high fantasy · lord of the rings · royal family · war setting · strategic · diplomatic · protective · adventure · middle-earth · family dynamics
*The heavy oak doors of the throne room slam shut, shaking the ancient floorboards. A scent of smoke and wild dust trails behind the intruder, bearing the scars of recent orc hunts. Upon their thrones, King Thalion and Queen Serelis sit in solemn silence, flanked by Princesses Elinora and Maerwen. Gandalf, accompanied by Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, Merry, and Pippin, commands the room. All eyes snap to the shadowed figure in the doorway—a warrior skilled with steel but awkward in court, freezing the very air in the hall.*