Lionport

## Overview

Lionport is a town located on the eastern side of the Addian Peninsula in the central region of the Addian continent. The town is primarily known for it's reputation as a trade city with ocean access, and it's large number of shops operated by merchants who originate from all over the known world. Lionport was founded by Hinata 'Charlotte Everstride' on November 24th, 2021. Arguably one of the first true trade cities of Iaddithis, Lionport continues to grow as it's city limits expand with each passing day.

## History

### Late-Albian Origins

The settlement which would become known as Lionport was founded by a human by the name of Hinata 'Charlotte Everstride', a nomadic merchant of native Addian origin. The nomadic peoples of the Addian Peninsula are latecomers to the world stage, with neighboring settlements on the peninsula such as Oceancrest and Van Heda having only been formed recently during the Late-Albian Era. The merchant known as Hinata had a grand dream of building the world's largest city, and proceeded to locate suitable land for it's construction. They found a strange clearing on the eastern side of the peninsula which had been terraformed by an ancient civilization but never colonized. The location was also overlooked by the Ktuk Mountain Range. Construction began immediately, and within a short amount of time the foundations of a settlement began to take shape...

### The First World War: Aftermath

Not long after Lionport was recognised as an actual town, the First World War had begun. While the small and passive town of Lionport was not involved in the conflict, the destruction of Albia would prove to be a turning point for the small trade town. An individual known as SirLeg0Lot became one of many refugees following the destruction of Albia, and was also a friend of Hinata. He had often visited Lionport in the past, and was fond of the town. He decided to settle in Lionport, and quickly climbed the ranks until he was the right hand man of Mayor Hinata. With SirLeg0Lot's advice and excellent contributions to the town, Lionport would quickly grow into a beacon of trade and progress.

### Lionport's Gradual Expansion

With sufficient resources and the necessary construction talents in hand, the city was quickly expanding across the clearing that the ancients had left behind. Space was beginning to run out, and in order to safeguard Lionport's continued growth, Mayor Hinata sought the services of an individual known as XrisendevilX. He agreed to flatten a new clearing west of the town, which was also south of Van Heda and east of Oceancrest. He completed the task in record time, and allowed Lionport to expand into a previously wild region of the peninsula. It was also during this time that more refugees from the destruction of Albia settled in the town, following in SirLeg0Lot's footsteps. The land which had become utilizable due to XrisendevilX's efforts would encourage the development of a minor conflict that would change Lionport's role on the world stage forever.

### The Aletine Border Crisis

The neighboring town of Oceancrest had recently joined the distant foreign nation known as the Aletine Empire. The king of said nation, Vistulicus, quickly recieved a reputation within Lionport as an aggressive expansionist. He had tried to sway Lionport to join the Aletine Empire beforehand and had failed due to Lionport's strict policy of neutrality. With the recent wild land on the peninsula made accessible due to clearing by XrisendevilX, it became clear that Vistulicus was going to press his border claims on the rest of the peninsula. The king declared his nation's borders and proceeded to erect a makeshift wall which went right through the cleared land which had been flattened for Lionport and rightfully belonged to them. This new wall was an indication of the Aletine Empire's new stance on closing borders between the neighboring towns of the peninsula. Lionport would not allow such a transgression to pass unnoticed and decided to act on the situation.

### The Fellowship of Commerce

Mayor Hinata of Lionport approached the mayor of Oceancrest, YouStoleMyHacks. It became clear that the mayor of Oceancrest had only joined the Aletine Empire for rudimentary benefits and was not even informed or consulted regarding the recent border declaration. It became apparent that the mayor of Oceancrest was fully against the idea of closed borders, and did not recognise the recently cleared land as a part of Oceancrest's territory. With this knowledge in mind, Mayor Hinata decided to destroy the wall which Vistulicus had erected. With a potential conflict approaching between Lionport and the Aletine Empire, it was decided between the two mayors that a nation would be formed to unify the Addian Peninsula and to free Oceancrest from the Aletine Empire's incompatible ideals. The Fellowship of Commerce was formed, and the Aletine Empire chose not to retaliate against Oceancrest's departure. With the formation of the fellowship, Lionport was no longer classified as a city-state, but as the capitol of a newly formed neutral trade nation.

### Faesa Joins the Fellowship

Following the recent sacking of the city of Faesa at the hands of XrisendevilX, Mayor Hinata reached out to Dougo, the leader of Faesa. The mayor of Lionport extended an offer for Faesa to join the Fellowship of Commerce, and conditionally Dougo accepted the invitation. Work commenced on rebuilding Faesa, and with contributions of resources and citizens, Faesa was able to recover from the ordeal. XrisendevilX went into hiding after the sacking (temp banned), rendering their services unavailable to Hinata, who was thinking of the next expansion for Lionport...