Catagholmoä

Catagholmoä (Scorch: Kashýjera) is a fortified town and colony located on the salt flats of the outskirts of the western Iron Desert. It is an important port along the Gholsy (Scorch: Mír) river, the only one under Saiännic control.
Catagholmoä was founded by Talmoän colonists near the end of the First Century, circa 90 ABV, and quickly became a key location due to its status as hub for the Saiännic salt mining industry, and also a key location for all trade with the Scorched city-states further up the river. Although it is a small town by Saiännic standards, it is perhaps one of the largest in the Iron Desert and probably the only one maintained by extensive agricultre. The city is highly fortified and despite its importance has only been conquered once, not by Saiännic forces but by local Scorched forces who invaded the city in 176ABV. They controlled the area for less than a year until it was retaken after an incredibly brutal and costly siege which ruined large parts of the city. The residents of Catagholmoä struggled against local Scorched clans until Talmoän forces under the leadership of Meruszyph finally pacified the region.
The city in the 4th century ABV is predominantly Saiännic although there is also a significant amount of Scorched inhabitants, most of them having moved there from city-states further up north the river to do trade.
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