Messiah

Messiah is the first and oldest city occupied by the Iron Coalition. The early settlers known as Havanites chose this location due to its abundant resources and natural defenses found in the four surrounding lakes: Lake Voltaire, Lake Dang, Lake Pagan, and Lake McConnell (later renamed Teetsell Pond by the Messiah Environmental Purity Commission).  The settlers believed these lakes to hold sacred spiritual power, and some even worshiped them as gods.  This would eventually form the basis of the Pax-Viribus Theocracy.   
Originally named NaMonne, Messiah would function as the settlement’s primary trading hub as well as its military stronghold, successfully repelling attacks from Raskolian Raiders sailing down the Aorean River in search of plunder.  The constant invasions from surrounding natives necessitated the construction of a forward military base named NaPonne (which would go on to become the city of Napier), which successfully thwarted enemy attacks prematurely and allowed Messiah to develop without restraint.       
The Havanites that settled the land found it very easy to farm in the shadows of Mt.Collins and Mt.Ogorek, due to the abundant rainfall caused by the local orographic activity.  It was at this time that Leavenmeal was first created from wild Laurisca Grass, an indigenous species of grass (Triticum).  In some form or another, this staple food would persist throughout the region up to present date.  Today, Leavenmeal that was farmed and baked in Messiah sells at a premium, with some people believing it to have magical healing properties.
As the Havanites prospered their empire grew.  Soon they were strong enough to push back the Raskol Barbarians, eventually absorbing their population and cultural remnants into their own. It is rumored that there are still small nomadic tribes of Raskolians hiding in the Biryanis Mountain Range, however nobody has been able to corroborate this.  They would eventually go on to found the town of Broadchapel, a town which would act as the spiritual center of the empire for hundreds of years.
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