Kelenor

CITY - Throne of the Emperor, City of the Gods, Capital of the World, located on the west-central side of Hilden, abutted to Mount Dorman.  Its people simply use the Hilden idioms and demonyms to describe themselves.

## Population

Population:  824,000 - Common (New Hilde), Old Hilde (rarely), others infrequently.

* Dominant - Human
* Minority - Hill Dwarf, Halfling, Gnome
* Enclave - Tiefling, Wood Elf, Gold Elf, Dragonborn
* Groups - Moon Elf, Tabaxi
* Individuals - Genasi

The population of this city-region is sprawled out widely over the countryside beyond the foot of Mt. Dorman.  It features a number of livestock farms, farmsteads and small villages.  The massive spring fed Lake Daron due west of Kelenor and the tributary Daron River passing through it are used extensively for irrigation.  A system which supports not only the local farms and shepherds, but the city-region and the nation itself.  The agricultural output of the war torn nation is impressive, and allows it to continue to function while being a continual warfront with Telan Heród.

## Religion

The primary religion is Ennea, Three Dreamers, the Alrymic Temple, Animism, the Followers of Aeleam, Khatism, an Ageelian church resides in the city.

## Economics

The economics of Kelenor are those of Hilden, its imports include ship supplies, rope, coffee, herbs, incense, furs and exotic pets, major exports are cotton, wood, grains, olives, fish/seafood, livestock, poultry, barley, potatoes, spices, liquor, and ambergris.  The currency is the Hildenian Gold Quatl System:

* Penny 1 cp
* Star 1 sp
* Quatl 1 gp
* King 1 pp

## Governance

The governing of the city proper is done, uniquely, by the Senate Constable, a five-year mayor selected by election by the senators.  The national government of Hilden is located here in the city.  The city-region of Kelenor does still elect its own Senator in spite of not having a Region-sovereign.

Capital of Hilden, location of the Capitol building and surrounding castle complex, Kelenor is the vaunted heart of the ancient Empire of Vaanth of the Hildenians.  Built at the north eastern base of Mount Dorman, the capital and its Imperial palace, the Visibœr, dates back thousands of years.

Its main gates are set on the end of Hilden’s Heartroad, and its western gates open to a glorious cliffside view of Lake Daron and the Daron Lowlands.  This highway, carved through a mountain pass by dwarves in ages past serves as the start of the Melchiar Highroad, which gives way to the Barto Tradeway beyond Melchiar.

Kelenor has descended into something of a dual-personality city.  On one hand it serves as a powerful dynamo, an active market, effective, well guarded trade routes, expert logistics and maintaining an able war effort.  On the other hand it has drifted into a malaise of post-empire, corrupt decadence.  Many of the Senator’s undersecretaries openly sell influence, and the people have largely accepted this as a necessity of, “doing business.”  The Senate seems to have taken a page from the emperors of old, filling the city with amusements and holidays to pull the people’s eyes away from the strain of the war and the disreputable corruption of the Senate-house.

## Recent History

Tumultuous changes have happened in the capital of Hilden in the last few years. These include political stagnation and disruption by the discontent and disenfranchised amongst the populace, but more recently has been a continual sacking and conflict over the war-torn, former imperial capital.

* The Goldgrass Incident - A group of fear dearg who had at some juncture in history been repressed and apparently forced to live in the sewers beneath the capital rebelled against long-term mistreatment and unwarranted violence against their people and rose up violently demanded their voices be heard. The senate responded by placing the blame for the inflaming incident on a former city-guard captain, rendering him a patsy, while edging poor, human citizens into other districts to provide space for the new city-dwellers.
* The Heródian Occupation - Perpetuated early in the year 4751 DE, Heródian troops, long engaged in a borderland war with Hilden pushed deep into central Hilden, crushing major defensive positions while being led by an apparent incarnation of Saint Valefrain, manifest. The Saint and Telan's forces were able to wage war against the city, overcoming its defenders and putting many to the sword. One of the Knights Heofonhield, the Sisters of St. Helena, and the incarnate saint herself held leadership over the capital for weeks, until a new challenger declared war from the skies.
* Battle of the Empress - Amassing a varied, and baffling alliance of humans, humanoids and monstrous things Shamshi-Adad, a dragon the size of a defensive tower, shouted out a declaration of war against Telan and the capital and within seven days descended along with her army to wreak havoc on the troubled city. Kelenor would fall to the Rosegold Empress in short order, with she and her front line being described as slaying the saint before the very gates of the city.