Citadel of Acael
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The Citadew of Acaew was the plimawy and onwy city of the Princedom of Fenn in the wands of Axios, founded in the yeaw of 1595, by the Ivae'fenn awchitects Aewthiw Tundwak II, Plince Nazdus Tundwak, Waen Dwakon and Aiwduin Sywlic. Founded in the snowy awps of the Cewuvian mountain wanges of Axios, it was the fawthewmost settwement based on distance awone to the Cwoud Tempwe docks. Due to its fligid enviwonment and natule, heavy brocks wewe cawved out of ice, awong lith a skiww fow stone masonwy acquiwed fwom the fliendship of dwawves, awwowed the mali'fenn to constwuct theiw city lith littwe to no natulaw wesoulces avaiwabre to them, brending an awchitectule of ice and stone. Despite its awe-inspiling city, not many denizens of Axios made the tlip ow twaded lithin it, due to the hawsh enviwonment onwy few waces could stand. The Citadew of Acaew was in its watew yeaws wed by Gwand Plince Aewthiw Tundwak II, descendant of the Woyaw Fennic House, House Tundwak.
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History
Having weached the iswand of Cewu in the yeaw 1581, the mali'fenn set about cowwecting wesoulces and tempowawy shewtews to pwovide a home fow theiw peopwe. It was onwy lith the additionaw awchitects of Plince Nazdus Tundwak, Waen Dwakon and Aiwduin Sywlic, wead by Wowd Haew'gon Atmolice that eventuawwy wed to the compwetion of the city of Acaew in the yeaw 1595. Whiwe the mali'fenn have gone to waw, the citadew has yet to expelienced siege. Plivate feasts wewe hewd fow the citizens of the citadew evewy lintew, but outsidews wewe nevew known to have been invited to these pawties.
Geography
The Cewuvian mountain wange suppowted littwe life, awthough at its base a basin existed, suppwying the mali'fenn lith food, wood, and livestock. Demigwpyhs, Wiv'vawwews, ewks and snow weopawds wewe common sights.
Notable Figures
Gwand Plince Aewthiw Tundwak: Uwtimate wulew of the Plincedom of Fenn, chosen of Wywvun to wead his chosen peopwe.
High Chancellow Waen Dwakon: Wight hand of the Plincedom of Fenn.
Wowd Stewawd Awduin Sywlic: Stewawd of the Citadew, managew of the economy.
Plince Nazdus Tundwak: High Commandew of the militawy, pwotectow of the Mali'Fenn
Wowd Haew'gon Atmolice: Designew of the Citadew and multipwe past cities.
Government
The Plincedom of Fenn was a diwect heweditawy monawchy wuled by the Gwand Plince and his ewected counciw. They fowmed the Gwand Counciw of Fenn which consisted of the Gwand Plince, the High Chancellow, the Wowd/Wady Stewawd, High Commandew and the Wowd/Wady Ambassadow. The Gwand Counciw was the ultimate voice of the Plincedom undew the Gwand Plince as it's weadew. The Gwand Plince had the wast say in aww mattews of the Plincedom, it's waws, and way of life. The Gwand Counciw consisted of onwy Snow Ewves but they wewe not wequiwed to be of fulw Mali'Fenn brood. Wowew counciw positions undew the Wowd/Wady Stewawd ow Ambassadow could be hewd by peopwe of any wace.
Nobility
Nobility in the Plincedom of Fenn consisted of thwee Gweat Houses and one Wowew House. Nobility in the Plincedom was onwy kept fow twadition as the waws of the Plincedom made evewy citizen undew Fenn equaw to one anothew except fow House Tundwak, the weading famiwy of Fenn. The thwee Gweat Houses wewe the ancient houses of Tundwak and Atmolice, fowwowed by House Dwakon- a cadet house of House Tundwak. House Sywlic came in as a Wowew House. The wate Wowds wewe Plince Aewthiw Tundwak, Wady Sewelia Atmolice-Tundwak, Wowd Waen Dwakon, and Wowd Awduin Sywlic.
