Sanctuary

Sanctuary is the floating holy city of the Empire of Uldarash, and acts as one of the nations capitals. It was once the greatest city in all of Haven and once of the biggest cities in Rathnir. It was owned by Dentro, one of the emperors of Uldarash. After the Great Golden War, it fell into disrepair. It sat in ruins for 2 months, then on February 9, RumKnight9K reclaims the town with a plan to make it great again and to expand it. The culture of Sanctuary is centered around Redstone and the acquisition of knowledge.

Lore
The lands of Sanctuary was settled around 3000 years ago by Talawans. These settlers were particularly interested in magic and the research of redstone. They left the Kingdom of Talawa to get away from the politics and prying eyes and travelled south across the desert and through the forests until they reached a valley in the mountains. This settlement became the isolated Magocracie of Kuntarra, later known as Sanctuary.

Sanctuary is dedicated to the great mage who, 1000 years ago, saved the people of Sanctuary from a great host of invaders by harnessing the power of Redstone he raised the city to the skies and annihilated the enemies. The magic consumed him and transformed the people of Sanctuary into the Redstoneborne - a fusion of elf and Redstone. The mage is believed to have ascended to Godhood and each member of Sanctuary honors him by collecting magical knowledge for it is believed because they are made from his magic, that once they die they return to him, and bring the knowledge that they have collected over their lifetime.

The first floating island raised by the great mage got the name Elysium and over the years more islands have been raised by other mages of Sanctuary.

Early history
Sanctuary was founded the first day of Rathnir and started as a fort on a mountain constructed by Dentro. On the second day Timeken join and converted the fort into a temple of sorts. After this they both decided to convert the mountains into a single floating island because it was something they had never built before. During this time they also approached Keechoo and asked if he would like to form a nation. He did and formed the nation Paloro which Sanctuary joined.

After some time other nations gained interest in the west and sought colonize it, which was something that would threaten Sanctuary and the riches it had acquired through mining the mountains below the island. Dentro and Timeken went around and tried to recruit all there neighbors to join in talks and create a new bigger nations to protect the west. The towns and nations they went to were Lukka, Kabarria, Valkenberg, Leafy town and Lormere. After some discussion they formed the Empire of Uldarash together. Because of its size and strategic importance Sanctuary was made one of the two capitals of the empire.

After the Sacking of Sanctuary in The Great Golden War where all of its possessions were destroyed the city was abandoned in mid November. Although abandoned the griefing was kept to a minimum and its great tower still stood tall and intimidating to new players who stumbled upon it.

The Rebirth
On February 9, 2021, RumKnight9K decided to reclaim Sanctuary. He was also able to get a good friend of his, SnapplyPie to help him rebuild. Not a day later, Timeken, one of the original builders, was up and walking having recovered from his sickness. This could not have been better as it seemed war was brewing in Haven following the Coup Of Paloro.

After the repairs have been made and the wall around the floating island was complete, a tower was constructed to make it easier for travelers to enter the upper city. This lead to the expansion of the lower trading post in to a proper city. Which means there is now an upper and lower city. The lower city uses spruce wood instead of warped fungus to save on costs and to make it distinct from the upper city.

Independence
After the battle of Sanctuary in the Second Viper War the Empire of Uldarash fell. Following this, the Kingdom of Sanctuary was quickly establish to prevent Viodoxa from occupying the territory. Timeken was made the steward to look after the lands until the rightful ruler returned.

The Second Empire
The independents didn't last long however because soon after the dissolution of the first empire a new one rose from the ashes. The formation of the Second Empire of Uldarash was quite unexpected but the now Kingdom of Sanctuary joined without hesitation.

On March 13, 2021 the Battle of the Farmlands of The Farmland Bandits occurred in the Sanctuary countryside.

On March 22, 2021 the construction of the Grand Cathedral of Entropy was finished. It is located in the lower city of Sanctuary. With the waking of Entropy the citizens of Sanctuary feared the calamity that might follow. They built the temple not to worship but to appease her. The Cathedrals gate stands open for all pilgrims and believers of Entropy. Although the citizens of Sanctuary might not believe that Entropy is a goddess she is still a force to be feared. On April 24, 2021 the Order of the Aurora came to Sanctuary and ordered Timeken to give up his Eye of Ender and that all relics and temples of Entropy be burned. Timeken agreed, not wanting an uldarashi civil war. the Order of the Aurora with the help of their god Pavlovich burned and purified the Grand Cathedral of Entropy, now renamed Pavlovich's Cathedral.

Culture
The people of Sanctuary were inherently isolationist and often times preferred to avoid contact outside the city. This has of course changed since Sanctuary united with the rest of the empire. Now Sanctuary encourage people to come trade and share their culture. The people of Sanctuary also strongly prefer to avoid conflict whenever possible.

Through experimentation Sanctuary gained access to the nether early in history and the resources from there became a luxury and a symbol of status, and because of the inherent wealth of the city it spread all throughout Sanctuary. However with the city falling into ruins, the wealth was moved to Hapatmitas, the new capital of the Empire.

Events

 * Carpicious Raids
 * The Great Western War
 * The Second Viper War
 * The Farmland Bandits