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The Hollyberry Kingdom is a kingdom founded by Hollyberry Cookie. Currently, it is ruled by Royal Berry Cookie and Jungleberry Cookie, with Princess Cookie being its princess. It is also the birthplace of Tiger Lily Cookie.

Stylistically and thematically, this kingdom takes inspiration from the Rococo and Baroque aesthetics. This kingdom is likely also based on Romance language-speaking European nations such as France, Portugal, and Spain, and European Romanticism as a philosophy and time period. The kingdom being located in a rainforest area is likely based on South America, the mostly tropical continent with countries like Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela which were once colonized by the latter two aforementioned countries.

Landscape Flora & Fauna Cranberry Forest:

Cranberry Forest is a distinct area within the wilds. As the Hollyberry Kingdom's primary source of foraging, one can find berries of all colors and sizes, such as cranberries, blackberries, raspberries and blueberries. The tropical jungles and the Soda Ocean are home to a plethora of fruity Jelly creatures. Among the wildlife, Tropic Fruit Dragonkin are infamous for plundering berries and have been in conflict with the Denizens of House Berry for ages.

But ever since tasting bitter defeat against Hollyberry Cookie, they keep emerging to challenge her in combat. Has this bitter conflict turned away from claiming berries to a friendly rivalry of skill and prowess? Or is it simply a means to taunt the denizens of the Hollyberry Kingdom?

Berries of All Kinds:

Denizens of the Hollyberry Kingdom consider their berries their most vital resource. Out of berries, they make all sorts of preserves and fizzy beverages. And those are not just beverages: locals believe they can heal a Hollyberrian's very soul!

Geography & Environment:

The Hollyberry Kingdom's territory is a vast tropical jungle—one of the hottest and most humid regions of Earthbread, home to diverse, colorful flora and fauna. One doesn't even have to go deep into the wilds to experience local natural marvels: the Palace Garden with its countless ever-fragrant flowers and fruit groves will provide unforgettable sensations to everyone's eyes and noses. From the North, the kingdom is shielded by high-rising mountains: while providing great natural defense, they also make sailing the only viable way to reach and trade with other parts of the world without getting into too much trouble. The kingdom is also famous for its monsoon rains. Massive downpours blanket the whole area for long periods of time, mixing flowers and fruits into delicious fruit punch!

Architecture:

A pie frame, tightly woven together into a sturdy yet aesthetically impressive lattice, is layered with colored jam. To protect the houses from dragonfire, an extra overlay of dense tart is topped with thick jam, again forming an interwoven lattice. From such techniques is born a style of architecture fusing both form and function, aesthetics and endurance. Traditionally, the more luxurious abodes are decorated with an extra flair of frozen berries and vines.

Grandberry Market:

The Hollyberry Kingdom is truly a land of maritime trade! One of its most prominent landmarks is the famous Grandberry Market. Among trade goods from all corners of Earthbread, you will find countless variations of Berry Juice, fruits and flowers native to this tropical land — the kingdom's main items of export.

Berry Juice Baths:

No better place for a weary traveler! Dip your body into these fruit punches to soften those tired limbs. An experience of the utmost pleasure!

Hollyberry Palace:

Every night the gates of the astonishing Royal Palace are crowded with Cookies attending the Royal Ball. the palace is famous for its great dome made of flowers and fruit, its spectacular lush gardens, and its gallant Royal Guard parades.

History:

The Hollyberry Kingdom was founded by its namesake, Hollyberry Cookie, after she defeated an adversary besieging southeastern Crispia. She was named its leader and had a child and heir, Royal Berry Cookie. After the events of the Dark Flour War, Hollyberry Cookie unceremoniously fled from her kingdom in shame, leaving Royal Berry Cookie and his wife Jungleberry Cookie to rule the land as its king and queen. Jungleberry Cookie is known to have more influence and power over the kingdom than Royal Berry Cookie, although the two rule together in peaceful unity.

Shortly before Hollyberry Cookie's desertion, the king and queen had two daughters; Princess Cookie and Tiger Lily Cookie, who were graced as the princesses of the kingdom. Just after their birth, however, Tiger Lily Cookie was lost in the wilderness as an infant, and has been lost and estranged from the Hollyberry royal family ever since. When she came of age, Princess Cookie would go on her own adventures outside the kingdom, accompanied only by Knight Cookie.