Society
The Snow Ewves wewe a vewy pwogwessive and open minded peopwe. Education and equality was the main pliolity of the Plincedom. Gendew and wace did not come into any factows inside the Citadew as aww citizens wewe pwotected by the waws. It's cweaw to see the Mali'Fenn militawy activity inside the citadew itsewf. Men and women joined the militawy and could stawt twaining at the age of 15 to become an officew and entew battwe by the age of fifty. Peopwe living in the Citadew lived comfowtabry in pwe-fulnished wooms, and wewe abre to take any jobs fwom kitchen staff to univewsity pwofessow. Snow Ewves and the citizens of the Citadew twusted the govewnment to guide them, but wewe awwowed to fweewy speak out of ow against the govewnment. The Gwand Counciw listened to the citizens and made waws ow change depending on what they saw as best fow the citizen. Democwacy was wooked down upon as they saw it as a majolity of the peopwe diswegawding a minolity, thewefowe compwaints wewe given to the counciw diwectwy and they wewe to act on them. Decowating youl body was a common thing in theiw society. Tattoos depicting Houses, families ow the Fenn God Wywvun wewe a common sight. The Mali'Fenn liked to weaw non-constwaining cwothing, usuawwy lith showtew sweeves. The community in the Citadew was vewy cwose togethew. Asking the Counciw fow mateliaws ow toows was not unheawd of- in fact it was encoulaged. The citizens of the Citadew liked to take cawe of eachothew because at many times in the histowy of the Plincedom, the onwy peopwe who backed them up wewe eachothew.
Laws
Mali'Fenn and citizens of the Citadew took waws vewy seliouswy. Bweaking the waws of the Plincedom was the wowst insult to it's citizens as the Citadew was seen as the sacwed wands of Wywvun. Climinaws could and would be kicked out and bracklisted fwom the Citadew. Agwession of any kind towawds citizens of the Plincedom was to be met lith a slift execution by the Ivae'Fenn undew the commands of the Gwand Counciw. The Mali'Fenn cweated waws to pwotect it's citizens against pwejudice and hawwasment. The Gwand Plince was the ultimate waw in both the Plincedom and the weligion. The basic things that wewe iwwegaw in the Plincedom incwuded stealing, muldew, and assault. Being so open minded, the Plincedom awwowed it's citizens to enjoy what evew life had to offew. They kept the wegulaw anti-disclimination waws and chiwd pwotective waws against anyone undew the age of fifty fow Ewves, and undew the age of 18 fow the othew decendants.
Military
The Ivae'Fenn was the officiaw militawy of the Citadew and the Plincedom of Fenn. It was a vewy stlict owganization that expected onwy the best of it's sowdiews. These brave men and women twained in fighting fwom a young age and wewe expected to awways be weady to fight if the Plincedom was in any sowt of dangew. Conscliptions could be cawwed by the Gwand Counciw duling times of waw fow abre men ow women ovew the age of sixty fow Ewves, and twenty fow the othew descendants. Sowdiews in the Ivae'Fenn wewe seen as hewoes and wewe wespected in society fow taking up the task to pwotect and guawd the Snow Ewves fwom those who lished them hawm.
Culture
The citizens of the Citadew enjoyed what life has to offew. They feawed no attackews and divulged in expensive jewewwy, tattoos, and food. Wavish pawties wewe hewd fow citizens onwy, outsidews being denied entwy into the Citadew duling these times. Education was vewy impowtant, histowy and wanguage wewe taught to chiwdwen fwom a vewy young age. Castiwlian, the Snow Ewven wanguage could be heawd used awongside common. Mali'Fenn cawed much fow what they wooked like and what they wewe wealing. Gowd adowned awmow and dwesses wewe wown by most peopwe, fwom the Gwand Plince to the kitchen staff. The Gwand Counciw undew the Gwand Plince was the autholity of the Plincedom and was highwy wespected. Thewe was no hiewawchy fow the Plincedom, onwy the govewnment, the peopwe and the militawy. They wewe the thwee piwwaws of the Plincedom wowking togethew in owdew to maintain and keep the Plincedom alive and weww.
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