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Feliswald is the location where the story of The Bubbled Woods takes place. It is a large, monarchist kingdom in the middle of a taiga forest, populated by somewhat-magical colourful anthropomorphic cats called Magiquefelis, currently ruled by the tyrannical Queen Raspberry. Its culture & level of technology is vaguely equivalent to 19th–20th century Europe but also don't think about it too hard because I'm certainly not lol.

At the heart of the kingdom, lies the royal mansion, where Queen Raspberry resides. The Queen's royal government currently holds full, unrivalled control over the entire kingdom; a power that's abused frequently. The Queen is a strict mistress demanding absolute obedience & conformity with her idea of perfection; though what perfection even actually means... is pretty unclear to anyone but Queen Raspberry herself. Still, poor & vulnerable grow even poorer & more vulnerable, while those who surround themselves with flashy & visible riches become close allies with the Queen. Everyone is said to have a specific part that must be played in Feliswald; perfect steps that must be followed at all costs. Those that don't keep up with this orderly dance, whether intentionally or not, are considered terrible ruffians who deserve no kindness; and the Queen is no stranger to approving the executions of those that would dare step out of line. Active use of magic is strictly forbidden, unless you're the Queen, that is.

Thing is; the laws of a dictatorship, or any society, for that matter, becomes harder to enforce the farther out you go. Even with a royal army at the Queen's side, it's easier for the more taboo topics to slip through the cracks.

Far away from the royal mansion, closer to the edges of the kingdom, is the small town of Gumwood, where the Moonlight Magician, Frenzy, lives, as well as his friend, Creamcake.

The Royalty's Flag

Fighting against the cruel rule of Queen Raspberry is a group simply known as the Rebellion. It is currently led & was founded by former-royal-consort, Alight. The rebellion's primary goals are fairly straightforward: Overthrow Queen Raspberry & dismantle the monarchy.

The rebellion's secondary goals are more complex; as it aims to encourage the research & increase the common peoples' understanding of magic, provide resources to those who cannot afford or are under threat of losing them, as well as to generally bolster a greater sense of community & compassion within those in the kingdom.

They've been fairly underground & obscure for years now; but have been steadily growing in popularity amongst the common masses, especially amidst rumours of Princess Strawberry's alleged disappearance- the Queen is getting desperate & is expending valuable resources & energy to find her, which means she may wear herself down enough to be vulnerable to an attack.

Despite common misconceptions & propaganda by the Queen, the rebellion isn't really a formal military faction with any one base of operations, but rather more of a collective spread all throughout the kingdom. Information is passed along through letters & word-of-mouth; and Alight is more of an informal leader, than anything. Nobody has to pledge allegiance to anyone; it just happens that Alight, as the one who started it, just sort of... became the de-facto decision-maker everyone looks up to & trusts.

The Rebellion's Flag

(Well, the most commonly used one, anyway.)

Magic in Feliswald is… very poorly understood.

Almost, if not every Magiquefelis has at least some amount of latent magic, which often passively manifests in physical traits (e.g., Frenzy’s glowing sprinkle fur, Raspberry’s eyes, almost everybody’s otherwise unnaturally coloured fur, etc) & it most often just… stays passive. Mages or anyone else that uses magic in a more active manner are very, very, very, very few & far in-between; as there isn’t a formal school to study magic. Almost anything known about using active magic is incredibly obscure & mainly spreads through word-of-mouth. This is partially why Alight is considered such a big deal as leader of the rebellion, as someone who's managed to hone her magic abilities more actively & can levitate things at will.

As a stage magician, Frenzy’s performances are both stage magic & actual magic; mostly taking advantage of his glowing sprinkle fur for special effects. His goal isn’t to claim to be some sort of super powerful wizard; he genuinely just wants to entertain & dazzle people with his performances, to encourage them to explore just how wonderful & magical the world can be! It’s a world of possibilities out there, and he wants the study of actual magic to become less obscure.

Similar to how passive magic is something that just happens unconsciously with one's appearance; Active magic functions much the same way, in that while its usage & skill level can be practiced & controlled to some degree, the presentation of magic is more unpredictable, often being tied to one's personality & life experiences. For example, someone with a light & airy attitude will have an easier time giving themself superspeed, but struggle with creating a forcefield. The more someone has to strain to mold their magic in a certain way, the less effective it will be. As such, there's an argument to be made that magic is actually a natural extension of one's self; and much like one's self, trying to repress it or force it into being something it's not will cause the person harm, both emotionally & physically, in the long run.

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