Due to the lack of any passionate royal defenders who could wield the Hollyberry Shield, the Pitaya Dragon was able to return to the Kingdom unopposed, and was made the ruler of the Kingdom in exchange for not destroying it. The absence of any true heirs was so pronounced that a Princess Contest was held to find a worthy bearer of the Hollyberry Shield, one that anyone could join so long as they passed the trials.

While Pitaya Dragon Cookie held the throne, Jungleberry Cookie and Royal Berry Cookie acted as figurehead rulers who would institute the dragon's will. During the events of Hollyberry Palace, Pitaya Dragon Cookie was defeated and subsequently usurped by force by Princess Cookie, Hollyberry Cookie, Knight Cookie, and a number of Berry Elites, reinstating Jungleberry Cookie and Royal Berry Cookie into roles of full control. This event also marked Hollyberry Cookie's return as the queen mother of the state.

Founding:

Lords of the southeastern Crispia, tired of the endless struggle with fruit-eating monsters, saw a light of hope in the young, willful, and charismatic heir of House Berry, Hollyberry Cookie Hollyberry Cookie. Under her heroic leadership, the devastating war with the Tortan was won, and Hollyberry Cookie was unanimously voted Queen of the newly-created Hollyberry Kingdom. People of these lands united under the principles of House Berry: love and prosperity for all. The whole kingdom sang of Hollyberry Cookie’s heroic deeds, and the best painters eternalized the kingdom’s creation on the ceiling of the great dome built in its very heart.

Culture:

The kingdom's culture is as vivid and vibrant as the surrounding wilds. Songs and romance thrive in this land, and festivals are held here throughout the year. The only thing that is required of you in the Hollyberry Kingdom is to dance, dine, and be merry. It is only natural that the greatest bards and poets of Crispia have traced their roots to this place.

Craft Dragon Toys:

The story of Hollyberry Cookie's victory over a Tropic Fruit Dragon is by all means, the kingdom’s most famous and loved story! Dragon toys can easily be found in most of the kingdom’s homes.

Food:

Vibrant festivals illuminate the lives of the Hollyberry Kingdom's denizens, where plates are filled to the brim with hearty fruit turnovers, berry puddings, and Jelly canapés. In this region of the world, no ingredients are spared when cooking. The Denizens of the Hollyberry Kingdom firmly believe that it is a virtue to prepare cuisines of hefty portions and, whenever possible, invite as many guests to share in the delight. As much as they enjoy inviting each other, they also adore to be invited, as this culture of culinary wonders has also given birth to a culture of presenting gifts at many a party.

Berry Juice:

This beverage is made out of fruits and berries growing in the Cranberry Forest. Each Noble House of the kingdom is believed to keep its own recipe for this drink. Traveling in the Hollyberry Kingdom, One can enjoy Berry Juice of hundreds of different flavors and aromas, each filling the drinker with its own sort of joy and happiness.

Denizens:

The Denizens of the Hollyberry Kingdom are of an optimistic and cheerful temperament due to the radiant sun above and the sweet earth below. As unpredictable as the weather itself, these denizens also embrace a sense of spontaneity and cannot endure the normalcy of boredom. Hollyberrians never say no to glasses of aged fruit juice, a passion of the kingdom. Conversations that are shared next may sound quite obtuse and rough, occasionally leading to a brawl or two. But despite the outbreak of arguments, the Denizens of the Hollyberry Kingdom are also quick to reconcile.

Denizens of the Hollyberry Kingdom are referred to as Hollyberrians. Hollyberrians can take a wide variety of body types, from heavyset to relatively thin to muscular depending on their discipline and activities. Their dough/skin tends to be anywhere from a golden bronze to a warm, deep brown, and their hair comes in a variety of jewel tones in generally straight or wavy textures. Their eye colors take a similar vibrancy and almost always display white eyecing. The vast majority of its individuals have fruit—specifically berry—flavors, though rarely they may take plant/flower flavors.

Hollyberrians in general are highly undisciplined and live their lives with a hedonistic philosophy. Befitting a society based on Romanticism, they constantly participate in delicacies and other delights, enjoying social events and displays of artistic talent and heroic bravery. Even those more disciplined, such as the nobility, tend to be highly proud, pampered, and enthusiastic.

Government:

The Hollyberry Kingdom is an aristocracy. While Jungleberry Cookie and Royal Berry Cookie are its queen and king respectively and are not deferred to by any known cabinet or parliament, the elite Berry Houses of the Hollyberrian society hold a certain amount of power as well. Different berries are even displayed on the nation's flag, indicating the influence of these diverse houses.