Gunggum

Gunggum is a town in the northwest of Plagos. It was found and settled by Jokarva in late October, and became the first seat of the confederacy of Plagatea right after its founding.

Lore
The northwest of Plagos used to be settled by a race of which little is known about today - the Quartz people. Their name came from the fact that they were able to grow trees which would bear quartz, and would thus use this as their building material. Gunggum was founded on the ruins of an old Quartz people city, and the town hall was built on one large circular base of quartz.

Founding Story
In late November, Jocarvas, a citizen of Junea, Escharia, had a conflict with the mayor who falsely accused him of killing him and stealing some items. Jocarvas was killed and then fled the city to north of Plagos, where he stumbled upon a massive sphere of water floating above a hill top, with a small forest of quartz next to it. He founded Gunggum on December 22.

The Re-Discovery
On February 28, 2021, it was recorded in the Chronicles of Rathnir that "Gunggum is deleted" with no further context given; this was the last mention of Gunggum until March 12, when it was rediscovered by SerfBort_ during a mapping expedition. Seeking assistance from volunteers to uncover the forgotten capital, curlyfries_64, Thyfuto, and prnghat11 assisted in the endeavour to unearth the city. The project was completed on March 14, 2021 and was subsequently acquired by the nation of Arinovla with the consent of Goshuma, the nation who owned it prior.

The Purchase of Gunggum
New_Prometheus, a player in the Plagatean Empire, bought Gunggum from SerfBort_ in October 2021 and continued it's vast expansion; the removal of the quartz village and meeting hall became his first pregorative, and so he acquired the assistance of a talented builder and political activist, EarthlyWorlds. They, together, joined House Shigetada and reformed Gunggum into a Plagatean beauty.

Revitalisation of Gunggum
Still under construction to this day, a large castle rises high in the centre of the town with the hallmark Plagatean architecture found in the various settlements across Plagos. Alongside the castle in the centre, a small hamlet sprawls out along the western half beside the gatehouse, and a moat of spikes sits just below the exterior. Running through the centre of the town is a river, originating from far South and following all the way up to Tengaesal, the Capitol of Plagatea.

Gunggum is now the seat of House Shigetada, a noble family in the Plagatean aristocracy originating from the original Shogunate.