One Through Ten

Don't forget to wake up Nine.

>do some paperwork. also scream out the window and HOPEFULLY nine will get to...whatever nine does.

One shouts at Nine, telling her to wake up. However, she is very far away and so the effort is pretty wasted.

>You should probably tried to get at least the gist of what he was saying. Sure you're no chemistery buff but you never know when a new polyer might come in handy (... probably not)

>So uh, which one is the lasiest sibling ?

As for Five, One knows that he'll probably have a full written report on his findings by noon. Each of One's siblings has a special ability; One can teleport, Five has a flawless understanding of mathematics and science, especially in chemistry, Nine occasionally divines prophecies from the stars (hence why she's passed out in a field right now), and Eight is supernaturally good at martial arts.

And six is phenomenally lazy.

Ok, One admits that maybe that's a little mean; Six's ability is that she is physically incapable of being harmed while unconscious, and any injuries she obtains while awake heal within 5 minutes of falling asleep, no matter how grievous. As a result, one can see why she'd have a predilection for snoozing as much as she can, but that doesn't mean that it's not annoying as hell.

>So, ... overly long wil with the important bit buried in an not obvious place, slow engineered lawyer with short attention spann.... one could almost suspect someone, possibly the late king, to have enginneered the whole system to volunteily put the kingdom in a stasis.. Almost

>Did thy ever tried sending their own lawyers to analse the will alongside the Lawyer, the condition don't stop from doing that, do they ?

> What are each of the kingdoms like?

Oof, well. Without delving too much into history, The Will was set up so only one person was allowed to execute it- One and her siblings are about as close as anyone other than The Lawyer will ever get to analyzing that document. And yeah, that was to pretty much put the kingdom into stasis, because if one of the Lords should be given too much power over one another...



Infinum would likely tailspin into war. As it stands, there's a careful balance of alliances and hatreds among The Lords, some of which are strong, others are very tenuous. The King knew that he was walking on eggshells, and so set up his Will so that Infinum could know as many years of peace as possible before an heir is named and shit inevitably hits the fan.

As for a basic summary of The Lords, this is what One thinks of them:

Elder Wythe- Creepy as hell overseer of the Doldrum Islands to the northwest. Is an unknown sort of spirit. Very old, doesn't really understand modern politics, has probably eaten enough children to create half a dozen fairy tales warning kids not to go into the woods at night.

Lady Paloma- Worldweary squirrel from the Lorena Forests to the northwest. Her people- the talking animals- were only legally declared 'people' early in the last King's career, having formerly been popular test subjects for magical and scientific experiments. They are still very upset about that.

Captain Wisp- Cheery, if slightly shy leader of the fleet of airship cities floating over the northeast Monda Plains. While they are very friendly, they don't appreciate others disturbing their ordered way of life and prefer to be left alone.

Chief Penuri- As in "Chief Executive Officer", Penuri is a...dragon? Used to be a dragon? Whose business became so wealthy that he actually bought the entire land from it's former Lord. Not very humble about it.

Oracle Moira-Quiet and somewhat snooty Lady of the western Mist Swamps. Blessed with powers of predestination and an air of constant annoyance.

Head Scientist Anna-Sweet elderly lady with questionable experimental ethics. Leads a very scientifically advanced society, attracts a lot of immigration in the form of magicless individuals by offering them a chance to still do rad shit even if they don't have a lick of magic.

Hosts Donny & Penny-Husband-wife duo consisting of an immortal party imp and a smokin' hot human lady. Their land's calender is a good 70% wild holidays, and the one time One went to their capital, she was nearly deafened by the constant party music. She's not sure how anyone gets any sleep there.

King Killabillun-Yes, he does insist everyone calls him king, no, the other lords and ladies aren't happy about it. Is an enchanted suit of armor that violently conquered the Anguish Wastes. No one particularly cared that he did so because they're called 'Wastes' for a reason. Very easy to anger, but still has a vague code of honor.

Mr.Bartholomew-A high class cat-man, runs a very luxurious and fashionable area, and is in friendly competition with Donny and Penny for best musical performances. Can't stand individuals with poor manners, fashion, table etiquette, etc.

High Mage Vera- Great Niece to Anna, equally fond of experimentation but in the opposite field of study- Vera is one of the most powerful mages to ever live, but thinks that being pushy is the same thing as being friendly and is also rather easily slighted. Doesn't get along with Anna.

And then, of course, there's the central island where One and her siblings live, normally ruled by the monarch, but currently unattended, which is ok because it's really only the castle and a couple of self-sustaining villages anyway. However, things like taxes, censuses, government-run programs, education, etc, still need to be run, and The Lawyer is a little busy right now, someone else still needs to be managing the paperwork for that. Someone very good at their job.

>Wouldn't it make your task easier if you just shut down the paperwork factory where all the paperwork is being produced?

WE WILL NEVER STOP THE PAPERWORK FACTORY

That someone is One. And her paperwork factory will never stop.