Wahat Almarjan

Wahat Almarjan (Arcadian: Axatu Marǧejá [ɐxaˑtu mɐrd͡ʒɛˈja]) is the capital city of the Sublime Arcadian Altanate, located on the northern shores of Koganon. It was founded by Pitru Punstraia (IAmTheSenate13) on April 12th, 2021 as a home for the faith of Mufijo. The town grew very slowly over its first 2 months and even was disbanded at one point, partly due to Senate wishing to welcome more people into the town before expanding it further. However, the town was reestablished on June 29th, 2021 and experienced a rapid expansion after more people joined in the following weeks. The city would later grow to be one of the largest by area in the entire Altanate, even as its population was comparatively small to towns such as Kais Termina and Kais Kogong. Today, the city continues to build out into the sea, to remedy the small area on the thin peninsula of its founding.

Wahat is host to the great Council Chamber of the Altanate (in the past known as the Senate Building), which has been the sight of several international meetings and Arcadian political machinations, along with the Grand Mosque of Jiba the Wise, the to be finished center of the Mufijo Faith. The city also hosts great stores of resources for construction, baths for civilians to relax, as well as several marketplaces and shops open to Arcadians and foreigners alike. Notable residents include the now disappeared founder and first Altan of Arcadia, Pitru Punstraia, the retired Mumba (founder of Arcadia) Pmak, and the great builder SquishyPinks.

Etymology
The name "Wahat Almarjan" is fact only an anglicization (converted to English) of the city's Arcadian name. Axatu Marǧejá, as it known to its Arcadian residents, directly translates to "Coral Oasis." This name was chosen by the city's founder, Pitru, to reflect the coral reef that adjacent to the peninsula, and its contrast as an oasis of color in a sea of blue.

Before the Punstraia
In the immediate years before the arrival of Pitru Punstraia, the Arcadian Peninsula on which Wahat now sits was devoid of any permanent settlement. The area was mainly a place of rest for local Kogongi fishermen, with some saying the best fish of Morgana Bay could be found upon the peninsula's shores. These Kogongi gave the name to the peninsula, as the place of the rising and setting sun. When the anarchist federation of Kogongu was founded in Kais Kogong, the nearby Arcadian Peninsula was claimed as territory of the federation, with not much thought given to its resources or strategic position on the bay.

Founding and Early Years
After his captivity in Lothridge and the attempt of his jailers at reeducation, the weary and god-fearing Pitru Punstraia searched for the Kogongi people he had heard of during his imprisonment. He eventually crossed the Atolia Channel onto the Arcadian Peninsula, travelling south to the nascent city of Kais Kogong, where he would have a fateful meeting with the druid Vasya and co-founder Glider Fraemani. Pitru wished for a home, a farm, and a place to establish the faith of his gods in Alathra, while the two Kogongi he met with wished to establish a more firm grip on the peninsula to their north.

Pitru agreed to stay loyal to the Kogongi and their federation, and travelled north to establish the town of Wahat Almarjan on April 12, 2021. The weary man constructed a home, and a farm, just as intended, and began planning the construction of his mosque. A mine was established south of the town, in modern-day Gint, where one day the Butter Knife woulld be found. Yet, Pitru felt overly burdened by working on such a project as a mosque, and over time simply ceased construction of the structure entirely. For two long years (two months OOC), he farmed carrots and bred horses, content with a simple life of poverty. The simple governmental structure of the town collapsed, as Pitru cared not for politics at the time, resulting in the disbanding of the town for some time. In these two long years of poverty, the great city of Lothridge fell from grace, the zealous Kingdom of God was felled, and Kogongu marched onwards, nearly forgetting about their little hut of a town north of Kais.

Declaration of the Altanate
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