by Rin Chupeco
The World of the Bone Witch: The Eight Kingdoms
ISTERA
• The coldest among the eight kingdoms
• Has gone to war with Tresea over the Heartsbane Islands in the past and still shares some animosity
• Separated from Tresea by the River of Peace
CAPITAL: Farsun
CURRENT RULER: King Rendorvik of House Petralta
TRESEA
• Composed of mostly dense woods and wide plains
• Population is concentrated mainly in cities, with small scatterings of villages throughout
CAPITAL: Highgaard
CURRENT RULER: Czar Kamulus of House Ambersturg
DAANORIS
• Mild to moderate weather, most-populated kingdom
CAPITAL: Santiang
CURRENT RULER: Emperor Shifang
YADOSHA CITY-STATES
• The whole continent was originally the kingdom of Yadosha, but infighting among the royal descendants soon splintered it into several warring states and shrunk their dominion into only its upper continent
• While each city-state maintains a high degree of independence, all share one main government to foster ties and maintain diplomatic missions
• Each city-state has a second minister to govern them; every seven years, a first minister is elected among the second ministers to represent Yadosha as a whole
CAPITAL: None
CURRENT RULER: First Minister Stefan
KION
• Once a part of Yadosha; many kingdoms conquered and fought over this land before Kion was able to achieve its independence through Vernasha of the Roses, a legendary asha
• A melting pot of culture and the main headquarters of the asha
• Smallest land among the kingdoms
CAPITAL: Ankyo
CURRENT RULER: Empress Alyx of House Imperial
ODALIA
• Composed of plains and forests
• Originally a part of the kingdom of Yadosha but was the first in the continent to rebel and break off into its own kingdom
CAPITAL: Kneave
CURRENT RULER: King Telemaine of House Odalia
ARHEN-KOSHO
• Large group of islands on the Swiftsea, near Odalia and Kion
CAPITAL: Hottenheim
CURRENT RULER: Queen Lynoria of House Imperial
DRYCHT
• Desert kingdom
• Also notable for its austere and extreme perspective generally held in contempt by most of the other kingdoms but tolerated for the runeberry cloth it provides
• Only the western continent of Drycht is heavily populated; the majority of the kingdom is made of sand
CAPITAL: Adra-al
CURRENT RULER: King Aadil of the Tavronoo clan
Acknowledgments
Writing is a solitary affair, but a book is a group effort rarely acknowledged. With that in mind, I would like to thank, as I always will, the lovely Sourcebooks team working to add coherency to my drafts—Annette, my lovely editor; Elizabeth; Alex; Kathryn; Gretchen; and everyone else. And always, always, my eternal gratitude to Becca.
Much thanks to my husband, Les, who has learned to interpret my inarticulate grunts and growls of frustration while I slave over chapters by cheerfully getting out of my way and attending to our other immediate concerns on his own until I emerge from my lair, wild-eyed and stubbled, signaling my return to sanity.
And also to Idris Elba. Because if you haven’t thanked Idris Elba for anything yet, what have you been doing all this time?
About the Author
Rin Chupeco wrote obscure manuals for complicated computer programs, talked people out of their money at event shows, and did many other terrible things. She now writes about ghosts and fairy tales but is still sometime mistaken for a revenant.
She currently lives in the Philippines with her husband, their son, a hyperactive dog, and far too many cats. Find her at rinchupeco.com.
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