Tálor

Tálor (pronounced as "Tailor",ˈteɪlə) is an island in and named after the Tálor sea. It is currently the capital of the Duchy of Tálor, within Yimmu-Audal.

History
Tálor was founded by Ghastly_Bespoke on the 20th of October, 2020, at roughly 2:15pm GMT.

It was an originally conceived as a colony of Yimmu-Audal. The territoty, however, was already claimed by the The United Empire of Akratia. The Audalad kingdom at first attempted to buy the island from them, but the request was denied. After it seemed the territory was going to be given to an Akratian, Ghastly_Bespoke moved in and claimed the island. It didn't become part of Yimmu-Audal and remained independent over political concerns, given its disputed status. The island kept its independence for 4 hours 11 minutes before a deal was negotiated with Akratia. Tálor agreed to join them, but it was to be shown separately from the Empire on maps, as its own territoty.

However, following Akratia's inability to keep up with the aforementioned terms, the nation's general inactivity, as well as for reasons including Tálor's then new geographically close position to Yimmu-Audal's newly expanded southern border, cultural and economic ties to Urnu-Arrak, and personal connections of Ghastly_Bespoke, the island and its subordinate settlements joined Yimmu-Audal as the Kingdom of Tálor, bearing special privileges.

However, following the Coalition War, the Yimmu-Audal-Ardatia collapsed, granting Tálor independence before it declined. However, the island was eventually, albeit shortly, annexed by the Second Empire of Akratia before being handed over to Yimmu-Audal's successor, Theios-Essukdal in The Recognition of Talor, in the midst of the Akratian Civil War.

Geography
The island consists of 3 main areas, from west to east, the Lowland, The Highland and the Mountain the Lowland is a rather flat birch forest with a river flowing down the center of it the Highland consists of birch hills getting steeper as they near the Mountain the Mountain consists of 2 snowy peaks with a flat area in between them.

Buildings
The main building of the island is the Motte Lodge, where travelers and scholars from far and wide can gather to enjoy the local beverage, talk about their adventures and findings around a cozy fireplace, or have some rest in one of the many bedrooms at their disposal. North of the lodge, is the old Council House, from the olden times of the Kingdom of Tálor. Across the street that leads to the University of Tálor, a towering building which is still under construction, a small and welcoming neighboorhood surrounds the local Hukarad Church. To west, the historic site of Beiramar rises from Tálor's sandy shores.