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| The Aluvian Kingdom on [[Ispar]] lies east from [[Viamont]]. To the south lies the [[Luparvium Mountain Range]] which constitutes a natural border with [[Milantos]]. The [[Canfeld River]] flows from the [[Luparvium Mountains]] to the [[Ironsea]].<ref name=TheReignOfAlfrega>1999/11 [[Release]] - [[The Reign of Alfrega]]</ref> Along its shores, the great forests of Aluvia lie, which provide [[Ispar]] with the vast majority of its building lumber<ref name=Cleaver>2005/07 [[Throne of Destiny]] - [[Canfield Cleaver]]</ref>, but are also home to highwaymen, bandits, and thieves<ref name=Vanity>2005/07 [[Throne of Destiny]] - [[Morrigan's Vanity]]</ref>. One of those forests is [[Lellen Wood]].<ref name=InvasionIspar>2004/10 [[The Invasion of Ispar]]</ref>
| | Aluvia is a nation on [[Ispar]]. It is the homeland of the [[Aluvian Lore|Aluvian]] people. To the west of Aluvia is the neighboring nation of [[Viamont]].<ref name=AluvianIntro>1999/?? Pre-[[Release]] - [[Zogblaster Archive/Heritage Groups/Aluvian|Zogblaster Archive: Aluvian Introduction]]</ref> To the south and east, beyond the [[Luparvium Mountains]], is the nation of [[Milantos]].<ref name=TheReignOfAlfrega>1999/11 [[Release]] - [[The Reign of Alfrega]]</ref><ref name=WinterFestivalsFromIspar>1999/12 [[Sudden Season]] - [[Microsoft Zone Archive/Asheron's Lore/Winter Festivals from Ispar|Winter Festivals from Ispar]]</ref> |
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| Important cities and fortifications include the city of [[Celdon]], the fortress of [[Thrushhaven]] and Castle [[Holdfast]].<ref name=TheReignOfAlfrega>1999/11 [[Release]] - [[The Reign of Alfrega]]</ref>
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| == History == | | |valign=top width=200|'''Settlements''' |
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| In olden days, the land now known as the High Kingdom of Aluvia was home to feuding clans of warriors.<ref name=Zogblaster>1999/11 [[Release]] - [[Zogblaster Archive/Heritage Groups/Aluvian]]</ref> When the [[Roulean]]s brought imperial order to most of the lands around the [[Ironsea]], they saw no benefit in conquering the [[Viamontian]] peninsula, and the tribes that would become the nations of [[Viamont]] and Aluvia remained chaotic and disorganized.<ref name=OriginsViamont>2004/11 [[The Origins and Current Disposition of Viamont]]</ref>
| | * [[Feirgard]] |
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| During the invasion of the [[Viamontian]] armor of King [[Elous VI]], High King [[Pwyll II]] was slain and his army was defeated by the Viamontians on the battlefield of the [[Plain of Ayrifal ]].<ref name=TheReignOfAlfrega>1999/11 [[Release]] - [[The Reign of Alfrega]]</ref><ref name=SQOnAluvianRulers>2002/03 [[Stormwaltz Quotes]] - [http://ac.warcry.com/db/text/298 On Aluvian Rulers]</ref> The sons and male cousins of the High King had been slain in battle at his side. His bloodline was rounded up and executed by the Viamontian Royal Governor, [[Alfric]] immediately after his victory.<ref>2003/10 [[Reign of Terror]] - [[Alfric's Bull]]</ref>
| | * [[Thrushhaven]] |
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| During the rule of Queen [[Alfrega]], granddaughter of [[Alfric]] and daughter of [[Theolaud]], the Aluvian resistance against the Viamontian occupation became more organized. An important faction were the [[Orts]] under the leadership of [[Hendac Tharesun]] and [[Harlune]].<ref name=TheReignOfAlfrega>1999/11 [[Release]] - [[The Reign of Alfrega]]</ref>
| | * [[Belshain Valley]] |
| | | * [[Canfeld River]] |
| Only during the rule of [[Osric]], peace was established. By the time of the rule of his son [[Pwyll III]], the peoples of Aluvia had united as one, prospering under the High King's kind and just reign. Pwyll III banded together the kingdom's knights, forming an order of honor and chivalry, and so began a golden age.<ref name=TheReignOfAlfrega>1999/11 [[Release]] - [[The Reign of Alfrega]]</ref><ref name=Zogblaster>1999/11 [[Release]] - [[Zogblaster Archive/Heritage Groups/Aluvian]]</ref>
| | * [[Lellen Wood]] |
| | | * [[Luparvium Mountains]] |
| When [[Pwyll III]] was slain by an ambassador from Viamont on the eve of war between the two nations, Aluvia's knights and commoners alike fell upon their enemies and destroyed them. With Pwyll's death, Aluvia's glory began to wane, but it is said that, when the kingdom is at its greatest need, he and his knights will walk the land once more.<ref name=Zogblaster>1999/11 [[Release]] - [[Zogblaster Archive/Heritage Groups/Aluvian]]</ref>
