The Kingdom of Hyperion Invictus: Lumen Solis Victrix
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"This kingdom we have created is indubitably something new. It is new not only because the clans involved were created with this kingdom in mind, nor is it only because Darkfall is new and will allow for more from such an entity. Rather, it is new because of the breadth of diversity within a single gaming entity that has been engendered and created, and which it supports. And it is this diversity which shall make it strong, for the best elements of the gaming community have all been gathered here, under one nation."
-Manus I
The Kingdom of Hyperion is a new kingdom which was formed when the Duke of Wessex, now King Manus I of the Dei family led a group of other Mercian magnates to break their fealties to King Robert of Mercia. The basis for this was a claim that Manus's grandmother, the princess Laureola, was the legitimate heir to the throne of Mercia and the line of Malregard, and also widely whispered rumors of the incompetence and impotence of King Robert. Among the Mercian nobles who seceded were the magnates seated in Urth, Elba, Yew, Kirdain, Aquilea, Waleron, Wessex and Emberwood.
As a gaming entity, the Kingdom of Hyperion is unique in that it has adopted a feudal system which allows individual clans to retain much of their own identity while belonging to a uniform cultural structure. Because of the pains Hyperion clans have taken to unify military, social as well as historical and atmospheric concerns, Hyperion will be able to provide for the first time a clan environment that feels like an actual "kingdom" to its members, while simultaneously being able to function with strength and efficiency in the strategic and PVP aspects of Darkfall.
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Vassals
Royal Demense
Terrae Regis
Premier Royal Peers
Duchy of Wessex
Realm of Kirdain
- The Knights of Auros
Society of the Anvil
Republic of the Silver Sun
Peers
Bewahrer der Welten
New Age United
Anhangüera
Historical Footnote
The Princess Laureola was the fourth child of the King of Mercia of that generation, and she married Oriens, the second son of the then Duke of Wessex. Both the three oldest royal siblings of Princess Laureola as well as the older brother of Lord Oriens Dei perished, however, leaving the throne heirdom as well as the ducal title to obtain in their son, His Royal Highness Prince Patricius Dei. However, Princess Laureola's younger brother, the father of the current King Robert of Mercia, usurped the throne on the night of their father's death and Patricius, Oriens, and Laureola were forced into hiding. When Princess Laureola's younger brother was killed by an "accidental" jousting accident arranged by the Ordo Solis et Lunae, Mercia was ruled by a Lord Reginald Bentley whom they conspired to have appointed as regent, and he reinstated the Wessex Dukes to their lands. Manus and Miles Dei are the twin sons of the Duke Patricius, and it is the Duke Manus of Wessex who united the 8 counties to recognize his claim to kingship and secede from Mercia and King Robert, now in his majority. The loyalty of the 7 other Mercian magnates by Manus of Wessex was secured partly through the penning of the Carta Solis, a charter document which addresses many of the issues the magnates had with Mercian rule. The name "Hyperion" was chosen because it was an ancient name associated with the Sun and the native Mercian religion of Auros, yet also suggesting a tie with the Moon, a theme Manus would have been familiar with from his family's association with the Ordo Solis et Lunae.
