Diarchy

It's high fantasy - with no magic.

The capital city is home to the twelve ruling families that preside over the country of Darion. Was formed when twelve tribes came together in a coalition to escape invaders from the North.

Darion is the alliance of twelve tribes that came together as they were fleeing the Kitchrion Horde of the north. Estonie is the capital city of Darion. Each of the twelve tribes, while they could stand on their own and had their own diverse cultures, were particularly advanced in one aspect of governance. These aspects would later become house roles in the Pravaci Court.

Between Renaissance and Medieval times - gunpowder not discovered yet. No cannons or guns. Pumps are heated by fire places for bath water. Aqueducts. War ships.

Normal

I don't know if there is one. To be determined.

The capital city, a port, place of the Pravaci District.

This story uses a distinctly feminine villain, who uses the stereotypes of femininity to hide in the shadows. Attacking a mother, preying and manipulating the reputation of a fellow female, weaponizing miscarriages. They’re all things that men couldn’t think of doing and women (shouldn’t) dare think of doing. The deliberate manipulation of the societal views of femininity seems like more of an attack than the attack itself. It feels like a betrayal of our sex. And that’s why Straivia is terrifying. She isn’t bound by societal pressure or societal morality, she is driven purely by the best outcome.

Nazi Germany/ Imperialist Japan, Romeo & Juliet, Shakespeare, Greek Mythology, International Relations, English Monarchy