Yonwell Harbor

From **the First to Fourth Era of *Vendir***, there was no Harbour on the Twilow side of the waters- as The *Affluosa* and *Twinlonians* had not yet ventured beyond their own land and, upon first discovering the ocean, mistook it for the end of the world.

During **The Fifth Era of *Vendir***, *Olgossus* attempted to invade *Twilow*. They built their own harbor on their side of the water and then sailed across to invade. In the lead-up to Phase 2 of **The War of the Continents**, The Queen commissioned a *Galdos* resident and builder, a man called ***Finwon Prot***, to construct *Twilow’s* own harbor to rival *Olgossus’s*. In order to aid the development of the harbor and boats, and to ensure they were all the best they could be- better than Sclom’s, a *Prosperia* aristocraft, a man called ***Gyellian Yonwell***, offered to fund the entire project- so long as the harbor would be named after him and he would get to own it. The very first steps in the muddy ground, taken by the first *Olgossi* soldier to step off the first ship during the invasion, were fenced off by ***Queen Yessika***- so that the original footprints in the mud would never be disturbed. Erected by the footprints was a marble monument of a *Twilownian* soldier ramming a sword through an *Olgossi* soldier’s heart. Engraved on the base of the monument is the message:

*“Here lay the preserved footprints of the very first Olgossi soldier to step on our land during their failed conquest. Mock them. Spit on them. Degrade them. For WE won. Don’t let them forget.” - Queen Yessika*

Since The Fifth Era it has been common for people to lean over the fence and spit onto the preserved footsteps, to point at them and laugh- leading to the area being nicknamed *‘The Spitworthy Steps’.*

Following The Great Merge, many *Vendirians* from the *Olgossi* side have requested The Spitworthy Steps, and this accompanying monument, be destroyed- as it is humiliating to their heritage and not “in the spirit” of The Great Merge. Many on the Twilonian side insist it should remain, as it is a key part of The Kingdom’s history- no matter how embarrassing. The Royal Family of *Galdos* agree with the latter, hence why it is still standing.

Throughout ***The Sixth and Seventh Era of Vendir,*** the ***Yonwell*** always remained in control and ownership of *Yonwell Harbour-* passed from father to son over many generations. With trade with other continents becoming increasingly vital to *Vendir’s* economy, *Yonwell* Harbor became one of the most important places in all of *Vendir*. The *Yonwell* family were able to take advantage of this, charging extortionate prices to traders to use the harbor- enabling it to go from strength-to-strength: the harbor becoming huge, bustling and booming. The Harbor grew from having just one port to having five.

As they both descend from *Prosperia*, the House of *Yonwell* and the House of *Thickleberry*, the 3rd richest in all of *Vendir*, were close. After the fall of the House of *Caldassias*-Trover, the House of *Thickleberry* had the opportunity to ‘rise up’ and become the richest in all of *Vendir*. Given that they were already involved in the child-slavery-trade, and given the gap in that market given the fall of the House of *Caldassias*-Trover, the House of *Thickleberry* had the perfect opportunity to swoop in. The House of *Thickleberry* established their own network of child slavery, despite the recent Great Liberation. This was done entirely with the approval of The Royal Family of *Galdos*, even though in public they pretend to abhor slavery. Knowing the masses of *Vendir* would now never approve of child-slavery, House *Thickelberry’s* plan was to continue to kidnap children but to take them to the other four continents and sell them as slaves there. The Royal Family of Galods, who were now economically struggling because their finances had hinged on the slavery network of House *Caldassias*-Trover, gave House Thickleberry permission to break the law- on the grounds a high-percentage of the earnings were funnelled directly to The Royal Family. House Thickleberry agreed, and operated their “slave-selling-ship” from out of ***Yonwell Harbor***- disguised as an ordinary trading vessel.

Given how many people come through the harbor, many poor people have set up rudimentary market stalls all around the harbor to try and sell their wares to the rich people boarding, and stepping off of, ships. As of the dawn of the Eighth Era the present owner of **Yonwell Harbor** is **Hukkux Yonwell**. Given the close personal friendship that has blossomed between the *Yonwells* and *The Royal Family of Galdos,* given the vital role the *Yonwells* have played in keeping the economy afloat, *Hukkux’s* daughter *Conswill* was able to get a job as the personal chef to *The Royal Family*.

As of the Seventh Era of Yonwell Harbor, there are five main boats that travel from it.

* **The Tincan:** A simple, cramped ship for travellers that ferries people back and forth, across the water, from the Twilow-side to the Olgossus-side and vice versa.
* **The Yonwell:** Hukkux Yonwell’s personal ship.
* **Pride of Vendir**: A trading ship that travels out to the other continents.
* **Yessika:** A trading ship that travels out to the other continents.
* **N’dandiar’s Gift**: Disguised as a trading ship for food and other goods, like the Pride of Vendir and the Yessika, N’dandiar’s Gift actually delivers child-slaves to other continents.