Editing Setting:Tabula Gloria/Iotold/The Port Town of Winterlight

On the other side of the peninsula along the '''Sea of Ink''' is the relatively new settlement of Winterlight. Founded by '''Lord Astyn''', a noble who had defected from the Empire during the difficult rule of '''Alexius II''', the town soon established itself as a people of loggers and sailors. Quickly establishing good relations with the Animari '''Kingdom of Conchra''' on the other side of the '''Eastern Sea''', Winterlight soon grew in prestige, allowing Astyn to officially rescind his citizenship to the Empire and form Winterlight as its own political entity. Though lacking the status of an Imperial noble, Astyn made a name for himself and quite the fortune to boot. Today, Winterlight remains as hardy and independent as it started out as, though the enmity against the Empire has waned since the time of Astyn, allowing them safe passage through the town.

====The Ashkeep====
Astyn's fortune was indeed vast, especially as he began work on his famous residence, the Ashkeep which was located west of the port proper. It ended up becoming an endeavor which cost many of the townsfolk's lives. Whether it was the noxious fumes rising from the otherwise dormant caldera it was built upon, or the harsh winters in which Astyn demanded his workers to push through, the town's population dropped faster than the temperature there. Fortunately, Astyn didn't run out of workers before the Ashkeep was finished near the end of his life. Yes, Astyn managed to live there for little more than two years before he passed away. Today, it is still the residence of Winterlight's ruler, an example of Imperial elegance combined with frontier ingenuity and strength.

====The Fort at Giant's Barrow====
Also during Astyn's rule of Winterlight, he happened upon an old Benaloran ruin, much like that of Minnamack, to the southwest of the port. Though it wasn't stocked with the many relics of Benalor's past as the Imperial port did, the fort at Giant's Barrow still served its purpose and served it well. Though there weren't many threats who seemed interested in Winterlight and its lands, there are stories of the fort's cannoneers managed to ward off a brief '''Drakonid''' invasion from the southwest, as well as the occasional sighting of one of the mountainous spawn which shed off of the wandering World Engine farther to the southwest. Otherwise, life at Giant's Barrow can become a rather tedious existence.


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