Mortal History of Ko’Larda

On a sleepy island towards the polar north of the planet lies a humble community of fishers and sailors who, unbeknownst to themselves, will become the focus of powerful fairies far beyond their comprehension.

The world is full of mortal creatures that migrate from place to place, one such location would later be known as Ko’Larda; a land of bountiful harvests and mysticism.

Amidst the deep northern ocean, Ko’Larda has been able to benefit from both opulent catches from their many fisheries as well as nutrient rich soil from their farming. Many realists would evaluate this as lucky placement of settlements and diligent attention and craftsmanship of the trades that toil the land and sea, but others believe that supernatural forces beyond mortal comprehension may have had a hand in nurturing this wayward community. 

Always a suspicious people, the Ko’Lardans have a rich history of spiritualism and belief in otherworldly beings, like the fae, have had a hand on their history. Ko’Lardan culture centers around a lot of rituals. Due to their greater yields in fishing and farming they attribute a lot of their success around their veneration of the Harvest Goddess, allowing for many festivals and holy days around sacrifice to appease this deity and preparing the land and waterways for new seasons. In more recent history a community member of the island now referred to as Saint Jessica had shawn a light on the necessity for scientific advancement and reliance on education to help hone the skills of those who toil in the fields and seas, along with those that work to produce new advancements to allow for greater harvests. 

Politically the island of Ko’Larda is an anomaly; throughout most of their history they have been an independent democratic state run by a council. Only within the latter years of the industrial age of the mortal plane has Ko’Larda adopt a monarchy as Ellery, the daughter of the previous ruler of Ko’Larda (known as the Master Shipright), married Princess Augustine Landmere of the kingdom of Trenodour. In a bizarre turn of events, it became clear that Ko’Larda’s economy rivaled that of the Kingdom of Trenodour and within a few short years of the queens union the island nation became both a multicultural and business center for the continental region. As resources were being consolidated and amalgamations continued, the queens made the announcement of changing the name of the kingdom to the “Commonwealth of Ko’Larda” to reflect the island nations political and economic power. Many historians are going to marvel at the incredible rise to prominence of once a humble nation state of fishers and farmers to a capital of innovation and culture.