The Last of the Animus

Prelude

               The Last of the Animus
                  By Joshua J. Gaylord

In the year 252 A.W. (after war) the distant plateaus and elongated forests of Seljorn were at an ineffable tranquility, as modern utopias sprouted out through generations of post war reformation. Many individuals lived in a directly chosen three-man monarchy system; in which the people in each sector of Seljorn, though each distinct in its own manner, choose three prime leaders who best represented the morals and principals of the people, while allowing each leader to limit the other; this was established during the post war reformation to limit corruption in the government. Besides that, the people mostly governed themselves, their economy primarily functioned on then basic beneficial trade, and of course internationally on valuable minerals such as gold and silver. Even though armies were no longer needed in these days of peace, a few major sectors established them anyway; as if to maintain a sense of pride or unity.
Seljorn was individually sectioned into five identical sectors by name and geography, their names were Filben, Choosk, Mendar, Kalden, and finally Selmin. The native people of Filben (the Filbinians) were mainly centered on wealth, they had little to no interest in nationwide conflicts, unless there was money to be made. The people of the Choosk sector (the Choosken) were the true believers in infinite peace, they believed one did not need wealth nor national unity to achieve greatness, or happiness for that matter. The people of Kalden (the Kaldonians) and the people of Selmin (the Selminians) were both strikingly the same but regardless of the fact they still hated each other, and as a result of their conflicts neither of them possessed economic superiority in any market, and similar to Choosken individuals they didn’t believe in unison. Finally, we have Mendar, which is where our story begins, the Mendarians were the direct opposite of most other nations, they believed in strength through unity, and benefiting the less fortunate. They were honorable, kind, and well mannered; the perfect example of a utopia.