Viodoxa City

Viodoxa is a town on the continent of Cymru. It lies at the top of the Adytum Archipelago, on the island of the same name. It was once apart of the Valdreach Imperial Republic. The town was founded on October 1st 2020.

Founding
Viodoxa was first settled by SpikeSpaceCowboy. Spike had traveled for days, before finding a small island which he deemed to be a perfect starting point for his new haven. Soon, new followers arrived to the island, and work began on building the City of the World's Desire.

The Viodoxan Golden Age
Between October 1st and November 1st 2020, Viodoxa was in a golden age. Tourism was at an all time high, diplomatic relations between all others were always friendly, and trade was booming. More and more people joined Viodoxa, and the city began growing its borders. This small port became a large city within a few days, taking up its founding name as 'City of the World's Desire'.

Founding the City
Shortly after SpikeSpaceCowboy's arrival, other natives in the region joined him to construct the first buildings of the settlement. These natives along with Spike would later form the government council of Viodoxa.

After a day had passed and the small town began to take shape. SpikeSpaceCowboy is said to have worked so hard on the town itself, that he did not even build a spot to sleep for some time. It took him two weeks to properly construct a home in his own city, choosing to focus on the town first. For the first two weeks he slept in the barn with the several hundred Mega-Animals the city had at the time.

Joining the Valdreach Imperial Republic
The day after settling the town, SpikeSpaceCowboy woke early in the morning to tend to the new fields. He fell asleep in the barn and awoke to a group of 6 people standing in a circle in front of him, causing him to shit himself (Spike claims that this never occurred, however textual evidence claims otherwise). This group of people claimed to be members of the Valdreach Imperial Republic, specifically the city of Tvear. The group asked if Viodoxa would like to join the republic, and after consulting his court, SpikeSpaceCowboy agreed.

On October 4th 2020, Viodoxa officially joined the Valdreach Imperial Republic.

Creation of Viodoxan Highbrew
Several aspiring brewers were apprenticed by Carpicious to learn how to brew drinks which were to be served at the Winking Skeever. Working late through several nights, these brewers discovered the recipe for Viodoxan Highbrew, which is the ceremonial drink for the Viodoxan Dash.

The First Viodoxan Dash
On October 10th 2020, Viodoxa Downs opened its gates to the public and held the first Viodoxan Dash. This was the first horse race competition in Rathnir history, and was met with a warm reception. During the race, a few technical errors occurred resulting in the redstone wiring of the gates to break on the final round as well as the judges not knowing what was considered a full lap. These errors were brushed off and the event was a major success. Afterwards, festivities ensued at the Winking Skeever for the remainder of the day.

There grew quite a controversy after the race when the second place winner accused the first place winner, _Fallen, of cheating. He claimed that _Fallen had switched his horse out for another horse in the stables to rig the results. After an argument ensued within the group of showrunners, SpikeSpaceCowboy made the executive decision without council from his peers to declare that _Fallen would be disqualified. The crowd was quite pleased with this, likely saving the race from being a catastrophe.

Werewolves
During the Viodoxan Golden Age, rumors spread that several government officials were secretly Werewolves. This angered several of the townsfolk, and many Viodoxans formed a rather short lived anti-werewolf faction within the town. No texts have survived regarding any events related to this, however these events are said to have been the cause of tensions between Viodoxa and Bardonia. These tensions eventually led to The Silent Morning.

After a few weeks, the rumors seemed to have magically disappeared. After this, many townsfolk had no memory of any events regarding werewolves while others had a vague memory resting somewhere within them. The local religious officials claimed that the gods had purged the entities from Rathnir as punishment for their sins. All of this information is up to interpretation due to the lack of sources to support these claims, and no physical evidence to derive them from.

