Lumeno

Lumeno is a rather small city situated in the Dunes of the Raging Dragon to the north of Paludis. Lumeno had also rather confusingly chosen to previously to refer to its lands as Lumeno even as the nation grew to control more cities. To avoid confusion, this article will refer to the original and capital city as "the city of Lumeno", while the broader nation will simply be refered to as Lumeno. Lumeno was formerly a member of the Silver Coalition, though it was not a founding member. Currently it is now a part of the nation of Axum after being captured.

History
Lumeno was founded on 11/27/2020 by Gratreedi. The city had modest origins, with only the humble homestead of the First Citizen Lapras172. The land officially joined the Silver Coalition during this early stage. The land grew swiftly into a small town upon the arrival of the Mad Miner363, thefatfellow, Head of Construction Shadow_Knight_84 and Secretary of State A_Winged_Pikmin. The citizens then got to work making many public and private buildings including their own houses, a town meeting hall, a library, and a nether portal. A traveler named FreezerBurn joined following this period, although he shortly splintered off to form the nearby settlement of Castellum following his arrival.

Following FreezerBurn's forming of Castellum, he created a long border of cactuses to designate the border between Castellum and Lumeno without consulting with anyone from Lumeno. For this reason, thefatfellow (with help from others) made the incredible tower of Tartarus in an effort to intimidate Castellum into submission. Hilariously, this plan actually kind of worked as all of Castellum's citizens went offline around two weeks after its construction! Following Castellum's unfortunate departure, Lumeno absorbed the city and made a pledge to itself to improve the land in the future.

Meanwhile, the coup within the Silver Coaltion was underway, and while Lumeno was intially complicit in its terror, its citizenry soon realized an incredible opportunity: The opportunity to make people do Tartarus duels! Thus, Lumeno proposed a challenge, known to Lumenese historians as the "Tartarus Gambit", to the Silver Coalition. Instead of a war deciding the fate of Lumeno's independence, a best of five set of Tartarus duels would! The first king, Avreham Basha (StarSixSeven), boldly accepted the offer. However, the king was assassinated a short while later in the Battle of the Silver Citadel, resulting in Darkblade being crowned king. Shortly following his coronation took back Avreham Basha's acceptance, electing instead to decline in cowardice.

The Great Extinguishing
Axum's fast growth lead it become regional rivals with the ancient nation of Lumeno, on whose land the Axumites had settled. Axum's desire for territorial expansion and fear of the former Silver Coalition's return lead to repeated conflicts with Lumeno. These culminated with the Great Extinguishing on May 8th, 2021, in which the rulers of Axum and Lumeno fought to the death atop the great tower of Tartarus. This saw the death of Lumeno's King A_Winged_Pikmin at the hands of Ts'Adik'Ani Luke6556 and the incorporation of Lumeno into the Axumite empire. The City of Lumeno would come to be an important source of glass and sugarcane, trade goods Axum would come to value greatly in their dealings with Aljazair.

Economy and Agriculture
While the city of Lumeno lacks a lot of fertile land, it does what it can with its little soil to grow mostly potatoes. They also grow wheat on occasion to feed small amounts of livestock, which is used more often for the materials they provide than for their meat. The Lumenese citizenry also has a habit of ravaging the nearby plains of Castellum, allowing them to quickly gather large amounts of leather, wool, and meat. Due to an abundance of sand and coastline (thanks to the Ridulce and Ertili Rivers), the city is able to produce a large surplus of glass and sugarcane. However, the city currently has neither the infrastructure nor the relationships to sell its goods effectively. These goods are offered by Lumeno will be sold in a commercial district.