Achera, the Rusted Citadel
Added 2018-05-09 17:28:46 +0000 UTCAnother region of Elyden, partially inspired by the western front and other forms of trench warfare.
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sure, here's the encyclopaedia entry for the region: ACHERA: 1. Ntn. Microstate in the S–W of CENTRAL LLACHATUL occupying 961 square-miles of land in the foothills of the far W of the CHACTHORNYS Mountains to the N of AZAZEM, at the corner between the border with LAASKHA and IPANAH. Achera owes its roots to PATRICIAN HOUSE ELNATH winning a tender to take control of the citadel of Achera(2.) in 3043 RM after the KORACHANI military had no more use for it. The WAR OF THE ARTIFEXES had ended in 3014 RM, with the loss of ALMAGEST and the devastation of the nation of ASIBAIA, which lied to the N of the citadel. For decades after the war the citadel remained an active garrison, defending against a possible attack from Almagest or acts of barbarism by displaced Asibaians, but they never came and after close to three decades the cost of maintaining the citadel became prohibitive. House Elnath was entrusted with stewardship of the citadel, maintaining it and N patrols in return for the right to work the lands surrounding it. By then a large city had grown around the citadel, in which was a great caravanserai that House Elnath took over. It was granted the right to self-govern by THE SEVEN in 3394 RM, though in a loophole engineered by the Korachani government, it is still answerable to the empire if need arises. To help patrol the land, House Elnath founded an order of knights that are bound to both neutrality and the people of Achera. The order of knights remains, though is now devoted to humanitarian aid and running of hostels in the city, instead of crusading against perceived threats. See Vol II: Extant Realms and Nations. 2. also, ‘THE RUSTING CITADEL’. Arc. Citadel around which the city of Achera(3.) appeared. Though known as a citadel, this is in fact a monolithic structure spanning hundreds of miles of wasteland, bordering the far N–E of LAASKHA, the N–W of AZAZEM and the S–W of IPANAH. Originally a series of defensive redoubts known as the ACHERAN LINES erected in the early days of KORACHANI dominance in Laaskha in response to dissident attacks, the network grew into a military conurbation with a surrounding population of over 100,000 at its peak in c. 2850 RM. 3. Set. Main city of the above microstate(1.). Appearing in c. 2520 RM after the construction centuries earlier of the citadel of Achera(2.), it existed neutral land between LAASKHA and AZAZEM, forming its own government that was overseen by the military command of the citadel. The city would cater to soldiers stationed at the citadel, growing steadily over the coming centuries, until by c. 2850 RM, when it was a metropolis with around 100,000 people, and a large caravanserai serving trade between Laaskha and Azazem. Following this the town began to see less traffic as trade routes shifted S. The citadel was abandoned by the Korachani military and, after a call for tender, its stewardship was entrusted to PATRICIAN HOUSE ELNATH in 3043 RM, which renovated the citadel and took over control of the surrounding city and caravanserai, which had continued to diminish, controlling around 900 square-miles of land that became the microstate of Achera. (Pop. c. 67,000). Following THE GREAT WAR and the decline of mortal civilisation around the fragmented HIGH-EMPIRE, the citadel became a safe region for refugees and other people fleeing the most corrupted areas of ATRAMENTAL TAINT, though separate tribes and groups would clash within its halls, leading to a unique environment, with as many as dozens of different areas of the old redoubt being controlled by different groups.
Nate Mangion
2022-06-16 04:46:53 +0000 UTCI came across this when I noticed on instagram the small little country. I thought at first maybe it was like Andorra, but now it sounds really unique. Could you do a post on this country?
Galvin Greene
2022-06-16 02:29:04 +0000 UTC
