Lothrin

History
Founding (Early History):

After the migration of the Silvish to Cymru, the nearly unpopulated isle of Lothrinmaur had a great influx of Settlers who were expelled from the city of Port Rose in the nation of Seratovia. These settlers established a great number of nomadic clans which traveled from place to place around the isle and often came into conflict with each other over the sparse prey and berries on the isle, The most famous of these clans was the one founded by the great Óttar Rolf Lothrin. When Óttar’s clan first neared the shores of Lothrinmaur upon their longships, they noticed two things, the soaring pine trees perched upon the high cliffs of the isle, and the boundless red berry bushes peeking out between the tree lines. These berries would become the symbol of the newly arrived Lothrin clan.

Early History (Age of Clans):

After their arrival, the Lothrin clan consolidated its power in the south of the isle and began raiding the lands of Bodur. As they pillaged the lands of Bodur, the Lothrin Clan became incredibly wealthy, and as a result were able to conquer the weaker clans of the isle, uniting Lothrinmaur in its entirety. Under a great number of Chiefs and then Barons descending from the Lothrin clan, Lothrinmaur thrived, they ceased pillaging the southern lands of Bodur from which they unknowingly took their isle from, and the town of Lothrin slowly became a thriving port.

Foundation of the Barony and Loss of Land (The Cliff Era):

The age of clans continued until the reign of Baroness Kaiserin Lytra-Lothrin, when the continuous conflict with Bodur finally reached its zenith. By this point, the people of Lothrinmaur outnumbered that of Bodur by nearly 6:1, and true independence from Bodur seemed inevitable, likely through conflict. The fires of independence were quenched however with the help of the Silvish government, which viewed these islanders as backward and barbaric. After Silvish intervention, negotiations between Kaiserin Lytra-Lothrin and Sam von Mapel resulted in Lothrin losing the North-Eastern portion of the island in exchange for recognition within Bodur and Silvay at large. During this time, the remaining clans of the isle joined the newly recognized Barony of Lothrin, fully uniting the people of the isle. It was also during this time that the tribes had made a permanent, non nomadic city which they named Lothrin, in honor of their chieftess.

The Rise of Fortunism and End of the Lothrin Dynasty (The Plunge):

Despite the unity that came from the cliff era, the town began a sharp and brutal decline as the wealth from pillaging Bodur began to dry up. Merchant ships appeared less and less, and businesses closed up. As the town continued to decline, missionaries from the nation of Fortunae brought the religion of Fortunism to the isle. The religion spread swiftly, and most of the population would soon adopt the faith. As her Barony continued to decline, Kaiserin was betrothed to the Basileus of Fortunae, Flavius Pettrus Sabbatius Justinianus Constantius Rex, and left the isle for him. After Kaiserin left, the Lothrin clan’s hold disintegrated, and the island plunged into anarchy, until a now unknown Fortunan Monk rose up to lead the remains of the once great town.

Rise of Trade (The Blip):

Slowly, through the reign of many Barons, Lothrin began to recover, establishing new trade relations with the Silvish capital of Kumaur, linking it to the continent of Cymru.

The Rise of Ryoujing and Atlylian Migration (The Second Plunge):

All was well until the arrival of Ryou Bakura in Bodur and Silvay at large, mostly due to the foundation of Ryoujing. As Ryoujing grew in strength, drawing business from across Silvay, Lothrin began to die once more under the shadow of the booming city. The people of Lothrin once again became poor, as even the docks, which had been full of life since the founding of the city, became empty and fell into disrepair. During this time, many barons promised to revive the city, only to drain as much wealth as they could from the town before abandoning it, the last of these Barons was dragged from his manor and executed by the locals. It was also at this time that a strange group of people with fiery hair and eyes the color of embers arrived on the far west of the island. These people, the Atlylians, or more commonly known as the pinefolk would remain a relatively isolated group, mostly keeping to themselves in their settlement on the far west end of the island, with a small population living within Lothrin itself.

The Rebuilding Lothrin and Octavian Migration (Reconstruction Era):

The trend of corruption and abuse during the second plunge was ended when a foreigner from the land of Enithica, Slid Zane Teutonicus Babs-ad Alendir, took power in the town. Under Slid, the town began to recover with a number of public infrastructure projects, including the Lothrin public school. During the reign of Slid, a small group of foreign people known as the octavians arrived in Lothrin. They were quickly assimilated despite their differences and became a vital part of Lothrin. As Slid grew old, he stepped down as Baron and was replaced by a young Octavian man named Kyle Octavius. Kyle’s reign was largely defined by an attempted revolt by angry Silvish Lothrinians and his well meaning, but wildly unpopular building projects which failed their intended purpose to serve the public. Due to his unpopularity, Kyle would step down as Baron and lead an exodus of a majority of the town’s Octavian population to an unknown land.