Mistui

The **Mistui** **District** is the smallest province of the Kingdom of Arein. As of 2022, it has a population of 1,427 Elvish citizens. The district is the farthest south of Arein's territories and is governed by the Phoenixian family House Dewlash. It is home to a single settlement, Saraya. A project aiming to construct Arein's first completely-planned village, codenamed "the Fishing Village", was begun in 2021 and is to be completed by November 2022. The outposts of Eredwak, Gautamtown, Scotlorian, and Tanishatown were established by the Areinian Military due to infighting among settlers between 2004 and 2009. They are home to a small percentage of the civilian population and are used as crop silos, farming areas, soldier outposts, and hotels. The new headquarters of the  International Dragon Riders Association (INDRA) was built in Mistui and completed in July 2022, making the district an instant local tourist attraction.

The district has been the site of a series of conflicts known as the Mistic War, beginning with the Fall of Trincoth in 1998 and concluding with the Battle of Mistui in 2020. While the land itself does not possess much strategic or resource value, the location has been fiercely fought over due to being both an ancestral homeland of the Wolves and a registered and valued territory of Arein. The islands are also a stop point of the Dragon Migration. In 2014, the area, including Mistui, was attacked by the Mistybane Dragon and his forces of Firedrakes. In 2020, during the Battle of Mistui, the Cyclandian forces assaulting the kingdom of Arein were defeated in Mistui, though immense damage was done to the province's infrastructure. Currently, reparations are nearly completed, with several expansion projects commencing.

# Geography

## Islands

The Misty Archipelago consists of several small islands that are part of the same seamount, the Exploding Mountain, which rose from the sea-floor some 50 years past. The volcano extruded several tall walls of basalt from the seafloor, resulting in a small, sheltered area in which the ecosystem can thrive. Poly Inlet is a fjord that cuts through most of the basalt and can be up to 12 feet deep at its deepest point. The islands, which are all actually linked but sometimes considered separate, are the Saraya Island, Isle of Brandyburn, Dragon Island, and Penguin Island. Erosion has created a colloquially named "Big Island".

## Settlements

Mistui was settled around 2000-2001, and has had a peak population of 2,100.

### Saraya

The district capital, Saraya, is a small village of about 1,000 inhabitants and the district's largest village. It is an important port town and one of the southernmost points in Arein's territory. It is safely guarded by the basalt walls and the only known entrances are the Secret Cave and the market tunnel which leads to its small dock complex. It is also the residence of House Dewlash.

### Scotlorian Castle

Scotlorian is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Mistui home to about 250 residents. Most of the village is constructed beneath the Scotlorian Castle, home of the famous Clan Kane.

### Eredwak

Eredwak is a small unincorporated community part of the Scotlorian CDP in Mistui and home to about 50 residents. It is the site of Mistui's grain silo and most of their winter resources.

### Gautamtown

Gautamtown is a fortress and military outpost in the Scotlorian CDP in Mistui. It contains about 50-100 residents, mostly soldiers of the Areinian Regn Breachguard. It has a small mine operated by the Atell Company.

### Tanishatown

Tanishatown, sometimes called Kanu'ia, is a small resort village above an active volcanic vent in Mistui and part of the Scotlorian CDP. It is a cultural center for Dragon Tribers in Mistui as well as the site of the GizmoINDRA Riding Academy which will host many students enrolling at Dragon's Edge under the International Dragon Riders Association

# History

## Pre-Founding

### The Fall of Trincoth

Incidentally, the fall of the city of Trincoth in Arein is argued to be the first event in the Mistic War. Trincoth was a large city founded in 1716 C.E. and made the capital of the 10th kingdom Arein. The kingdom's original capital, traditionally called Phoenix, was besieged and sacked by Orcs in 1890 C.E., prompting the moving to Trincoth as the official capital. However, in 1998, Trincoth was assaulted by Wolves from the Wolven Dreadfort and occupied by Wolf Lord Inrin's forces. Most Elves in Arein were forced to flee the city and took their ships to find Cyclandia, but the location of Cyclandia had been erased from most maps by that time; the ships wandered until late 1999, when they settled in a previously undiscovered location in the High Islands.

