Lore:Lainlyn

Lainlyn (formerly known as '''Tava's Blessing''')  is a small city located on the north-central coast of the Alik'r Desert, in the province of Hammerfell. It is a small and minor port city that is occupied by the Crowns.  The shipyards in town are well-known throughout the region and have been used by people such as High King Fahara'jad of Sentinel, to manufacture ships for the royal navy.  Lainlyn is the seat of power for the eponymous Barony of Lainlyn, a political entity located in the southern Iliac Bay region, in the forest region east of the Dragontail Mountains. The city was specifically located on the northeast section of the region, on the coastline.  
 

Layout & Geography
thumb|left|Lainlyn Palace
thumb|right|The Warehouse
The city is located on the northern coast of Hammerfell, surrounded by rocky mountain range on the coast and the plateau to the south,  . Much of the region outside of the city is uninhabited, except for a series of camps built by merchant caravans and bandits. The only known settlement outside of Lainlyn's vicinity is the town of  , the next town on the road southwest of town. The mine,   located southeast of town is used by the Lainlyn shipwrights to supply them with  , which they use for sanding wooden planks, and  , which they used for cleaning the deck.  Lainlyn is neighbored by several settlements, including   to the west and   to the southeast. 

Lainlyn is a walled-off settlement,  built on the mainland and a couple large islands, separate by shallow, but steep ravines. The geography mostly consists of wide, sandy hills where the town is mostly built on, large ridged stones that surround the river, and tall   that come in clusters, next to some greenery. The city streets are wide but mostly covered in sand and surrounded by small stone walls with fences. On the northern tip of the city is the lighthouse island, which contains some old ruins.  Dispersed throughout the area are large docks where the shipwrights build everything from an Alik'ri caraval, to a large galleon.  The head of the shipwright faction is known as the Master Architect, and they typically live in an estate on the southeast part of town.  The south end of town is centered around the fountain and the local forge, whereas the north end is surrounded by a large warehouse and the Ansei Shrine built by  . 

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History
thumb|left|The Ansei Shrine
thumb|right|Ansei Maja of Tava's Blessing
The town of Tava's Blessing has been active since at least the  's time, when the Yokudans attempted to establish their foothold in the region, all the while threatened by elven necromancers and their undead horde. Since the Yokudans could not destroy the undead, per their tradition, they created the  , holy weapons designed to protect the consecrated dead and rid them of the evil magic. Three   warriors sacrificed their lives and embedded their spirits into the wards, one of which was  ,  who hailed from Tava's Blessing. 

One of Lainlyn's oldest stories is the story of  , where  , the leader of a cult of   worshippers, seduced the Baron of Lainlyn and took over Castle Lainlyn, turning it into an orgy-filled den of decadence. Before Noctyr-a convinced the Baron to commit suicide, the Baroness gave her a white robe that transformed her into a large black bird. No longer charmed, the Baron slew the bird and had his cook prepare a large meal with it. At the height of their frenzied debauch, the sisterhood devoured the bird and transformed into  . 

In  , the local artist, Jamshald Lainlyn created a monument to honor the Ansei warrior, Maja and commemorate her birthplace, the city of Tava's Blessing.  When Prince   was named High King of Hammerfell after the   in  ,  he enlisted the shipwrights of Tava's Blessing led by Master Architect   to build vessels for his royal navy at a consistent standard and rate.  Since then, the shipyards have built ships for the King and later the  , especially for their war effort in the  .  By that time, the Master Architect was named  .  In  ,   sent a spy to steal ship designs to reverse engineer their own vessels, but it is unknown if they were completely successful. 

In that same year, the   led by   ransacked the town and killed many people, including the Master Architect. With his magic, the necromancer planned to focus energy from the dead to turn himself into a   in the lighthouse. Prince   sent an   of the Covenant to destroy each of the focuses throughout town, all the while slaying the undead. Once they were destroyed, the Agent confronted Alasan at the lighthouse, where they stabbed him and broke the Ansei Ward. But with the ward's destruction, all the necromantic energy stored in the sword had spread out across town and resurrected the dead as  . His spirit was still present however, and was deemed invulnerable by the spirit of Ansei Maja. But in quick haste, the Agent re-assembled the Ansei Ward at the town forge and Alasan's spirit was imprisoned in the sword. 

At some point after 2E 582 but before  ,  Tava's Blessing was re-named into Lainlyn, after the eponymous   that lived in town.  During the   in the late  , the village of Lainlyn was an active settlement. It was ruled by Lord Glavt and had a rivalry with  . 

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