Akirashalam

Akirashalam is a city in northwestern Eldham.

Etymology
The word Akirashalam means "Dune of the Kings" in the Tasqarince language, derived from Akir ('king') Shalam ('dune').

The ancient civilization
In the forgotten days of Eldham, long before the days of great empires, in the middle of the barren plains of sand, there was a thriving civilization. Remembered through stories passed down orally, whom told of their feats of greatness, The Free Territories of Iringa was with its capital of Ngibamma, a local center of trade and culture. The irilani who inhabited these lands were cultivators and craftsmen and followed the Church of the Wheel.

The irilani had established settlements all over the country. But not all settlements were of iringa, as some where of colonizers from Rathnir. As the Church of the Wheel was pacifistic, they let anyone roam freely. Unfortunatly these policies would cause the downfall of this ancient civilization as this lead to the towns having a very individualistic nature. The power the Free Territories diminished as the settlements became disjointed and trade halted. The iringan cultured dwined and the irilani people separated. What land that once was all federalized, was now ruled by small tribes.

The Proto-Tasqar settlement
The irîana were one of these iringan tribes. Compared to other tribes who had divulged into conflict, the irîan people were more reclusive and tended to their crops. To not attract to much attention to themselves aswell as shield themselves from the sun, they had dug themselves down beneath the sand. Eventually, when some of the townsfolk returned to the village from scavenging the desert, they had brought with them a deeply wounded young man. They tended to his wounds and eventually he joined their society. For years he lived with them and participated in their culture but finally he then ventured out on his own with a mission to create his own town. This person would turn out to Boru'Akirebureakaz, known then as only Boru'Bureakaz, and with him he would bring their culture.

Founding
During Boru's hardships during his venture he had crossed paths with the Saeph'qar Vincent. They joined together and soon became good friends. Eventually they would settle together in the east desert region of Iringa beside a river. They would use this river to fish for food and use the water to drink. Soon a few houses were constructed and merchants would pass by. Not so far away the îrian settlement was pillaged by an opposing tribe causing the surviving members to flee. As Boru had lived with the irîan people for so long he was considered an irîan too. So when they were forced to flee, Boru offered a refuge with open arms to his old people. When he heard of the tradegy, he promised his people protection and construction on walls sourrounding the homes. Unbenounced to them however, the raiders had already been defeated by Aristii legionares.

The beginning of Akirashalam
As time passed more and more people joined and the settlement grew into a fruitioning town. As the founders of the city, Vincent and Boru were appointed leadership and became referred to as "Akira" which ment kings in the local tounge of irîanince, thus the diarchy and the royal lineage begun.

Joining Aristios
On 2021-07-19, Akirashalam was asked to become part of The Empire of Aristios.

The Coup
During the Aristii Civil War, Aristios got split into the Democratic Commonwealth and the Grand Empire, the latter led by the couped Emperor Otto. While the province of Sanctus (which Akirashalam was apart of ) chose to side with the Emperor, Akirashalam chose to support the new Democracy of the commonwealth. In the time of war the commonwealth needed to chose a capital since the old one was apart of the Empire. Akirashalam was chosen to become the capital. By the time the bill was finished the commonwealth had already won and this idea never came into fruition because of that the Commonwealth once again had control of the capital Oleapolis.

The Abandoned Jewel
A hint of gold could be seen camouflaged by the sand. It was warm and covered in moss and whatnot. It seems that the previous owner of it has not made it out of the desert alive, as a corpse, hidden underneath the sand could be found holding on to it with the remnants of its fingers.

It was apparent that the Jewel had been there for a long time but it seemed like it was going to be stuck there for the rest of eternity, until something unexpected happened, someone or something picked it up.

The Rebellion of the Tasqar People
From what once had been a foothold of Aristii culture, Sanctus had become a rat-ruled reign of terror. What once was civilized had turned into a lawless territory. The inhabitants of this once great region had been pushed into darkness by the new counts. Akirashalam and other towns had been raided by rats sent directly from the Capital of Krugmar. The original Sanctus people has had enough. The residents of Akirashalam and Perdin got together and secretly started to plan a coup. In the governance building in the old Capital of Vallis, Kayeda, Boru and Globblet went together to discuss.

Geography
Akirashalam is located in the Tasqar county in Sanctus. The city is located by the sea in the desert but it also has some parts in an acacia forest.