Elesgate

Elesgate is a town located in Halond, High Kingdom of Daelyria. It's ruled by Koala Apisamus and is seat of the House Apisamus.

Founding
Elesgate was founded on September 9th, 2021, by Sibyl and 2 other Nelond settlers, in a swamp that already had a tribe living there presumably founded by Potiauara Apisamus. A lot of the tribe members died because of foreing diseases the Nelond Settlers carried with them. When the settlers arrived at the swamp, they started building houses, roads, The Keep, and the wall.

Some time after they stabilished the town, the settlers mysteriously started to disappear, one by one. Until one day, they all went missing, and Elesgate was abandoned by the Settlers, and even by the Halondians, that believed the town was cursed.

Restoration
After some years since Elesgate was abandoned, a Halondian merchant named Koala Apisamus, descendant of Potiauara Apisamus, was sent by the Lord of Halond, Avitus Obseken, with the mission to reclaim Elesgate and to restore it.

Elesgate was reclaimed on February 20th, 2022, and since this day, the town has expanded beyond the walls. Koala worked on the infrastructure of the town and on the roads.

Elesgatî Tribe
The Elesgatî Tribe were the first men living in the swamps. The tribe migrated to Helmia in 210~ BD (Before Daelyria), and their first settlement was in the taiga forests of Kastollia. But one day they decided to move north after their king, Potiauara Apisamus, had a dream sent by the gods of a land full of water, food and honey. After they arrived at the land, they settled there and built a temple for the gods.

Religion
The tribe believed in 2 gods: Lôdi Eilâtome, the God-Universe; And Lâdi Alaechma, the Goddess of Creation. Apart from the gods, they also believed in the Guardians (Defenders of the realms) and on the Messengers. The Messengers were the ones that carried the perfection of the creation with them. Every living being that was created by Lãdi Alaechma was considered a Messengers, so humans were also considered to be Messengers. The religion was basically extinct when the Nelondian Settlers arrived at the tribe. But recently Koala Apisamus, Lord of Elesgate and King of the Elesgatî Tribe, revived the religion and called it the Church of the Two Lôdiem.

Culture
The Elesgatî Tribe, before the Nelondian settlers, was a Diarchy, the king and queen had equally the same ammount of power. The Elesgatîans are a really festive people. Their celebrations are always full of colours and music, such as the New year celebration. Apart from the celebrations, the Elesgatîans are also masters at craftsmanship, they are famous for their beautiful statues carved in wood. The tribe is also very welcoming towards foreigners, everytime a stranger comes across their tribe, the Elesgatîans prepare food to the foreigner and dance (The tribe became less welcoming after the Nelondian settlers arrived). The tribe never had a currency, they shared the resources equally. The traditional dish of the tribe is baked fish with honey.