Ravuuka
Conception and Abandonment
After almost a centery of expansion, the Buzans (Buzhana) emerged on the other side of the Hana Desert where they set up new outposts and towns on the boarder with Wenstar and the swamps to the east. The Notaches (Emperors) also wanted to encourage people to live out in the desert aswell, not just on its boarders so funded the construction of a city that would come to be known as Ravuuka (named after Notach Ravuuk II who first suggested and funded the project). The city was built on top of an underwater spring in the hills and so water could be pumped up for farming. Arteficial lakes were created around the city for easy acces to the city and giant wells were operated all night to keep the water flowing. The project had some success after a road was made from Volrich to Ravuuka but not many people were interested in living in a city in the middle of the desert which led to the project being abandoned in -5252.
Gold Rush in Wenstar
When gold was discovered in the swamps to the Buzan Empire's east a massive wave of people were suddenly trying to move across the Hana desert. With the infrastructure already in place, Notach Vaggh III offered Ravuuka and the road across the desert to travelers seeking their fortune on the other side. Whilst some Buzans used it, the road and city were mostly used by people from outside the empire in areas such as Capti, Xyanv, Huva, Suhuva, and even some from the Dynasty. Notach Vaggh III was able to tax the route and so gained many riches for the Buzan Empire which he invested back into the city of Ravuuka. As people realised that people were passing throught the city in mass, more merchants and tradesmen were attracted to Ravuuka which allowed it to grow a more permanent population.
The gold rush in Wenstar lasted around 350 years through which the city of Ravuuka managed to grow into a trading city and whilst it didn't manage to gain a large sustained population, it did manage to become a permanent settlement in the desert, prieviously thought to be impossible.
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