Fornost

**Fornost**, or the Citadel of Fornost is the capital city of the Kingdom of Aurora. Fornost is the largest city in Rathnir, with a massive population of over 300. It is located in on the western most part of the continent of Haven. Fornost is situated within a Valley in a semi-temperate tundra biome. The town was originally ran by Jarl Rick Harrison, but is now under the personal control of The Aker Aurelian.

## Founding

Fornost was founded by members of the Order of the Aurora. These members came from the Island of Tessel, which was formerly part of Escharia. After being exiled from the Island of Tessel for attempting to declare independence, they made their trek to Fornost. The trek came to be known as The Exodus, with the land of Fornost originally being referred to as The Promised Land by the Aurorans. The Exodus trek took two months for the Aurorans to complete. Upon arrival, the city was dubbed Fornost.

## Construction

Fornost began life as a small and temporary camp in the mountains. Fears of Escharian attacks and hopes of returning North created much uncertainty about the prospects of remaining in the region for long, and as such no grand plans were laid down immediately. Aurora's stay was eventually made permanent, however, as the Aurorans were invited to form a Kingdom under the Empire of Uldarash. Through this decision, Fornost became a permanent settlement, but it was still far from a city. The evolution of Fornost from a citadel into the city that it is today took place naturally, as more and more people came to settle around the keep. Fornost repeatedly ran into trouble attempting to house the influx of new citizens and entire districts of the city - Prolin and Westlock in particular - were built just for this purpose.

## Important Locations

### **The Keep**

The keep is the most important site in the city, around which the entirety of Fornost is based. It is the residence of the King and Queen as well as holding many of the most important functions of government, such as the council chambers, the archives, and housing for many important individuals living in the city. The keep was constructed almost out of stone bricks and wood in the traditional Escharian style, even complete with it's own iron spire like the one on Tessel. Some time following the fall of Uldarash, however, the keep was redesigned. This made the keep significantly larger than it was before, and rebuilt it in a more Auroran style.

### **The Cathedral**

The Cathedral of Fornost is the largest Pavlovist place of worship on Rathnir. Originally a small chapel, the site is famous both for its importance to Pavlovism and for the fighting that took place within it during the Battle of Fornost. The fighting within the chapel on that day was the most brutal of the civil war, and by the end of the battle was completely destroyed. Despite the extensive damage dealt to the chapel, it was restored to its original condition by the end of the following day, one of the most impressive feats of the Auroran architects. Following the restoration, the chapel was rebuilt again, creating the much larger and grander cathedral that stand there today.

Fornost after completion of District One.Fornost Valley, early on.