Altea

Altea

Capital Altea Demonym Altean Government Monarchy Continent Archanea

The Kingdom of Altea (アリティア, Aritia) was a small island nation of the Archanea continent, situated in the west between Khadein on the mainland to the north and Dolhr on the large landmass to the south, and bordering Gra to the east. The nation was only one hundred years old, having been founded by the hero Anri after his defeat of Medeus.

Originally little more than a region of Archanea with a few villages, the Altea region was the birthplace of Anri, a peasant. The errant Princess Artemis of Archanea fled to the region to take refuge from her country's domination at the hands of the Dolhr empire, where she and Anri met. Guided by the White Sage Gotoh, Anri departed for the Ice Dragon Temple to claim the Falchion and use it to slay Medeus and end the war. Afterward, he founded the Kingdom of Altea in the year 500 and became its first king. After Anri's death, an inheritance dispute caused the kingdom to split in two: the eastern half of the island was formed into the separate Kingdom of Gra, which later became a close ally of Altea.

One hundred years passed before the onset of the War of Shadows in the year 600, marked by the revival of Medeus and the restoration of the Dolhr Empire several years previously. The then king of Altea, Cornelius, departed with the Falchion to fulfill his destiny as Anri's heir, but was killed upon the sudden betrayal of Gra. From there, Dolhr and Gra forces laid siege to Altea itself, killing Queen Liza, capturing Princess Elice and forcing Prince Marth into exile in Talys. Three years later, Marth departed for Aurelis with a retinue of knights, allying with it and the remnants of Archanea to form a resistance army which eventually reclaimed Altea and toppled Dolhr's grip on the world.

Three years later, while Marth was deployed in Grust and Macedon to investigate and dispel alleged uprisings, the Archanean army under the command of Emperor Hardin invaded and conquered Altea, sparking the War of Heroes. After a lengthy detour to the Ice Dragon Temple as his ancestor did, Marth returned to Altea and reclaimed it for the second time.

After the War of Heroes, Marth briefly became the king of Altea, but with the heirs of the other kingdoms surrendering their nations to his rule, Altea was merged with all of them into the Unified Kingdom of Archanea.

Altea has only been ruled by five kings, of whom four are known: the founder Anri, his brother and immediate successor Marcelus, his grandson Cornelius, and eventually Marth, the kingdom's fifth and final king.

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Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Altea Aritia	[Altea] Possibly from althea, a flower genus which includes the flower alcea, or hollyhock, which was part of the official seal of the Tokugawa Shogunate. Pronounced "al-TAY-ah" in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. [Aritia] Straight Romanization of the Japanese name, here pronounced "ah-ree-shah".
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