Kolaran

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Kolaran is a port city on the western coast of the Aurian Empire.

## History

467BE: Town confirmed to exist at this point on the coast.

35BE: Aran the leader of the Kolhar tribe leads a victorious assault on his rivals and claims the coast. He settles in the town that predated Kolaran and renames it Kolaran in his own honour.

0BE: Aurian Empire announced by Jomark.

43-48PE: The Second Commerce Wars alarm some in Kolaran as now the Imperial juggernaut is getting geographically closer to them.

64PE: Kolaran creates a formal trade alliance with Auria. It is hoped that this will prove profitable and help stave off any Aurian aggression.

190PE: Kolaran inland trade had been raided regularly by the Danoran Mountain Clans. In this year a Kolaran man called Phineas Kole led a force of city men to defend against incursions and raids. They were initially very successful which led to Kole being able to raise an army sized force and go into the mountains to fight the clans to put an end to their attacks.

190-1PE: Kolaran forces fight in what was later called the Kole Conflict. Initial successes for Kole's forces caused the clans to change their behaviours. So the Shore Watchers, the Spine Nesters and the Hollow Phantoms united their efforts in protecting their hunting lands and drove the city men down the mountains. The battle of Avalanche Falls was the deciding confrontation. Many lesser clans were wiped out during this conflict the remnants uniting with the three greater clans who united to protect the mountains.

364PE: Kolaran signs the military trade-routes mutual defence treaty with Northport, Auria, Yewdon and Seaguard Keep.

445-449PE: The Third Commerce Wars or the Tatrak Conquest. The Kingdom of Tatrak embarks in aggressive raiding against Kolaran and all sea borne trade in the Shining Sea. It is a direct effort to break the Traderoutes Alliance Auria had established. The Empire however directly moves on this and in the name of supporting Kolaran wages a three year war resulting in the conquest of Tatrak by storm.

505-507PE: Wargak Invasion is turned back by Aurian Forces. Kolaran is saved and Aurian troops enter KOlaran as defense forces and leave once the war is concluded. Pro-Aurian public opinion rocks in Kolaran. Several powerful factions especially in the business-nobility argue for immediate membership in the 'Golden Empire.'

525PE: Kolaran officially joins the Empire realising all the benefits of such a move and those who resisted realising the likely results of continued refusal.

650PE: The Protectoran Mutiny in Kolaran is very brief. Only one Captain manages to turn his unit and he is summarily executed. There is no need for Knight Stalker involvement.

674-675PE: The successful campaign against the Danoran Mountain clans is planned and executed from Kolaran. Dardon Point is founded (it was previously an independent fishing village) as an auxiliary port to Kolaran.

687PE: The failed Saracan invasion formalises the Aurian northern border which outlines the upper limit of the Kolaran Trading Area.

1050-1102PE: The reign of Peter IV the Seafarer. Kolaran is massively expended and forces from Kolaran are part of the Fourth Commerce Wars in which the island ports of the Shining Sea are set up and the Aurian Colonies on Eltirian are established.

1188PE: Blue Protectoran Mutiny in Tatrak. Kolaran forces are part of the mobilised naval teams to create the pincer attack to retake Tatrak.

1512-1514PE: 1st Dragon Army Invasion affects Kolaran very little. They send levies to the assistance of the Aurian Protectorans that are engaged in the fighting and a fleet is organised to go around the continent and intercept Dragon Army reinforcements.

1643-1677PE: New roads are built enhancing Kolaran's landward links. Kolaran's economy booms in these years and the city is significantly enlarged. The so called 'Wet End' is demolished and rebuilt as a rejuvenation project despite objections for those that lived there.

1898PE: Second Dragon Army Invasion

## Geography

Kolaran is blessed to have a very wide, long and accessible coastline. Ships with huge droughts can dock directly at Kolaran, which helps the port maintain its incredible trade rates. There is some low land between the city and the Kolaran Mountains where farming and agriculture bring in further trade goods. Woodland edges the mountains and mines pocket the hills surrounding them. Surrounding towns thrive off the constant consumption of the huge Kolaran city and feed it with copper, iron, timber, food, refined goods and gems.

## Economy

Kolaran's economy is one of the most buoyant in the entire continent. Only Tor Honarik and Rak Danning come close to matching its sheer economic value. There is a constant coastal trade between Kolaran with the rest of the Shining Sea Coast. There most prolific trading partners being Sariport, Kaladire, Northport, Gan Tarak, Cthol Tarak, Dana and Spree. Kolaran also makes a huge amount of money from its links with otehr continents particularly Eltirian across the Shining Sea.

Huge amounts of landward trade come through Kolaran to get out to other countries and continents.

## Demographics

Kolaran is probably the largest port city in the world. Full of trade day in and day out. It has a line of lighthouses called the Golden Band and runs trade ships into its safe waters even during the hours of darkness. The majority of its residents are human but due to its nature as a trading port it has representatives from all civilised races present at any given time.

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### Religion

Kolaran like a lot of Auria is dominated by the religion of Celer as an aspect of the Avatar of Knowledge. Kolaran is a huge city however and all six avatar deities are represented with temples in Kolaran. Due to his aspects representing the sea and the weather Wild is widely worshiped here, second only to Knowledge.

## Politics and Government

Kolaran has its own governor and as leader of a Trading Area it also has a Regional Trademaster. It also has an official senate representative of the city as it is so large. Voting is controlled by the flow of money and trade. Governors who make Kolaran profitable are very well liked and will find their positions secure from all attack. An unprofitable governor is quickly ousted and this has been seen several times in Kolaran's history.

Kolaran is under the influence of the Blue Protectoran though it is not at the heart of the military's power like Gan Tarak is. Here it is trade and money that is king. Nevertheless the military play a major role in the enforcement and evasion of the law in Kolaran. Admiral Karl Tzarkin is the assigned permanent commanding officer stationed in Kolaran.

## Military

Kolaran as the largest port on the western coast of Karandia has a fully fledged set of Blue Protectoran Legions stationed of a permanent basis. With the exception of Gan Tarak it has probably the most extensive Blue Protectoran presence on the continent. While it is not primarily a military port it has a military exclusive dock and runs an extensive customs operation.

It should be noted that the Blue Protectoran are far from incorruptible and Kolaran has a thriving black market and smuggling trade. This is partially, silently, endorsed as it makes Kolaran far more profitable in the long run because any product can be found and traded there. If smugglers are caught they are fined heavily and can be enslaved. However the Blue's reaction and approach to sea borne piracy on its local trade routes is far more dedicated and harsh. The penalty for piracy is usually slavery and occasionally hanging. The judgement is automatic and does not require judicial interference.

Kolaran will have a minimum of seven legions in its environs at any given time of year. Some will be coastal guardsmen, some customs enforcers, some city guard and the rest seaborne navy.

## Culture

Kolaran is an easy going town and while there is a dedicated imperial customs team, run by the Blue Protectoran, it has plenty of black marketeers and smugglers. Pirates under the guise of free traders are often to be found in Kolaran and plague the trade routes. However while the Blue might make only half-hearted efforts to stay on top of the thriving trade in back market goods they are ruthless in their sea borne defense of imperial trade-lanes. Known pirate ships are attacked on sight and no quarter is given. If captured, pirates are automatically condemned to slavery for their crimes and their selling price goes into the coffers of the Blue to help them against their fellows. Still, the pirates are willing to risk much for the bounty is great.