Alma Province

Alma Province is one of the 12 provinces of the Aurlûnor Velande. With it's capital and only city, Sachómar, Alma Province is the smallest province in the empire, but the most densley populated. Alma Province at one point was the central core of the Kingdom of Almador, and served as it's capital.

History
The region that is present day Alma Province was once the most important province in the Kingdom of Almador, and served as an important trade hub for the neighboring Kingdom of Dawou, but since the wars between the Dawou and the Almadorians cumilate, the city would become more of a power base for Maxion the Conqueror's empire. By the fall of the Almadorians, the region would decline, and eventually become the last remaining territory of the Maxionic Dynasty. It would later be conquered by Sareariel Lelya-Earcala, and for a short time, become the temporary provisional capital province, before the transformation of Lingrinwë to Lhûmar began, in which, it became the new capital of the newly founded Aurlûnor Velande.

For the next 200 years, the region would decline further from loss of population and relevancy. It would not be until the Imperial Government created the Alma Province, which seperated Sachómar from Lhûmar, as a result of the Red Canal Incident, and the banning of freedom of religion. Before this time, the region would host the highest number of adherents of the Almadorian Pantheon. Relevancy would start to slowly come back to the newly established province, but even still, it would not see it's glory that it once had. Many people in the province are said to be proud of their history, and as a result, are more snobby than those that live in Lhûmar. With the province being a majority Celestial Elf, it has earn it's title as the most "Sterotypical Elven Region" in all of the Velande, due to how uptight the population is, even towards other citizen races. Regardless, with it holding a Holy City within it's borders, the province is still important for the silk trade, and a gateway inbetween the Tacua, Imperial Provinces and the City of Lhûmar, with it's harbor being vitial to the prosperity of the empire.