You\u2019ve traveled for days in the back of a cart, huddled under layers of furs and blankets.\u00a0 Driving wind blows above you and through you in hollow howls, tugging eddies of snowflakes into your tearing eyes.\u00a0 Your fingers are numb, though they\u2019re wrapped in layers to prevent the flesh from freezing, and your satchel is stiff with ice.\u00a0 Before you, a warmly clad man clutches the reigns of a grizzly.\u00a0 You\u2019ve never been to this part of the world, so you\u2019ve only heard stories of the people who have tamed the great beasts of the north, and before you were half-certain they were hearsay.\u00a0 But the land of permanent frost is as real as the skin on your bones.<\/p>\n
Welcome to the Kingdom of Tokavsk, a boreal nation situated on the continent of Helya.\u00a0 Beyond the snow-covered plains and dense forests lies a land of wild cold and beacons of heat, scheming nobles and superstition.\u00a0 It is a land of eternal winter, of wild beasts and mystical ruins.\u00a0 It is a land of tenacity and death.<\/p>\n
What secrets will you find within this place, adventurer?\u00a0 Will it be a journey of opportunity, or are you fated to meet a grisly end?<\/p>\n
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Hello!\u00a0 Alias here.\u00a0 I\u2019m taking my blog in a different direction this time around.\u00a0 I\u2019ve been on a fantasy streak lately, so I am using this blog as an opportunity to create a new world.\u00a0 My current plan is to start with an overview of the kingdom and its distinguishing features, then go from there.\u00a0 Being the lover of character creation that I am, I may also write a few vignettes and character profiles.\u00a0 This blog will likely have a lot less comedy than my posts from last year, but rest assured I am still the same complete dork with a weird sense of humor.\u00a0 I simply have varying interests when it comes to writing and tend to flit between various subjects.\u00a0 (That being said, I plan to stick with this blog topic for the duration of the year.)<\/p>\n
Fire up, and Go Blue!<\/p>\n
Alias<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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