Alright so basically the general rundown is this:

There's been a lot of court drama! Specifically, drama between the three nations of Novaria, Solaris, and Lunela which have all been at war for a while. Representatives of the nation (specifically Princess Victoria of Solaris, Prince Ansovald of Lunela, and Prince Zacharie of Novaria) have gathered in Argora for potential peace talks.

(In-between all that, the exiled Prince and Princess of Lyonesse have also arrived in Argora to negotiate getting their kingdom back because, well, Lunela ruins everything.)

Talks haven't been going very well. Mostly because Ansovald is a dick and Lunela is run by a powerhungry tyrant. You know. The usual.

Except Ansovald has been slowly learning to not be so terrible and has started a budding relationship with Princess Victoria's brother, Prince Jonatas. There's also an ongoing mystery about a spirit trapped in Ansovald's daggers! Nice!

Also Vikings are here to talk about opening trade routes. Yep.

In OTHER plot threads, a man (Kip) from the country of Vatra is trying to fulfill an old prophecy of a warrior who becomes the king of his land and saves it from tyranny with the help of his wolf-shifter friend (Noah)! Except, Kip thought Noah was dead! But he's not! Kip is also engaged to a noblewoman in order to give him more traction to start his "Save Vatra From Evil" revolution. Which kind of complicates Kip and Noah's relationship, because they love each other!

The forgotten princess and younger sister of Ansovald, Caecilla, has run away from home and is currently seeking refuge in the Empyrean Temple, befriending a blind priest (and his dog!) along the way! Also, she's winning the heart of the Emira Talia of Aljana by being perfect and good.

Sir Gahariet has met the reaper Simon Torres and befriended him! It's nice.

Rory, a man with a connection to the forest, is currently trying to defend said forest from outsiders (namely, the selkie scion Aran).

The Pirate Captain Llyr is busy being a shithead in the local bar and as soon as I kick my ass and reply to the thread hopefully I can transition the ass kicking onto *him* because a badass bard has entered the scene and will give him what for!