Galdona

**Galdona** is the name given to both the Kingdom of Galdona, and the landmass it is located upon. The name is derived from Galdorn, the name of the same land which was settled by the Elves millenia prior to the Kingom of Galdona's formation. "Galdorn" is the elven word for 'Green Isle'.

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## Society

### Kingdom of Galdona

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The human led kingdom which resides across the majority of the Galdonan Landmass. It has existed for 774 years, rules by various Monarchs. For the past 300 or so years, the Royal House Althan have ruled as the acting monarchs.

The kingdom of Galdona resides across the majority of the Galdonan landmass, with various other small portions of owned land across the continets of Aolwyn and Therae. It's capital, Zenithal, is the largest city in Thrunvol.

### Northerlands

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In the Northern region of Galdona, blocked from the region inhabited by the Kingdom of Galdona by the Giant's Fingers mountain range, is the land known as the Northerlands. A cold and dry land, there are no large kingdoms or communities in this region. Various small tribal groups exist here, mostly consisting of human's though Goliaths, Firbolgs and Orc's have migrated to these lands from the norther regions of Mainland Aolwyn.

This region also is known to have constantly changing rifts to the Earth Elemental Plane, causing many communities of all races to occasionally develop Earth Genasi's.

### Minor Societies

#### Freljör

A large peninsula of land on the southern most portion of Galdona. Freljör is a sovereign community, with a community of mainly Orc's and Goliath's who settled the land around 200 years ago. There have been many small conflicts between members of Freljör and communities of the Kingdom of Galdona, though none that warranted substantial conflict.

### Golvanan

A substantial community of Goblins who lived in the western region of the Kingdom of Galdona in a region of the land that bore no benefits to warrant conflict. Some 50 years ago, any of the minimal contact between Golvanan and the Kingdom of Galdona ended, with all evidence suggesting the Goblins were attacked and Golvanan left shattered.

## Geography

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## History

### Kazad-Keldurin

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Like many locations across Aolwyn and Therae, Galdona bears the remains of great Ancient Dwarven Kingdoms long lost to time.

Karnagul appears to be the capital city of the Dwarven Kingdom which once resided upon Galdona, believed to have been known as **Kazad-Keldurin** based on the research of various scholars. Alike sites across the Known world, evidence points to a very large, Cataclysmic event which ended their civilisation between 6000 and 7000 years in the past.

The locations of Farthmore, Stonehaven and Ol' Franton have evidence of Dwarven settlement during this time.

### Unsettled Era

Following the destruction of these Ancient Dwarven Kingdoms, there is a extended gap in time in which Galdona sat empty. This 3000 year period appears to have been a time without any form of civilised life, or none substantial enough to bear any noticeable evidence.

The only disparity in this comes from Galdona's Spires. Across Galdona and the mainland, large spires which seem to be far younger than the Dwarven kingdoms of old can be found. In Galdona, these are found in locations in which the largest population centres formed; those being:

* Zenithal
* Ostarola

These Spires are also found across the Mainland, with current researchers noting their construction in a circular formation.

### Errapol of Calidoren

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The **Erapol of Calidoren** (*"Erapol" being the Elven word for Kingdom or Civilisation)* was the name given to the Elven kingdom which once resided upon Galdona. Formed 3134 years ago by Queen Alwelyn Calidoren. The kingdom was long lasting. Though it did not expand across much of Galdona, staying to the southern region of the land, the kingdom grew vast in population. Two of the largest cities in Aolwyn, Ostarolla and Polara, were constructed during the time of this kingdom.

### Kingdom of Galdona

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The **Kingdom of Galdona** was named after the land it was settled upon. Formed 774 years ago by King Wilfred Arandor after the The Century Wars. The Kingdom is one of the largest and most powerful in the current known world.