Syros-Luxor

Port Syros, more commonly referred to as Syros is a large port city located on the coast of central Deutzan.

Foundation
The ancient city of Syros was re-founded upon its ruin, sometime prior to the War in Ryzan, with the aim of providing a safe and stable home to the waning people Western Ashura. Negotiations with the then Fourth Tsardom of Ryzan began almost immediately, resulting in the establishment of the Exarchate of Syros, a tiny sovereign nation consisting only of the city itself.

This agreement would be rendered void several days later following the outbreak of the War in Ryzan, and no money was ever transferred. Syros would remain uninvolved in the war, but would eventually be willingly annexed by the Aurlûnor Velande due to fears of aggression from the Greater Syltör Empire.

Syros Under Aurlûnor
Syros would see a shard decline in citizenship after its annexation, with many leaving after loss of independence. Despite this annexation, the only real influence Aurlûnor would have on the city would be in converting the population to its faith, and the city would remain almost entirely autonomous during it's time in the Velande.

Syrosi soldiers would serve loyally in the Dragon Army, and many would fight in the wars of the Velande during this time.

Attack of the Legion of Mars and merge with Luxor
Some time after the annexation into Aurlûnor, the towns of Haegiel, Syros and Luxor would be attacked by a rouge group calling themselves 'The Legion of Mars', with them completely destroying Luxor, and badly damaging Haegiel. Syros would lead the repair efforts on these two towns, and after repairing the minimal damages done to their own city, both of these towns would be almost fully repaired.

It was shortly after this event that the Aurlûnorean government mandated that Syros and Luxor were to become one city, and the Syros land claim was extended to encompass the lands of Luxor.

Luxor saw large renovation efforts during this period, with houses being repaired and large, ugly cobblestone structures being destroyed.

Cold war in Deutzan
Following the establishment of the 4th Tsardom of Ryzan under Bardonia, the Ryzani government would demand the return of Deutzan, as well as the annexation of Syros. Despite attempts by the Aurlûnorean government to retain the city, which was considered important for the Aurlûnorean navy, the Bardonia-backed government would not budge, and the Aurlûnorean government was forced to agree to hand over the city after heavy diplomatic and military pressure.

This agreement was not recognised as legitimate by either the Syrosi senate or the wider Deutzani government, and Syros would soon thereafter declare independence unofficially. The government would then attempt to organize an armed resistance to what they perceived as a Bardonian invasion of their lands, contacting several mercenary groups who pledged to fight for them. The senate would also seize control of the Deutzani capital Haegiel during this time, to both protect the city and prevent its handing over to Bardonia.

Syrosi and Aurlûnorean flags would be placed almost everywhere throughout the ex-freehold as an act of defiance, many of which remain to this day.

Open warfare seemed almost inevitable due to the rising tensions, and a refusal by Ryzani and Bardonian officials to have diplomatic talks. This crisis would be averted, however, when the Ryzani minister of Diplomacy would finally get in contact with the Syrosi government, convincing them to lay down their arms in return for their rights and liberties being upheld. Syros would official join the 4th Tsardom

The government would maintain control of Haegiel for some time after this agreement, but it would eventually be returned to it's rightful owner.

Establishment of the Ryvenate and Syros as a core city
Very shortly after this agreement would come the collapse of Bardonia, and the establishment of the Ryvenate of Ryzan as an independent state. Syros would support this new government, and be declared a core part of the new state, an honor that was greatly appreciated.

The Königreich of Deutzan and the Duchy of Syros
The rise of the new government would see a return to the freehold system of old, and thus Deutzan was reorganized into the Königreich of Deutzan, and Syros one of it's duchies, being granted almost all of central Deutzan.

Syros would enjoy a steady growth in population under the new government, with new houses being built and old ones becoming inhabited, but as of present has still failed to return to it's pre-war glory.

Territorial Disputes
Syros maintains a single territorial dispute with the Aurlûnorean province of Vorosan over a small piece of land referred to by Syrosis as the 'Gardens of Luxor'. Very little has come of this dispute, as Syros is the only one to have enforced it's claim by building anything on the land.