Kangrisorn

"Under the Gaze of the Gods". The city of Kangrisorn can be called the religious capital of Bandagora. Kangrisorn is located on the east bank of Sargyll, and is built on the slope of the mountain of Kangrisorn. On the west bank lies Tulada, the original city now reduced to a suburb. The history of Tulada dates back from the Third Empire, and Tulada was the capital of Tulana, until Tulana was laid waste in the time of the Nomad Invasions in the 7th century. In 722 the Kangrisorn Prophecy was announced and Penboyn did conquer the mountain from the Iluvar in 726 and immediate began building temples and walls. But many historians claim that the Ontainians experienced the revelation first. In any event the Ontainians began appearing east of Kangrisorn circa 739 and in 745 they had grown sufficiently in numbers to attempt a conquest of Kangrisorn. At that time they did not succeed, but established a colony east of Kangrisorn called Tulanese Ontaine. Later, in 895 they did take the city and held it until 941, when Salakand, Hardnit, Vesland, Marentia and Penboyn jointly reconquered it. The Ontainians renewed their efforts to seize the holy mountain before the year 1000, but an alliance of countries led by Penboyn relieved the so-called Millenium Siege. Since that time skirmishes have been common, but no major campaign has been launched by the Ontainians.
All agree that the higher up the slope, the closer you get to your god. At the time of the Kangrisorn Prophecy, only the flat top were considered holy. But since then more "steps" has been carved out, so that the city now has seven levels. The pope inaugurated in 1102, Honorius, resides here. Kangrisorn is formally Penboynian, but is de facto independent.
Including Tulada, the city of Kangrisorn has a hundred and twenty permanent residents.
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