#erdennia

And last up for the general kingdom info posts for this AU, we have the kingdom of Erdennia! Now that these are finally done, I can start sharing the design posts for the rest of the magi users, which should hopefully come out a lot sooner as they are less time-consuming to make(plus, I already have all the witches' designs done so it is mainly a matter of putting together the descriptions for them). But yeah, I hope you guys enjoy this post~ :3

((Also keep in mind that I am including Idalia and Ren in this post just because both respectively are half-Erdennian, and are a little more connected to that side of their heritage))

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Erdennia is one of five kingdoms on the planet of Elementis, and part of the "Elementals Alliance" along with Feor, Arian, and Mareas. Erdennia is settled into forested areas, with lots of trees, vegetation, and other flora around. The oldest and biggest of the kingdoms, they are a mediator one and was the one to first propose the alliance and played a huge role in its coming together. They are also the most progressive and open-minded of all the kingdoms, accepting and embracing everyone from all walks of life and magi status. The second-most diverse in terms of magical abilities, as there are numerous different things associated with plants, the ground, and other flora in general.

- The Characters

* The Royal Family

. Demeter: The ruling queen of Erdennia, and the Fairy of Greenery. Demeter had quite the peculiar origin, as she was not born through natural means. Having two mothers, they opted to have their daughter through the old clay method of the witches, which involved combining their dna within a clay mold of a baby and imbuing it with magic and a spell. While she is still perfectly healthy and "normal", her magic when she was younger was a bit unstable as a side-effect. Quite a spunky and wild one when she was younger, her and Queen Noelani of Arian went on a lot of fun and crazy adventures together across the Magical Dimension when they were teenagers. She has grown pretty wise and mature since then, while still having a playful sense about her, and her magic has become more stable and even a bit strong overtime as well.

. Enki: The king consort of Erdennia, and the Witch of Trees. He always had root and tree-related magic, as a dryad, though it was not until his adulthood that he became a witch. With the disease and other problems in his kingdom, he wanted to find more unconventional ways of solving them. He was primarily interested in potions and spells with more of a healing nature, as he found the former the most interesting and the later to be super helpful in his work. When his eldest daughter was a teenager, he was the one that inspired and encouraged her to pursue becoming a witch herself, and was a big help in teaching her some spells and stuff as she first started out.

. Gaia: The first-born and crowned heir of Erdennia, and the dual Fairy-Witch of Vines. Always had fairly strong magic, she had gained access to it and her fairy form a little bit earlier than most people. She was always very humble about her abilities though, mainly using them when she was younger to have some fun outside with her friends. As she got older and entered her teenage years, she started getting more and more interested in witchcraft, as witches were more popular in her kingdom and she was inspired by her father's own work as a witch to pursue it herself. The more she learned about it the more she found it fascinating, and although she is primarily a fairy and attended Alfea, she made many friends at Cloud Tower and always went over there when she could to read from their library and learn more. Not a witch in the traditional sense that she has witch transformations or a darker "aura" to her magic, but she does embrace her witch abilities alongside her fairy powers and took on the dual title to reflect both.

. Avani: The second-born of Erdennia, and the Fairy of Flowers. She only recently received her fairy form, but was very excited that her magic core matched her love for flowers. Though she is still a relatively new fairy and isn't very skilled or experienced yet, she has been having a lot of fun training and testing out her powers, even if her hyperactivity and inquisitiveness has gotten her in trouble at times. A very friendly and open-minded young lady, she is always willing to give anyone a chance, and has made many friends of all different magic alignments.

. Beaumont: The third-born of Erdennia. He does not seem to possess any magic at the moment, and as he is around the age where his magic would normally start showing a little more, it is believed that he may not get any at all. He has been getting rather anxious and upset about this, as seeing all the different and cool things people can do with magic has always made him excited to see what kind of magic he might get himself one day. He is trying to not get too bummed out about the potential of him not having magic, but it also does not help that some of his peers who have gotten theirs has been flaunting their magic around him. To redirect some of his energy, he has been focusing on staying active and building up his strength, so he could still handle himself well in a fight.

