Erinia (city)

Erinia is a city located on the Dovan continent the capital and largest city of the Erinian Empire. Its population is somewhere between 300-400 thousand, but some estimates go up to 600,000. The people of the Erinian Empire measure the years after the traditional foundation of Erinia, AF (After foundation).

History
Erinia was founded in 0 AF, almost 800 years ago by the river Peron. But the area had been inhabited for much longer. There were a couple of small settlements in the area, including a city called Raer which Erinia was built upon. It is unknown what peoples occupied this land but it is likely that they were related to the Norlisi. But sometime in 100 BF, early Arostrian settlers arrived to colonize the area. It is likely that the natives and colonizers did not get along, but we will never be sure what happened between them. What is certain is that soon the natives were gone and Arostrian settlers founded several settlements around the mouth of the river Peron. For many years things went smoothly for the Arostrians in the area, but in around 26-25 BF, a mysterious people emerged from the south of the Peron and attacked the newly settled Arostrians. Many years of warfare ensued dubbed "the Peron war", with the Arostrians suffering immensely at the hands of the "River peoples", as they came to be called by the Arostrians. When all seemed lost, the remaining Arostrians decided to band together to make a stand against the River peoples at Raer. They built walls around the city and improved defences considerably, even strengthening the supply line by sea so to withstand a long siege. When the River peoples came and assaulted the city, they were crushed by the Arostrian defenders, so much so that the Arostrians were able to take the field and scatter the invading army for good. The Arostrians celebrated this victory by making Raer their new home and renaming it "Erinia", marking the beginning of the calendar used in much of the world today.

Erinia was initially a small city. Most of their income came from gold that they mined from the goldmines not far from the city. But as time went on, Erinia's population grew and soon it became a powerful city-state. As its influence grew it aquired more territory, until it extended around the entire shallow bay. Soon their territory bordered Skagos' territory, and war ensued. After two deadly wars, Skagon was annexed into Erinia's territory, and the Erinian Empire was formed. After this and further conquests, the city grew rapidly and became the cultural center of the Dovan continent.