The elven kingdom of Karria is a shining example of law and justice, the capital city of Aldfair one of the wealthiest cities in the world.  The king was a benevolent ruler, and his family, especially his daughter Alinia, were loved by all of the commonfolk.<br/><br/>Yet a dark shadow was approaching the kingdom.  A cult had been planning to overthrow the kingdom for decades, swaying some of the king's formerly-loyal subjects with promises of wealth and power, should they succeed.  Even now, most of the noble houses in the kingdom secretly plot to overthrow the king.<br/><br/>Alinia had recently become engaged to Mikhail, the son of one of the noble houses.  The cult, knowing that the royal family's guards would be out of the palace for the honeymoon, planned to attack immediately after the wedding.  The attack was successful, easily overthrowing the royal family, with Alinia and her new husband completely unaware... until their escort was ambushed by more of the usupers a few hours later.  Mikhail fled as soon as there was word of trouble, leaving Alinia alone to be captured.