* The Other Characters

. Rosia: Gaia's lady-in-waiting and best friend, and the Witch of Briar. Quite a peculiar magi case, as despite her compassionate, sweet, and bubbly nature leading many to believe she is a fairy upon first meeting her, Rosia is actually a witch. While her magic did not manifest from a more negative or dark nature, its more thorny and sharp quality lead her to become a witch instead. A small part of her has always wondered what it would have been like to be a fairy instead, she still has her fun and has focused on bringing more positivity to how witches are perceived. Though it is mostly prickly and thorny, she has trained enough to be able to manifest pretty roses with her magic, and has combined her magic with others' to create pretty visual spells and attacks.

. Carmelo: The royal gardener and Rosia's spouse, and the Wizard of Gardens. Coming from a poor family, he was one of the only family members who had magic and so he helped out the most around their gardens. His talent and skill was eventually noticed by the queen when she was visiting his village one day, and out of her compassion and generosity, she not only helped his family out but also offered him a job and stay at the palace. Now working and living at the palace, it gave him the chance to explore opportunities he never had before, but also made him have to grow up more quickly than some of the noble peers he met too. One of these opportunities was getting to attend a prestigious wizard school when he was of age, as while his magic is not very combative in nature, it was still seen to have potential with what he could do with it.

. Vernon: Avani's best friend. Lives and works on a farm with his family, one of the most prosperous and useful to the capital and palace, with his family being closely acquainted with the royal family. He doesn’t have any magic in him, choosing to fight and defend with a sword instead when the time calls for it. He has an ambitious, adventurous, and eager nature to him, and while generally kind and selfless can get easily provoked and irritated in the face of danger. This selfless and adventurous nature was a part in how much he was able to bond with Avani, as they both have a love for exploring and are supportive of each other's dreams and goals in life. Though he is not sure if he wants to become a non-powered warrior, he does know that he wants to stick by Avani's side and join her on adventures when they get a little older.

. Idalia: Gaia's older witch mentor and friend, and the Witch of Herbs. Born from a Feorian father and Erdennian mother, their small family lived pretty secluded in the forests outside of Erdennia, as both her parents had thrown their respective lives away and casted out their judgmental families to start anew together. Eloping as they were expecting their first baby, they moved in with an elderly woman as they had no means at the time to live on their own. They looked forward to their little one's arrival, though their happiness was short-lived as Idalia's mother grew seriously ill near the end of her pregnancy, and unfortunately passed away shortly after her daughter was born. This broke her father’s heart so much, him eventually dying of heartbreak himself. Now orphaned, Idalia was left in the care of the older woman, who raised and cared for her until she was grown and setted out on her own path in life. Her interest in witchcraft was inspired by her elderly caretaker, with her preferring more healing spells and setting up and filling her little cottage with potions and items to help out anyone who comes across her shop. Gaia frequented her shop a lot when starting her own work as a witch, and through talking and learning from Idalia they struck up a genuine bond.

- Ruling Queen Demeter Erdmann

. Age: 43

. Gender: female

. Sexuality: pansexual

. Family: Cataleya(Momma), Camellia(Mummy), Gaia(oldest child), Avani(middle child), Beaumont(youngest child)

. Relationships: Enki(husband)

. Abilities: plant magic(natural), some forest nymph abilities(natural), solar/sun witch(acquired)

. Physical Appearance: slightly tall with a curvy and thick/chubby hourglass build, waist-length and honey brown hair often put up in messy buns, light brown skin with a smattering of freckles across her body, bright green eyes, ears and left nostril pierced, a few tattoos but her main one is done in a traditional style spanning across her chest and collarbones with sun motifs

