Kingdom of Antiva

The Kingdom of Antiva is a large kingdom within the Empire of Tevinter and occupying the mountainsous southern section of the Empire. The Kingdom of Antiva is led by House Folwyn of whom was in its majority quite honorable, but Clary Folwyn was a dark girl that had sided with Volermorte secretly. The Kingdom of Antiva is one of the wealthier regions of the Empire of Tevinter as there is a large supply of mines in the mountains that the Kingdom occupies, and this coupled with its large population make Antiva a bedrock of the Empire of Tevinter. The Kingdom of Antiva is dominated by the worship of the Dragon of which has stayed in power despite the Chantry of Tevinter becoming the widespread belief system held in the Empire itself, and the Kingdom of Antiva has a massive Dragonoph Temple in their capital of Bastion. The Kingdom of Antiva is dominated by the Franks, but there is a large population of Atlantians that remain from the time that Antiva was a loyal member of Arnor, and unlike many other places these Atlantians are not targeted for reprisals or hatred, and this has remained throughout its history.

House Folwyn, and then by extension the Kingdom of Antiva was coverted to the Dragonoph religion during the years following the rise of the Prophet Ysgramor, and this makes them unique in that most central Europeans Franks are either Christian, or Sigmarite. House Folwyn, and once again by extension the Kingdom of Antiva has placed a very large part of its purpose in the expansion of the belief of the Dragon, and this has meant they have built Temples all throughout Tevinter, and their Dragon Temple of Bastion is one of the largest Dragonoph Temples in Europe.

The Kingdom of Antiva is ruled over by the King of Bastion, of whom is the heridetary leader of House Folwyn, and rules from the capital of Bastion. The Kingdom of Bastion has several important locations of which the two largest are ruled over by princes in the form of House Dotred of whom rules over Valabanchel of which is a large prison complex, and House Croken of whom rules over the massive fortress of Ostrogar of which occupies the only true method of entering the Antiva Valley where the majority of the population lies.

House Folwyn was founded during the tail end of the Empire of Numeron where they were placed as a local garrison command structure for the region now known as Antiva. House Folwyn remained loyal to Arnor for generations, but as Arnor collapsed so to did House Folwyn leave Arnor, where it became independant for many generations until it was taken over by the growing Empire of Tevinter. House Folwyn would become embroiled in the Lucerne-Tevinter War as they were on the border with the now Lucernian backed independants of Thedas, and Antiva alongside House Folwyn would fight for Tevinter until it became apparent they were going to lose, and then the King would go to the Voice of whom was actually Edward Cullen and attempted to sign an alliance. The alliance failed when Clary Folwyn told Lord Voldermorte, and the King and several of his family were murdered within Castle Folwyn by Deatheaters, and following this Aldric would become King, but his oldest son, and daughter were taken by Lord Voldermote as hostages to ensure House Folwyn's loyalty.