TASK OO1. - THE THEORIES.

The masquerade of Sotera had been both a success and a rotting failure - with the appearance of the Thorned King and a band of so called Hollows, the kingdoms of Sotera and Asteria are thrown into confusion and discomfort ; even the scheming empire of Frigoria is not exempt from the feelings of unease which followed the Thorned King’s insinuation.  There is more to the story at hand - some of the courtiers have begun to vaguely remember, as if looking to peer through the mist, a whispered tale about the New King of Asteria - that he is not the only heir, but stands as the eldest of three siblings - yet, the younger two have been missing for as long as anyone could remember… if they remembered the Lost Siblings at all. But, there are also some who say that the Old Texts in the libraries of Sotera and Asteria tell a tale about another kingdom - the third kingdom, erased from memory and existence, either assimilated into the Two, or perished for an unknown reason. Only the Council of the Omniscient ( and the members of the Empire ) know the full truth - and the secret Council of the Omniscient exchanges inquisitive glances among its members, as if to ask one another if the Thorned King has been one of their tasteless jokes - or perhaps a warning from Frigoria. In short, the Thorned King has been seen as both amusement gone awry and disruption of peace for those characters who know something - whether it is the truth about the New King or the existence of the Frigorian empire.