The Sacred Dolphin
A pet dolphin was tamed and transported into a small pond at the edge of the city. This was the town's mascot. Citizens would visit to watch the dolphin dive in and out of the water. It is tradition to leave an offering at the bottom of the pond to receive good fortune from the gods. This dolphins was thought to have been lost to history, although Dr. Bunkee remembered that the name was Philly. Philly was slaughtered by raiders during the Dark Ages.

NIKJX's Drug Stall
NIKJX ran an underground drug lab which he kept secret from the leaders of Viodoxa. After being caught, he made a deal with Archon SpikeSpaceCowboy and was able to set up a small stand to sell these drugs to visitors. Viodoxa then made all drugs legal throughout the city to promote visitors, which was looked down upon by religious officials. The stall was a huge success, bringing many from all across Rathnir. However, NIKJX is said to have angered the gods, and a great cosmic event caused all the people of Rathnir to become resistant to drugs across the world. NIKJX's drug stand ran for two days before it was rendered useless. Shortly after NIKJX left Adytum entirely, and has yet to be seen again. NIKJX is the first recorded citizen to partake in the Great Migration.

The Expedition
Adventurers from Viodoxa went on an expedition to hunt down lost artifacts around Rathnir. After discovering documents which hinted at locations around the world, these three ventured out to seek what remained. The ruins they found were plundered by travellers before them (in particular they found evidence of 8jaaroud), but they managed to collect ancient texts from these civilizations which they stored in Viodoxa. It is believed that these texts were taken by raiders during Viodoxa's collapse, but the location of these texts are currently unknown.

These expeditions inspired two books which were written and became popular among aspiring adventurers during the Great Migration. These books can be credited as one of the reasons why the Viodoxans returned after the Great Migration.

The Dark Ages
After the events of The Silent Morning, the people of Viodoxa were lost. With all of their work which they tirelessly poured into finely breeding race horses for the Viodoxan Dash gone, the people had to start from scratch. Their spirit crushed, many decided to stop working for a time to grieve the loss of their life's work.

Shortly after this event, the people of Viodoxa were rightly angered. The goals of the people had always been to stay neutral with the rest of the world, only living to provide for others and never to take. Waking up one morning to hear news of this massacre, one citizen was driven by passion to take action. _Fallen took to the government of the VIR to voice his concerns. But he did not want to take no for an answer, for the people of Viodoxa deserved compensation for these actions taken against them. When the VIR rejected his demands, _Fallen threatened that Viodoxa would leave the VIR if action was not taken, a controversial take which sparked outrage in both the VIR as well as Viodoxa. The chaos ensued within the VIR government, and we will never know what really went down that day. Different sources have vastly different views on the implications of these discussions, but the accepted interpretation is that there was a massive miscommunication between the members of the VIR and Viodoxa, as well as the chain of command within Viodoxa.

At the end of the day, the VIR decided to hold a vote on the issue during the next government assembly. However no members of Viodoxa showed. The events after The Silent Morning marked the beginning of the end of the Viodoxan Golden Age and a transition into The Dark Ages.

A Calling from the Gods
With no horses to run, no riding equipment, and their production slowing, the Viodoxan economy plummeted. The races had stopped and several Rathnir citizens were heartbroken to hear of this tragedy. The outcries of the public for the races to be reopened was not enough to motivate the population of Viodoxa. The little money they had coming in came from small gold mines in the nether which yielded little to the population as a whole.

All hope for the city was lost until one day the priest DoubleXwel came out and spoke to the public. DoubleXwel claimed that the gods demanded their holy temple be constructed. The natives of the land took the call and began gathering resources in large quantities as well as constructing the currently standing Hexternal. This massive project fueled the hearts of those whos roots ran deep in the land, but those whos heritage were not from the isle stood aside awaiting the day that Viodoxa would rise back to its former glory. The Hexternal was never fully finished, though the foundational structure had been completed in a weeks time. An attempt to spread the religion to others was a priority in the hearts of DoubleXwel and his followers. Though many were interested in learning of their religion, no conversions were made in these days.

