Valthos

==Settling Valthos==
The pilgrimage of the Gharzareens did not go unnoticed however. Vandiir Ashcroft had no idea what the worshipers of Dommah Rae were carrying, but he did hear words of a Virgin Land. A land rich in resources and untouched by war and politics. He and select members of the Black Blade sailed in pursuit of the Gharzareen but a storm blew their ships far north of Gharzaraa. It took them to Valthos.
Vandiir was surprised by his findings for the land was even richer than he could imagine. Rivers and farmland for as far as the eye could see, and more spoils to be uncovered later. They sailed south down the Valthon river until they met a tri-fork. In this fork of river was a large patch of land, and that is where they set up camp. It is now current day Ashcroft, and the capital to modern Valthos.
Though most settlers were Diverni, the Valthosi quickly developed their own cultural identity and eventually traveled out south, further expanding the nation of Valthos. The further south they got though, they only found hostility. The Gharzareen were wary of outsiders, and closely guarded their borders. It would be hundreds of years before relations between Gharzaraa and Valthos was considered even neutral.
Though there were some disputes over the borders, mining rights, and pollution of waterways in Nomzamo, the two people came to terms after minimal bloodshed. The Temple of the Rivers is built on the site that peace was first made.
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