Acodon

Flag of Acodon

**Acodon** is the capital of the Luxite Kingdom of Zefrania. It is a pretty large city, being over one year old it has experienced its fair share of glory and tragedies. The capital today has been colonized and it's culture elimiated, yet some still stand tall within the city. Waiting for the return, to glory.

## History

### Founding

Acodon was founded by the Acodonite Tribe. A nomadic tribe which originiated from central Ummarnu, specifically around the forrested areas. Hence their skin colour. The two founders, Orleborle and TGOMaster had been seeking a place to settle down and abandon their nomadic routes. As to grant stability and peace to its people.

They stumbled upon the deserts of Ummarnu, with the heat driving them insane they followed a river until they reached an ideal place to settle. They quickly settled down and initiated constructions on houses.

### Sinatra Mafia

Shortly after its founding and settlment, the town would be integrated into the Sinatra Mafia. The leaders were unaware that they were considered squatters. And when they were informed by the Sinatran King Wacko that it would be integration or destruction for them, the leaders were eager to gain integration as to spare their people humiliation and destruction, and perhaps even risking returning to their old nomadic period.

#### Battle for Acodon

On the 26th of December Acodon declared itself independent as the Independent State of Zefrania, claiming the neighboring town of Takmandan and the island of Amahle where a fort which mainly consisted of an Acodonian garrison was seized. This left the Zefranians with a decent amount of land, however, the decision to order a general withdrawal to the capital of Acodon was given.

As the troops withdrew they were harassed by Sinatran troops in small scale skirmishes, which saw some loss of life on both sides, otherwise, the retreat was mostly successful. The Zefranians held out as multiple raids took place, until their allies and mercenaries would arrive to hopefully push out the Sinatrans. As aid arrived, the Zefranians braced sending out groups to scout the Sinatran army, it turned out that all the Sinatrans and their allies could muster was six demoralized badly geared soldiers.

Once the Sinatran scouts arrived at Acodon, it saw that they were outnumbered nearly 3:1, with the Zefranians having a total of sixteen soldiers. The Zefranians attacked the scouting party unsuccessfully.

The Prince-King of the Sinatra-Mafia Wacko, sent an emergency envoy requesting peace negotiations. Rebel leader Satüs Hejetür requested that negotiations be conducted in Luxios, the relgious capital of Lux and the capital of Solisios, which were giving them aid under the table. Wacko had a long trip over there, riding his horse and being harassed as the Zefranian and their allies raided and pillaged the towns of the Sinatra-Mafia, in a painful show of force.

King-Prince Wacko signed the Treaty of Luxios, which forced him to abdicate his throne which he had held for nearly a year. The Zefranian leaders were sympathetic. He had lost everything, they offered him a government sponsored retirement, replacement of all his lost personal properties and a government paid mansion. He however, rejected this. Dying not long after the war, with him the Sinatra-Mafia would slowly crumble, as they shortly after entered a two month cold war with the Zefranians.

### Golden Age

The Acodonian Golden Age took place in December 2022. It saw an explosions in population due to Oedragon an exile from the east of Rathnir. He managed to attract 20 people in one day making Acodon one of the most active cities and Zefrania one of the most active nations. He managed to do this through his charasmatic nature and generally attracting people to the town.

### Death of Acodon

Vanyr, getting mad after the Zefranians taunted them for having an inactive popolus decided to invade Zefrania to take their greater activity rates. The Vanyrians had sold out to Horde, Dara Lumonde, Lusaria, Centaris and Adaen for their own imperialist ambitions. They ganged up on Zefrania, and the Zefranians surrendered to keep the peace within the Ummarnu continent. The Vanyrians would manage to kill the towns activity and population rates within weeks. The activity dropping from around 40 people to 0.

## Culture

#### The Behemoth

The Behemoth is an ancient creature. The existance of the creature was first discovered by some people looking inside of *"Mount Behemoth"*. They found some sand stone with runes carved into them, they quickly brought these out of the mountain and examined them, they found out that once a creature roamed these lands, protecting the people that lived inside the mountain before the Acodonites had settled the area. They eventually would find out that over time this ancient people started to abuse the creature, using it as a weapon to kill enemies and span an empire.