After the attempts to build up the Hexternal and spread the peoples religion around Rathnir, the last remaining spirit fueling Viodoxa vanished. The ongoing project to construct a wall around the city proper was nearly halfway complete at this time, but the remaining few who participated lost interest. Progress had slowed significantly, and it seemed like they were working for no reason at all.

The Decline of the Old Guard
With the resources drained from the island, the people's spirits crushed, and the lack of visitors, Viodoxa still stood strong. But the final nail in the coffin was the widespread effects of the Decline of the Old Guard. Rumors from Aezenfjord trade ships reported that Viomelia had been ousted from her place as Empress, which worried many in Viodoxa. The people took interest and watched from afar as the Decline of the Old Guard not only changed the balance of the global powers, but their very own allies in the VIR. All the citizens of Viodoxa sat quiet for days awaiting the results from this chaos. Things only got worse for the VIR and the people of Viodoxa looked on in horror as the once great nation they called their ally fell to ruin. Citizens claimed the VIR was doomed, and with this the last remaining drive within the people of Viodoxa was lost.

An Empty City
After Viodoxa fell and was ravaged by raiders, the town was overgrown with vines and other wild plants. Around the same time, the VIR collapsed and ceased to exist as it had before. The city was in the perfect position to act as a new base for the remnants of the Valdreach leadership, so TiedGlitter6161 claimed the ruined city as the last stronghold of the republic's ideals. Named in honor of the last monarch of Valdreach, Noodles, the town was called Noodolia.

TiedGlitter6161 with several members of the Valdreach government and other citizens from various parts of the republic made the city their own. Claiming to one day take back the nation they once had, the settlement itself was a message telling the world, "Valdreach is not dead yet". Although the settlement's founding principles were respectable, it served as no purpose other than to draw out the death of the nation.

One by one the members of Noodolia left Rathnir entirely, and have not been heard from since (Including the owner at the time TiedGlitter6161). But the town had one last breath of life from none other than Dalatra.

With barely any members apart of Noodolia, Noodles sought aid from her wife Dalatra. Dalatra took ownership of the town to aid its upkeep to keep the spirit of Valdreach alive, as well as to preserve the history and culture of Viodoxa. Soon after, Noodles fled the town and the only members left were Dalatra herself and Alkethar.

Noodolia stood in inactivity until the Viodoxans returned to their homeland on February 4th 2020.

The Great Migration
Seeing no hope for the future of the region, the people of Viodoxa fled in waves during the Great Migration. The island was completely abandoned after a few weeks and the population looked to live new lives away from what they built. This period lasted roughly between November 1st 2020 to February 4th 2020.

The belongings of the Viodoxan people was sacked by nomads, raiders, scavengers, and the surrounding cities on November 21st 2020. The island which Archon SpikeSpaceCowboy founded began to reclaim all that his people had created. The City of the World's Desire had become a ruin and was abandoned.

The Rebirth of Viodoxa
On February 4th 2021, the peoples of Viodoxa heard tales that their deserted lands were full of undiscovered resources which drew in vast amounts of natives back to their homeland. This boom in population quickly led to massive improvements made to the city, and drew in many from all over Rathnir who wished to partake in this new stronghold of Cymru. This newfound attention caused the following events to unfold, shaping both the future of Viodoxa and the structure of the world stage as a whole.

Taking Back the City
After several letters detailing his plan were sent to his followers, SpikeSpaceCowboy met with _Fallen and General Bonkers in Cymru. Here they camped out for 3 days waiting to receive letters back from old friends in the region before they made their plans could be carried out. During this time, the group met with _Athaz_ in a secret location to tell him about the history of their people, being sure to keep all of this quiet in the process. _Athaz_ shared with the group his wisdom and shortly after the three made contact with Dalatra, owner of Noodolia.

SpikeSpaceCowboy requested that Viodoxa was returned to them, and she agreed. Shortly after ownership was given back to SpikeSpaceCowboy, and he donned the title of Archon once again.

