Sul
Sul was once the capital of the Protectorate of Menoth, but before that,
it was the eastern district of Cygnar’s own capital city, Caspia.
When King Bolton Grey V of Cygnar ceded the region to
the Menites as part of the peace agreement that ended the
First Cygnaran Civil War, it was renamed Sul in honor of
the founder of the Protectorate and was transformed almost
overnight into a Menite stronghold.
Even during the ongoing conflicts with Cygnar, parts of the city remained immaculate. Its roads were swept clean daily, and its white walls were regularly given a fresh coat of paint and scrubbed of any lingering soot produced by steam engines and boilers. Today, however, that is no longer the case. Much of the city closest to the Black River was devastated near the end of the fighting with Cygnar, and entire districts now lie abandoned as the Protectorate struggles to regroup in the wake of the devastation that followed the Claiming. Most of those who still walk the depopulated streets of the former capital are remnants of the military forces that were once stationed here. Garrisons of Flameguard still patrol in and around the Great Temple, where services to the Creator are still held on a daily basis, albeit to ever-smaller crowds of the faithful.
Like the other nations of the Iron Kingdoms, the Protectorate is ostensibly at peace with its neighbors, but the dictates of its church leaders keep the troops stationed here ever vigilant against any act of perceived Cygnaran aggression. For its part, Cygnaran seems disinterested in bringing its rebellious neighbor to heel, and many Flameguard are keenly aware that their depleted numbers could do little to stand against such an attack if it ever came.
The crypts beneath the city’s Great Temple still house large numbers of holy relics, although many have been moved deeper into Protectorate territory so that they will not be lost if Sul should fall to foreign invaders. Despite schisms within the Protectorate that predated the Claiming, the surviving paladins of the Order of the Wall still maintain their chapter house in the western part of the city. Even though this dwelling is now surrounded by empty streets and vacant windows, the paladins have made every effort to restore and maintain it. Those who now call the structure home remain vigilant not against their old enemies across the river, but against any lingering infernal threats.
Even during the ongoing conflicts with Cygnar, parts of the city remained immaculate. Its roads were swept clean daily, and its white walls were regularly given a fresh coat of paint and scrubbed of any lingering soot produced by steam engines and boilers. Today, however, that is no longer the case. Much of the city closest to the Black River was devastated near the end of the fighting with Cygnar, and entire districts now lie abandoned as the Protectorate struggles to regroup in the wake of the devastation that followed the Claiming. Most of those who still walk the depopulated streets of the former capital are remnants of the military forces that were once stationed here. Garrisons of Flameguard still patrol in and around the Great Temple, where services to the Creator are still held on a daily basis, albeit to ever-smaller crowds of the faithful.
Like the other nations of the Iron Kingdoms, the Protectorate is ostensibly at peace with its neighbors, but the dictates of its church leaders keep the troops stationed here ever vigilant against any act of perceived Cygnaran aggression. For its part, Cygnaran seems disinterested in bringing its rebellious neighbor to heel, and many Flameguard are keenly aware that their depleted numbers could do little to stand against such an attack if it ever came.
The crypts beneath the city’s Great Temple still house large numbers of holy relics, although many have been moved deeper into Protectorate territory so that they will not be lost if Sul should fall to foreign invaders. Despite schisms within the Protectorate that predated the Claiming, the surviving paladins of the Order of the Wall still maintain their chapter house in the western part of the city. Even though this dwelling is now surrounded by empty streets and vacant windows, the paladins have made every effort to restore and maintain it. Those who now call the structure home remain vigilant not against their old enemies across the river, but against any lingering infernal threats.
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