Ruling queen of the Kingdom of Erdennia, wife to Enki, and mother to Gaia, Avani, and Beaumont. Demeter has quite the peculiar origin, as she was not born through natural means. The only ruler to have same-sex parents, when it came to having their child her mothers opted to go through with the old clay method of the witches, which involved combining their dna within a clay mold of a baby and imbuing it with magic and a spell. While she was born and is still perfectly healthy and "normal", her magic when she was younger was a bit more unstable as a side-effect. She first met Enki when they were children, with them hitting it off very easily despite their differences. She always made him smile and laugh so easily, and he was one of the first to listen, encourage, and take her seriously, with them falling for each other early on as they have been together as a couple since they were young teenagers. Very spunky and a bit wild in her youth, this allowed her to mesh so well with Noelani as they became best friends, going on a lot of fun and crazy adventures together when they were teenagers before their adventures had to end when they were adults for their own respective reasons. For Demeter, the reason was for the pregnancy and birth of her and Enki's first child, who came into their lives unexpectedly when they were still very young but both vowed to do their best as new parents. After their oldest child was a few years old and they got married in their early-twenties, they had planned on having several children together, though their fertility issues had sadly only given them two more children born such a long time after. Though this always saddened them, they are more than grateful for the three children they had been blessed with, and have used their experience to advocate for more fertility research and treatments. She has grown very mature and wise since her youth, though she still has a fun, playful sense about her. Despite normally seeming so happy and cheerful, she holds a lot of inner sadness and stress that she tries not to show as she wants to put on a calm and brave face for her people, but all this bottling up has made her prone to big emotional outbursts. Lately these have been caused by the Blight Flu wrecking such devastation and illness across Erdennia to both the land and citizens, with her taking it the hardest as both her youngest two children and recently her husband has become seriously ill and bedridden.

- King Consort Enki Erdmann

. Age: 42

. Gender: male

. Sexuality: demiromantic gray-asexual

. Family: parents, 2 younger twin sisters, 1 younger brother, 2 nieces, 3 nephews, Gaia(oldest child), Avani(middle child), Beaumont(youngest child)

. Relationships: Demeter(wife)

. Abilities: dryad/tree magic(natural), green/forest witch(acquired)

. Physical Appearance: short with a soft and husky build, dark green and messy hair that falls slightly past the collarbones, medium-length beard, dark brown skin, dark hazel eyes, ears pierced, giant tattoo going down his entire back of a tree

Last month I was working on ideas for my characters' updated tattoos, since some of them were in a big need for updates lol. Starting with the Erdennian characters, both because of Erdennia's big tattoo culture but also because the original post was from over 3 years ago, so a lot has changed since then. I also added in Idalia and Ren(whose tattoo was first shared here), since they are half-Erdennian too. A lot of the new ideas are kind of vague in their designs since I still need to figure those out, so they are mostly location ideas but I also expanded upon the ones from the original post a little bit too. But yeah, I hope you enjoy!

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- The Royal Family

. Demeter: Has her family's traditional ruling tattoos across her chest and collarbones, with her motif being suns, and another sun tattoo between her shoulder-blades. She has a small and simple lotus design by her left ear, and a small and simple daffodil by her right ear, these being her mothers' favorite flowers. A small one on her right ankle, of her husband and children's names in the shape of the infinity symbol. A piece of orchid and camellia flowers on her left thigh(the flowers that her mothers' names mean), and her husband's + children's favorite flowers on her right thigh.

. Enki: The same as before, has a giant back piece of a tree(a connection to his magic and dryad status) that has the names of his wife + children and parents + siblings on the branches. He would now have either one or two forearm half-sleeves in addition, but I don't know what of yet.

. Gaia: Has her family's traditional ruling tattoos across her chest and collarbones, with her motif being hearts. She also has a rose between her shoulder-blades(being dedicated to Rosia), one on her left lower-leg of her and her family's birth flowers, and symmetrical ones of vines starting from her hips and curling around her mid-thighs. In the future she would get something on her right lower-leg dedicated to her other friends(incorporating something that reminds her of each one), water lilies on her left forearm for Ren, and aster flowers + a forest tree on her right forearm for her future children.

