Irithid

Irithid is the capital of the Kingdom of Irithel. The town is built within the valley of the Thaengomi mountain range, entirely surrounded by a thick wall of snow covered mountains. Surrounding the royal capital are the towns of Gearlixt, Sydefalte, and the Myltorka Estate. Although not bordering any bodies of water, underneath the city is a vast network of underwater rivers that eventually lead out to the sea, creating an extensive highway of land and sea all connecting to the capital. Irithid is home to many important structures such as the Irithid College, the Senate of Irithel and the original Elarion Keep.
Following the ascension of Queen Elthabê p’Elarion and King Karsten f'Elarion, the capitals influence has increased drastically, becoming the most populous city in all of Abexilas. In addition, the efforts of Karsten f'Elarion as the Grand Architect of Modern Irithid has led to many grand improvments to the ancient city. After the Calamity, the city had many districts that although not utterly devastated like other cities, still had a multitude of repairs necessary for them to be restored to their proper image. These repairs were organized primarily by Karsten and Elthabê at the beginning of their reign, eventually leading to what Modern Irithid is today.
== History ==
The city of Irithid has existed throughout many different periods of Elluré history, surviving the great calamity of morlenna, the unification wars, etc. This section covers the currently documented parts of Irithid's history
=== Creation mythos ===
According to historical folklore from the region, the area surrounding the Thaengomi's is where Morlenna created the Elluré race. From the snow she created the Irithe, known for their white hair, lilac colored eyes, and pale blue skin; from the sky she created the Anare, their hair radiating in the different colors of the sky, and their skin and eyes a dark blue hue. It is said that Irithe stayed in the mountains, and the Anare wanting to explore all that was under the sky, poured out of the mountains in all directions, settling what would one day become modern-day Irithel. The irithe, wanting to stay forever gazing at the birthplace of their people, settled the valley so they could forever gaze upon the expansive mountains. This city would become the capital of the Kingdom of Irithel. For many years the house of Elarion would reign over the city until it would greatly expand into the modern city of Irithid under the careful guidance of Queen Elthabê(HumbleAsAlways) and King Karsten(Project_43).
=== Historical origins ===
According to historical record, the city first began as a small trading post inbetween the city-states and chiefdoms of the Irithe and Anare people. From the trading post, the city center was built after, the original home of the lords of Irithid becoming the senate and capitol of Irithel's beaureacracy. Some notable projects during this time(spanning from 320 MRE - 0 MRE) were the Great Iron Mines, Temple of Morlenna, The Irithid College, and the great walls of Irithid. The city's growth increased significantly during the Calamity of Morlenna(Beginning at 0 MRO) due to a drastic increase of Irithe and Anare refugees from surrounding chiefdoms and city-states. This eventually led to an architectual boom where the Urban District, Merchant Quarter, and greater parts of the city were constructed.
Eventually once the Valley was completely settled by the city, development of the capital turned south, east, and west into the Thaengomi mountain range, however it was decreed by Elarion the Enlightened(The founder of the house of elarion, credited for many of the cultural sites within irithid) that the mountain tops would never go obstructed by the city, so that Morlenna(And or Vuzanix) would forever gave upon the city with an unobstructed view. A set of walls was constructed on the other side of the mountain range while the land was being cleared for development. Hovever, as of July 2024 these walls and expansions have yet to be repaired following their destruction during the calamity and later the unification wars. 
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