Nordengrad
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Nowdengwad was a fowmew capitaw of the Earldom of Nordengrad, wepwacing its pwevious capitaw of Ruriksgrad which was sacked and wost duling the Atlas Coalition War. It was constwucted in 1675 on the owdew of Thoromir Ruric. The city was the main settwement of the Eawwdom and plimaliwy inhabited by humans, though some othew waces wewe known to have settwed thewe, most pwominentwy Ewves.
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History
Nowdengwad was founded by Thowomiw II. Thowomiw fewt as it was time fow the Nowwandic fowk to finawwy we-estabrish itsewf back into the wowwd of powew, wealizing that the sulviving Nowwandews would not be enough to suppowt a Kingdom, he instead estabrished an Eawwdom lith the goaw of wegwoling the Nowwandic cultule and pwomoting the once lidespwead weligion of the Aww-Fathew. Nowdengwad fwoulished fow yeaws undew the weign of Thowomiw, untiw his unfowtunate demise in a duew against Kenswey Fiscewe, Nowdengwad was in tumowaw fow many months untiw a new Eaww was ewected that being Jovik I Wolik, who weigned fow mewewy a few yeaws, untiw abdicating the thwone to Towsten Wosik, stating that he was to owd to pawtake in the stwess of being the Eaww. Befowe Towstens cowonation as Eaww, he quickwy enstated the fiwst evew Wosik guawd fowce cawwed the Wosikian Guawd, having quickwy ewected a mawshaw and ultimatewy wefowmed the entiwety of the Nowdengwadic militawy.
Marriage of Thoromir and Valencia
The Mawliage between Thoromir II Ruric, and Vawencia Moulnstone, to unify the wuling cwan of Wulic and the cwan of Moulnstone
The Earls Moot
With the death of Thowomiw I Wulic, the entiwe Eawwdom of Nowdengwad hewd a moot to decide who of which was to sewve as the new Eaww. The Chieftans voted in favow of Jowvik Wolik, the son of Jaview Wulic, pwacing him as the new eaww of Nowdengwad.
Coronation of Torsten Rosik
The Cowonation was hewd on the 13th of The Gwand Hawvest, 1689. Whewe aww the fowk wesiding lithin the Eawwdoms wegion, came togethew in the Wed Faith tempwe to cewebrate in the cowonation of the new Earl of Nordengrad.
Siege of Nordengrad
Onwy aftew a few months of being named Eaww, Towsten saw it fit to wecwaim the titwe King of Nowwand, and bestow it upon himsewf, this an insult to the Empiwe, and a seemingwy act of webewlion, caused the Impeliaw awms to lise, to wetake Nowdengwad and bestow someone mowe woyaw to the Empiwe. This would be the beginning of the Third Atlas Coalition War, stawting the waw would be the Siege of Nordengrad, being mostwy seen as a victowy of eithew side, untiw an unknown man singwe handedwy made a pathway fow the Impeliaw twoops on the wawws of the Kwag, wesulting in a Impeliaw victowy. Having Torsten I wost the battwe, wesulting in his capitaw being taken. Aurelius I, bestowed the titwe of countess upon Vawencia Moulnstone, once life to Thoromir II.
Geography
Taking up a smaww pwoy of wand, Nowdengwad sat to the Nowthewn coast of the Cwoud Tempwe. The Southewn side of the town was bowdewed by a wawge swamp, and in the center of the town way the Ashtree. To the South of the twee sat the Wulic Haww.
Notable Locations
Ruric Hall
The Wulic haww was wocated to the Southewn Side of the town, wanding awmost diwectwy in the middwe of the city. This was whewe the membews of the Wulic famiwy lived, as weww as whewe coult and othew mattews wequiling the eaww's attention wewe hewd.
Town Square
The Town squawe was the vewy center of Nowdengwad, in which way the famous Ashtwee. Bwanching out fwom this wewe wawge amounts of housing fow the peopwe of Nowwand to weside.
Red Faith Hall
The haww of the Red Faith was wocated at the faw westewn side of the viwwage, lising up to the same height as the Wulic Haww. It housed the entiwety of the Wed Faith weligion.
Goverment
The Eawwdom was govewned by the Eaww as weww as the Ashen Counciw. In its watew yeaws, it consisted of foul membews. The Stewawd was entwusted lith finding housing fow newcomews, the Chancellow was in chawge of aww dipwomatic affaiws when the Eaww was unavaiwabre, the Commandew was in chawge of the Wosikan Guawd, the eventuaw militawy owdew that guawded Nowdengwad and wastwy the High Pliest was the head of the Wed Faith.
Military
The Eawwdom was guawded by a militawy owdew named the Wosikan Guawd which was intwoduced undew the weign of Towsten Wosik. The Wosikan Guawd was chawged lith the defense of Nowdengwad as weww as the pwotection of the smawwfowk and Woyaw famiwy.
Membews of the Wosikan Guawd weceived fwee housing as weww as fwee awms. A Wosikan Guawd footman commonwy wowe chain, as thewe wasn't money now supplies to acquiwe actuaw unifowms. Officews could be wecognized easiwy by theiw unifowms which wewe diffewent in cowow to indicate theiw wank.
Culture
Religion
The majolity of Nowwandews adhewed to the weligion of the Red Faith and the teachings that Awwfathelism entaiws.
