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Great Britain is an island, located west of the Continent. A number of locations are scattered about with relevance to the invisible world.

History[]

Early History[]

Little is known of the Roman or pre-Roman time of Great Britain. The pre-Roman Celts were known to worship (probably among others) the Twins[1] and the Colonel.[2] The earliest known presence of the Sisterhood of the Knot in Great Britain dates from Roman times, with them building a temple on Brancrug Isle some time during the third century AD.[3]

In 563, St. Columba travelled to Iona, bringing catholicism to Scotland in some histories.[4] In others, he instead brought the word of the Unconquered Sun,[5] making it the first mention of the religion in Great Britain. After his death, his bones were brought to Brancrug by Rowena.[5]

War of the Roads[]

Main article: War of the Roads

During the latter half of the 15th century in some histories, a "martial-philosophical" dispute between the two British royal houses of York and Lancaster played out.[6][7][8] The grounds of the dispute stemmed from the two houses favoring two different types of alchemy, with the House of York favoring the Lantern related Dawn Road,[7] while the House of York favored the Forge related Sunset Road.[8] The events that followed are known as the War of the Roads.[6]

The war that erupted following the dispute closely resembles the real life Wars of the Roses. In some histories, the House of Lancaster seem to have won the war, later becoming unbalanced due to their reliance on the Sunset Road and, as a result, amounting to little of note.[8] In other histories the two houses allying to form the Sovereigns of the Leashed Flame[6] (or, The Forge's True Alloy)[8], much like how in real life the two houses allied to form the House of Tudor.

The Sovereigns would go on to conquer large parts of Europe.[6] This reign would continue until the sovereign king of England, Henry VIII, experienced a "Great Misfortune", tarnishing the True Alloy.[9] The Forge of Days and The Sun-in-Splendour refused to renew the alloy,[9] over fears of committing the Crime of the Sky.[10] Henry then tried to search for a way to renew the alloy, with the help of powers beyond the Mansus.[9] This led him to Brancrug, searching for tin,[11] the metal of The Sun-in-Rags.[12] Henry did not succeed in renewing the alloy, and his attempt to cheat The Forge became known as "The Great Debasement".[6] This lead to the end of the Sovereigns, and Henry's heirs turning mortal.[6]

The New King[]

In 1930, Great Britain experienced severe political turmoil due to a constitutional crisis.[13] The crisis stemmed from Edward, heir to the throne of the United Kingdom, killing his father, King George.[14] The crisis concluded with the crowning of a new king, Henry Huddleston Abney-Hastings, 13th Count of Loudoun.[14]


Geography[]

The west of Great Britain has a strong connection with the Bounds, with many locations in the west being describes as lying in it.[15][16][17] The Moon-marches especially is pointed out as a location with a strong occult presence.[18] Interestingly Iona, the origin of the Elegiast,[19] is also located by the western coast of Great Britain.


Settlements[]

London[]

Main article: London

London is the capital of the United Kingdom, and the largest city in Great Britain. It serves as a hotspot for occult businesses with influence spanning far outside the city. These include: Oriflamme's auction house, Cater & Hero Limited, and the ligean Sulochana Amavasya's Ecdysis Club.[20][21][22]

Brancrug[]

Brancrug is a fishing village located in Cornwall. Brancrug is notable for inhabiting Hush House, a part of the Watchman's Tree.

Kerisham[]

Kerisham

Kerisham

Kerisham is a coastal town in southern Great Britain that is difficult to find, even for those that has visited it before.[23] At some time, reaching it required to pass the Spider's Door.[24] Kerisham inabits a flaw in the world, a place where the Histories align.[25] It is also famous for being the home of the Kerisham Review, an occult tabloid.[26] Mme Olympe Bechet, editor of the tabloid, lives in Kerisham.[26][27]

Oxford[]

Oxford is a city in the south of Great Britain. The mercenary Sr. Corso Reverte lives there.[28][29]


Sources[]

  1. ↑ Gladwyn Lake
  2. ↑ Crowkiss Hill
  3. ↑ HUSH HOUSE - A visitors Guide
  4. ↑ Columba, Wikipedia
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Columbic Crypt
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 The War of the Roads, 1451-1551
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 The Alloy of the White Rose
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 The Amalgam of the Red Rose
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Plantagenet Mysteries
  10. ↑ Vinzant's Minglings
  11. ↑ Kitchen
  12. ↑ Wire (Tin)
  13. ↑ Book of Hours take place in 1936, and the crisis takes place six years before that. Brancrug, March 7th, 1936, Genealogical Chart
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Genealogical Chart
  15. ↑ The Temptations of Architecture
  16. ↑ Curious Seashell
  17. ↑ Treowen, Home of the Wheelocks
  18. ↑ slnev.connie.ehsan
  19. ↑ Iona
  20. ↑ Oriflamme's Auction House
  21. ↑ Cater & Hero Limited
  22. ↑ The Ecdysis Club
  23. ↑ Kerisham
  24. ↑ On the Road to Pearl
  25. ↑ Thine Eyes Have Seen
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 Mme Bechet
  27. ↑ Olympe's Address
  28. ↑ Sr. Corso Reverte
  29. ↑ Corso's Address
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