Tantallon & Mennald Island

East Axius
Tantallon & Mennald Island

1	Tantallon
	The Axius Kingdom	100,000-130,000 pop (Estimated)
	The Capital city of the Axius Kingdom and primary trading city within most of Verdania. The #TwistedBlade_Inn is located in the Southern District of the city.

2	Dawnist
	The Axius Kingdom	17,000-20,000 pop (Estimated)
	A modest fishing town on the south tip of the harbor leading into Tantallon. Dawnist supplies the nearby towns with a nice amount of fish as well as precious jewels harvested from the rich ocean floor. While normally a peaceful town, it has suffered recent problems such as terrorist attacks in 718 AD, attacks by forces from Kyuichi Saeken in 717 and an attack by Chronepesis in 714 AD.

3	Port Arennon
	The Mennald Kingdom	10,000-13,000 pop (Estimated)
	This small port of the Mennald Kingdom is the main import and export port for the Mennald Kingdom as well as a stop over point for ships when the docks at Tantallon are too full, or ships are departing from Tantallon for long trips and need to pick up supplies. , Mennald City boasts a population of around 260,000 people. While the K

4	Mennald City
	The Mennald Kingdom	260,000-280,000 pop (Estimated)
	Capital of the Mennald Kingdom. While the Kingdom formed from a secession from Axius when Axius was ruled by Dorandus, Mennald maintains peaceful relations with Axius. Many people gather to Mennald from rest of the island, with this city being the main settlement of the Kingdom and is supported by the other smaller settlements on the island. Mennald is mostly known as being the home of the Robed Sentinels, a Wizard's Guild that polices magic use on Mennald Island and keeps the town safe. No airship landing ports exist here, or anywhere else on the island as all airships are advised to keep within 3 miles of Mennald Island.

5	Relgard
	The Mennald Kingdom	3,000-5,000 pop (Estimated)
	Once a small farming community, the Mennald Kingdom gave governorship of this town to Baron Gandrews Yonthither. It's main draw is an Arena from which Tournaments shall be hosted (After the loss of the main Tournament complex when Aelvius's Arena was destroyed in 718 AD). Food here is grown then shipped to Port Arennon and then Mennald City. This town is also the location of a Certus Services branch, a Robed Sentinels branch and the #Arennonmist_Inn .

6	Sergaer
	The Mennald Kingdom	1,500-2,500 pop (Estimated)
	This farming community grows food which is shipped to Mennald City and then Port Arennon and is the chief source of food for those in the Kingdom of Mennald.

7	DEC Tantallon Shipyards
	The Axius Kingdom	-
	This area is the site of a joint airship/navy construction yard for DEC (Damocles Engineering Corporation) and the Axius Kingdom as part of a project originally headed by Ian Stormgren. Completion was scheduled for the late part of 718 AD; but, when Kardius forces attacked Tantallon during the Second Shadow Knight War, the shipyard was 80% destroyed. The remaining 20% is operating at minimum capacity to finish out DEC's contracts with Axius, while the vast majority of the site is abandoned with just a few empty shells of buildings.

8	Reynard
	The Axius Kingdom	200-500 pop (Estimated)
	A small farming community located near the Gensania Road Checkpoint towers and is most memorable as it was founded by the Axius Knight Sir Reynard around 600 AD. His family home can be located here as his family line continues to maintain the farm which sells it's good daily in the Bazaar District of Tantallon.

9	Bandit's Hole
9	10% Explored
	This cave is rumored to be the hiding spot of orcish raiders who used to hit travelers at the intersection of the road going to Vulzanix, Tantallon and Gensania but near the end of 718 AD the orcish raiders were stopped by a mercenary group hired by the Merchants & Trade Association out of Tantallon. However rumors remain that this cave hides a Kopru Archway, as well as rumors that there may be other hidden parts of this cave leading to a much larger complex.

10	Dawnist Checkpoint
	The Axius Kingdom	?
	Part of the Checkpoint Towers built in the 500s, Dawnist's Towers remain operational to this very day as a way to guard the road which leads into the town from the North. The Checkpoint (Consisting of two towers), acts as a line of defense for Dawnist and has recently been improved with magical technology. Anyone passing into Dawnist from the north road, or departing is inspected at the Checkpoint which maintains a small garrison of guards and soldiers.

11	Currin
	The Axius Kingdom	200-500 pop (Estimated)
	This farm, while not as old or historical as Reynard, is also vital to the agricultural scene of both Tantallon and Dawnist. This small agricultural community, which was founded in 630 AD, was recently purchased up by Xyris Inc. which is working to increase food production of this area with various magical technologies. Food here is sold daily at the Bazaar District in Tantallon and the Currin Farm's General Store located in the Chandler District in Tantallon. The store there is also owned by Xyris Inc.

12	Reynard Checkpoint
12	Unclaimed
	Part of the old Tower Checkpoints, this was the last bastion where the Tantallon Army held out from the invading forces of Galadore & Rehel in 706 AD. In a battle of which thousands of soldiers on both sides were killed, the two checkpoint towers were razed and burned to the ground. They have yet to be rebuilt.

Dragon Boneyards

This area, just under 10 miles from Dawnist, is the site where the Dragonslayer Ghensar and the others of his Slayer's Guild (Located in Tantallon) fought and killed the dragon Chronepesis and six other dragons fighting alongside this fiend in 717 AD. Locals of Dawnist also speak of a Druid by the name of Aramil who has claimed a section of the forest (ten by ten miles) as a protectorate around 3 miles east of the Boneyards.

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