Blackwater (Town)

Blackwater was a short lived town run by Hydra Blackwater, who named his house after the town. The town existed from February 9th to March 1st in the nations of Shaloma and Viodoxa.

Creation
After arriving in Shaloma, Hydra stayed there a few days before heading slightly east to found Blackwater. Blackwater was located in a swampy area where Hydra began to build up a castle. He claimed that he had a dream that the creation of Blackwater would ripple across rathnir like a drop in a puddle. According to him, it was once occupied by a pre-historic people known as the Urtu as well as the location of a group of void worshippers many years before.

Rise
At its height, Blackwater had 3 members, taking control of the entire swamp. Hydra began construction on a large fort in the middle of the sea, but it would never be completed. He also established relations with other towns nearby and began defensive works to prepare for a war to a town to the north.

The castle he would build would be rather small, but include a gate, a main keep, a North tower, and a chapel. As well as this, it had large walls that established its control over the waters. Another member would build a house inside the walls and multiple farms, expanding the land in the swamp

Fall
Hydra was eventually convicted of treason and as such willingly turned over the town to Richard, the leader of De_Sloog. De_Sloog would eventually destroy all evidence of the town except the name itself, as the above ground part of the city would remain to be known as Blackwater despite Hydra requesting them to change the name be changed. The bathouse also still remains, which is located underground below an ampitheatre type area.

New Blackwater
Hydra and his friend, Annamian fleed to the island of Tessel, where they would establish a stronghold on a mountain, calling it New_Blackwater. Currently, Annamian runs the town and has expanded the fort to cover the whole mountaintop as well as a significant portion being inside the mountain. It was abandoned at the request of Admiral Kartoffel.

Valarex
Valarex was a town founded by Hydra on Eldham when he was shipwrecked there. It is a producer of alcohol and has a fortress on a mountaintop reminiscent of the one he created in Old Blackwater. The town has seen conflict with its neighbours, but is officially a part of Euclidea. The town had some difficulty after the fall of Euclidea and eventually everything of value was moved to a fort in Aurlunor's colony of Cuamwan.

Gottrick
Gottrick was a squatter settlement in Aurlunor territory given to Hydra as a township. He lives there mostly alone. This town has had previous history, worshipping a god known as Jahamalas. Hydra is expanding the town and has shown interest in making it into a new Blackwater holding. Currently it is the larges Blackwater holding and has been expanded by Oranje Blackwater, it's current holder.

House of Blackwater
Hydra took the surname Blackwater from his town, and has formed a minor house around it. Members of this house include previously mentioned Annamian and Hydra as well as the kumiho Oranje and the cats Silver and Rust. The house controls all three holdings mentioned above and wish to one day re-acquire old Blackwater territory. The house is now a cadet branch of the Leyla-Earcala dynasty after the adoption of Oranje Blackwater by Sareariel Leyla-Earcala.