Emerald Cape Estates

Foundation
The land had been taken over, and the Testificates were evicted by a minor noble in the Verdant Tide; the resulting diaspora scattered the few remaining Testificates across the globe. One family ended up in Reliqua. After begging a wizard to change their appearance so they wouldn’t be persecuted any longer, the wizard refused. He instead changed their speech so they could speak languages previously impossible for them to vocalize. Changing their name to fit in, the family sent their young son Erikir Edelsten to Fateforge to sell gems and such. He would never forget witnessing the absolute calamity that beset him and his people.

His goal had always been to reunite the Testificates; his previous attempts to call any survivors to Reliqua had failed. The Testificates simply had no faith that this foreign kingdom would regard them as equals. Frustrated by his failures, Erikir wandered the woods to clear his mind, and before he knew it, the sun was down. Lost in the moonlit woods, he raced to find a clearing to escape the forest beasts hunting him down. He managed to reach a cliffside that the beasts avoided for unknown reasons. After collecting himself, Erikir decided to make camp for the night; lighting a small fire and foraging some strange mushrooms, he sat down to enjoy his meager meal.

And suddenly, he was face to face with gods. Unable to move or speak, Erikir tried to listen to what the gods were saying, but as he strained his ears to pick up the whispers, he realized their mouths were unmoving. As the whispers grew louder, it became clear that they were communicating directly into his mind; it became louder and louder until he could not hear even his own thoughts. Then for just one word, the gods spoke in unison, “Here” they commanded.

Upon waking up, Erikir pondered the meaning of their message. He needed a good pondering spot to really figure it out. He turned to look towards the horizon, and when he peered over the cliff, he knew what the message meant. Here, he was meant to reunite the Testificates.

He began construction of what would soon come to be the capital of his Testificate state. New Testificas was settled on the base of a mountain overlooking the sea. After four grueling months, he had finished his manor and began spreading the word about a new safe haven for the Testificates. Within days Testificates began checking the place out and began writing back to their families about it.