In the land of Hunteria, surrounded by the Tui-Suth deserts on the east, the Cher-Baldry mountains on the west, the Viholmes Sea to the north, and the freezing land of Katecery to the south. Lies the 4 countries of Thunder Kingdom, The River States, Wind Nation, and the Shadow Tribes.
These four countries have existed for centuries, ever since the Four Leaders founded , King of the Knights, first king of Thunder Kingdom; River, Ruler of the Sea, first king of The River States; Wind, Emperor of the Sword, first emperor of Wind Nation; and Shadow, Master of Night, first leader of The Shadow Tribes.
The four took a part of the land to rule, Thunder claimed the forest near Tui-Suth and built his castle, River took the islands in the Erinia Bay and built his fleet and states, Wind took the plains near Katecery and began his empire, and Shadow took the dense forest near the Cher-Baldry mountain and built his tribe of assassins.
For years, the 4 countries had peace, but then a war broke out that consumed the four countries. The 4 Leaders fought to gain land, and killed not only the warriors, but also the civilians of each country. This all changed when, during the battle of Four Oak, when during the night, the moon turned blood red, and the stars began to move in the night sky.
The Four Leaders became scared at what has happened, thinking that it was the end, when the stars formed into the shapes of those who lost their lives in the war. They stopped the war and told the Four Leaders to sit in the middle of Four Oak to make amends and rules so nothing like this could happen again.
After 10 days of talking, the Four Leaders came out with a set of laws that all the countries must follow. But first, they had the citizens of each country to build a temple at Four Oak where all the four countries could talk. After the temple was finished, the Four Leaders stood at the center and began to speak out the new laws.
The first law. Defend your country, even with your life. You may have friendship with cats from other countries, but your loyalty must remain to your country, as one day you may meet them in battle.
The second law. Do not hunt or trespass on another country's territory.
The third law. Elders, mothers, and children must be fed before apprentices and warriors. Unless they have permission, apprentices may not eat until they have hunted to feed the elders. If any warrior or apprentice is sick or injured, they may eat while the elders, mothers and kits are eating.
The fourth law. Game is to be killed only to be eaten. Give thanks to Heaven for its life.
The fifth law. A child must be at least 12 years old to become an apprentice.
The sixth law. A newly appointed warrior will keep a silent vigil for one night after receiving their warrior name.
The seventh law. A cat cannot be made general without having mentored at least one apprentice.
The eighth law. The general will become the country's leader dies, retires, or is exiled.
The ninth law. After the death or retirement of the general, the new general must be chosen before moonhigh.
The tenth law. A gathering of all four countries is held during the first full moon of the month during a truce that lasts for the night. There shall be no fighting among the countries at this time.
The eleventh law. Borders are to be checked and marked daily. Challenge all trespassing cats.
The twelfth law. No warrior can neglect a child in pain or danger, even if the child is from a different country.
The thirteenth law. The word of the country's leader is the warrior law.
The fourteenth law. An honorable warrior does not need to kill other cats to win their battles, unless they are outside the warrior law or if it is necessary for self-defense.
And the fifteenth law. A warrior must reject the life of a peasant.
After the laws where said, the Four Leaders announced that from this day forward, all leaders shall have their name end star, and that any leader that declares war on all the countries shall be killed by his own men. Thus on that day, the Four Leaders became Thunderstar, Riverstar, Windstar, and Shadowstar.
After that, the countries began to prosper once more, but the countries would end up having different warriors to fight in battles. Thunder Kingdom trained knights, covered in iron armour and practice in the art of swords, axes, archery, and spears, and trained to ride horses into battle. Wind Nation trained Samurais, covered tough leather armour, trained in the way of the sword, archery, and trained to ride horses. The River States trained hoplites, covered in bronze armour, and was trained to use the sword, spear, and shield, they rule the sea's as the only sea bearing country. The Shadow Tribe trained Ninja's and Samurais, although the Samurais were much smaller in number to the ninja's. The ninja use stealth and darkness as defense, and was trained in all ways to kill silently.
The Four Leaders also got Healers, those who could not fight equally with other warriors, but were superb in healing others, and were the only ones allowed to go to other countries without the fear of being attacked for trespassing. Churches and temples were made for the Healers to contact Heaven when they needed answers, and was opened to both warriors and peasants, although, peasants rarely used them.
When the Four Leaders died, the cycle continued on, with the warriors of each country obeying the Warrior Law. Other laws were added such as Healers not allowed being married or having children. The peasants were also happy as the warriors did not bother them, and laws were introduced to protect the peasants, although for them it was different from country to country, as the country's leaders could not agree on what laws should be made to protect the peasants, so they agreed that each country would make their own.
The centuries passed and while battles were fought, the casualties of each battle was small, leaders came and went, and where either praised for their kindness, or hated for their evil. Yet, in Thunder Kingdom, a peasant would be born that would shake the very countries during his life, who would rise to become king of Thunder Kingdom, a peasant by the name of, Rusty.