| | * [[Plain of Ayrifal]] |
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| Aluvia remains a strong nation, though it shines less brightly than before. King [[Cedraic]] opened up trade with nations across the sea including the [[Gharu'ndim]] and the [[Sho]] and with that trade has come prosperity.<ref name=Zogblaster>1999/11 [[Release]] - [[Zogblaster Archive/Heritage Groups/Aluvian]]</ref> After years biding their time, the Viamontians under King [[Varicci I]] started a second wave of invasions of the other Isparian countries, also invading Aluvia.<ref name=InvasionIspar>2004/10 [[The Invasion of Ispar]]</ref> <ref name=OriginsViamont>2004/11 [[The Origins and Current Disposition of Viamont]]</ref> This time however, the Aluvians, having learned lessons from the past, managed to keep the Viamontians at bay, be it with heavy losses. The Aluvians put up a tenacious resistance against the superior numbers of their old foe. To this day the war in Aluvia continues, locked in a stalemate. <ref>2005/07 [[Throne of Destiny]] - [[Letter From Home (Aluvian)]]</ref><ref name=OriginsViamont>2004/11 [[The Origins and Current Disposition of Viamont]]</ref>
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| === Royalty and Rulers ===
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| Early rulers of Aluvia are unknown, put it can be assumed that [[Pwyll II]] was not the first king, by the fact that he is the second to bear that name, and by the fact that when Viamont invaded in 804 RC, [[Thrushhaven]] was referred to as the traditional highland fortress of the Aluvian Kings.<ref name=TheReignOfAlfrega>1999/11 [[Release]] - [[The Reign of Alfrega]]</ref>.
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| ! Name || Bloodline || Rank/Title || Years of reign
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| | [[Pwyll II]]<ref name=SQOnAluvianRulers>2002/03 [[Stormwaltz Quotes]] - [http://ac.warcry.com/db/text/298 On Aluvian Rulers]</ref> || Unknown || High King<ref name=TheReignOfAlfrega/> || 787 RC - 804 RC<ref name=SQOnAluvianRulers/>
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| | [[Alfric]]<ref name=SQOnAluvianRulers/> || Unknown || King, Viamont Royal Governor<ref name=TheReignOfAlfrega/> || 804 RC - 824 RC<ref name=SQOnAluvianRulers/>
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| | [[Theolaud]]<ref name=SQOnAluvianRulers/> || Son of Alfric<ref name=TheReignOfAlfrega/> || King<ref name=TheReignOfAlfrega/> || 824 RC - 854 RC<ref name=SQOnAluvianRulers/> | |
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| | [[Alfrega]]<ref name=SQOnAluvianRulers/> || Daughter of Theolaud<ref name=TheReignOfAlfrega/> || Queen<ref name=TheReignOfAlfrega/> || 854 RC - 868 RC<ref name=SQOnAluvianRulers/>
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| | [[Osric]]<ref name=SQOnAluvianRulers/> || Son of Alfrega<ref name=TheReignOfAlfrega/> || High King<ref name=ZogblasterAluvInto>1999/11 [[Release]] - [[Zogblaster Archive/Heritage Groups/Aluvian]]</ref> || 868 RC - 899 RC<ref name=SQOnAluvianRulers/>
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| | [[Pwyll III]]<ref name=SQOnAluvianRulers/> || Son of Osric<ref name=ZogblasterAluvInto/> || High King<ref name=ZogblasterAluvInto/> || 899 RC - 924 RC<ref name=SQOnAluvianRulers/>
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| | [[Cellric II]]<ref name=SQOnAluvianRulers/> || Son of Pwyll{{Specific Citation Needed}} || King{{Specific Citation Needed}} || 924 RC - ??<ref name=SQOnAluvianRulers/>
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| | [[Cedraic]]<ref name=ZogblasterAluvInto/> || Unknown || King<ref name=ZogblasterAluvInto/> || ?? - 1261 RC - ?? *
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| | [[Cedraic III]]<ref name=SQOnAluvianRulers/> || Unknown || King || 1311 - ??<ref name=SQOnAluvianRulers/> **
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| <nowiki>*</nowiki> This event comes from beta information. Being a current event of the time, this would be placed at 1286 RC (10 PY), but the more recent lore from Throne of Destiny has placed the latest war between Viamont and Aluvia at 1272 RC. So it has instead been placed at 1261 RC (-15 PY), the year when Aluvians first came to Dereth. This is possibly Cedraic III.
