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'''Nanny Ogg''': One what?|'''[[Terry Pratchett]]''', ''[[Discworld|Wyrd Sisters]]''}}
A house [[Environmental Symbolism|says a lot]] about the people living in it: their social and economic status, their religion and culture, their ''cleanliness''. The same can be said about a king and his kingdom. You're unlikely to find [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|Moloch the Despoiler]] ruling [[Ghibli Hills|Hippity Hoppity Happy Hare Hill]], and a place like [[Mordor|the Firepits of Wrath]] is most certainly ''not'' going to be ruled by the iron-fisted Tooth Fairy (unless, of course,
The land of the Fisher King not only reflects the kind of rule they impose, but their moral alignment, state of health, and in some cases even their ''mood''. ("The Land and the King are One.") In this kingdom the "divine right of kings" extends to a righteous link with the land. This is either a blessing or a curse, because though their joy [[Cue the Sun|brings]] [[Arcadia|eternal spring]] and [[Fertile Feet|bounty]], their sadness and anger heralds [[Grave Clouds|rain]] and [[Dramatic Thunder|thunderstorms]] respectively. If the king is dying or goes mad, expect [[Shadowland|the kingdom]] to [[Mystical Plague|become sickly]] and its inhabitants unhinged. If he's replaced by a villain, they either "inherit" the link or the kingdom itself resents this affront to the natural order and becomes a truly depressing [[Mordor]]-like place to live. (Or even [[Evil Is Deathly Cold|wintry]].)
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