Castalon

Castalon, Officially referred to as The Duchy of Castalon, is a autonomous province under the Empire of Solge. It is situated upon the Castaloni' Peninsula, a small peninsula located on the North Western Seaboard of the Continent of Kejafros in the South-Eastern Region of Abexilas. 
Castalon is made up of multiple settlements including the City of Castalon and Somra Outpost. The city itself sits on the southern peak, the highest peak on the peninsula with Somra Outpost to its West and New Halge City to its North. The City is well renowned for its Emporium, making up a large section of the main city - vending a variety of goods such as building supplies and alcohol. 
=== Governance ===
The Duchy of Castalon is Governed by a Triumvirate Council known as the Council of Dukes, The council of Dukes is made up of 3 senior members of the House of Casteleria, the ruling house within the province. The Council of Dukes make the majority of executive decisions for the state. Each Duke is permitted 1 primary advisor / aide to advise and aide them on duties and decision making.
Alongside the Council of Dukes stands the Castaloni' Cabinet - this is made up of a group of "Magistrates" who lead / represent committees within the state. Committees are the primary commissions that operate and contribute to select industries and government sectors within the State, they ensure that the state is constantly running efficiently and is well maintained. Castaloni' Committees include:
* The Committee of Commerce
* The Committee of Development
* The Committee of Security
* The Committee of Culture
Finally, Sectorial governance is designated to the Castaloni' Nobility made up of various noble ranks within the House of Castaleria. Sectorial responsibility is designated to certain noble ranks, these include:
Duke / Duchess 	Dukes/Duchess' make up the Council of Dukes and carry the Executive responsibility and decision making for the state.
Earl/Countess 	Earls/Countess' can carry various appointments primarily in Sectorial Governance or Executive Advisor / Aide Positions
Baron / Baroness	Barons/Baroness' are responsible for Sub-Sectorial Governance
Knights / Dames 	Knights / Dames are designated the responsibility of enforcing Government Decree and keeping the peace, they also act as soldiers in times of war.
=== History ===
==== The First Migration and Sentaran Vassalage ====
At the initial migration to the world of Abexillas, The Duchy of Castalon - then known as The Shen'ai Ascendancy - was searching for a settlement ground that the first foundations for the City could be built upon. The then "High Sovereignty" of the Shen'ai Ascendancy decided that it was in the best interest for the City state to accept vassalage under the Sentaran Government during the initial development of the City and infrastructure. The Vassalage was short ended. After looking for over a month, Ascendancy of Shen'ai had moved over 3 different areas and had finally settled upon the Castaloni' Peninsula with Sentaran Government approval. 
Following the settlement, a variety of issues unfolded with 3 separate nations: The Golden City, The Federation of Halgẽ and Sentara claiming sovereignty over the peninsula of which the Ascendancy had settled upon, they once again were asked to move by the Sentaran government in order to dodge any form of dispute with the other nations. After moving multiple times the High Sovereignty had decided that they were not moving, with the territorial dispute unfolding, the then Federation of Halgẽ had offered the city a deal: join them as an autonomous state and leave the dominion of Sentara. With this deal in hand and no counter offer from Sentara, the High Sovereignty had decided to join the Halgẽ Federation in favour of keeping their territory, sovereignty and gaining mass financial and territorial support, allowing Castalon to continue to grow in the region.
==== The Ascendant City of Shen'ai and initial Development ====
Following the dispute with Sentara and the joining of the Federation of Halgẽ, the Shen'ai Ascendancy decided it was the start of a new age for them, with the recent death of Welc Cambrica - one of the four High Sovereigns of Shen'ai - and the rise of Dom Cambrica in his place they decided that they would change their name to the Ascendant City of Shen'ai. Following this came an golden era of economic growth allowing the city to develop throughout the peninsula establishing a new name for themselves aswell as new settlements to the west of the main city. With this, came the foundation blocks for the initial infrastructure for the city and the creation of the Order of Shen'ai, a religion based on the Shen'ai dragon and the purpose of life in Abexilas. With this, alongside the newly constructed housing and infrastructure - a new church was built, acting as the community centre for the early population of the city.
==== The Golden Era and Communist Dispute ====
After over 6 months of development and Building, Shen'ai decided to downsize, with the dissolution of the Order of Shen'ai and the rise of the Empire of Aethos, The Ascendant city of Shen'ai became the Ascendant City of Castalon - with this change came government reforms. For no longer was there a parliament and constituencies within the state but instead there was a change to union representation allowing working people to voice their opinions to the newly formed High Cabinet. Though this system didn't last long, it did bring economic growth allowing beneficial changes to be made for working members of the city creating a more stable and bigger economy and community. 
However with the vast amount of benefits that came with the rise of the Empire of Aethos and the local government and economical changes came a competitor for growth in the region. A communist republic known as the Republic of Nivistrata to the South East of the city had begun a regime of attacks against builders and tradespeople along the southern coast and dock areas of the city, after desperate attempts of diplomacy with the communist neighbours, Castalon called for the assistance of its leige, The Empire of Aethos. Hearing About the attacks on Castalon, the Aethosi Capital sent a series of defence envoys to conduct counter raids on the city, preventing further lives from being lost to the raids and ending the tyrannical oppression in the region.
==== The Death of Dom Cambrica and the Rise of the Empire of Solge ====
Within the following months of the end of the raids hailing from the east, Castalon Decided to conduct further reforms to improve its community and government. Alongside the creation of the new Solge Empire, Castalon had decided to make further changes to it's name creating the new Duchy of Castalon. 3 months later, came further reforms, the state was now governed by a triumvirate Council of Dukes following the extinction of the Cambrica Dynasty and the death of Dom Cambrica, the last of the High Sovereign of Shen'ai. The Descendants of the long deceased High Sovereignty had decided to form the new House of Castaleria, a formation of all 3 of the remaining houses of Shen'ai: Neurodia, Amarylis and Rodier. 
With this came further growth, the once small town became a metropolis of trade - a new district known as the Castaloni' emporium was founded becoming one of the highest developing cities in the region. To its West, the Somra Outpost had developed to become a new farming town, encompassing the West of the peninsula; to the north, a great fortress was constructed to defend against future attacks on the city.
=== Geography ===
The Castaloni' Peninsula is situated on the North-Western Seaboard of the Continent of Kejafros, it is a significantly warmer and wetter region of the continent compared with neighbouring regions such as Leiden and Nivistrata which are significantly colder. As well as that, much of the Castaloni' Peninsula is situated upon hills and cliffs exceeding heights of >100 blocks. Following on from that, the Castaloni' Peninsula has no natural water sources, the only form of river in the area is the artificial canal situated to the East of the city connecting the New-halgẽ river to the inter-continental Ocean. 
=== Architecture ===
Depending on sector and era, the Castaloni' Architecture can vary. The primary plazeria district is made up of meditaranian-medieval style buildings which were constructed during the city's earlier eras. Following through to the new regions such as the Fortress residential district which follows a more western-medieval style of architecture. Finally, Moving towards the trade district, the Architecture differs to a more modern-medieval style encompassing the Trade District and Dock areas of the city. On the other hand, The western Somra Outpost has a more Viking and Nordic approach to architecture.