Solara

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**Lore**

For the Majority of the beginning of the 5th age, people all over Alpinia were fighting the wretched forces of the Nether. They used all their strength to push back the vile underworld, and many, many lives were lost in the process. Until one day, one week, when the nether went silent. The humans came together and thought. “Why had the nether stopped attacking?” Wanting to take advantage of the situation, the humans planned. A council at Spawntown made a plan, one that would end the once endless attacks from the underworld. Their plan: They would destroy the nether gates.

Teams of knights set out to each of the gates. There was one on each continent. First, it was Valaria, then Destria, soon after, Surupack followed. All that was left was Uthra. Not all plans go smoothly, however, and the Uthran portal strengthened. Another horde of monsters was released, and set their eyes on the approaching knights. A long, bloody fight ensued as the knights fought their way to the Uthran gate. When they arrived at the site, the gate was not there, instead, the monsters were coming out of the ground. The gate was underground. Needing an advantage, the knights climbed to the top of a nearby hill, and pushed as many monsters off the cliffs as they could. Slowly but surely, with some casualties, the group of knights beat back the horde of hellspawn, and slumped under the pines, tired after the long trial of strength.

As one of the knights began to close his eyes, he saw a white light at the end of the hill. Of which slowly formed into the silhouette of a person. Curious, the knight got up and walked towards the light, not knowing who or what they may be. As he got closer, the shape revealed itself. A young woman, with flame-colored hair and white skin, wearing a simple white dress with proud, white wings on her back. It seemed to the knight that he was blessed by the presence of the Goddess Sola, daughter of the Lion.

“I must thank you for your fight. It has helped me  combat these evil forces from the underworld, and I must reward you in kind.” The goddess spoke in a calming voice. “On this hill, in the land, a fortress will stand. It will guard the land and defend the gate, It will give shelter to those who want it, and hope to those who need it. The name of this castle, and the name of this land will be yours to decide.” The Goddess had looked behind her. “I must go. I trust you will make this land prosper, and give it a very important purpose, as if this castle falls, the rest of the land will be doomed to follow.” The Goddess merely disappeared, leaving in her wake a stunned knight, but he knew what to do. He woke his friends, and told him what he saw. To his own surprise, they believed him, and they began to plan.

**Overview**

The Kingdom of Solara was founded by Shampoto, and is being maintained by him. It has only mainly roleplay significance, and is the kingdom used to tie Castle Solguard (see Castle Solguard) and her lands into Alpine Realm. It has been declared the oldest kingdom on Alpine in terms of creation, and no one has come to argue against this. Lore-wise, Solara is relatively shallow, however, it has developed small amounts of lore for its military, economy, religion, and culture (which can be found in the Alpine Kingdoms discord). There are no confirmed or set-in-stone plans for Solara, but the founder hopes that the kingdom will only be able to grow, and add atmosphere and depth to the Alpine world.

**More to be added**