Krasevae District
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Residents and Culture
While the Krasevae district is primarily human, it retains one of the highest elven concentrations of any district due to its capital being a favored city of the Elven Goddess Mulinel. Many of the elves that remain in Krasevae or high elves or descendants from high elves from Leyandra that at some point made a pilgrimage over the frozen road, the term referring to the long trek through the frozen wastes between Leyandra and Kaltia. Hardships faced on the frozen road caused many who made it all the way to Kaltia to decide to settle down in Krasevae rather than bear the trip again to return. Dwarves are rarer in the Krasevae district, since most of the Dwarven strongholds are located on the eastern mountain ranges. Gnomes are extremely rare, like most Kaltian districts.
Major Cities
- Krasevae(Capital): The largest city and capital of the Krasevae district, founded in 1761 as a military outpost. Krasevae remained largely a military facility until worship of Mulinel became widespread after Elven contact in 2101. Once it became an official favored city of Mulinel, pilgrims started to flock to and settle down in the city, despite the frigid climate. Pilgrims attracted merchants, merchants attracted crafters, and crafters attracted purveyors of raw materials. Soon the city was growing far beyond it's original humble walls. Today Krasevae is one of the largest cities in the Kaltian empire, and one of the most well defended. It has had to be, since it is also one of the most contested, with ice elves to the west, the nation of Ohnben to the southwest, frost giants lurking in the north, and frost worms living in nests honeycombing the arctic tundra. Since the climate surrounding Krasevae is not hospitable to growing most produce and livestock, it is reliant upon the southern Sanoan for most of it's food.
- Passel
- Sanoan
- Traskel
History
The Krasevae district (Founded 1761) was the last of the current Kaltian districts to be joined under the banner of Kaltia. Kaltia, along with it's sister northern districts, had the unusual distinction of not being it's own nation prior to its entry in the empire. Most of the land of the Krasevae district was claimed from the Frost Giant empires as part of Kaltia's continuing expansion. The typical legend surrounding the founding came from the first discovery of the Muline river by a Kaltian military contingent. Finding a River who's surface did not show signs of freezing even in the dead of winter struck commander Narselle of Estragraille as the perfect metaphor for their resistance against the oppression of Ice Elves and Frost Giants. He decided to beseech the emperor to create a fortress on the banks of the Muline, stating it's excellent strategic position and idealogical importance. The Emperor agreed, and the west flank of the Kaltian empire was created in the form of the military stronghold Krasevae.
Later legend would be twisted to state that Narselle saw the Goddess Mulinel on the banks of the river and created Krasevae out of his own personal funds, choosing to retire and lead a city based on the message of peace given to him by Mulinel. There is little evidence of this, as worship of Mulinel did not become widespread there until first elven contact in 2101, furthermore, records state that Narselle continued to serve in the Kaltian military until his death in 1791, victim of an ice elf assassination attempt. Still, most of the common-folk around Krasevae take this legend to heart and see it as motivation behind their city. If Narselle did have a revelation on that day, it seems that he kept it to himself.
