River Kingdom

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River Kingdom
Information
Plane	Dominaria
Colors
Status	Current
Part of	The Borderlands, Terisian Isles
Formerly part of	Terisiare

The River Kingdom is a small nation of selkies, part of the Borderlands on an island southwest of Almaaz. The island is part of the Terisian Isles on Dominaria.

History

The River Kingdom came into being after the Flooding of Terisiare caused the Borderlands to become cut off from the rest of Almaaz by the swelling Lat-Nam Straits. Thriving in the river valley of the Sarrazan River, the shape-changing selkies made a home for themselves, nurturing a peaceful relationship with the neighboring elves living in the valley of the Chimes.

However, the ice sorceress Drufalen was unhappy with the loss of the glaciers, which caused her to lose much power. She wanted a realm for herself, and so cast a spell that would lock the water of the Borderlands into an icy realm. As Drufalden's cold kingdom grew, the waters of the Sarrazan River shrank, forcing the selkies to roam further and further to find fish to eat. At the same time, the sea levels sank, connecting the Borderlands with the larger island of Almaaz while also creating an inland sea called the Silver Sea.

In 3050 AR, the songmage Ogwater Rifkin traveled to Drufalden's cold kingdom, and released the hold of the ice on her realm through song magic, causing a massive melting of the glacier. The Sarrazan River rose fully once more, providing steady water flow to the River Kingdom of Selkies, while the Silver Sea was flooded far beyond its former levels. Ogwater then went on to free the Beast of the Hours from its prison, destroying the Chimes in the process. The Beast was finally banished, ending its threat over the Borderlands after more than 3000 years.

Eventually, the meltwater of the cold kingdom would connect the Silver Sea to the ocean, once more making the Borderlands into an island separate from the larger island of Almaaz.