First Rise in Population
The founding members of the newly reclaimed Viodoxa began rebuilding the city. Within two days, the grand storage room was restocked, buildings were repaired, and new construction projects began. Beautification was the first priority of the second generation founders, which led to a massive wave of immigration.

For the first time, Viodoxa was recieving new citizens reguarly. More people caused more resources to flow into Viodoxa, speeding up the construction projects. A new community had been formed, one where each member shared a bond with one another, strengthening the city's spirit.

Viodoxan Housing Crisis
With all of the new members, Viodoxan officials quickly ran into a major issue. This issue being housing. Overnight, the officials were flooded with complaints regarding the issue. All progress to improve the city stopped and the question of where to build a new residential district was to be answered. The only space available was the massive mountain right outside of Viodoxa's walls.

Archon SpikeSpaceCowboy commanded all of his citizens to begin tearing down the mountain to clear room for his planned housing district. Officials supplied the workers with enchanted diamond pickaxes to quicken the process, and after two days the mountain was gone. The housing district was built and continues to grow to this day.

The Conference of Adytum
While his men were hard at work sorting out the Viodoxan Housing Crisis, the Archon made his way around Rathnir. He visited cities, made allies, and learned about the world he inhabited. With the help of Dr. Bunkee, SpikeSpaceCowboy managed to make alliances with several towns around Cymru. He hoped that if Viodoxa was strong enough, he could protect the people around Cymru from being trampled by any foreign powers. This series of events concluded in the Conference of Adytum, where Dr. Bunkee and SpikeSpaceCowboy finalized all of the legal agreements between Viodoxa's new allies.

One alliance in particular would change the fate of not only Viodoxa, but of Cymru as a whole. This alliance was between Paloro and Viodoxa.

One day, SpikeSpaceCowboy woke to a letter at his doorstep. It was from his newly found friend Valen, who was helping with the construction of Viodoxa. Valen spoke of a man in the west who wanted to make an alliance with Viodoxa and wished to discuss further details privately. Shortly after, the Archon sailed over to the man known as Loic, in the town of Asahiri.

Loic asked the Archon to form a defensive pact with Paloro. During this time, Loic was afraid that his newly acquired position as leader would cause several other nations in the region of Haven to declare war against his people. SpikeSpaceCowboy agreed to this arrangement, vowing to support Loic and Paloro if there were any hostile actions taken against them. The Archon claimed he wanted to make sure that new groups had time to grow without getting stomped on by larger powers, and this sounded like it aligned perfectly with his views. The document was finalized by Dr. Bunkee, which marked the end of the Conference of Adytum.

Dakranos Nyngari (Night of Tears)
Dakranos Nyngari (Night of Tears) is what the Viodoxans call the migration of the Asahiri peoples. After accepting Aurora's ultimatum, Loic and his people burned the city of Asahiri down to its foundation. Afterwards, Loic spoke with SpikeSpaceCowboy and asked that Viodoxa take in his people as refugees until they manage to found a new city nearby. The Archon accepted and suddenly the Adytum Archipelago was filled with a huge refugee camp erected overnight. The crates carried by the people of Asahiri were unloaded underneath of Viodoxa and rations for the refugees were dispersed by Viodoxan officials.

In the days after this event, leaders of the refugees approached Archon SpikeSpaceCowboy with a proposition. They wished to adopt the traditions of Viodoxa and form a united government. The Archon and his council of advisors discussed this with the men for days, and a rough outline of this government was established. This would bring Loic as Archon of Viodoxa.

The Curse of Eva'Kormeni
''NOTE: The following time period is quite hard to decipher from a historical perspective. It was filled with internal confusion and instability. The worst miscommunication of this time period would be relating to the establishment of the new government. The actual date is still disputed to this day.''

