Jova

Demonym: Jovan
Jova is a well traveled port city along the Amlug River, just past the estuary of the river into Ulunn Bay. The great port is used by travelers to and from the Sanaboan Islands, merchants of Ashar, Droas and some coastal tribes of Rathana, as well as to pirates, slavers, and smugglers. 
==== Culture ====
The great success of Jova comes from the old Asharan adage, "Man's dealings are man's, we are Gnomes." Why or how one arrives on the wharves of Jova isn't a concern. The docks can sometimes become fraught with riff-raff, but the Jova city guard and the residents have developed an unspoken expectation among the seafarers. A expectation of leaving alone those who generally keep the peace as well as leaving alone they who pass through if they, in turn, leave the cityfolk alone. The ports and the surrounding taverns, inns, shipwrights, and sea merchants are without the main walls of the city and are thus separated a little more to keep said peace.
==== History ====
Jova became established in the 2nd century and quickly thrived in trade with Caradoc and through the travelers that passed the Ulunn Bay seeking stay for a few nights. In the 3rd century it was made as part of the Kingdom of Ashar and during 4th century was part of the Great War. After the northerners, now the nation of Droas, rebelled and began to fight the monarchy of Ashar, Jova seized the opportunity to gain it's own autonomy away from the decrees of the King and told the King they would not fight and would no longer be a part of the Kingdom. Stretched thin as it was, the Asharan king had no choice but to let Jova simply be and it has grown and retained its autonomy since that time. 
Lately, the government and Lord of Jova have been in conflict with the Asharans over fishing and trade throughout Ulunn Bay and the surrounding area. While fishing territories have always been a source of conflict, lately Asharans have fought and killed pirates and seized their ships and loot, causing the commerce of Jova to decrease.
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