Ylhoria

**Ylhoria** is a traditionally Naerisi town located in southern Ostland. It was founded in 215 BW as a minor farming settlement in the isolated wilds, yet has grown into somewhat of a century for all races in a world increasingly dominated by Humans. The town is ruled over by the Goddess of Luck, Piqumi, and defended by the Order of the Golden Cliffs.

## History

Ylhoria was founded as little more than a farmstead in 215 BW under the Freehold of Oraellia. It was an age of uncertainty between the First and Second Human Rebellions, and Oraellia was a relatively weak state that had inherited the ashes of the fallen Freehold of Jaeria.

When the Second Human Rebellion did break out in 144 BW, Oraellia was also consumed by chaos and bloodshed. Many fled from the more chaotic northern part of the Freehold, causing Ylhoria to grow significantly. However, the town was not affected by the conflict.

The Third Human Rebellion in 96 BW did affect Ylhoria, however, as forces under the Kingdom of Humanity occupied the undefended town in 85 BW. Ylhoria's population was mostly spared as the Human armies simply continued to march, leaving only a small garrison behind. The town once again changed hands in 51 BW when it was recaptured by the Empire of Nytalyria before being incorporated in the newly-founded Freehold of Kalyxia in 49 BW, ushering in an era of relative peace for both Ylhoria and the surrounding area.

However, all things must come to an end, and Kalyxia fell in 670 AW to Erhard Blackwoode. However, as Blackwoode became more and more distrusting towards his non-Human subjects, he began attacking them out of fear of a plot in 677 AW, with Ylhoria being no exception. The town was destroyed in 678 AW, with many fleeing into the surrounding hills or towards Piqumi's Palace. Eventually, even Blackwoode's position became more and more unsteady until even his own army revolted against him and killed him. Ostland, and as a result, Ylhoria was left with a power vacuum, and the area became ripe with banditry. Ylhoria became the seat of a decently sized group of bandits who preyed on pilgrims meaning to visit the Goddess of Luck, Piqumi.

In 683 AW, the Kingdom of Fühlgart invaded the leaderless Ostland, integrating it into the kingdom. Ylhoria was pacified of its bandits, and a small portion of its citizens returned. Another era of peace began until the beginning of the Darkest Decade. The threat of the Sapphire Inquisition butchering the local population led to the Order of the Golden Cliffs occupying the town at the orders of Piqumi, turning it into a safe haven for any non-Human refugees. However, as the Darkest Decade was brought to an end, demands to return Ylhoria to Fühlgart were refused by Piqumi, leading to the Battle of Ylhoria in 1014 AW.

The Battle of Ylhoria would be a crushing defeat for the Fühlgartians, as Piqumi and the Order took full control over both the town and its surrounding area. No further attempts to capture the settlement were made. Ylhoria became a neutral and free town that mostly relied on attracting pilgrims, a role that they continue to hold onto to this day.

## Ownership

* Freehold of Oraellia, 215-85 BW
* Kingdom of Humanity, 85-51 BW
* Empire of Nytalyria, 51-49 BW
* Freehold of Kalyxia, 49 BW-670 AW
* Tyralian Empire, 670-680 AW
* Power Vacuum, 680-683 AW
* Kingdom of Fühlgart, 683-1005 AW
* Order of the Golden Cliffs (de facto), 1005 AW-
* Kingdom of Fühlgart (de jure), 1005-1203 AW
* Protectorate of Ostland (de jure), 1203-1215 AW
* Republic of Ostland (de jure), 1215 AW-