. Avani: Still has a year before she can get one, but her first would be a daisy on the back of her neck. She would also eventually get her other favorite flowers scattered across her body(with a possible half-sleeve, thigh piece, and/or lower-leg sleeve), and once she is older in her 20's, she would also get something dedicated to Vernon, her closest friend in life.

. Beaumont: Still too young to get one as he is only a child, nor does he have any ideas, but he does find the concept of them cool enough.

- The Other Characters

. Rosia: Has full-color roses going down the entire length of her back/spine. Also has a hip/thigh one, this one also being of roses(but in a different style) as she is a little extra in that department. In the future she would also get a big tattoo dedicated to her spouse and future children, this either being on her arm or leg(of their favorite flowers).

. Carmelo: Has full-color tattoos ranging across his back of many different plants and flowers, with the main focus being of roses. Would also get tattoos dedicated to both the family he grew up in and the one he wants to start with his wife, these possibly being full sleeves(one of herbs and plants for his kids).

. Vernon: Like Avani, he doesn't have any currently as he still has to wait a couple of years before he could get one. Not super focused on getting one, but he would get a piece of wheat on his forearm as a nod to farming(coming from a farmer family), and when he is in his 20's, he would get something dedicated to Avani.

- The Half-Erdennian Characters

. Idalia: Doesn't get any till she is in her 30's, since she never lived in Erdennia and didn't learn about the culture till she met and got to know Gaia more. Once she does she would get quite a few, these including full sleeves that spill out onto her shoulders/back, a half-back piece, and a giant hip/thigh piece. These are mostly witch-related, but a few would be in honor of her late caretaker that took her in after her parents died.

Since I have been drawing some of my witch characters to help celebrate October/The Spooky Month this year, I knew I had to draw some of the witches from my novel. This is the third drawing I've done so far(the other two are on different blogs), featuring Ren and Gaia~ 💧🌿💚

They are a swamp witch and green witch respectively. I knew I definitely wanted to either draw some or at least one of the witches from my novel, but I was stuck on who to choose till @littlechaoticwitch suggested I draw either Ren or Gaia! :3 Since witchcraft is super important to both their characters, and both are well established in their crafts. Went with multiple years in the future for this(where they are in their late twenties-early thirties), where they are married and living their best, happy lives together~ ^w^

🌿 Crowned Princess Gaia Erdmann 🌿

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And finally, for the last of the ships I had planned to draw for Pride Month this year, we have Gaia and Ren~ :3 This is technically the 6th ship in the series, as the previous three were from and posted on my @spooksverse-asks blog, as I wanted to draw ships from that story of mine too.

Back to Gaia and Ren, while they are technically in a f/m relationship, the concept of Pride is such an important one in Erdennia that I felt like I should include them in the series(not to mention that I love them so much and really wanted to draw them again). As they don't officially meet till the epilogue chapter, they only become a couple a year or two after the story's main events have passed but their relationship is an important one to me as it is one full of so much love and adoration for each other, and sort of a "happy ending" for them after all the strife both have respectively been through in their lives. <3

A little something I wrote on a whim(so apologies if it's not the best quality), for Mother's Day which recently passed. I was in the mood to write something cute of one of my mother characters with their children, and though she was not my initial pick(as I was original thinking of writing for Soleil) I settled on Demeter, the mother of Gaia, Avani, and Beaumont! :3

I chose her both because I wanted to write something for the Erdennian royals again, but also because Gaia is a Taurus, and since Mother's Day falls during that timeframe I could make it where she is born on that day, thus making it an extra special day for Demeter.^^ One small, extra note is that here she and Enki are referred to simply as "partners". Even though they are still super young they feel like it's a bit "juvenile" to still refer to themselves as girlfriend & boyfriend, so even if they are not married yet nor even officially engaged, they refer to the other as their partner as they are still in a serious and committed relationship with each other and plan to stay together.