About Queen Meriel

Queen Meriel was the queen of Zatga, the wife of King Lento and the mother of the Three Ladies: Aureli, Nann, and Mythe.

She was 10 years younger than her husband and known as a lively and motherly figure.

Before she met Lento, she was ignorant and dedicated everything for her life. She was lively and beautiful, though - because she was lack of experiences - innocent. She also believed that life is as what it seemed. As a young girl, she spent her times at the balls, making acquaintances with the aristocrats.

She had a crush on a young aristocrat man, but as she realized that he did not feel the same about her, she became very upset. Lento found her weeping alone under a tree, hidden from the crowds. He - in spite of being a stranger to her - listened to her problem and explained to her that life is bigger than she thought it was. She finally calmed down and both talked for a moment. Their conversation came to an end when Lento suddenly proposed her to marry him.

It was the fact that Lento is a gentleman that made Meriel came to her decision to marry him. It was not long until she really loved him. She was proved to be a good queen, a loyal wife and a loving mother. Living in the Palace, she made friends with General Barthos and his wife, Lady Mara.

However, she died after delivering her third and last child, Mythe. Her loss became a fatal blow for Lento and his health turned worse ever since.

About King Lento

King Lento was the former monarch of Zatga. He was the father of the Three Ladies: Aureli, Nann and Mythe. After Lento departed this life, Aureli took his throne and reigned as the monarch.

He was a king of Zatga when he was young and befriended with General Barthos. He seemed to be careless about his royal life, though he was actually an elegant gentleman. He had weak body and easily get ill.

When visited a feast at Zasatu, he met young Meriel. As a contrast to him, Meriel was a young lady full of youth and life. He was a gentleman, elegant and royal. After their encounter, Lento later admitted to Barthos that Meriel's passion for life would make her a very good queen in the history.

After their second encounter, Meriel accepted his love and his proposal and thus she became his wife and the queen of Zatga. He seemed to be right, however, as Meriel proved to be a loving mother and a devoted wife and also a perfect queen.

However, after the death of Meriel, Lento seemed to lose his passion for life and suddenly became weaker and ill. He suddenly looked older than his actual age. But he remained the gentleman he used to be, and still a good friend of Barthos. However, after losing his wife, he lost his best friend as well. Barthos was killed when he tried to safe Lento's life from a murderer. Barthos' son, Kairim, took his father position as the General. 

He dwelt in sadness, though his daughters was his only happiness and reason to live. But he grew worse and so weak he had to stay in bed. 

He departed this life when Aureli was 18.

About Zasatu

Zasatu is the 'rival' of Zatga. It is located in the south-east of Zatga, separated by the Black Cape and surrounded by the eastern forest and the southern desert. Water has become the most important thing in Zasatu, as the land tends to be dry. Towering canal-bridges were built and canal boats were important things to reach places.

Like Zatga, it is ruled by a monarch. However, the monarch does not see the role of women too much and therefore only men can reign.

It is not clear how the Zasatu divides their 'classes', but probably the people are divided into:

1. The Royal Family
2. The Commoners

The Royal Family

The Royal Family of Zasatu does not accept the role of women in their life. One is considered as the member of the Royal Family if he is rich by birthright, has a blood connection with the king and has brown hair. Unlike Zatga, people who have no blood connection with the king but have a family relationship with him are categorized as commoners.

The Commoners

The Commoners are people without any connection with the Royal Family. The colors of the hair vary: golden, red and black.

The king is also helped by a General. However, this is the only position in Zasatu where women are considered. The function of a General is to protect the land and the Royal Family. A General may also give an advise to the king if the king asks for one.

About Zatga

The kingdom of Zatga is the central point of most of the stories.

As a monarchy, it was ruled by a king or a queen. Half of the stories started when King Lento reigned. The other half started when his daughter, Aureli reigned.

The people of Zatga was divided into several 'classes':

1. The Royal Family
2. The Commoners
3. The Beggar's Realm
4. The Underground Citizen

The Royal Family

Those who are listed as the members of the Royal Family are the ones who have blood connection or still in the same family with the monarch. Also called as the Nobles, they are usually rich by birthright, though there are probabilities that they are not.

The unusual thing about the Royal Family is that their hairs are always golden.

The Commoners

The Commoners are the normal people that has no family relationship with the Royal Family. Their hairs are commonly darker: red, brown, or black. They are not poor, though they usually are not richer than the Nobles.

The Commoners have several limitations in case of accessing the Palace. There are several places that restricted the existence of the commoners, though the reason is never clear.

The Beggar's Realm

The Beggar's Realm is the city for beggars and thieves. The location of this place is hidden and the only ones that may approach are only beggars and thieves. The Realm is separated from the main city with a crumbled wall and the buildings of the Realm are all shabby and dark.

In front of the crumbled wall was a beggar in a shabby cloak, a spy and the Realm's guardian. Anyone from the Realm could be the Beggar, from a real beggar to a thief.

The Underground Citizen

The Underground was located - the name explains a lot - under the land of Zatga. Linked by sewers and underground pathways, the city was filled with criminals (thieves are not included here) and the outcasts. The Underground is also hidden from the upper world and only several people can access, as the sewers and the underground pathways are quite a maze for the upper world.

The Underground is most probably the most dangerous place in Zatga.

Zatga is naturally untouched by modernization, though several modern things have successfully entered the land. Though electricity are common nowadays, cars and other modern transportations are seldom used. Digital things - especially the expensive ones - are quite hard to get and therefore only several people (mostly the Nobles) have them.

The monarch is usually helped by a General. A General acts as a supervisor and an advisor. He holds the responsibility to defense the land, to give advises to the monarch and to protect the Royal Family, especially the monarch.

The kingdom of Zatga is surrounded by the western forest and the northern hills, with the Dential River rushes through the land.

The land has four seasons: the Spring, the Summer, the Autumn and the Winter. However, there is 18 months in a year in a Zatga almanac.

About Clazhein

Somewhere in this world, isolated from the modern worlds, there was a land called Clazhein.

In the western and eastern sides of the land were the thick, dark forests which still held mysteries to every people in Clazhein. In the northern part was the green hills and friendly forest, a beauty to those who saw it. In the southern part was the canyon and the desert, deadly as a viper.

There were four kingdoms in the land of Clazhein, one was Zatga, another was Zasatu.

The relationship between the two kingdoms were quite unpleasant, dated back from the reign of King Lento of Zatga and King Arest of Zasatu.

Being isolated from the modern world, the land still embraced the very old thing in this world: magic. Things that are extraordinary and almost seemed fictional in the modern world are quite possible in Clazhein. If it is not the magic itself, it's the power of believe that makes this land survives.

The contact with the modern world, however, is also possible. There are pathways and streets built to connect the land of Clazhein with the modern world. Nonetheless, one must travels far and wide to reach the land.