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Imarel Travel Guide - by T.A. Saunders ©2010 v1.2

Draconic Empire Davenshire

When the Shalzaarian Border Wars began, Davenshire was the first city of the Kingdom of Moonfall to fall. The Dragons gave no warning when they attacked but made a point to only slay those who stood against them. Soldiers, warriors or anybody who raised a sword or spell against them was put to death before the citizenry and a choice was presented to them by Thanaxiscar in much the same manner he had given the Van'su a choice. Van'su were even brought with the raiding party to exalt the kindness of the dragons if they submitted and the terrible wrath they would face if they did not.

Humans however, are not Van'su. Pitchforks and picks were raised by anybody who could bear arms and one last stand was made. The slaughter was a swift and merciless one by the dragons, who took no prisoners and reduced a city with a population of fifty thousand people, to one of perhaps forty in a span of a week. The scattered remains were those too old to fight, too scared to fight or too young to lift a weapon. These people were spared and left to rebuild their decimated city.

In thirty years the slaughter has not dimmed from the survivor's minds and generations born into the dilapidated remains of a once proud city are told the stories of what happened, so they will not forget. The Humans that occupied Davenshire until recently were bitter Hillfolk, most of whom served the dragons grudgingly or out of fear. Occasionally revolts were plotted and launched, but most ended before they began, with their fellows turning them in to their draconic masters.

With the end of the War of Shadows (the Shalzaarian Border Wars would be the precursor to the broader conflict) Humans were given leave to depart Davenshire and allowed free passage back to Grand Duchy lands as part of cessation of hostilities. With so few left by the end of the war, Davenshire is now nearly completely abandoned, save for families with hybrid children, who have chosen to remain and rebuild.

Eventually with the peace accorded at the end of the war, some humans did indeed return to Davenshire and adapted to the new way of life there. Even voting to stay a part of the Draconic Empire instead of returning to Moonfall.