After the booming success of Viodoxa's Rebirth, the citizens quickly realized that great tragedies were on the horizon. The Stefani DoubleXwel spoke to a crowd of people, claiming that he had heard a message from Guhen herself. He claimed that the goddess spoke of a prophecy:

"When the time comes that prey kills predator, a confession shall bring an age of death. The day the earth burns with fire and smells of soot, one man's refusal will disrupt the balance of nature itself."

After the public heard this, panic ran wild through the territories of Viodoxa. The people claimed that this prophecy was the result of an imbalance in the world. The chaos of recent events had disturbed the order of the world. It was now the people of Viodoxa who had to carry their sins with them as punishment. The people called this the curse of Eva'Kormeni.

The Auroran War and First Imperial Viodoxa
After the sudden arrival and growth of Viodoxa, there were many consequences that came with the arrival of the new Archon. Loic has established himself with some prestige and power. Still, with his reputation in ruins he was forced into hiding after multiple bandits and mercenaries targeted him for money. It wasn't long until Soleannen spirits alongside others began destroying the refugee camps and burning the foundations of Valentum. The city of Valentum was growling rapidly and yet with each attack there was a tragic loss of resources and life. Loic had refused to back down from this and took the initiative to began constructing a grand army. The conflict which carried on with Loic was known as the Emerald Conflict. It had lasted for many years and now was reaching a tipping point. In summary, Auroran mercenaries lead by Auroran leaders themselves marched to Valentum to kill citizens that supposedly stole from the Auroran treasury. King Canine would issue to his men to hunt down Loic once he was spotted running into the common house of Valentum. Hiding there, he then entered a secret passage and communicated to the Soleannen spirits to come and assist them in these troubling times. This alongside with messenger birds which called for reinforcements quickly gave them time to rally up for a resistance. Soon, the forces gathered and in a surprise attack quickly destroyed and killed the invading forces. Despite the Soleannen advantage of skill, Loic also began to grow a vast army and once they had pushed them out they were chased to Pedegral. Yet, this would not be the end of the conflict.

The Aurorans had returned with more armor and men hoping to catch the Viodoxan army by surprise only to be met by heavy resistance in the Indomitable Fort in Valentum. Loic had won another engagement an had persued them all the way to Fornost where their army had dispersed. The following days fierce negotiations and more skirmishes occurred, btu that massive victory had settled the war in the favor of Viodoxa and gave them the opportunity to bargain for peace. This was the last attempt to assert his rightful legitimacy as a sovereign in the world of Rathnir and with the conclusion of the war being run the terms were agreed upon that concessions would be made to Loic and his people and that he was indeed the rightful King of Paloro before he accepted his ultimatum. Not only this, but it would nullify the rumors of Loic being a warmonger and agree to the fact that Loic was in search of peace rather than bloodshed. These terms may seem as of little notice, yet for Loic it had cleared his name as a tyrannical dictator which had been haunting him since he left Asahiri. The treaty was known as the Treaty of Hapatmitas, and finally ended the Emerald Conflict.

After the war, Loic and his men came back as heroes to Viodoxa. The Soleannen spirits as well were praised for their efforts too assist their people, some even converting. The sudden and drastic victory in tangent with the vast growth in acquisition of titles of Sorveien effectively established Viodoxa as a dominant super power and thus the Archonate earned itself the title as Imperial Archonate.

The City
Viodoxa is home to a variety of businesses and events that make it a must-see part of the World. The easiest way to get to the city from the sea is the Viodoxan Bay, where travelers have access to the main road, and a secondary entrance to the Blinking Skeever. A short walk away from the bay, visitors can find the Forge, Bakery, and Leatherworks off of Main street. At the end of Main Street, Viodoxa Downs can be found, where the annual Viodoxan Dash is held.

The Winking Skeever
The Winking Skeever is the central tavern of Viodoxa, owned and operated by Pontifex_Maximus. The tavern hosts guests who arrive to attend horse races or religious pilgrimages. It is also the perfect stop for those traveling to larger cities nearby like Aezenfjord or Tvear. Local brews as well as Milk and Bread are also sold inside.