"The Threshold Child" takes place in a land called The Fallen Kingdom of Sehar, or simply Sehar. It is roughly half the size of the United States, and it is connected to the rest of its continent only by a relatively small stretch of land. Few travel to that part of the continent, due to its slow and unvaried economy.
Sehar was established as a monarchy after the Great Wars (which will be the subject of a different blog post), and was a strong nation for hundreds of years. The last several kings and queens were not as wise as their predecessors, and they led the kingdom to its ultimate ruin. By the time the last king sat on the throne, the people were starving (except for the nobility, of course) and every aspect of their lives was filled with corruption. Eventually, the royal family was assassinated, and the entire nation fell into chaos.
The members of the nobility were driven out of their homes by the very peasants they had oppressed, and they were viewed with so much hatred that they were never able to settle down again and rebuild their lives. Over time, these groups of people continued to wander and became the Northern Tribes.
With no heir to the throne, the monarchy in Sehar crumbled. Riots ensued, cities were burned, and the people began to isolate themselves from anyone they didn't already know. In Adesina's time, there are only six remaining cities. Most people live in small towns or farming communities, and they have little to do with each other.
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