| | == Geography == |
| <br><nowiki>**</nowiki> If the date given is correct, this event has not occurred yet, and will not occur until PY 35 (2024 Earth). It is more likely that, since the years of the Aluvian rulers were written in Beta and the Ages of the Empyreans (from which we derive the PY to RC conversion) were created post-release, that the date is incorrect.
| | Aluvia contains forests, plains, rivers, valleys, highlands, and mountains.<ref name=TheReignOfAlfrega /><ref name=InvasionOfIspar>2004/10 [[The Invasion of Ispar]]</ref><ref name=CanfieldCleaver>2005/07 [[Throne of Destiny]] - [[Canfield Cleaver]]</ref><ref name=MorrigansVanity>2005/07 [[Throne of Destiny]] - [[Morrigan's Vanity]]</ref> |
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| === In [[Dereth]] === | |
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| When the first Aluvians came to Dereth Island, they were enslaved by the [[Olthoi]]. Two of their number, [[Thorsten Cragstone]] and [[Elysa Strathelar]], fought to liberate their people with the help of [[Asheron]]. Though Thorsten did not live to see the end of the campaign, the Aluvians became free once more. Elysa Strathelar founded [[New Aluvia]] and became its Queen.<ref name=Zogblaster>1999/11 [[Release]] - [[Zogblaster Archive/Heritage Groups/Aluvian]]</ref>
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| == Culture ==
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| Aluvians are a fiercely individualistic and warlike people, quick to anger but with a strong love of justice and fairness. Though often suspicious of things new and strange, they are friendly and always prepared with a little help if they can spare it. They are loyal to their feudal lords, but expect to be well-treated in return.<ref>2010/06 [[Shifting Gears]] - [[Aluvian (Town Network Sign)]]</ref><ref name=Zogblaster>1999/11 [[Release]] - [[Zogblaster Archive/Heritage Groups/Aluvian]]</ref>
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| === Religions and Beliefs ===
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| One of [[Pwyll III]]'s greatest achievements was introducing the notion of nobility to the ruling class. In his time and since, [[The Code of Pwyll]] has dictated the conduct of both lords and knights: the common folk of Aluvia have come to expect no less.<ref name=Zogblaster>1999/11 [[Release]] - [[Zogblaster Archive/Heritage Groups/Aluvian]]</ref><ref>1999/11 - [[Release]] [[The Code of Pwyll]]</ref><ref>1999/11 - [[Release]] [[The Full Code of Pwyll]]</ref>
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| === Customs and Traditions ===
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| In the Winter Season, the Aluvians celebrate the Solstice, that day of the year in which the night lasts longest. The Aluvians respond to the oppressive darkness and feeling of isolation by gathering together in good cheer. Illuminating their houses with colorful candles, they prepare the harvest into vast feasts. During the Solstice, all Aluvian towns are warmly lit, and the normally cagey northerners make a habit of cooking hearty food for one another, buying one another strong drink, and sharing both around the hearth, accompanied by the funniest jokes of the preceding year. The monastic orders of Tirius the Lightbringer, Solvus Mistdweller, and the Dark Lady Meerthus walk abroad in their dun robes, distributing food and the blessings of their aspect of the Triple Mother. Travelers in the Aluvian Kingdom will find themselves treated to their fill of food and drink, with no payment asked. For the Aluvians, Solstice is the time of brotherhood.<ref>[[Microsoft Zone Archive/Asheron's Lore/Winter Festivals from Ispar|Winter Festivals from Ispar]]</ref>
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| == Texts == | | * Celdon lies nestled in the Belshain Valley, straddling the banks of the great Canfeld River.<ref name=TheReignOfAlfrega>1999/11 [[Release]] - [[The Reign of Alfrega]]</ref> |
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| | * The Canfeld is birthed in the ancient granite of the Luparvium Mountains, which divides the bright fields and verdant woods of Aluvia from the gloomy moors of Milantos. It languidly flows, deep and slow, to the Ironsea.<ref name=TheReignOfAlfrega/> |
| | Letter From Home (Aluvian)
| | * Thrushhaven, the traditional highland fortress of the Aluvian Kings, was deemed too remote for the Viamontian invader Alfric's purposes when Viamont invaded in 804 RC.<ref name=TheReignOfAlfrega/> |
