Kingdom of Svart
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The Kingdom of Svart is unlike the rest of modern Europe in that the Church of Svart--led by the King--and the country's nobility still maintain political and economic power. This has led to criticism about the country's "constitutional monarchy" as neither comprehensive nor absolute.[1]
Svart leads a diplomatic union of countries; known members of this union include Nation A.[2]
Culture
Because Svart's winters involve hard snow, winter activities such as building snowmen are important to the children of Svart.[3]
Vyn Richter's unnamed hometown has several known traditions:
- There is a hunt every fall. Hunters are required to camp outdoors and gather all required food and water from the hunting grounds on their own.[4]
- A Christmas fair is held from Christmas Eve to Boxing Day.[5]
- A harvest festival with open-air stalls, parades of people in traditional clothing, and reenactments of mythological fables. Smoked salmon and cheesecake are specialty dishes of the festival, which culminates in a dance around the bonfire with folk songs sung by attendees.[3]
Current Residents
- Carl: A world champion professional magician. He travels on global tours to put on his shows, with the most recent being an international award-winning Alice in Wonderland themed show called "Mad Alice," marked by rapidly changing background scenes that show her descent into madness while masking Carl's tricks. His performance in Stellis caused a local popularity boom for magic.[6]
- Manfred: A professional polo player and friend of Ragnar. In addition to his skills in polo, he's able to play the violin.[7]
- Ragnar: Main article: Ragnar