Mineral Kingdom - Fukutsu Fortress

｡･:*:･ﾟ Mineral Kingdom - Fukutsu Fortress｡･:*:･ﾟ
A land rich in material but sparse in relations!

~Seclusion of Cobalion~

When the heavens quaked,

It was the mightiest that felt their tremble.

Outside a nation of steel and armor did the warrior sit,

His eyes stared at the clouds that would warp and twist.

When the cry of the rebellious dragon would fade,

the Goddess’s light was nowhere to be seen.

His eyes searched only to find a fragment that fell.

A glistening stone that it would lay its eyes upon and glance.

When the people of the iron nation would come from the walls,

The warrior, in his new flesh, would beckon them to return for their safety.

Never would he allow them to leave their comforting prison again.

~History~

Cobalion, one of the swords of justice, has a history of guarding Pokemon against people. However, when the Goddess that gave him that duty collided with the Pokemon that protects everything above the sky? He was not sure what to make of the turmoil. With no word of his goddess, just a shard of what remained of her power; Cobalion would read the tablet that was left behind, take a human form, and become a warrior that protected the people and Pokemon the only way he knew how. With no word from his fellow swords, he would close the gates of the Kingdom of Steel, and endure the changing times.

The Tokugawa is the house that Cobalion pressed himself into after taking human form. The Plate of Steel from the Divine was dictated as a terrible omen that would call for the need of protecting themselves in a world where the omnipresent did not watch over them. To that extent, they can be thought to share a dogmatic view that the divine can fall. The clan had adapted to the views of preserving and protecting Pokemon that would live beside them as they would in turn do the same with their very bodies heavily plated with steel. This gives them an art where it seems almost impossible to take them down with one strike as they can endure.

The clan itself has a view of the academy as a chance to foster relationships and slowly open the Iron Fortress to the rest of the world. However, this is extremely limited due to the uneasiness and distrust towards other nations. The Clan, however, is confident in their ability to survive the harshest of conditions. Thus, most members of the Tokugawa family preserve a vigilant nature to be on guard as they still believe the world to them is new. Their lack of information due to their seclusion does not put a dent in their confidence that they have in their iron will and armor that endures all.

~Culture~ 

The Kingdom of Mineral, the Imperial Steel Fortress, is known for its impenetrable barricades and cutting itself off from the rest of the world for a decade before opening itself up to trade. Due to this period of isolation, they have formatted their society to valuing their defense. Most of their citizens have some sort of iron or armor upon them for the sake of their defense in the wild. Usually these are greaves or plated shoulder pads showing that it is strewn into their fashion. Some of these plates are branded with kanji. One common character is that for “Endure” due to their clan’s art.

The mountainous region they have held themselves within has numerous minerals. Due to their Pokemon and their way of life, mining is a common thing as they fasten a lot of items and tools, they can use in order to make their lives easier. Due to the calamity of the Black Dragon and the Divine fighting so long ago, they have made themselves incredibly careful to not share their metals and resources as they value defense over war. However, it is said that when one of theirs is threatened, those valuable metals and unyielding iron wills are the first thing that breaches the walls of any mountain or nation that are a risk to their people.

The Mineral Kingdom's warlords are considered to be mighty and do not always be defensive. They namely are known as Sentinels acting as strong vanguards just as much as ballista warriors who can smash barricades as much as they act as one. Many are blessed to have these warriors on their side even if the hearts of these Kingdom residents are near immovable.