Paladia

Paladia is a province in the central north of Chilastra, that features large open landscapes cluttered with small areas of forests and a mountainous region to the north known as the Winterspring Mountians. The province covers a temperate climate as well as a colder weather to the north.

## History

#### Pre-Empire (year 0-282)

Paladia used to be home to many of the more wealthy Vedalken families and societies. It remained a very calm region until year 134 when a wealthy family assassinated the son of another family and caused the Paladian Civil War that lasted for 43 years. Peace was reached when both families had nearly killed each other off and saw no point in continuing the fight.

Shortly after that, Paladia became a central trade hub connecting the rest of Chilastra.

#### Agus Artelianus Prim. (year 282-308)

As the Empire arrived, with Emperor Martyn Artelius I at the helm, Paladia quickly came to host barracks and encampments for the Imperial Legion. The majority of the Vedalken were slain and enslaved. Those who managed to escape were driven off to other lands, while there was a very small minority of Vedalken that were wealthy enough to reach an agreement with the Imperials to provide them with resources, if the Imperials vowed to not kill the Vedalken after resources had been depleted.

The Empire sucked gold, ore and other valuable resources from the wealthy Vedalken they had vowed to not kill, and shortly after engaged in the Great Massacre, where Imperial troops rode around the region and pillaged whatever was left of the Vedalken in Paladia.

Emperor Martyn Artelius I made sure to impose new laws across Chilastra and governed Paladia very strictly.

#### Agus Artelianus Secon. (year 308-372)

As the Empire conquered more and more of Chilastra, Paladia served as the stronghold for the Empire for many years until the Imperials decided to move further south due to the lack of resources in the region after years and years of pillaging and usurping the natural resources of the land.

#### Agus Artelianus Tert. (year 372-400)

Emperor Martyn Artelius the II was growing old and slowly dying, and started transitioning his responsibilities to his heir and son Lucien Artelius, who had different thoughts in mind for Chilastra. With Emperor Lucien Artelius succeeding his father, he wanted to rule and govern better, and thus started introducing systems for all regions, including Paladia.

He saw to make Paladia a central trading hub for the northern regions of Chilastra and the region quickly grew in popularity amongst humans, who flocked to this region for work and to set up businesses.

Soon many other races began emigrating to the region and it spiked in popularity when it was announced that the region would have good benefits for business owners. With that said, Paladia was still governed strictly and taxation has been high there ever since. For this reason, crime rates continued to fall and soon the region was proud to call itself the safest region in Chilastra.

#### 1E (year 400-500)

During the times of the First Era, Paladia became a booming economy and supplied lots of goods, gold and valuable resources across the whole continent, giving Paladia the nickname the Heart of Chilastra.

#### 2E (year 500-600)

This is where we are today, and Paladia remains a very popular region to reside in for many, as well as a hot region for businesses. With all of this in mind, Paladia was once again considered to be a rich and full region with wealthy families establishing themselves in the region. Paladia is also known to be one of the least diverse regions in Chilastra hosting mostly humans.

## Geography & Features

Paladia is a very open region with scattered areas of dense forests and a large mountainous area in the north known as the Winterspring Mountains.

The region is also famed for its abnormal and tall mountainous rocks that tower across the landscape in the south.

## Citizens

The people of Paladia are often considered wealthy, pompous and business-minded. Most of the inhabitants in Paladia are human.