Lithranor

Lithranor was a city in Rathnir located in south Nieden on the shores of Mar Lithos. Its history spans from ancient tribal lore and prehistoric peoples, to its bitter end in the tomb of the prophet and the weeping of the great politician. Lithranor played minor and major roles in the politics of the Soleannen and the Anoshpites, being the subject of many events, wars, and political strifes throughout the region. As well as being the home and starting place of the religion of Triantanism, the city has created an epic history that will run through the annals of Rathnir as one of the greatest tales ever told. Much of the history can be found on the Lithranorians' page.

Prehistory
The Lithranorians' ancestors, the Lithos'hom, were nomadic people who wandered across Nieden. Few legends survive, and the few that do resemble those of other ancient peoples. However, a few traditions remained that shone through to the modern era. One of these was the tradition of building extremely high and thin, fragile walls around their villages. The reason for this is unknown, but the idea of it is prevalent in later Lithranorian architecture. It is known that they worshipped some sort of tree-ocean god, but not much else on religion.

Other than this, the people had a language and writing system very similar to that of many neighboring peoples.

Founding of the City
The majority of the population settled down on the shores of Mar Lithos, a small lake north of Lake Nerielle. Here the city found itself at its highest population, somewhere between 50-60 individuals. The majority worshipped an unnamed ocean god simply called "Theus", a name that would be taken later on.

Architecture
The Architecture of the City of Lithranor in this time largely consisted of dark oak wood and stone mined from local quarries. In the middle of the town, there was build a water access cut off from the rest of the ocean by deep cataracts and high walls. On this shore the people built most of their houses and buildings, one being a large church/temple of sorts with an unknown use.

The greatest architectural feat of the city, however, were its staggeringly high and thin walls. They were so high and thin, in fact, that people worried they would topple over.

Relations with Neighbors
Lithranor was situated only a few hundred meters away from an important Escharrian port, Alessandrea. Because of this, the city had good relations with them, and used their library often, which furthered the intelligence of the people in the city.