VOK leveling

The kingdom is fairly large. It has two main castles, one for each ruler, there are always two and they are supposed to be equal but are not at all. One is descended from the original founder of Kiwelnos Kingdom, this one has all the power and the other is chosen by the lions of Kiwelnos, this one has little to no power. It is in the desert, founded around an oasis. The water in it is sacred and said to be from the gods it is not allowed to be used by anyone for anything except the descendant king/queen when they become of age, this means water is carried from a fairly close river. In droughts the oasis never dries but they’d let everyone dehydrate before drinking from it. The desert is home to lots of dangerous animals but they do not breach the kingdom walls. There’s deadly scorpions and snakes among other things, some of which are magical. They can be used to perform spells of great power but are very hard to come by. There’s many that are huge, twice as big as a lion, they possess no magic and often attack anyone that leaves the walls. The river is outside the walls so all of the water fetching lions are skilled warriors. The sand is red and gold and a sapphire blue. It sparkles brilliantly, and although the lions that live there are well adjusted to it anyone not from there would be blinded. The legends say that a pride of lions led by sir Kiwelnos were nomads of a sort, they travelled the world following their own rules and believing in no magic or gods of any kind. But when they found the oasis and drank from it’s waters they were granted great knowledge and built the castles overnight. Since then, lions from around the world have moved there and it has grown into one of the most famous kingdoms of the world.