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	~~Earendam the Grand~~ is the ~~pre-eminent human city-state~~ of ~~the~~ Earendam ~~River Valley~~ and the ~~administrative capital~~ of the ~~Surface Alliance. Rebuilt in~~ the ~~aftermath~~ of the ~~War of Fire,~~ it ~~stands~~ as the political and ~~commercial center of~~ the ~~human north~~.		'''The Earendamian Republic''' is the governing polity of Earendam and its surrounding territories. It has existed in two forms, first from its founding in 1994 BCC, until the establishment of the Patriciate at the dawn of the Corvandian Calendar. For nearly two thousand years it has stood as the primary institution of human political life on the northern continent, conducting wars, ratifying treaties, and extending Earendam's influence across the river basin and beyond.

	==~~Geography~~==		==Founding==

	The ~~Dantaron River bisects~~ the ~~city into two distinct halves. The Old City, north~~ of the ~~river~~, ~~is built of unyielding stone~~ and ~~high-vaulted marble arches — a deliberate policy of defensive architecture adopted after~~ the ~~burning of~~ the valley. ~~South~~ of the ~~river lies the New City~~, ~~managed by~~ the ~~Grand Federation~~ of ~~Merchants and oriented around trade;~~ the ~~Arien Road,~~ the ~~primary western artery, funnels caravans into its markets. Beneath both districts runs an extensive sewer network, which doubles as an undercity hosting shadow markets~~ and ~~the hidden ritual spaces~~ of ~~the Conclave~~ of ~~the Aklaju~~.		The Republic was established in the immediate aftermath of the War of Fire, six years after the hero Aramril woke the Overgod [[Jolinn]] and ended the elemental devastation that had razed the valley. The Towers of Aramril and Salyra were constructed in the same year, setting the Republic's early identity as both a civic and martial project. The arrival of the caladaran from Rirro Jagka shortly afterward brought the current alphabet to Earendam and introduced widespread worship of Iandir, whose principles of law and order became foundational to Republican political philosophy.

	~~==History==~~		The Republic modeled its government on aelin senatorial traditions, a borrowing that later critics would frame as an imposition of deliberation on a people requiring faster, more decisive action. The Senate served as the supreme legislative body for most of its history it functioned as the city-state's primary voice in regional affairs.

	~~Before the~~ War of Fire, Earendam governed itself through a Senate modeled on aelin traditions. The destruction wrought by that conflict reshaped both the city and its politics: Corvandil Lyceonis founded the Patriciate at the start of the Corvandian Calendar, consolidating executive authority into a single office and citing the need for human decisiveness over deliberation. The Patrician's Palace was constructed directly over the ruins of the old Senate, marking the transition in stone.		==The War of Night==

	~~==Culture==~~		The War of Night placed the Republic under sustained pressure. The Senate hired Marlax, an aelin mercenary marked by Dolgrael, to prosecute the Brintor campaign, though the arrangement collapsed when the archmage Kaagn delivered his infamous "White Vulture" speech before the Senate in 136 BCC, arguing Marlax had inflated his successes and used Republic resources for banditry. The Senate voted to cut campaign funding and terminate Marlax's contract, whereupon Marlax's enlisted followers deserted en masse, becoming his personal army.
	The War of ~~Fire instilled a deep survivor mentality that persists in Earendamian culture~~. The ~~city maintains a human-led government and views mortal agency as~~ the ~~primary safeguard against catastrophe~~, ~~a stance reinforced by~~ the ~~cautionary legacy of~~ the archmage Kaagn~~, whose fall to~~ the ~~Void remains a touchstone~~ in ~~human discourse~~. ~~Public life in the Old City centers on Tyril Way~~ and ~~Square~~, ~~home to the city~~'s ~~bards and the School of the Silver Griffin~~.

	==~~Religion~~==		Kaagn's later betrayal proved far costlier. His betrayal of the Republic to the shuddeni for power, widely regarded as the defining cautionary tale of Earendamian public life, demonstrated that corruption had reached the Republic's highest levels. The military losses at Valandas compounded the damage, as three-quarters of the Republic's fighting force was destroyed. As the war drew to its close, Republican senators evacuated their children to Daphoa or Harrud during the siege of Earendam itself.
	~~Jolinn holds a prominent place~~ in ~~Earendamian civic life; a spear-wielding statue~~ of the ~~Overgod~~ in the ~~Patrician~~'s ~~Palace commemorates~~ the ~~moment~~ the ~~hero Aramril woke Him~~, ~~ending~~ the ~~elemental chaos~~ of the ~~War~~ of ~~Fire~~. ~~Iandir~~'s ~~principles~~ of ~~law and order underpin~~ the city's ~~administrative philosophy~~, ~~and one~~ of ~~his most powerful temples resides in the city~~.
			==Decline and Transformation==

			The century following the War of Night is recorded as the period of Republican decline. The military had been gutted, the political structure was weakened by internal scandal, and the precedent of Kaagn's betrayal left the Senate's authority difficult to restore in full. The conditions set the stage for the flight of the Senate and nobility that occurred in the aftermath of [[Gogoth]]'s fall, and Corvandil Lyceonis would later cite this to justify the Patriciate.

			At the dawn of the Corvandian Calendar in 0 CC, with the First Saurian War concluded and the kingdom of Gogoth now overrun with undead, the Senate was formally de-emphasized and the Office of Patrician established as the supreme executive authority, with Corvandil Lyceonis becoming its first holder. The Patrician's Palace was built directly over the ruins of the old Senate chamber, marking the transition in stone. The Republic did not end in a coup or civil war but in a gradual institutional yielding to a single organ of authority. It is a transformation the city's survivors, shaped by two millennia of near-collapses, appear to have accepted without significant resistance.

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Earendam the Grand is the pre-eminent human city-state of the Earendam River Valley and the administrative capital of the Surface Alliance. Rebuilt in the aftermath of the War of Fire, it stands as the political and commercial center of the human north.

==Geography==

The Dantaron River bisects the city into two distinct halves. The Old City, north of the river, is built of unyielding stone and high-vaulted marble arches — a deliberate policy of defensive architecture adopted after the burning of the valley. South of the river lies the New City, managed by the Grand Federation of Merchants and oriented around trade; the Arien Road, the primary western artery, funnels caravans into its markets. Beneath both districts runs an extensive sewer network, which doubles as an undercity hosting shadow markets and the hidden ritual spaces of the Conclave of the Aklaju.

==History==

Before the War of Fire, Earendam governed itself through a Senate modeled on aelin traditions. The destruction wrought by that conflict reshaped both the city and its politics: Corvandil Lyceonis founded the Patriciate at the start of the Corvandian Calendar, consolidating executive authority into a single office and citing the need for human decisiveness over deliberation. The Patrician's Palace was constructed directly over the ruins of the old Senate, marking the transition in stone.

==Culture==
The War of Fire instilled a deep survivor mentality that persists in Earendamian culture. The city maintains a human-led government and views mortal agency as the primary safeguard against catastrophe, a stance reinforced by the cautionary legacy of the archmage Kaagn, whose fall to the Void remains a touchstone in human discourse. Public life in the Old City centers on Tyril Way and Square, home to the city's bards and the School of the Silver Griffin.

==Religion==
Jolinn holds a prominent place in Earendamian civic life; a spear-wielding statue of the Overgod in the Patrician's Palace commemorates the moment the hero Aramril woke Him, ending the elemental chaos of the War of Fire. Iandir's principles of law and order underpin the city's administrative philosophy, and one of his most powerful temples resides in the city.