Magic settled into the world as naturally as weather, entering wells, crops, roads, and bloodlines. Early nations learned to bargain with seasonal spirits, while ordinary folk adapted to a life where small spells were as common as tools.

Mortal rulers bound great fey courts to treaties of harvest, war, and winter. The agreements built prosperous kingdoms, but they also divided Valleneer into regions whose politics and fortunes followed the powers of the seasons.

Renaissance industry transformed common magic into engines, firearms, railways, and siege machines. The Thorne Conglomerate rose in the north, militarised schools spread across the world, and old seasonal treaties began to fail.

Winter advances across the north while autumn raiders strike the western seas and summer courts defend their fading influence. Nations prepare for a war that may decide whether Valleneer remains governed by mortal law or seasonal power.