Harsengaard

Harsengaard or Fort Harsengaard is a medieval-like fortification located north of the city of Celtenn, in the Duchy of Varmerion, which is a apart of the Aesperium Niedea. Reconstruction of Harsengaard began on February 20th 2022 within the ruins of the Imperium.

Present Etymology (Post Restoration)
Fort Harsengaard is named Harsengaard because of the temporary immigrants that came to call it a temporary home, whose name were the "Harsengaard", as it used to be called the Imperium. Though since that name belonged to settlements that have long since collapsed, the Harsengaards renamed it after themselves, deeming that they are the ones that now call the bastion their own for the time being, and therefore it should be named after them.

Present History (Post Restoration)
The history of Harsengaard is quite long, spanning back several months. Despite having such a rich history, most of it is lost to time and before restoration efforts began, it lay in ruins for quite awhile before Harsengaards arrived to call the place their temporary home.

Stories of the Settlers
A group of tribespeople calling themselves the Harsengaard, that first began as simple hunter gatherers that eventually banded together in order to build in the far east from Sarlatova and Fjellheim without any of the local government's positions. One of these people, AutumnFox Harsengaard, started construction on a great sky city that would've been called Avis which these tribespeople would call their home. During construction however, the people of Fjellheim noticed the towering megastructure being built in the sky without their permission, and subsequently, told the Harsengaards to leave, or die. To the tribespeople, their lives were far more valuable and decided to start heading west, far from these unwelcoming lands. After long hours or days of travel, they finally arrive on the peninsula of Drahadad, calling the land they now choose to live upon, Etheria. After getting their bearings they decide to name their settlement the great fortress of Kastamir. However, unbeknownst to them, they were in the nation of Andorn and shortly after settling, the citizens of Andorn forcefully evicted the tribespeople, and AutumnFox and his fellow brothers and sisters now have no place to call a home once more.

Hope for a better future
Achill Zevedeos, a Kesevor for the Imperetor of the Aesperium Niedea, had heard about the woes of these travelers from the east and decides to willingly part with some imperial ruins called Kassan. With no other choice for the time being, AutumnFox led the rest of the Harsengaards to the Aesperium Niedea where they currently reside in the the now renamed, Fort Harsengaard.

Present Day
Parts of the abandoned settlement had to be torn down in order to make the location more defendable from outside threats. The bastion was originally reconstructed by Toastisnice and Hannorey, local Celtennites who prepared the land for the Harsengaards to call their home. Harsengaard today stands as a bastion defending the city of Celtenn from threats that come from the north. Legally it is considered a Military installation, but most still refer to it as an informal settlement, at least until the Harsengaards can find a proper home in the Aesperium Niedea. There have been talks within the Aesperium to decide what to do next with the bastion after the Harsengaards settle elsewhere. Some options may include giving it to the Celtennite restorers that refurbished Harsengaard, for them to call it their own outpost. Others, such as the current leader of Celtenn, Oakerd Arkoden, have suggested to integrate Harsengaard into Celtenn as a permanent Celtenn Military Instillation. However, as of writing this article, there have been no agreed upon statements on the immediate future of Fort Harsengaard.

Pre-Harsengaard Restoration History
Harsengaard's history can be distinctly separated into two eras. The Pre-Restoration era, and the Post-Restoration era. Referred to as the P.R.E and the P.R. eras respectively. The P.R.E era of Harsengaard's history is easily the most densely packed, but at the same time the most poorly documented. The P.R. era, by comparison is the shorter of the two, but more well documented. The P.R.E. can be divided into 3 discernable periods. The Oogleron Period, the Kassan Period, and the Imperium Period.

Oogleron Period
Believed to be the oldest and possibly the beginning of the settlement of Harsengaard.

History
Oogleron was a settlement owned by Bardonia. It was said that it was completely abandoned after an attempt to rebel against the Bardonian government failed. Oogleron was a historical border settlement between Bardonia and the nation of the Empire of Escharia. Oogleron was already seen as a very rebellious town by Bardonian command that could be captured and assimilated easily into the neighboring nation. Many of the citizens of Oogleron eventually decided one day that it was time to rise up, and attempted to defect to the Empire of Escharia. However, the rebellion failed the citizens were forced to flee the town and never come back.

Kassan Period
The Kassan Period is the most well documented of the 3 P.R.E periods. However, the original author was extremely biased in their descriptions of Kassan. With no surviving members, the following information must be taken with a grain of salt, as there are no other surviving records of Kassan. Also keep in mind that the original article was written falsely, stating that this outpost was a nation, when it was never formally recognized by any government, besides their own.

History
Kassan was a border town, established by Toregorn the Bright Ingot. While Toregorn explored the area in order to find a suitable location to set up an outpost, he discovered the ruins of Oogleron, a former Bardonian border settlement. This gave Toregon an idea. To create a small town, and eventually a nation, that has its basis in socialism and democracy. With this in mind Toregorn renamed the town to Kassan, a land of social-democracy. After being re-established as a functional town, workers from Bardonia or other parts of Rathnir came through the settlement, either as migratory workers looking for a job or calling the land home, working together with the Kassan Worker's Union to help develop their burgeoning community.

The main idea of Kassan's Workers Union was that every worker deserved a reward for their hard work. This is why Toregorn wanted to get more power and influence for the settlement so they can protect the community's interests. The town's motto was known to be "In Kassan, all people can find home and work". Despite being able to successfully re-settle in Kassan, parts of the settlement still lay in disrepair. Namely the Oogleron castle and the settlement's western gates were still abandoned, because the outpost didn't have enough resources to claim the land and repair the structures there. However, the rest of Kassan was successfully reclaimed. Some notable recoveries being: a brewery, several houses, an alchemist's workshop, a tavern, and several acres of farmland.

Kassan was said to be spacious enough to support any size of home. The Kassan Workers Union previously allowed small-time land owners to settle around the town, supporting local trade in exchange for protection against outside threats. This changed once the Empire of Escharia took notice of Kassan's presence, being an important Bardonian border town with the Empire of Escharia. Escharian high command sent several diplomatic envoys and various missionaries of the Soleannen faith being in an attempt to persuade the town to defect to Escharia whilst within Bardonian borders, this however bore no success as the town fell into ruin before this work bore anything of note.

Imperium Period
The Imperium Period marks end of Kassan, and is believed to be the shortest period in Harsengaard's history. It is uncertain what is the root cause for the collapse of Imperium. Experts argue that the shrinkage of Bardonian borders caused Imperium's stability to disappear. Historical analysts however state that, the settlement was already planning to defect to the Empire of Escharia if ever such an opportunity arises. With no currently known surviving members, this question of the cause of the collapse of Imperium, remains unknown.

History
Imperium was a small fortified town on the fringes of the Bardonian Empire and, just like the other 2 settlements that came before it, swore no loyalty to the Empire in any way during its lifetime due to it's distance to any major Bardonian influence. Imperium used to lay as the abandoned settlement of Kassan with no plans of restoration, until FreakyFlyingMaid and an unknown companion, a pair of explorers, found the ruins and began reconstruction efforts.

The town has grew rapidly and had over six members of different roles and responsibility. The local leadership of the Imperium advocated for a fair and helpful community. However, after Bardonia's borders started to shrink, the Town of Imperium soon collapsed as well. All the members of the Imperium are unaccounted for, and have since been declared dead. Since then, they were labeled as Imperial ruins by the Aesperium Niedea until the Harsengaards decided to move in after being accepted to stay in the area until they can properly relocate.