Sadly no real records of this empire exists other then the runes but they are very unrelaible. The creatures existance was confirmed when Orleborle passed out, he saw the creature roam around the city, he was alone this day, but said the elephant should be honored, as it is one of the things that he think will protect Acodon and that it deserves justice for what the ancient tribe did to them. Eventually a huge spine was found inside of the mountain, people say that it is the bones of the ancient creature, the people of Acodon likes be believe so. Later this creature would be named **"The Behemoth"** because of it's size.

### People

The people of Acodon were originally from the center of Rathnir, being the ancient nomadic Acodonite Tribe. But as they found their home, the culture started to shift. A people before the Acodonians had inhabited the vast deserts, this people was known as the Kuzat. Culture started shifting towards the ancient Kuzat warrior and merchant spirits.

### Religion

The people of Acodon started off practicing the Pavolist religion, but as an age of droud, starvation and other crisis hit Acodon they realized that no god was watching over them. So for a while most of the people of Acodon cursed Pavlo and were irreligious. This just made the times harder for the worn out governors of Acodon, until one day. As the remains of the river running by Acodon seemingly was about to dry out, a huge light appeared that arose from what water remained in the river.

It formed a figure, a woman. The figure looked at the city, and saw the state it was in. She flew up into the sky into the sun, and then it started raining heavily, but only in the river. Water cracked out from the huge Mount Behemoth, and fish sprung out as well, the farms started bringing tons and tons of food and the livestock were quickly fed.

The mayor Zedis Eydur was delighted, but was still left confused. He saw the event with his own eyes, but what could it be? He ventured north towards the Shahdom of Solisios where he was met by their Shah Beast. They spoke as Zedis brought up what had happened, and Beast knew from the description of said figure that it was Lux. He told Zedis to follow him into the massive Luxios university where he gave Zedis a bunch of books around Lux, and told him to spread it to his people. Zedis followed suit, and from that day onwards, the Acodonians have worshipped Lux staunchly.

They became full followers of Lux when the Miracle at the Holy Spring unfolded and Acodon became a holy Luxite city.

## Geography

Acodon is settled along the Behemoth's River, which plays host to many towns. It lays in the deserts of Southern Ummarnu, and is placed next to the Shanian plains. The city is protected by two natural barriers, to the east the previously mentioned Behemoth's River and to the west two mountains. This made the city notoriously easy to defend during the Sinatran siege.

## Governing

The town was governed under an authoritarian fashion by Zedis Eydur and Iou Zahir. However they took advice from citizens. (WIP)

## Town

Acodon consists of one main city then two sub cities. These two sub cities used to be their own cities. But after the Great Zefranian Purge and the lack of mayors it was decided to integrate the cities.

* Acodon: Main city oldest one
* Takmandan: The second oldest city in Zefrania, it was integrated due to its mayor's (Lordivoldmordi) betrayal and attempted coup.
* Fort Behemoth: Fort Behemoth used to be a huge fort never completed, to protect Zefranians south-eastern border with Vanyria.

## The Acodon Militia

### Formation

The Acodon Milita was formed to counter the bandits which had started running amok in Ummarnu. The government established this to assure the people could be kept safe, along with creating walls around the city. Enlistment was voluntary.

### Service

The militia of course, started by fighting bandits gaining it combat experience. The Sinatran government which the Acodonians were a part of at this point was on edge with another military force within the nations. But Acodon had grown too strong to be pushed around by the government at this point. The militia expanded to be the most well equipped and experienced military force within the entire nation. Making the national military reliant on them. It also saw service helping out its ally Solisios in the Relic Wars against Huitca leading the a closer relationship between the two.

### Disbanding

After the Sinatran Civil War the militia was expanded and merged into the national army.

## Gallery

Mary and Berry Jane temple in AcodonView of Acodon (around December 2021) from mnt. BehemothDivision of AcodonStatue of Luxite Demi-God PburadiBirdseye view of Acodon December 2021