Patreon Insights: The Birth of Llen Færa

Hello again. Today we will be concluding this trilogy with the birth of Rowan's homeland. Out of the three nations, it is by far the youngest, at least in certain respects. It is also the one with the least to cover as much of the background information is in the other two Insights. There is still plenty to look into, however, so let's get this party started.

As I've mentioned before, Llen Færa is an island nation situated to the west of Særis. Modern day Llen Færa is comprised of the main island (from which the nation's name is derived) and the crescent shaped archipelago of smaller islands`to the west of the main island. The archipelago as a whole is also referred to as Avan in Fær and it is known for being a volcanic hotspot. 

One of the islands in particular is famed for very excitable volcano that created it. So much so in fact, that it is practically uninhabited. The main island, on the other hand, is mostly dormant. It is also the largest and most hospitable island in the chain so it isn't really surprising that it went on to become the heart of the nation.

For much of human history, Llen Færa and the nearby islands were sparsely populated at best. This changed with the first exodus from the growing Særis happened just over 1900 years ago. This exodus was led by a rather ambitious son of one of the clan chief's that were yet to bend the knee to Clan Særis. Rather than serve another clan, he and 500 others did what no one else dared do and ventured into the chain of fire even though it was experiencing a significant amount of volcanic activity at the time.

The name of this daring individual was Midraan and he went on to become the first king of Llen Færa. After he landed on Llen Færa, he parlayed with the indigenous populations, including the last of the Tærans, and in an impressive feat of diplomacy, they were able to live together in relative harmony and respect. When more people started arriving, Midraan and his companions made sure that the newcomers respected the unity they shared with the indigenous populations.

A few centuries later, there would be a second exodus with this one originating from Ferran. It happened in the wake of the double solar eclipse as the newly created Ferrans tried to escape from the alien moon-touched world they had found themselves in. Some of these Ferrans instead went north to Særis, but the number that ended up in Llen Færa was not insignificant. Seres' ancestors were amongst those that travelled there.

Not long after this, Særis would go on to try and claim Llen Færa. However, in this time, Llen Færa had established a powerful navy (at least for the time), and Særis very quickly realised their mistake. Rather than let the invasion attempt soil future relations between the two nations, Llen Færa approached Særis with a deal. The terms were simple; "apologise, give us some iron, and we'll let you in on a little secret."

Llen Færa had two reasons to be confident in their dealings with Særis. Not only did they have a superior navy, but the island was also a treasure trove for Resonance Crystals. They used this secret to leverage a trade deal with Særis that eventually evolved into an alliance. 

The third exodus happened at the time of the great war and it was comprised of a significant amount of people from both Særis and Ferran. Out of the three mass migrations to Llen Færa that have happened since, this was by far the largest. Of course, there have also been countless examples of people migrating in and out of the country of the course of its history, but never to the same scale. Rowan's family is one of the one's that moved to Llen Færa outside one of the three exoduses.

And here I shall conclude this trilogy. I skirted over a few things with Midraan as there is way too much risk of spoiling something major, or at least noteworthy, when talking about him and his companions. One thing I will say about him before I say goodnight, however, is that it from his name that the primary language of Llen Færa, the capital city, Midiris, and the main river that feeds it is derived.