Nanlócëalcarin

See also: Natsuragi (family)Nanlócëalcarin, locally known as Natsuragi is a town situated in the southern part of the Alvada Province, practically on the border with Endanor Province in the United Crowns of Syltör. It is composed of two districts- the Tani and Niwa districts.

Tani District
The Tani district is the oldest and the smallest of the two districts. The main street, Tani no Michi goes through the town square leading to the shrine. Following the path behind the shrine will eventually lead to Lhumar. Much of the public services in Natsuragi are located in the Tani district. Some of these include the craft house, and the forge. The infamous onsen of Natsuragi is located in the Tani district, helping to creating the border to Niwa. Much of the district is surrounded by bamboo.

Niwa District
The Niwa district is the newer district of the two, it consist of the Niwa Garden, a commercial area, a residential area and a proposed market. Niwa got its name from the japanese translation of "garden", Niwa literally meaning garden in japanese. A couple of decades ago, in place of what is now Niwa, was a mountain that had to be manually mined away peice by peice. Temporary housing is located in the Niwa district.

Early History
The area that is known as Nanlócëalcarin was the original homeland of the Kumiho in 57,000BCA, which is believed to have also been home to the soul fox, which is thought to have been either a being that the Kumiho were before, worshipped or simply lived alongside the Kumiho. The Kumiho would migrate by 24,700BCA, abandoning the region completely likely due to hunting migrations. Later, the region would be settled by the Dawou, humans of the greater Kozenstejn culture, and established small hill forts nearby. The region would come under the control of the Kingdom of Almador, and later the Queendom of Melwende, where the region would be used as a border outpost to watch for attacks from Linye. It would become a hotly contested battleground for Sarenis' forces during her rise to power prior to becoming Sareariel Lelya-Earcala, where a small military outpost would be established. During the Fornoisian takeover of the region during the reign of Sareariel, the region would be abandoned again, and would remain that way until the arrival of the Natsuragi clan many years later.

Natsuragi Era
The town of Natsuragi was originally founded by the parents of Shoji Natsuragi, whose names were lost to time. The first buildings in the town were located in the now Tani district. The town was originally called Natsuragi Tani, tani translating to valley. But as the town eventually expanded, it was renamed to just Natsuragi. At the time, the founders wasn't aware that the Natsuragi was sandwiched inbetween 3 other towns. Only a little time passed before the Veleran of the Aurlunor Velande took a surprise trip to Natsuragi, and said the buildings were "questionable looking", which prompted the founders to rebuild almost everything in the town. They later invited other people nearby to help with the planning and construction of the Tani district. One of these people were Shoji Natsuragi. Shoji and his brother Izanagi began working in rice paddies to sustain the town's need for food. When the founders found Shoji old enough the bestowed the role of mayor to his name. Swiftly after his wife no longer showed interest to Shoji, he showed a somewhat power-hungry demanor. Shoji would often taunt and unfairly punish the inhabitants in Natsuragi. This lead to him recieving a lot of backlash and eventually went silent. During this time Koichi, Shoji's son, had went off to Lhûmar to persue his studies, while away, he stumbled across Ayako, his future wife. When Koichi and Ayako returned to Natsuragi, they found Shoji sick and fraile. Due to this Shoji entrusted Koichi as the new mayor of Natsuragi, Koichi and Ayako would invite Koichi's cousin, Miura Natsuragi. Together they would shape what is now the Niwa district and would renovate lots of the old structures scattered around the town. The town would be recognized as an official town of the Velande, and would be given the official government name of Nanlócëalcarin, but were allowed to keep their local name for regional purposes.

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