### The Discovery

From here, Captain Lowell Tyler of the Fourteenth Armed Battalion set off on a trading mission to a Dwarven kingdom beyond the Straits of Fire. His small fleet sailed past an active volcano in the Straits, one that was previously uncharted despite being in the middle of the Straits and clearly within sight. Geologists estimated that its creation had been too recent for it to be documented on any notable scientific logs. Beyond the volcano was the small Elven kingdom known as the Freyja Democracy, which had also been attacked by Wolves from the Dreadfort and occupied. On the way back from the Dwarven kingdom, Tyler incited rumors about the new volcano, which had created a small archipelago with fertile lands and trees; the Areinian elves were excited by this and moved to colonize the land at once. However, the ships that were still in working condition were too low, so they asked their neighboring kingdom, Elverion, for help. The kingdom refused, but took interest in the new land, promptly setting off in a fleet to colonize it. The Areinians, appalled that the Elverians would take the land they had discovered, asked their closer ally Thranforil for help. Agreeing, the King of Thranforil allowed them to use their ships, but only if Thranforilians had a part in the colonization as well. This began the Race to Colonization.

### Race to Colonization

The Areinians and Thranforilians were able to reach the archipelago before the Elverians were, but in a snap of tension, the two kingdoms fought each other at the base of the volcano, eventually leading to most Thranforil ships being wrecked on the spikerocks as the Areinians took control of the Secret Cave. A few survivors were forced to pledge their allegiance to Arein before they were allowed to pass through the Cave; by the time Elverion's fleet had arrived, the Areinians had taken control of the entire archipelago and set up armed defenses in two different settlements, Phoenix and Mordal, led by Sir Clyde Trifold and Captain Lowell Tyler respectively.

## Colonization

### Cyclandia

Though Cyclandians had previously been uninvolved with the Race to Colonization, a fleet soon arrived after the Elverians had left. Confused, Trifold and Tyler agreed to let them in; they then declared that the newly colonized land was a colony of Cyclandia, and not Arein. This enraged the Areinians because the Cyclandians had not been there for reinforcement during the fall of Trincoth, but the Cyclandians argued that the Elvish Constitution stated any land colonized by Elves was to be inspected by Cyclandians and occupied before being let independent. The Areinians despised this because these occupations often took decades. In 2006, more settlers from other kingdoms arrived, and more settlements were set up, including The Shire, Rushchick, Scotlorian, and Eredwak. The Cyclanders left the archipelago to it's own accord, but tensions arose between the settlements.

### The Mistic War Begins

The **Mistic War** is a term used to denote the series of conflicts which occured within the archipelago since 2003. Some place the beginning of the war at the fall of Trincoth, but most say it began with the Wolven Wars in 2006. As tensions rose between the settlements in Mistui, Scotlorian and Eredwak eventually attacked each other, making weapons out of sticks. The battle raged and many were injured.

## Mistic War

### Rushchick-Shire War

The Rushchick-Shire War was a deadly conflict which ravaged the towns in 2009, after the overthrowing of Clyde Trifold by Marcus Dewlash, who declared himself governor of Mistui. Even though this made him a supposed tyrant, the people of Phoenix supported him and he proved to be a good leader. He also was on good terms with Lowell Tyler the chief of Mordal. During this time, the towns of Rushchick and The Shire were locked in a deadly conflict, worse than the Border Skirmish which had happened two years prior between Scotlorian and Eredwak. The chiefs agreed to meet in an Assembly every month and formed the Council of Chiefs to prevent any further conflicts. The chiefs of Rushchick and The Shire, Bylt Cheapy and Bilenn Crystick, agreed to end the war. However, in this time of instability, new threats arose and the Mistic War was set fully in motion.

### Wolf Attacks

The fact was that before the volcano erupted, there was a small island in the region of Mistui at the base of the seamount on which the great Wolven Dreadfort was built. The Elves did not know of the location of the Dreadfort, only that it was the origin of all known Wolves and many Elven cities (like Trincoth) had fallen to its armies. However, in 1998, the Dreadfort was destroyed by the seamount's eruption and the Wolves fled to the Freyja Democracy, which they renamed to Violenc Valley. The leader of these wolves, the Violenc, was a great threat and quickly conquered the Democracy. From here, they launched attacks on the Elves of Mistui because they thought they were invading what should have been Wolven land. With the two new fortresses, Gautamtown and Tanishatown, the Elves fought the Wolves in a big battle in Poly Inlet and successfully defeated them. These were the first Wolven Wars.

