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=== Aldland/Artachi ===

The Vanadians originateoriginated from a continent they know as Aldland, itwhich is believed to be themodern northArtachi. east most continent howeverHowever, due to the Vanadian's history mostly being comprised of folklore, it is unknown for certain where they originate from. The original culture on Aldland arewere known to the Vanadians as Aldlanders and are the progenitors of many other cultures around Alathra. It is said the Aldlanders came over from the ice fields aswhen they started to melt at the end of the ice age.

=== Maetalamh/Adelaar ===

Sometime aroundin thetheir year 344 AChistory, many groups of Aldlanders were forced to leave the continent due to a Tyrannicaltyrannical ruler known as Đuribhinn who had taken over all of Aldland. Many groups fled and formed many different cultures, one of these groups was what became the Vanadians. They were led by a great warrior who was thought to be a demi-god known as Dearac Ehl. He and his followers founded the city of Elvmhor Anbhajn in the continent of Maetalamh ([[Adelaar to non Vanadians)]].

The Vanadians stayed on Maetalamh for justa overconsiderable 500amount yearsof time, but left and migratedfled to the north east in CeyretoKuthara after the disappearance and collapse of the Rhumish realmRhumlaantd. Whilst theya werepart inof Rhumlaantd, they were one of the key principalities, with the Vanadians keeping a close relationship with the region of Aakhan.

=== CeyretoKuthara ===

After the collapse of Rhumlaantd, Jarl Sigeric Ehlsonn lead his people to the north eastern continent of CeyretoKuthara. They landed in north of [[Kalikhan]], then a small settlement, and south of Wrensbath,. theThe moment they arrived, the Vanadians built a tall stave church and constructed their town around it. It is said that a druid blessed the ground and a tree grew in it's place, the tree grewgrowing fast, and by the end of the week it towered over many of the houses. The Jarl, Sigeric Ehlsonn, Buriedburied his axe into the tree and it gained magical properties.

TheAfter momenttheir thereturn, Vanadians arrived in Ceyreto theyexperienced encounteredimmediate trouble,. theThe nearby lands were in a territory dispute with a group of undead pirates known as the Dreadhorde. This caused Vanadia to work with the local towns of Wrensbath and Kalikhan, they debateddebating on how they should deal with the problem and decided that they should approach the nation of Valtara for protection. This lead to a meeting between Lord Gem of Valtara and Adriaan of Vinçois, who eventually came to a deal in which Valtara, Vinçois and the new region of Vanadia would go on to form the Triumvirate of Ceyreto. The nation was made up of three regions including Vanadia. Under Vanadia were the cities of Tìrean Ùra, Wrensbath and Kalikhan. Jarl Sigeric Ehlsonn of Vanadia was chosen as the Triumvir for the region.

The language the Vanadians speakspoke iswas known as Aldnach, it is a language that datesdated back to the early Aldlanders and hasnhadn't changed much even with the cultural influences around them.

A lot of Vanadian history iswas preserved in the form of myth and folklore. This is because until theytheir leftdeparture from Aldland, theyno didwritten notrecords write anything downexist, or at least any written work they made has since been destroyed. SoMost anyof their history has been passed on by word of mouth.

In the mountains of Aldland there lived a famous smith who forged weapons for warriors all around the land. It was said the cold mountain air helped harden the blade and made them stronger. During the conflicts within Aldland the great warrior Dearac Ehl needed a new axe. He, like most other warriors, made a pilgrimage up into the Jindril mountains and requested an axe from the smith. Being told by Ehl himself that his son needed a new axe, the smith had already forged one for him. Dearac took the axe and continued up the mountain, as he reached the summit he saw a tree growing out of the tip of the mountain. In Aldic tradition he buried the axe into the bark of the tree, it was at this moment the axe was blessed by Talamh with magical properties. The axe has been passed down through the Ehlsonn family and is currently owned by Sigeric Ehlsonn.

The Vanadian Faith, known as Talmhaoradh, is a polytheistic religion, it is has many gods all whom have different roles. These gods are;

* Talamhor - the Mother: She who birthed us into the world, and loves us for we are her children. She who created the world and all of it's plants and creatures. Patron of mothers.

Elvmhor was the first established settlement of the Vanadians, it was formed after the Aldlanders landed in the continent of Maetalamh and lasted until the year 637 AC. It was a fairly large city with a large population, it housed the Vanadian fleet and was a center for commerce and trade as well as having a large fishing industry. Its name directly translates to "big river on the mountain". It contained heavy Rhumish influence in its architecture while still maintaining the Aldic style.