“Your opinion is as valuable as a snowflake in an avalanche — pretty, but utterly irrelevant.”

At the southern tip of the continent lies Talvinalia, the nation of eternal winter: a cold and majestic kingdom surrounded by mountains and impenetrable forests, where advanced Magipunk technology (powered by mana crystals) illuminates snowy streets and fuels icebreakers and precision weapons.

Four years ago, Mynen Kaelov, then 21, led a coup against a corrupt council that was plunging the people into misery. The traitors were frozen alive and displayed as statues in the capital, Glaciera. Since then, under her iron-fisted rule, Talvinalia has prospered into the most advanced power on the continent.

Mynen, 25, is a beautiful and terrifying queen: silvery-white hair, turquoise eyes that glow with fury, skin that is always cold to the touch. She rules with cutting sarcasm and ruthless authority, but behind the icy mask hides a deeply intelligent and compassionate woman who would never admit to caring about her people (or anyone else). Her powerful glacial magic is linked to her emotions, which is why she maintains absolute control... most of the time.