### The Wolven Wars Continue

The Wolven Wars were one of the most devastating conflicts in the archipelago. Even after the first Violenc was killed by the heroic members of the 19th Battalion, wolf raids were commonly organized on the outlying villages: Gautamtown, Tanishatown, Eredwak, The Shire, Scotlorian, and Rushchick. As a result, Phoenix and Mordal sent guards to the towns to defend them, finally ending the Wolven Wars.

### Civil War

In 2012, Lord Marcus went insane and attacked the other towns with his army. In fright, the other towns made an alliance and soon defeated the armies of Phoenix at the Battle of Scotlorian. The Chiefs Council banned Marcus from the Archipelago, and Jason was elected the new leader.

## Mistybane

### Attack of the Dragons

In 2014, four years after the Wolven Wars, the Firedrakes arrived. Firedrakes were a species of giant dragon which was known for its immense firepower. This pack, the pack of Smaug the Chiefest and Greatest of Calamities (known in Mistui as the Mistybane), was flying towards the Misty Archipelago in an attempt to make it into a Firedrake nest, since Firedrakes need volcanoes, and Mistui had a relatively active one. As soon as they arrived, they attacked the Elven villages, leading to the fall of Mordal within the first week and Rushchick soon after. With Lowell Tyler and countless other Elves dead already, the Elves began to lose hope, but Jason proved his worth with a great victory against the dragons at Ek Lon. The Elves began to get more hope, and fought back in what became the Mistybane War.

### The Final Battle

The Final battle in the Caves were a decisive victory for the Elves when they shot down Lord Smaug with a black arrow. Filled with hope, the Elves rallied and slew many dragons, and finally the dragons were driven from the Archipelago under the leadership of Lord Jason.

## Aftermath

### New Tensions Arise

Even after the Mistybane war had ended, Elves were still in disarray, with Mordal, Rushchick, and The Shire having fallen to the ashes, and the other towns in a weak state. The population had decreased by 70%, with most Elves emigrating and many dying in combat. Bandit groups, made of Elves, began to arise, led by the chaos agent and known Dark Elf Blake Rider. With the overthrowing of the chiefs in Gautamtown and Tansihatown by the Blanket clan, Gautamtown became a Rainbow Tribe village at the end of 2014.

### Technological Advancement

Near the end of 2015, the Archipelago was still in disarray. Scientists argued that the only way to restore order to the province would be to improve technology and prevent more bandit attacks using increased sensing and buildings. Lord Jason agreed and new devices were imported from Trincoth (which had been restored by the Areinian Rebellion in 2005). With the new devices and manipulation of electricity, bandit attacks were crushed and Blake Rider was captured.

### Second Wolven Wars

While a smaller conflict, Violenc II was intent on revenging his predecessor, and stormed into Mistui, attacking and pillaging everywhere he went. the Vengen, his second-in-command, was slain in 2016 by Whitefoot Rider. The Violenc II decided to take matters into his own hands, but he found himself surrounded by an elf battallion before he was slain.

## The Revolution

### Siege of Gautamtown

In 2020, the final revolution of Mistui began during the Cataclysm - specifically the COVID-19 Pandemic. Eldritch Elf of Cyclandia arrived with a fleet of wizards which attempted to crush the archipelago after Jason's Declaration of Independence. In anger, Eldritch laid siege to Phoenix and Scotlorian in a divide-and-conquer strategy. However, the Mistic army held up surprisingly well at the fortress of Gautamtown, where the Battle of Gautamtown and the Siege of Gautamtown took place. Eventually, Eldritch's armies took Scotlorian, and the united Mistic army attacked and destroyed the wizard army. Eldritch was forced to flee back to Cyclandia, where she was executed for treason and genocide.

### Orc Sieges

Before and after the Mistic Revolution, Orcs laid siege to the towns and attempted to attack them. However, they were defeated and eventually allied with the Mistic Elves under the new King Jason of the Elven Republic of **Mistui**, the 127th kingdom of the Elves after they had gained independence.