Halmyra

Halmyra is a city in Izir which sits upon the great Bloodwater river, and is south of Alatheen and the Valley of Monuments. It is a member of the Izir Confederacy.
Halmyra is most notable for being the ancestral home of the Fadil dynasty of Alatheen royals. In 20.19 Prince Khalif, the younger brother of King Araata of Halmyra, was offered the opportunity to become the new King of Alatheen, since their family had been distantly related to the Sallah dynasty of kings.
King Araata died in 20.70. His son was unfortunately deceased, and his grandson was too young to inherit the crown. As such, his Vizier, Nazim, took control as regent.
When in 20.75, Alatheen was taken by the Izir Confederacy, and the royals of Alatheen were forced to flee and return to Halmyra, Vizier-King Nazim welcomed them. However, over time he grew resentful of their presence, as Queen Tamira continually contested his authority in the city, and see began to see her family as a drain on his resources.
In 20.82, Nazim began secretly communicating with the Izir Confederacy, and began to turn public opinion against the exiled royals. In 20.84, the Confederacy provided Nazim with a squadron of Ureshi Marauders. He sent the marauders to the palace of Queen Tamira, with orders to plunder their wealth and humiliate them. The marauders, famed for their ruthlessness and greed, did so. They slew the royal guards, claimed the royal relics, and tortured and enslaved the royal family. Queen Tamira was forced to watch as they tortured her two sons, Sallah and Umar. However, her nephew, Shazad Al-Fadil, had managed to flee along with a pair of royal guards. Nazim had Tamira tortured for the prince's location, but she would not reveal anything.
On the marauders way out, they sacked several more manors and homes. This was under orders from Nazim to make the event seem like a random attack, instead of a targeted strike. After the marauders made their way out with their treasures and the enslaved royals, Nazim told the people of Halmyra that the royals had brought them nothing but bad luck, and that the confederacy was a safer option. That day, Halmyra joined the Izir Confederacy.