Askagard

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Askagard, the Thunder City, stands like a shining beacon in the shadow of the Askakedja Mountains. Built nearly one thousand years ago during a period of peace and prosperity between the rugged humans, proud trullocs, and enterprising dwarves that shared the mountains and the valley, the city serves as a symbol of unity and artistry. Most of the Askakedja Mountains are composed of black rocks, mostly granite and trull stone, but Askagard was constructed from white granite, limestone and pale marble. The human tribes carefully chose the site of the city and placed it between two waterfalls on the edge of a cliff. The dwarves built the foundation of the city, securing it deep within the mountains with construction technologies long lost. The trullocs then called forth stone and sang it into the shape of a beautiful fortress, a gift that they, too, no longer have. Lastly, the humans decorated the walls of the city with depictions of the harmony in which Askagard was built.

"Dwarves build with gleaming stone While people walked on trulloc bones.

- Old trulloc nursery rhyme"

Originally, the unified races built Askagard as a fortress against the many bandits, Void minions, and goblins that shared the area with the civilized species. In the middle of the city, a gigantic spire built entirely from glistening white marble tapers towards the sky like a massive unicorn's horn. The spire was intended to serve as a symbol of purity in a cruel world, but it evolved into a war college and a place to hone battle skills. The idealists who built the city in the spirit of cooperation neglected to take into account the harshness of the Mitralon climate and environs. After constant assaults from bandits, vols, and starving wildlife, the people of Askagard came together and transformed the spire into the War College, and the different levels of the college serve to train and test various types of combat powers.

For nearly two hundred years, the many races lived in harmoy and shared in the fruits of Askagard. The fertile valleys around the city and the rich rivers provided for the people of the city and made provisioning for the hard winters extremely simple. Unfortunately, the period of prosperity allowed for too much idle time among the populace, and they began to delve into politics that degenerated into mudslinging and racial tension. Each of the three races had influential leaders that believed that their faction had done more for the city than any of the others. Soon, riots and street fights became a daily occurance in Askagard, and the period of prosperity and unity came to an end. The human races, due to their plentiful numbers and ingenuity, drove out the dwarves and the trullocs who retreated into the mountains. For nearly 400 years, humans ruled the city of Askagard in an isolated and insular manner. They rarely ventured beyond the farmlands around the city, for their enemies were many and varied. Much of the city remained unused as the population dwindled due to disease, famine, and casualties of battle. In the end, Askagard was deserted for nearly five hundred years. Its beautiful buildings became covered in dirt, dust, and general debris from the mountain. The gardens grew wild, and nature reclaimed much of the stone.

Great forests overtook the fertile farmland and grew around the once gleaming walls of Askagard. Soon, the city became nothing more than myths and legends for the ancestors of those who once lived there. Other cities grew to prominence, and finally, the humans, trullocs and dwarves cautiously came together again to discuss trade agreements. The inherent distrust between the three races, possibly stemming from their history in Askagard,

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