Post by Nicholas Stryker on Jun 14, 2009 17:17:17 GMT -5
It was when Maverick Swan crested the Acteos Mountains, that a vision was born. With the vast lands rich with majestic mountains, dense forests, and mystical creatures, the Kingdom of Athelia would soon begin to write its tale. It was at first sight, that Maverick Swan had decided this would be his home. Though it was not easy at twenty years of age, after two long years and with the bartering of many of the different clans, he began to establish what is now known to be the Kingdom of Athelia. During the next three years Maverick frequented Edewyn City, where he met and befriended Cicely Engelbert. Although the two shared only a passionate friendship, they married and reigned Athelia fairly and justly. Five years later Cicely birthed Maverick a son, Gabriel.
The years passed peacefully for the King, Queen, young Prince and people. Though none expected the dark and evil blood, that ran through the princes veins, would one day undo them. At fifteen, Gabriel began planning on all the things he would do and undo during his reign. He waited three years for his father to officially name him heir to the throne, never letting on to anyone his plan. During the celebration Feast, Gabriel took the feasting knives of two slaves, who had been recruited from the Faeries Family of Utopus Mountains, to murder his parents in their beds. The blame fell not only on the two slaves, but that of the faeries family of the Utopus Mountains. A war soon erupted within the kingdom, sending the land into a constant state of disarray.
During the end of the first year of the war, Gabriel snuck into the mountain with a group of his men and started to kill anyone who crossed their path until he encountered the Faeries Princess Iliana. Deciding she would mean more to him alive then dead, he stole her away to Adietier Castle. He kept her prisoner and even went as far as to force himself upon her. Iliana was most unhappy during the four years as his captive. When finally, just as the four years were coming to an end, she married Gabriel for the child that grew within her belly. On the night of Gabriel's five year reign celebration, Iliana birthed Gabriel a son who she named Blake.
While Iliana nursed her son for the first time Gabriel came to see him. He also noticed for the first time the gentle heart of his wife. Not wanting his son to appear weak, Gabriel took his son away from Iliana and began using a wet nurse to keep his son alive. Mother and son were kept apart for the next seven years, with Gabriel tutoring his son in his own ways. Realizing her son would soon be eight and really start to understand his fathers ways, Iliana decided to save him from a life of evil. She stole away to the kitchens and poured a generous amount of belladonna into his favorite bottle of wine knowing he would drink it that night. As Gabriel laid dying from the poison, Iliana took a dagger and rammed it into his heart. Though she loved her son, she could not bear the thought of being tortured then executed for killing the king, Iliana drowned herself in the near by lake. Later on, the people would name this lake after her.
With both of his parents gone, Blake was forced to assume the throne. Having the help of the Swan Council, Blake began to restore the Kingdom one year at a time for several years. To show his good faith in the young King, the Elven Leader Cassius offered his daughter Rai to Blake. The two signed a betrothal contract in hopes this union would further cement the peace. Blake spent the next three years getting to know Rai, until that joyous day they married. Two years later, in the early hours of the morning, Rai birthed Blake a son who they named Wesley. To the surprise of everyone, Rai birthed Blake another son just a few minutes later and he was named Damien. Fearing the Kingdom would be torn apart by feuding brothers, Rai had the midwife lie to Blake, telling him that his second son, Damien, had died at birth. The midwife stole him away to Edewyn City, where he was raised. Twenty years went by and Blake finally named Wesley his heir.
Wesley found comfort in the arms of a peasant woman, after his father fell off his horse only to brake his neck killing him instantly. With her husband gone, Rai decided to hand the throne over to Wesley and return to the Forest of Shadows. Still upset, Wesley decided to go to Edewyn City to relax. There he met Corsha Evingar. Because of her beauty, Wesley decided to stay on and get to know her better. After five years in Edewyn City, Wesley married Sorcha only for them both to return to Adietier Castle. A few months later Damien's "mother" in Edewyn City confessed everything to Damien, while she lay on her deathbed. In the next few months Damien began to plan Wesley demise. It wasn't till everything had been planned down to the most minute detail, that Damien returned to Adietier for the first time since his birth to confront Wesley. After their initial meeting Wesley began to fear a war, so he sent his wife, the Queen Sorcha, and her family to Kelsey Manor under a different name to hide. For a year his plan worked and the war raged between the two brothers and their armies.
This sadly was not enough for Damien, through a spy, he found out where Sorcha was and ordered his men to go in a kill her and her family. When Wesley learned of Damien foul act, a plan of his own was formed. Using false information, Wesley tricked Damien into following him into the neither lands, only for the two disappear. For Five years the Kingdom was divided and men fought over who would next take the throne. Finally out of the Village of Piper came a boy who claimed to be Wesley son James. It took three years for James to be recognized as Wesley son and to be given the throne.
After his Coronation, James journeyed back home to claim the woman he loved, Amelia Raven. They were soon after married, and she became his queen. Seven years later, Amelia gave birth a son who they named Julian. Twenty years would pass in peace, as James named Julian his heir. In the end, James and Amelia died together in their sleep and Julian took over the throne. As a gift from the Faeries family of Utopus Mountain, who were no longer bitter about the war that was once set upon them, Julian married Princess Samara. It was with these two that finally the curse of war and rage was over when Samara gave Julian a daughter. They named her Charlotte.
As Charlotte grew, she proved to be a handful. This was proven when Julian named Charlotte his heir, only for her to argue about wanting a simple life and love. When Julian became upset with her and raged that she would do as she was told even if he had to pick out her husband, Charlotte ran away. At seventeen she settled into a Kingdom as a servant. There she met, fell in love with, and married William Daniel Stryker. A year later, while racing home from a celebration, Charlotte birthed their first child, a son they named Nicholas. Ten years would pass in blissful peace for the family when Charlotte would bring into the world, her second child, a girl they named Lilly. Unknowing to Charlotte that on the same eve she birthed her daughter that in Athelia her beloved parents would pass away leaving only a Stewart to watch over matters. For years the people prayed their beloved princess would return. It wasn't until word reached their ears that their beloved Princess had died, that rumors were she left behind two likely heirs who were searching for Athelia. The whole Kingdom rejoiced when finally the pair, a brother and sister, showed up in Athelia claiming to be the son and daughter of Charlotte Swan. The oldest, Nicholas, stepped up and took his place as heir and king to the Throne. It is within this time that Nicholas Stryker now rules Athelia.