| | Shadows of My Doubts
| | * The Ort castle of Holdfast is located in the Luparvium Mountains.<ref name=TheReignOfAlfrega/> |
| | The Code of Pwyll
| | * Viamont is to the west of Aluvia.<ref name=AluvianIntro /> |
| | The Days of the Olthoi
| | * During the Winter solstice, in the northernmost regions, day can last but a few hours. In the northern horizon the annual auroral fires are visible. Mothers tell their children that this light comes from King Borimel's palace in the wastes.<ref name=WinterFestivalsFromIspar>1999/12 [[Sudden Season]] - [[Microsoft Zone Archive/Asheron's Lore/Winter Festivals from Ispar|Winter Festivals from Ispar]]</ref> |
| | The D00dz
| | * The Crimson Stars, or as the Aluvians call them, the Apple-Cart, only rise above the horizon during the summer months.<ref name=TheSilifiOfTheCrimsonStars>2000/04 [[Thorns of the Hopeslayer]] - [[The Silifi of the Crimson Stars]]</ref> |
| | The Full Code of Pwyll
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| | The Journals of Change
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| | The Legend of Lilitha
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| | The Reign of Alfrega
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| | The Underground City
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| == Town Network Signs ==
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| | Aluvian (Town Network Sign)
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| | Arwic (Town Network Sign)
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| | Cragstone (Town Network Sign)
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| | Dryreach (Town Network Sign)
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| | Eastham (Town Network Sign)
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| | Fort Tethana (Town Network Sign)
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| | Glenden Wood (Town Network Sign)
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| | Holtburg (Town Network Sign)
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| | Lytelthorpe (Town Network Sign)
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| | Plateau Village (Town Network Sign)
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| | Rithwic (Town Network Sign)
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| | Stonehold (Town Network Sign)
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| == Internet Articles ==
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| * [[Zogblaster Archive/Heritage Groups/Aluvian]] | |
| * [[Zogblaster Archive/Heritage Groups/Aluvian/Aluvian Factions]]
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| * [[Zogblaster Archive/Heritage Groups/Aluvian/Loredane's Invitation]]
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| * [[Zogblaster Archive/Heritage Groups/Aluvian/The Underground City]]
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| * [[AC:DM CD Lore/Ispar Texts/Aluvian Heritage|AC:DM CD Lore - Aluvian Heritage]]
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| * [[Character Creation/Racial Lore#Aluvian|Character Creation - Racial Lore: Aluvian]]
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| * [[Character Creation/Naming#Aluvian|Character Creation - Naming: Aluvian]] | |
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| == Factions == | |
| * [[The King's Men]]
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| * [[Knights of the Golden Flame]]
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| * [[Knights of the Shield]]
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| * [[Order of the Gauntlet]]
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| * [[League of Merchants]]
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| * [[Scholars of Pwyll]]
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| == Items ==
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| | King's Helm
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| | Pwyll's Crown
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| | Pwyll's Guard
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| | Alfric's Bull
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| | The Helm of the Golden Flame
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| | Guardian of Pwyll
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| | Canfield Cleaver
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| | Morrigan's Vanity
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