Albor

Albor is a city located on the eastern central coast of Orantania established in 135 AD.
==History==
At the end of the Holy War of Kellodia, King Kolgrim I made Ulfwyn Kattadun the first Protector of Orantania. The territory of Orantania were largely uninhabited with rich fertile lands and Ulfwyn established a settlement which became known as Albor, on the eastern central coast of Orantania in 135 AD.
The lands of Orantania were beautiful unspoilt lands of vast forests, however were the furthest lands of the kingdom of Mon Altrya where raiders and pirates regularly raided. Many of the early settlements established by the Crusaders suffered attacks and would fail and Ulfwyn spent much of his time hunting down raiders.
King Dyrdis of Kellodia had previously banned religion in Kellodian lands along with trade and diplomacy with the Elven Kingdoms to the east. Ulfwyn immediately changed this with the construction of numerous Temples and sent envoys to begin trade with the Ortovian Elves. By 150 AD, Albor had become a safe haven for Elven merchants, outcasts and refugees.
Mathis Kattadun became the second Protector of Orantania upon his fathers death in 156 AD at the age of 19. Mathis spent his early years as ruler of Albor establishing a strong farming community. He gave Altryanese Crusaders and settlers fertile lands surrounding Albor and loaned them money to establish farms. He established numerous more settlements, including Auberden, Resereen, Dammerburg and Ochenhelm surrounding Albor. He invited Elven merchants and farmers to establish themselves in these new settlements and by 180 AD, Albor had become a rich merchant town, predominately due to the fact that Albor was one of the few eastern Altryanese establishments that traded and allowed unrestricted access to the Elves.
With the towns treasury full, Mathis was able to begin grand construction projects. He oversaw the construction of Albor Castle, stone city walls, the Golden Gate Port and three new stone bridges.
He placed his eldest son, Tomen Kattadun in charge of the newly formed Alborian Rangers in 190 AD, alongside veterans of Borgadian Wars, whose sole purpose was to protect the Orantanian trade routes from raiders, who saw the rich merchants and farmers of Orantania as easy and prosperous targets. The Alborian Rangers would become a renowned and powerful mounted militia with barracks in every Orantanian settlement.
Category:Settlements in Mon Altrya
Category:Settlements in Orantania