Lithranor

Lithranor was a city in Rathnir located in south Nieden on the shores of Mar Lithos. Its history spans from ancient tribal lore and prehistoric peoples, to its bitter end in the tomb of the prophet and the weeping of the great politician. Lithranor played minor and major roles in the politics of the Soleannen and the Anoshpites, being the subject of many events, wars, and political strifes throughout the region. As well as being the home and starting place of the religion of Triantanism, the city has created an epic history that will run through the annals of Rathnir as one of the greatest tales ever told. Much of the history can be found on the Lithranorians' page.

Prehistory
The Lithranorians' ancestors, the Lithos'hom, were nomadic people who wandered across Nieden. Few legends survive, and the few that do resemble those of other ancient peoples. However, a few traditions remained that shone through to the modern era. One of these was the tradition of building extremely high and thin, fragile walls around their villages. The reason for this is unknown, but the idea of it is prevalent in later Lithranorian architecture. It is known that they worshipped some sort of tree-ocean god, but not much else on religion.

Other than this, the people had a language and writing system very similar to that of many neighboring peoples.

Founding of the City
The majority of the population settled down on the shores of Mar Lithos, a small lake north of Lake Nerielle. Here the city found itself at its highest population, somewhere between 50-60 individuals. The majority worshipped an unnamed ocean god simply called "Theus", a name that would be taken later on.

Supremacy of MickieBoj and the Lithranorian Dynasty
An unofficial "dynasty" was created, and a single family ruled the city for most of its history. Many of the past leaders are unknown and not kept in records, however we do know that a man named MTMking was a ruler at one point, and he was succeeded by MickieBoJ, who would reign for many years until the desolation of Lithranor.

Other notable people from this time period include Petox, a notable and well-liked miner and weaponsmith who was killed by Triantan as a show of his power to the people; Wadanos and Numbelous, two criminals and swaggerers known for being heavily disliked, until Wadanos was killed and Numbelous was exiled; MTMKing, a proffecient ruler of Lithranor in its Pre-Triantanist days who reigned until his disappearance not long after the arrival of the prophet; ScytheSpear, an excellent warrior who would be integral to the story of Lithranor in its later years; Malakai Ivarro, a Serimuth Giant known for founding the city of Thera, and being a well liked associate of Lithranor for hundreds of years,

Architecture
The Architecture of the City of Lithranor in this time largely consisted of dark oak wood and stone mined from local quarries. In the middle of the town, there was build a water access cut off from the rest of the ocean by deep cataracts and high walls. On this shore the people built most of their houses and buildings, one being a large church/temple of sorts with an unknown use.

The greatest architectural feat of the city, however, were its staggeringly high and thin walls. They were so high and thin, in fact, that people worried they would topple over.

Relations with Neighbors
Lithranor was situated only a few hundred meters away from an important Escharrian port, Alessandrea. Because of this, the city had good relations with them, and used their library often, which furthered the intelligence of the people in the city.

The Prophets
A homeless man, guided by god, suddenly arrived in Lithranor asking for a book and quill. He sat in the upper room of the Tavern of Diss for days straight, scribbling something in his notebook and talking to himself. The man came down and signed an agreement with the Ruler, MickieBoJ, and consecrating himself to the cities protection and fealty, began to yell out something outlandish: "God has revealed himself to me today! His name is Triantan, the mighty and eternal Triangle of Virtues! The unknown love! We must sacrifice to him and commence in the celebration!"

Held in the man's hand was one of the most influential books in the history of the entire region: The Triantad. In it were inscribed instructions to a particularly complicated week-long sacrifice to the god of Triantanism called "The Celebration". This celebration, however, would never be carried out as it literally said in the book. Several attempts were made but tehy were stopped each time. The true fulfillment of this prophecy was found in this prophet's death which would occur many years later.

The man's name was Farumilan Steakfilly, and he, along with his close friend MickieBoJ, and beloved adoptive kinsmen, the people of Lithranor, would become one of the most legendary tales of gods work in Rathnir, and would bring to fruition the first stage of the Plan of Triantan.