That Never Happened, and they become something of a hub for backroom diplomacy. 

Gregory II passes in 1952, his son Nathan IV is elected, and Nathan is such a fucking disaster that within two years Jason Michaelis, the son of Greek immigrants to Askazer-Shivadlakia, uses his considerable wealth and political clout to oust Nathan and get himself elected. He rules until 1981, when his son Michaelis ben Jason, married to the many-greats granddaughter of Gilles Roman y Askaz, is elected. 

The rest is Romance. :D 

#shivadhverse

[wealthypioneers]

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[wintersovereign]

I’m all about world building so here’s a list of known canon kingdoms from the Frozen novels and tie-in books. I’d like to keep an accurate list as possible with the names of their rulers/representatives and the countries they’re likely based on, so please let me know if I’ve missed any.

Arendelle - Queen Elsa & Princess Anna Avalor - Princess Elena  Blavenia - Chatho - Queen Colisa (based on East Asia) Eldora - Queen Marisol Enchancia - King Rolland II & Queen Miranda Freezenberg - King Henrick, Princesses Astrid & Hildegard Kongsberg - Riverland - Snoob - The Baron and Baroness Southern Isles - Caleb, Lars, Runi & Runo, and Hans Westergaard Vakretta - Princes Wils & Freluke, ambassador Mitya and his wife Galia. Vassar - King Nicolas & Princess Runa Weselton - The Duke Zaria - King Stebor & Queen Renalia (based on Persia)

#people of arendelle #please do not reblog #you may like this post to use as a reference for your own roleplaying

[creatiview]

[tastyryebread]

Burnt Toast

The distant rolls of upcoming stress flood through the windows of her room. 

Half of the bed is chilling and unused for quite some time. She awakens with an unsatisfied yawn and peers over to her nightstand. It has miscellaneous items piled around it. She reaches into the pile and grabs hold of a water bottle, guzzling it down before she makes her way out of bed. The morning was like any other: hectic and overbearing for a mother of three. Just a mother…and a missing phantom. Four pieces of white bread were jammed into the toaster slots as the woman let out another one of her morning sighs. The girls quickly came downstairs once they heard the toaster pop up the slices of toast like a rooster in the sunrise. Sorly waited for their arrival in the kitchen. 

The cosmic queen of Quintella was the first to descend the rugged stairs. The queen, Yull, was dressed in a cloudy dress, absolutely littered with sparkles on every opening. 

The royalty found the real world too much of a hassle to deal with, so in her quarters she stayed, spending her days in the solitude of her imagination. 

She waited for her mom to present a royal plate for her princess’s toast. Sorly gave her a deadpan look before finally giving in and having her on her way back to her chambers. 

Galia was next followed closely by her younger sister Kerine. The two enjoyed their company, even sharing the same bed when one was scared. Galia took two of the slices and slowly handed one to her other half. Sorly patted Galia on the head and gripped Kerine’s hand tightly. 

“Once you’re done with breakfast, tell your sister we’re heading to the park.” 

She buckled their seatbelts and took her position in the driver’s seat, letting out another one of her sighs as she rested. The drive to the park was quiet. Yull kept her head up straight while Kerine slept on Galia’s shoulder, her older sister caressing her face as she slept. 

The autumn air swept its way through the sky but was halted by the minivan’s windows. 

A low hum of the engine emanated as the car pulled into the parking lot. The family made their way down past the crosswalk and into the park. 

There were no ducks present in the pond, no butterflies tending to the flowers, and no other people on these grounds. The girls sprinted forward in their newfound freedom. No restraints or interruptions on the rock wall sounded like an enjoyable experience for all three of them. 

Galia climbed the fastest, lending a hand to the other two. Yull’s face was getting red from her lackluster climbing skills being put on full display. All three girls stood on the top of the wall, triumphant, but missing something. They collectively stared down at the woman below…a woman who gave herself to allow them to live in this world together. 

They shouted together for their mother to climb. Their calls were initially shrugged off as the mother thought she was unfit to be climbing at such a height. But, eventually, the pleas got to her and she found herself halfway up the wall already. 

The plastic studs felt slippery in her small palm. The air wisped past and blew her hair over her eyes. Sorly felt her grip loosen and almost accepted her four-foot drop to oblivion before her girls started shouting words of encouragement, calling her names like “Supermom” and “Vice-Queen of Quintella.” She gripped the stud with confidence and made her way up the rest of the wall. 

There, the four stood proudly having climbed up the monster of a wall. Sorly bent over and gave each of her kids a kiss on the top of their heads, then straightened her posture, inhaling the autumn air, and exhaling her worries. 

Soon enough, the day ended and the children were being put to bed. Another kiss on each forehead sufficed the girl’s daily requirements. Sorly closed the bedroom door with a final “Goodnight, I love you,” and the night was complete. 

She walked back to her damp room, flicking her night light on to not stumble into something. Sorly stared at the messy room with eager eyes. A trash bag and some determination cleaned up the room nicely. By the end of it, she had collapsed onto the middle of the bed, leaving no one side unused.

It was her bed, after all. 

[weddingmagicdreams]

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Galia Lahav

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[theblondeavenue]

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[copperbadge]

Having just reread "Have His Carcase", I just realized that the Shivadhverse qualifies as Ruritanian Romances... 🤯

Oh yeah, I mean pretty much any Hallmark-style tv movie involving royalty is too -- they all have to make up these little countries for people to be royalty of. Princess Diaries, too! Nice to have a name for it though, I'd forgotten that term. Maybe I should introduce Ruritania as one of the constellation of microstates I'm building -- I had to introduce Galia for LATT, and in Twelve Points there's a third one, Republic of Tolot. I'll have to see if it's in the public domain, but if it's referenced in Carcase it probably is.

It's been ages since I read Have His Carcase -- it's a very defining part of the Harriet series within the larger Wimsey series, but as a friend put it, it's also just...Harriet and Peter being really unpleasant to each other for like 400 pages. It doesn't have the passion of Strong Poison or the catharsis of Gaudy Night and Busman's Honeymoon, so it's a rough read.

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