Stavalot

1. One of the major cities in the Independent City States in northwestern Belandria. Sixty-five thousand citizens inhabit the port city of Stavalot, which is known for its high quality glass and metal wares. Stavalot was founded in 520 by Marentia, which wanted to establish a port in the eastern part of the Inner Sea following the War of Wizardry. In the Time of Kings, Marentia neglected of its overseas possessions, a fact that led to the Ghost War making Stavalot Rovian in 840 as a part of the province Lokrine. The Rovians expanded the Stavalotish harbor so it could guard the Rovian privateers and built the shipyards that still are important to the city today. Under Rovian rule, Stavalot became a major trade port outrivaling the former province capital Lokrine. When Marentia "awoke from its slumber" in the 9th century Rovian supply lines were stretched to the limit, allowing history to repeat itself to some degree. Taking advantage of the lacking control from central Rovia, the local commander (a former pirate) introduced a toll at the harbor approach in 919. Leading citizens saw that this would lead to ships bypassing Stavalot if kept up for long, and contacted agents of the Drusian Compact. The Compact, supported by Ontaine, attacked Lokrine, making Rovia cede the area after three years of war. Ontaine was given Esden, while the rest of the region became the city state of Stavalot, joining the Drusian Compact in the new union of Independent City States.
2. The city state of Stavalot including the area east of Stavalot proper.
Map V-ssw, or Belandria B1