Autumn Hill

### Summary

a small city in Volantine, once one of the most important settlements of the area but now withered

### Function

once the center of Volantene political power, now in the hands of the Sphyrians

## Surroundings

### Size

relatively small, used to be the largest city in the area

### Location

near the shores of the Anthelossian Sea, just south of the Thanned Deisa

## Population and government

### Government type

semi-autonomous within the Northcoast Alliance

### Head of state

President of the Alliance (Frederick Illedale)

### Capital

in nearby Theddium

**Autumn Hill** is a town in Volantine, a large border region northeast of the continental mainland of Nova Core. It is located on the eastern coast of the Anthelossian Sea just south of the Thanned Deisa.

## Description

### Establishment and early history

Autumn Hill used to be a magnificent city, built by the first Volantene not long after the Expulsion which drove them away from their homeland of Amaranthine deeper in the Walls of the World. It was the second large settlement erected in the region by its new inhabitants, after northern Whitehaven on the banks of the Braalis. For quite some time, Autumn Hill was the most important of the Volantene cities and could be considered the political center of the area. However, the inhabitants of Volantine soon fel prey to infighting, and Autumn Hill was practically a city state ruled by people who saw themselves as the rightful lords of the region.

### Stagnation

This period of strife was ended when the Volantene finally united in the Northcoast Alliance with the capital in the newly built city of Theddium not far from Autumn Hill. Autumn Hill itself soon lost large parts of its significance, and the once largest and most powerful city of Volantine lost a lot of ground. However, it did continue to exist as a minor city, its importance drastically decreased. The inhabitants of Autumn Hill continued to be proud of their heritage, but were forced to recognize the Equilibrian Palace in Theddium as the new center of power in Volantine.

### Recent history

More recently, Autumn Hill once again gained some attention by both the national and the international community. In 513 5E, Nova Core was attacked by the forces of the imperialistic Sphyrian Empire, led by Grand Marshall Potentas. The Invasion mainly focused on capturing the Borderlands and Islands and was relatively succesful in that endeavor, but the coreshti weren't the only ones who were attacked. The invasion of Volantine, carried out by general Patriarchus, has become largely forgotten but is still very fresh in the memories of the Volantene themselves. In 513, both Autumn Hill and Whitehaven were attacked, with the former being besieged and conquered while the latter was completely burned down. The Sphyrians managed to capture large parts of the Thanned Deisa and would have continued past Autumn Hill if it weren't for the efforts of self-proclaimed Minister of War Frederick Illedale. Since 513, Autumn Hill is occupied by the Sphyrians and serves as one of their farthest outposts. It almost became the capital of the Sphyrian Volantine province, but that honour eventually befell Riverkeep near Whitehaven. Even though the town had lost almost all its significance, the Volantene were still outraged at and hurt by the capture of Autumn Hill. Thus, it can be said there is a sort of *post-mortem* renewed interest in the town, even though Autumn Hill still exists as a shadow of its former glory.