Avalon

**Avalon** is a nation north of Ivacharia on the eastern portion of the continent of Gol, bordering the Alaric Oceans. The capital is the city of **Dreodor**

## Summary

**Avalon** is the northernmost nation formed in Nova Odyssey. It was founded by Sultan Dabs Al-Ovar on November 1st, 2021. Its land is filled with temperate trees and icy glaciers that line the most-habitable northern expanses of the megacontinent Gol. Its territory straddles the Widering River, known as the "Widrengon" River by the Avalonians. Its stone-cold Capital, *Dreodor*, lies at the icy mouth of the Alaric Ocean, the endpoint of the Widering River, and reaches winter temperatures as low as -5° Celsius. Avalonese culture is dominated by their national religion; Pissism, an import from their mysterious original land.

## Prehistory ????-Year 0

### **The Warring States Period**

#### *Ride of the Ivacharians*

The chilling lands of Avalon were untouched by the human palm for many a millennia, the region wasn't well-charted enough to be understood, and many records from this time were etched into stone long frozen over by the eternal glacier. The first known presence of humans in the region came from the south, nomadic Ivacharians found their way north of Gol and formed several small tribes in the area, centralized around the *Widrengon* river, thought to have meant *"the river of Good tidings"*. In addition to the river, the tribes called the region *Ivachon*, or *"Land of the Ivacharians"* in reference to their place of origin, a long-lost memory of a vast majority of the formerly-mobile tribes.

#### *Tribes at Odds*

While the various tribes began to grow and expand, so too did their demeanor. Many began to form alliances between one another, and enacted hostility upon others. Within the span of a decade, only three of the original tribes remained: Dreodor, Mileon, and Gamelon. The entire region had been in a state of total war for ten long years. King Salvetor Archeon I of Dreodor had managed to tranquilize the region, but knew it was merely temporary, as the forces of Mileon and Gamelon craved land, and knew they could only take it from themselves, or from Dreodor. Salvetor had to act swiftly. He formed a strategic line around the river Widrengon where the head lead to Dreodor with, and lead forces to and from the river so that it was impossible for Mileon and Gamelon to plow their own water. Now facing a dry and dirty duo, Salvetor lead a dual attack on Mileon and Gamelon, crushing both in a short span of time. Salvetor united the region under one banner, and declared the Kingdom of Avachon. He declared himself King and his eldest son, Carrion, the first-in-line for the throne in the royal family Archeon (sometimes written as *Arleon*). Dreodor was set as the capital of the new Kingdom, and peace had finally met with the region.

### **The Archeonic Age**

#### *The Reign of King Salvetor I*

Under King Salvetor I, Avachon flourished. The Kingdom was expanded upon and large-scale cities began to form. Although many in the conquered provinces of Mileon and Gamelon may have still had a sense of discontent for their new rulers, Salvetor granted them limited self government, assuring that despite now being a dominion of the crown, they still saw one another as Avachonian citizens. Though Salvetor was indeed a King, he did not use his powers to further his own gain, as he had seen the brink of his nation and desired to be blind. He advocated for the poor and the disenfranchised, and wished to maintain his newfound peace. He spent his time on the chair maintaining that peace and enacted social programs that allowed the poor to assist with construction of the ever-expanding empire, and in exchange were given food, water, and a home. King Salvetor I would pass away of natural causes, and the reign was given to his eldest son, Carrion, becoming King Carrion I of Avachon.

*incomplete history, more to come soon ;)*