Tag: kuros

Heu Lost Queen? Can you give me a crack course on Kurosian politics? Like how the king or queen runs the show, their various duties, other nobility and their relation to the throne, and heck, how did you and Kurogh learn your duties as king and queen? If your predecessors are killed in battle, who taught you your duties?

Lost Queen : Oh spirits, it’s kind of a dousy to be honest. But, I’ll do my best to explain as much as I can. Beware, lots of reading ahead.

First, I’ll explain some of the King and or Queen’s duties (they differ depending on the Kuros). Of course, we rule the people the way we see fit. We do have councils representing breeds of Kuros as well as trades to speak with to help us decide what is best to do. My duties often included most of the paperwork, forging alliances, deals, etc with magical properties and keeping them organized. I guess I was good at that while Kurogh wasn’t, so I took on most of that work. I also helped organizing all of the festivals, celebrations, major funerals, competitions, rituals, and many, many other events. AND I dealt with the trade in and out of our city, and all the responsibilities with that. AAAAND, I also would have to teach training at the schools, from whelps all the way to possible Queens. Did I also mention that I was responsible for raising my children? Because that too.

Together, Kurogh and I would venture out on business to meet with other beings of darkness that could be possible allies or kingdoms needed to raid.

Kurogh on the other hand, dealt with a lot of the war aspect of Kurosia. It was often him deciding which kingdom to raid, what people to attack, the training needed, and so on. I wanted more of a hand in this, but I was so busy with my duties, he took advantage of it. It was a constant battle with him, one I hated so very, very much.

But we did work together in each and every battle. In war, it is the king and queen that attack first (If it is a surprise attack) and we’re just as susceptible to death as our warriors. We lead our people during battle, fight alongside them, and aide them.

Now onto the steps on how to become a leader. This takes decades upon decades upon decades to do, years of testing, training, being beaten till near death, your mind twisted and pulled, until you no longer fear anything. You must go threw years of schooling for intense education, as well as physical training. When you graduate, you must be one of the top 10 of your class, for those who are become the King or Queen’s personal guard. During the time as a personal Guard, it is the King or Queen’s duty to train you as well, education and physical, until he or she is killed. Or, you can challenge him or her to replace them. 

Whew, I hope that answers your questions! It’s sort of difficult to summarize, I hope I did justice.

Sorry to bother you, your highness, but I was wondering…Was participating for the title of king/queen mandatory? And what happens if the top dragon of each gender fought and killed one of the others? (king and queen fought and the queen killed him)

Lost Queen : Quite alright, I’m always happy to explain my people’s ways ^u^

It wasn’t mandatory, but for one who wants to, it takes decades of schooling and training. You have to truly be dedicated to become King or Queen. When you enter the tournaments, death is expected. Your final training years, you’re taught to either fight until you die, or win. It is not your goal to kill the other, but best them in combat, to show how powerful and determined you are to lead the Kurosian people. Most Kuros die from pushing themselves past their limit. 

Was it hard learning Kurosian? Is Kurosian all they spoke in Kurosia?

Lost Queen : Yeah at first it was difficult, but living among the Kuros really helped. 

We did speak a few languages, depending on the dragon mostly. I can speak English and Kurosian fluently, but I can only read Arkeyan. I have a hard time speaking it, but it was a requirement of all Kuros to at least be able to read it and understand it.

wait, i thought kurosians were there own element class? but the last king and queen were earth and water elements? where do the black scales come from then if it’s not influenced by elemental type?

Lost Queen : That does seem to confuse some, but think of it more as a ‘dark’ form of those elements. We trained ourselves to master the elements using dark magics.

One form of training involves meditation. It is where you connect with your inner darkness, you’re essence, every fiber of power within your self. One uses that to amplify your natural born ability. The more control you have over your inner power, the stronger you are. 

Does the Kurosian castle have a name or title?

Lost Queen : It’s usually referred to as the “Kurosian Castle”, since it’s our capital castle of our race (or was), but in our language it’s called “Kurosin’laidirlon” (pronounced Kuro-sin-lie-dur-lawn). It basically translates to “Kurosian castle”, but in full it’s “Castle of the strong Kurosian race”. 

Were any Kings or Queens of Kurosia in a polyamorous relationship?

Lost Queen : It’s a bit hard to explain, but in a way yes. All of them.

You see, King and Queens wed as a breeding pair to provide their people with the most genetically advanced offspring as possible. But also so each sex has a chance to rule. If there are more than one abled mate for the king or queen, they can breed with them if they so wish, but when it comes to love there’s no such thing. That, or it was never shown or revealed in public. Love was seen as a weak emotion that poisons a Kuros. But we did have other partners if we so wanted, since our wedding pact did not mean we were bound by love but instead law and fairness.

For example : Queen Anthrenna preferred females rather than males. She had plenty of female partners to spar with and be around. The King didn’t have any other partners that I know of, but he was a very secretive man. Anthrenna however still bred with the King when it was her duty to do so, but other than that the two didn’t care for each other’s company; kind of like Kurogh and I.