Where It All Goes Down
The Seven Kingdoms
Six + One = Seven
The seven kingdoms includes six kingdoms (Nander, Wester, the Middluns, Estill, Sunder, and Monsea) nestled together on a peninsula and one kingdom (Lienid) situated on an island in the sea to the west.
While the geography in most of the kingdoms is somewhat flat, there is forest in the south (mostly in Sunder), and Monsea is somewhat isolated in the east by mountain ranges that extend along its western border with Sunder, its northern border with Estill, and its eastern border with whatever lays beyond. And of course to the west of the six continental kingdoms, there is the sea, in which Lienid—a small island with both rocky crags and forest land—is located.
In the Year 512 … Or Maybe 1042 … Or Perhaps 3566?
The seven kingdoms is a made up place in an unspecified time, but like much fantasy literature, it has a medieval feel to it. This is partly due to the lack of technologies like electricity or engines and the fact that there are kings and lords and ladies who wear medieval clothing, carry torches, ride horses, and live in castles. Most of the kingdoms also seem to use some kind of feudal system as well, where lords are more or less in charge of the subjects in their holdings, and kings are in charge of everyone.
All Men are Not Created Equal
Lastly, there's a distinct social structure here, with nobles who clearly rank higher than merchants, who (though crude at times) appear to rank higher than people in the hospitality industry. It's pretty typical of what you'd expect in a medieval village, including the fact that women don't seem to have many rights at all… except in Lienid. Which is where we'd definitely look for real estate if we were considering a move to the seven kingdoms.