Valinor

Valinor
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Founded by:	Zor
Monarchs:	Queen Castalina, King Sparky, King Zrxes
Status:	Fallen

Valinor was founded in the Clay Cliffs of Ascalon by Zor as a town originally called Ouroboros. The High Elves,who would come to inhabit Valinor, led by Castalina, were living in the Mushroom Isle in a town called Eldamar. Their presence was allowed by Zor, who controlled the surrounding territory. Eventually, Zor and Castalina agreed to merge their two towns at the location Zor had settled. This is what marks the beginning of Valinor's history, though it would be some time before the name would come

Early History[]

Construction[]

Valinor's construction began in earnest under the direction of its Royal Architect, msittig. The building of its central district, including portions of the market, Castle Valinor, and several residences was quickly finished to allow for Valinor to grow. In addition, a wall was erected to keep outsiders from raiding the town during its early stages. This wall still stands today at the base of the cliffs.

Castle Valinor[]

The castle, which is an edited schematic of a build available online, was constructed by Zrxes, who was Prince at the time. The Castle housed a meeting room for the Council of Valinor, the monarch's residences, including rooms for guests and relatives, and a dungeon for prisoners. Plans were made to include servant's quarters and kitchens, but were ultimately never realized.

The Royal Architect[]

Again, under msittig's direction, Valinor would attempt to become a center of lore and learning via several early builds. First, his observatory which still sits atop the Clay Cliffs. Second, the Royal Library adjacent to Castle Valinor, and lastly, the Academy adjacent to the Observatory.

Politics[]

Valinor found itself in a precarious situation both across Loka and as a result of its physical location in Ascalon. Originally, the town Zor founded, Ouroboros was established through a land grant by the Covenant, in order to secure Eldritch's western border. Once the High Elves arrived from Eldamar and moved in, a new arrangement had to be made with the Covenant alliance in order to ensure that the status quo would not be changed. As a result, the Covenant and Valinor entered into an agreement whereby the neutrality of Valinor would be respected so long as Valinor agreed to defend Ascalon from any beach head attack. This arrangement dictated the entirety of Valinor's foreign policy leading up to the Utumno War. However, even before that war both Queen Castalina and King Sparky___ worked to build relationships with towns who were known enemies of the Covenant, under the guise of neutrality, but ultimately to ensure Valinor's survival.

The Utumno War[]

In December of 2017, a former enemy of Queen Castalina made several attempts to settle a town on land owned by Valinor. Known widely as JamminMas, he made several attempts, being beaten back each time, until he was finally able to secure the territory and his town, Utumno. This was only after having agreed to an arrangement with the Kingdom of Valinor, orchestrated by its Overseer Zor. The arrangement dictated that JamminMas would be allowed to settle the territory in exchange for 52 shulker boxes that were locked under the Territory Generator's protection. Believing this to be a good deal and seeing no other option, the Kingdom agreed and was ultimately betrayed when Jammin did not fulfill his end of the bargain. Days later, Utumno launched their first two attacks against the Kindom of Valinor, attempting to cut it off from the rest of its territory in the Mushroom Isle. Valinor ultimately won these battles, but it was a clear struggle.

After their first two defeats, Utumno sat quietly for the rest of the month, building, planning, and creating an alliance with the northernmost town of Miracalis and the more centrally located town of Pavis. The Valkyrian Era as it became known formed in January of 2018 and would present a major threat to Valinor, who spent the rest of December recruiting and training in anticipation of more attacks from Utumno. It was during this time, that Valinor also saw its biggest growth in foreign relaitons, reaching out to many friends on Kalros and Garama, seeking advice and trade. It was well known within Valinor's council that without aid from member towns of The Garaman Federation and some from the Kalros Coalition, that Valinor may have ultimately been unable to mount a defense at all. The war resumed in earnest at the onset of January. Freshly allied and increased in numbers, the Valkyrian Era saw a swift victory in a number of key battles that separated Valinor from most of its territory and left the Kingdom reeling. Observers from many other towns and alliances were quick to point out areas where Valinor could improve and provided schematics of autobrewers and even provided whole orders of potions for free. As the Valkyrian Era pressed their attacks, Valinor was able to pick off a few victories out of each and as the month rounded its second and third month Valinor was standing on two feet and hitting back. They struck out and claimed back some territory they had lost and even began bringing the war to the Valkyrian Era, fighting at the northernmost edges of Ascalon in the now overgrown Ancient Forest.