Canon

Canon (Referred to as "The Lost City of Canon" in folklore) is an abandoned city in Southern Somora (Southwest of Pu'uwai). Once a bustling Ancient Somoran city, it is now a research outpost established by the federal research organization Apert.

## History

### Founding

The city of Canon was first established in 96 B.C. by Sapius who was ordered by Ordissius, the God of order, to build a temple to Chief God Canonicus. Sapius would serve for 20 years as the first King of Somora as well as the first Justice of Canon, interpreting the laws commanded by the gods and carrying out justice accordingly and fairly. For Sapius' obedience, dedication, will, and piety, Ordiussius made Sapius into a God and allowed him to be his steward.

### Canonic Government

##### Pre-Kruelian Age

The city of Canon was for most of its history ruled by the King of Somora, who would also hold the title of Justice of Canon. The Justice acted as a Judge for the theocratic nation, putting lawbreakers on trial in the Higher Court of Canon (The Lower Court was not built until year 9 A.D.).

##### Kruelian Age

Canon, appalled by King Kruelius' policies, formally ceased its aid to the rest of Somora, effectively giving it independence. With the future looking grim for Canon and the entirety of Somora, Canonicus himself ordered Canon be ruled by 1 Chief-Justice as well as 9 other Justices in the year 8 A.D. He ordered the law be broken down into **Common Law** interpreted and enforced by any one the 4 Justices, and **Sacred Law** interpreted and enforced by the Chief Justice along side the 4 justices. This is when the Lower Court was finally established.

### Kruelian Age

Throughout the Kruelian Age, Canon sustained 13 attacks by the Somoran Empire. After repelling all of them, Canon's inhabitants grew arrogant. They began to see themselves not as the servant's of the gods, but as their heirs. The Council of Justices defied tradition and edited the city's laws on their own. Temple attendance became so poor that it became logical for it to be used as a black market due to the low traffic.

By 319 A.D, the city was a lost cause. Enraged at the state of the city he once held dear, Sapius himself put a curse on the people of the city. First came a deadly plague killing the first tenth of the population. Then there was a drought, responsible for the deaths of another 40%. Finally, a viking raid. The viking's crucified the men on the city's own crosses, and took the women as slaves or wives as usual. Any viking attempting to harm or desecrate the city itself would be obliterated by the gods. This day became known as the Day of Red Ice and was one of the bloodiest days in Somoran History, having a death count of around 850,000 men, women, and children. It also saw another 250,000 enslaved. Altogether, the amount of people affected that day accounted for the other 50% of Canon's population, with not a single person unaccounted for.

### Modern Day

With the city uninhabitable for the vikings, the city remained untouched, lost, and forgotten for the next 2.3 millennia. When it was finally rediscovered in 2652, the research teams sent to learn about it and document its history learned what happens when they're not careful in the city of the gods. 7 reckless researchers were killed before Apert implemented a safety code of what researchers can and cannot do in the city. Although whether Somora should have the right to occupy the city remains contentious in the political scene, the city remains and will remain forever.