Santonge

As the most heavily fortified city in Aveir, Santonge exists as a northern buffer against the threat of Turlonan invasion. Though relations with Turlona are currently peaceful, the long history of aggression between the two countries has led Aveir to spend a century fortifying Santonge to ensure future invasions would meet with a well-organized force. Santonge is Aveir's northermost city and rests on the coast of the Alceras Bay less than 10 miles from the Turlonan border. The Aveiran Navy keeps a dozen capital ships in Santonge, and the army maintains scores of legions here as well. Aveir finances corsairs to monitor shipping throughout Parlanic Sea, and their home base lies in Santonge.
Santonge's residents are raised believing service to the empire is a citizen's highest calling, and a disproportionate number of Santonge's poor join the Aveiran military. In addition, every citizen of Santonge is expected to attend monthly training exercises to learn the use of various military weapons, and they plan for contingencies and practice house-to-house guerilla warfare in case the city should ever fall into the hands of the Turlonan military again. Santonge's architecture is unique among Aveiran cities, with marbled halls and red slate roofs rubbing shoulders with a few turreted temples and tented markets.
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