Chivenor

A city and principality in the League of Cityports. The city of Chivenor was founded at the mouth of Donanda by the Sharoona Bay in 512, the last of the six original cityports to form the League in 521. The original intention was to use the river Donanda as a platform for inland expansion. This plan succeeded but also meant that Chivenor itself never grew big as much of the trade bypassed Chivenor proper and went directly up Donanda. So though much new territory was settled in the name of Chivenor, Elsemore remained the major trading center of northeastern Bandagora. Elsemore did see Chivenor as a rival, though, and in the rebuilding following the Nomad Invasions, Elsemore channeled most of its funds towards the south despite Chivenor's protests that an overland trade route to the Inner Sea would prove more profitable in the long run. In the 11th century, Chivenor prospered because the inland Chinloi wanted to punish Elsemore for its stand in the debate on agricultural developments. During the disbanding of the league, Chivenor made an effort  to develop the overland trade route, but it remains hazardous at best. With more than seventy thousands citizens, it is at present a worthy rival to Elsemore. Chivenor was an independent principality 1068-1106 allied with Skolister.
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