Xuan Cheng

## Overview:

**Xuan Cheng** was a city located in the **south-west** of Iaddthis, It is on the **Xuan mountains** and it is known to be a very cold place. Xuan Cheng was known as the **Province of Xuan** within the Ashaqi Junquan , The former mayor of Xuan Cheng was Xin Shan Xue. Most people in Xuan Cheng are Ling decedents as the Great Storm destroyed many other cultures leaving the Ling to be the only one left

## History of the Ling People

### Early History

**The Ling people** once lived in a thriving forest with many resources such as wood, stone and rice. Soon after the first few early tribes was formed, they united into the first known civilization of the Ling people. This civilization is a collective state of tribes which was under a union. The only known piece of evidence left from this old civilization was a stone which carved the earliest known piece of the Ling language.

### The Ning Dynasty

The Ning Dynasty is one of the oldest known nation that was under the rule of the Ling people. It was a monarchy that was based on rice farming. But this dynasty was one of the most powerful state in the south-west during its height. It lasted for 60 years before its eventual collapse into the warlord age. The Ning Dynasty was called the "First Ling Golden Age"

### Warlord Age

After the Ning Dynasty Collapsed, 6 different warlords was against each other, The Xi Alliance and the Sang Alliance. The Xi alliance consisted of the 3 brothers Xin Ming, Xin Xue, Xin Ma while the Sang Alliance consisted of the Ni Shan, Meng Ling and Hua Ni. Both side clashed hard until the Sang eventual defeat in the battle for Xuan Cheng where large amount of Sang troops was killed. This battle help lead to the defeat of the Sang Alliance.

### The Xi Meng Confederation

Xi Meng Confederation was a short lived nation that consisted of 3 warlord states that was the victors after the warlord age, The three warlord formed a confederation as all 3 of them were brothers and close with each other. The Xi Meng Confederation lasted for 10 years, but after the death of warlord Xin Ma and Xin Xue. Their son and daughters took control of parts of the confederation, their weak rule lead to numerous uprising in their region and soon lead to the Great Rebellion

### The Great Rebellion

The Great Rebellion was a large scale rebellion that occured in the region which was once under the warlord state of Xin Ma and Xin Xue, The rebellion was lead by a famous and super popular leader call Jin Mu, as Jin Mu lead a campaign against the two regions, Xin Ming prepares his army to attack and help defend the two regions.

Xin Ming begin to lead his army to attack the Jin Mu Rebels, slowly pushing them out of the two regions and eventually defeating him in the famous battle of Ping He. But he soon realize that the two region was incredibly unstable and chose to annex those land instead of letting it fall into anarchy once more, Forming the Xin Dynasty

### The Xin Dynasty

The Xin Dynasty is the height of the Ling people, the early ages of this dynasty was slow as Xin Ming helped to develop large regions of the country, Making the Xin Dynasty one of the most influential nation in the South-West. But soon after the death of Xin Ming, His son Xin Men begin a large conquest of land and expanded the nation to the borders of modern day Pagonia.

### The Great Storm

As the Xin Dynasty grows stronger, a giant snow storm begins to creep up to them. Soon it hits the mainland of the dynasty and most cultures and historical building was destroyed. Xuan Cheng was the only city standing after the storm hit. The civilians of Xuan Cheng hid in the mountains until the storm finally cleared after hundreds of years. Though the storm cleared, most citizens did not leave the town as they believed all that was left was snowy wasteland.

## Modern History

### The Celestial Mandate of Zhen

After the storm cleared, popular leader Tomo was declared as the "Divine Mandator" of the newly formed Celestial Mandate of Zhen. The new Zhen state was a monarchy and had multiple leaders to lead the nation. The city was rebuild and a new era for the Ling people begins. The former town leader Cusless helped in rebuilding Xuan Cheng as well as current mayor Xin Shan Xue. But the nation was short live as Tomo had a political marriage with the Empress of the Ashaqi Junquan Yanay Feng . As the two nations merged, A new era for the Ling people begins.

### The Xuan Cheng Crisis

Not long after the marriage, Mayor Cusless was left the town in search of a treasure and made Xin Shan Xue the new mayor, Tomo was did not really care about the transfer of power. Later on, Tomo wanted to have a official marriage ceremony but Empress Yanay Feng declined. This lead to Tomo wanting to take his part of the nation out of the Ashaqi Junquan and instead joining the Cimmerian State. But to his horror, Xin Shan Xue refused, remaining loyal to the Ashaqi Junquan. At this point Tomo had no power within his former province, leading him to leave the nation entirely. With this the Province of Zhen was renamed to the Province of Xuan named after the capital city and the Xuan family.

### Province of Xuan

After the Xuan Crisis, Xuan Cheng began a urbanization project to turn the small village into a thriving town, but the project slowed down as the age of death killed many within the town. With the slow decline of Iaddithis too did Xuan. Eventually with the fall of the Ashaqi Junquan, Xuan Cheng too went into anarchy and at the end of the Age of Death. Xuan Cheng was completely deserted, leading to Myr ceasing the former Xuan Cheng territories.