I have been working on The Demon King since February of 2024. Originally it started out as a romance with a princess who was the daughter of a tyrant king at the center, but the scope quickly spiraled out of control and the story became something very different. While romance is still a part of The Demon King, I feel the story focuses more on familial relationships- the good, the bad, and the complicated.
I intend to publish The Demon King either as a webcomic, or a book with some visual elements. The genre is dark medieval fantasy for an adult only audience. Themes include generational trauma, dysfunctional family systems, and misogyny/patriarchy.
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Sigrid von Erboden (she/her)
Princess of Erbogarten ⇾ King of Nobyrja
Sigrid von Erboden is the strong-willed and ambitious eldest daughter of King Friedrich. Her hopes to prove to her father that she is a worthy heir to the throne were dashed when her hand in marriage was promised to the notorious King Othard. However, fate would turn in Sigrid's favor after being entrusted to play a critical role in a coup staged by Othard's people, whom had endured his abuse for too long.
After the wedding ceremony, Sigrid would emerge from the wedding chambers, white dress soaked with blood, holding Othard's decapitated head in her hands. At that moment, the Princess of Erbogarten became the new King of Nobyrja.
However, Sigrid's work to prove herself as an equal to the rest of the monarchs in the land was far from over.
Mads Lilliven (he/they)
King Othard's page ⇾ King Sigrid's advisor
Like many of Nobyrja's citizens, Mads had to grow up quickly amidst tragedy and poverty. His father was a soldier who perished in battle before he was born, leaving him to be raised by his mother alone. They didn't have much, and Mads was a sickly child, but they got by as best as they could.
However the simple life didn't last, as one day Mads' mother was unable to pay proper tribute to King Othard. As "compensation", Mads, barely 10 years old, was ripped away from his home and forced to work as one of Othard's pages.
The only thing getting Mads through years of cruelty and abuse was the solidarity of other castle staff, and the hope he would get to see his mother again. One day, after years of service, Mads had a chance to visit home again only to realize they were too late. His mother had passed away while he was gone. It was then that Mads resolved himself with newfound fervor to get closer to Othard and gain his trust. What Mads lacked in muscle, they made up for in a quick wit and uncanny charisma the other castle staff, and even Othard himself, couldn't ignore.
Mads was playing the long game, and all of the pieces had finally fallen into place except the one that would spring them into action. They would finally get their chance when Princess Sigrid got involved...
Othard Daenott (he/him)
King of Nobyrja
For centuries, the nation of Nobyrja lived in the shadow of the more wealthy and powerful kingdoms in the land. This would begin to change when Othard's father, King Theinard, took the throne as a young man. The late king began a campaign of military growth and conquest, establishing Nobyrja as a fierce power. The nation's people may have been subject to gloom and poverty for decades, but their new king proved it had made them a hardy, ruthless people with nothing to lose and everything to prove.
This was the political climate Othard was born and raised in. Despite being a prince, Othard was raised tough, forced to prove he had the potential to be strong enough to be worthy of being his father's son. He took those lessons to heart, but as a result, he became much more than his father bargained for. If Theinard was a ruthless militant, Othard himself was a monster.
Othard would take the throne as a young man after massacring the rest of his family, ensuring himself as the only heir to the throne. He escalated tensions between Nobyrja and other kingdoms, extorting them for ridiculously high prices and luxury goods to ensure he didn't send raids to their villages. Even towards his own people, Othard showed no mercy at even the smallest sniff of disloyalty. Physical violence and cruel mind games kept even Othard's closest allies on their toes.
For over twenty years, Othard felt as though he and his reign were invincible. However, the bane of the black mountains would soon get a taste of fear he had dealt so freely during his reign...
Beata Hollicht (she/her)
Princess Sigrid's lady-in-waiting ⇾ Lady of Nobyrja
When Beata was a young girl, barely ten years old, she was sent to the castle of Erbogarten to work as a maid to provide for her family after her father became ill and was no longer able to tend to the family farm. Beata had an older brother, but he had since moved away to seek his own fortune, so it was all on Beata to provide for her family.
Thankfully for Beata, she quickly befriended a young Princess Sigrid. The princess, headstrong even as a child, always advocated for her best friend, allowing Beata to become the her lady-in-waiting and even attend a prestigious university with the princess when they reached adulthood.
The pair were inseparably close, so even when Sigrid's hand was promised to King Othard, Beata was determined to follow her into the dark.
Olaf Krief (he/him)
Former General of Nobyrja
Once known as "The Butcher of the Black Mountains", Olaf Krieg was made general by King Theinard as a young man during Nobyrja's period of military growth. He made a name for himself by adopting a tactic of guerrilla warfare. His leadership established Nobyrja as a power to be reckoned with and stories of his conquests quickly spread fear through the land. One of his most infamous victories came when Olaf personally killed the king of Belasina in battle.
That was many decades ago. Nowadays, Olaf lives more quietly, wracked with guilt over his past violence and inability to save Theinard, his best friend, from being murdered by Theinard's own son- Othard- whom had grown into a monster of a man. All Olaf can do is try to keep living decently and protect the other castle staff from Othard's cruelty.
However, Olaf may have found a chance at redemption with the arrival of Princess Sigrid...
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