Jerrau

Jerrau is a coastal port in the western Jerrols province of Olaka. Formerly a Veriol Alliance military stronghold, it has been repurposed as a more general checkpoint, though its military trappings and aesthetic have not been changed at all. Due to the prominence of wild beast attacks, Jerrau's walled fortress has protected the inhabitants for years, and they have taken measures to develop new means of fighting off the rampaging monsters.
==History==
Jerrau was constructed during the Second Galactic War as a place to hold the Veriol Alliance's patrol ships and other military equipment. Due to Olaka having wide flatlands where there is no civlization, the nation was used also as a training ground and as a take-off point for spaceships leaving Estvoled. As such, the Veriol Alliance feared a bombing from the Alamo Empire that would wipe out a good portion of their fleet. Jerrau was fitted with top-of-the-line surveillance systems, and anyone recently arrived in Olaka's western coast would have to gain clearance from the commanders in Jerrau before they would be allowed to move to their destination.
With the more aggressive stance the Veriol Alliance took during the Third Galactic War and with the rise of military bases in more central locations to the Veriol Alliance's seats of power, Jerrau's prominence began to dwindle, and it was officially renounced as a military base early on during the Millennial Calm in the year 3082. Hunters and trappers mostly took over the former base, finding the rugged walls to be ideal for setting up a small community. While Jerrau never quite thrived as a settlement due to how much of its population would come and go based on the hunting season, it stabilized enough with a small permanent population and developed an unofficial leadership hierarchy by popular opinion and vote. Leaders of Jerrau are generally the strongest and most well-respected among the inhabitants. While they have no official power in the government, they do tend to have some sway with mayors and governors of other cities.
Today, Jerrau is mostly a checkpoint that travelers pass through on their way to proper Olakan cities, its imposing steel walls a safe haven from the dangers of Olaka's wilderness.
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Category:Olaka
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