"I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream"
The Ice Cream Men
Nation Overview
The Ice Cream Men are the inhabitants of Ice Cream Bay in Candyland's far north. They live primarily in squat, scoop-shaped igloos, while wealthier citizens such as portmasters and merchants live in larger homes with assortments of ornamental toppings. They are the sole fishermen of the Float Sea, though they frequently sail westward through the soda sea during the winter months when the icecream bergs are too tightly-packed to go on long sailing expeditions through the Float Sea. The Ice Cream Men maintain longstanding tensions between themselves and the Cookie Kingdom over the much-disputed Icecream Cake Quarries on the kingdom's southeast border, leading the Ice Cream Men to avoid the Milk Sea in the East for the most part.
Their exports are primarily Swedish Fish, Gummy Sharkskin Goods, Distilled Winegum Trout Extract, Saltwater Taffy, and Candied Seaweed. Occasionally, an Ice Cream Sailor will catch a rare Bean Paste Carp or a nutrient-rich Gusherwhale and make a large profit. Landowning low lords such as this are common in the Ice Cream Kingdom, and are commonly derisively known as "Tootsie Kings" in reference to their oft short-lived rulership of lands. The expression has been banned by King Pop -- under penalty of death -- whose father came to rule the Ice Cream Kingdom after using an overnight fortune made selling a giant pearl to conscript an army of sellswords to assist his usurpation of the then-ruling House of Cone.
Geography
The Ice Cream Bay is the northermost region of Candyland. It is cold and harsh, with a daily ice cream snowfall of an inch or so.
North of Ice Cream Bay is the Float Sea, a seemingly endless, bitterly cold ocean of root beer and ice cream, where rare sea creatures dwell. The Float Sea becomes the Milk Sea as it goes Southeast and the Soda Sea as it flows Southwest, which creates a mix of cold and warm winds that give the Ice Cream Bay their frequent Snowcone Storms. Cotton Candy Yaks, Peppermint Walruses, and Winter Chocolate Hares make up the majority of the Ice Cream Bay's wildlife, though creatures from their southern borders occasionally meander upward in search of food.
Military
The National Credo of the Ice Cream Kingdom, I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream, are in reference to the historic camaraderie of the Ice Cream Army, even under seemingly insurmountable odds. It is for this reason that the Ice Cream Army is less organized than those of neighboring kingdoms. Because the foul weather of the Ice Cream Kingdom makes it difficult to invade, the unorganized, barbaric nature of the Ice Cream Army has worked well for them so far -- when each of their soldiers fancies themselves a seafaring berzerker, it is easier to break opposing morale overnight than with any number of intimidating banners, well-organized phalanxes, or war drum compositions. Part of this cultural encouragement in unnecessary barbarism stems from the widespread belief of the Fourth Flavor, the golden precursor to the Neapolitan Triumverate, which is only made available to Ice Cream Men who die in battle.
Prominent Figures
For the sake of convenience, all Kingdom rulers style themselves as "King". The rest of the nations and fiefdoms don't necessarily. Include your royal family, elder council, or generally, the POV characters you'll be using.
Member
Mae,
BlazingBark,
Lord Wraith,
wanderingwolf,
Mole,
Ladypug,
Gunther,
Sewer Rat,
Dioxide,
CyclingTortoise
