Ne'haer History
Before the thoughts of a city came into existence, there lived a tiny village off the shores of what is now Lake Rea. Nestle between the towering, natural spires before the shores, this village thrived unlike most places during this time. The village functioned well and with it, came prosperity unlike any their surrounding competition had seen. The village's craftsmen were legendary, their fishermen, experts. These were a people that thrived from the sea and basked in the glory of the sun and harvests of the seasons. However, this village nearly withered during Cylus but like the plants with the seasons, it bloomed again come Ashan. When destruction fell upon their homeland, the villagers were swept up by waves, massive in size and speed. They were almost washed from existence...
It wasn't until a particular light in the darkness of death opened some of the villagers eyes to the wasted shores of Lake Rea. Their memories murky, these people returned to a blank land that was once their bustling village. No one knows how exactly they survived the tidal waves, or how their withering lands came to be very lush and fertile with renewed life.
It wasn't until many arcs later that these people discovered the truth about what happened to the world and why they had survived. They were saved by a deity who sought to keep his or her identity a mystery. Instead of discarding this information, the people held onto it and while the war waged on between the Immortals, they use it as a prayer for hope.
The days were not so peaceful and prosperous back when Ne'haer shifted from a growing town to a small city. War and natural causes had buried the town several times over and taken life from the people that fought to protect their land. Those days were difficult to live through... Most townsmen lost hope and migrated inland to form what is now known as the town Argos. Others went North towards the forests to claim land and sovereignty there. However, some stayed behind, directing the people, building, constructing, defending, and pushing the ruins of hope into the glorious city that is Ne'haer.
This development didn't happen overnight. It was slow going, especially with the amount of people who were less inclined to put trust and faith into building a town within an area that was otherwise deadly. Reasọä Euthik, a half blooded Sev'ryn from the eastern shores, was among six individuals who chose to reshape the foundation of the town, not only structurally but politically. They worked together to reconstruct homes, marketplaces, animal stalls, boats, drainage systems, pathways— nearly everything essential to living within the town. It wasn't until much later, after an attack on the barely rebuilt town, was the council of six established and a wall erected around the city to safe guard the citizens from outside dangers.
Reasọä Euthik was the figure head for these five individuals; wisdom, experience with the land, and favor from the Immortals propelled her to such a position without objection from the others. She was the one to formalize the Council of Minäih after the construction of the first wall surrounding Ne'haer. Reasọä inducted each individual into the council, bestowing upon them tasks that they would oversee for the citizens of the town.
With an official council established, days slowly turned peaceful and enjoyable while a gentle roar began building within the marketplace. However, it didn't take long before word spread of Ne'haer's massive wall— a wall made from a special kind of wood imported native to the region. As trade grew within the bustling town, so did the interest of major political powers, both beneficial and destructive. Sirothelle was the first to test these walls by launching a small party of fire Defiance users to the wooden barrier. Their fire caught but rarely did it burn long enough to be effective. The walls could withstand most outside forces, however, it was weak against the kind of weather Ne'haer suffered through seasonally. Because of this, the wall not only had to be replaced but expanded due to the increase in both population and trade. After a time of negotiation with Lysoria, stone was imported from their quarries within the Red Hill. Thus, after the completion of the wall, Ne'haer officially announced itself as a major city settled within the Western Region.