Ala Mhigo

For centuries, the Human clans of Gyr Abania warred amongst one another for what little resources their lands could provide. That changed in 1100 of the Sixth Era, when Anshelm Cotter united the clans under his leadership and founded the city-state of Ala Mhigo.
The city-state prospered for centuries through mercenaries, salt and other minerals, taxation on overland routes to the Near East, and trade with regions beyond Aldenard. However the increase in sea trade saw the toll routes abandoned by most merchants and in 1468, King Manfred decided to wage a war of conquest on Gridania to gain its fertile land. They were defeated within a year, the other city-states of the realm uniting to end Ala Mhigo's conquest.
In the years that followed, the royal house's power gave way to the monkhood of the Fist of Rhalgr. In 1552, King Theodoric purged the monks and, in his paranoia, began purging anyone he perceived as a threat to his rule. All the while the XIVth Legion of the Garlean Empire attacked their border and, on the day rebels ended Theodoric's tyranny, they swiftly found themselves under the heel of the Empire.
The lives of Ala Mhigans in their homeland became harsh and brutal as a result of Imperial occupation while their refugees flooded the streets of Ul'dah, living hand to mouth.
While most of Ala Mhigo's populace are Human, Gyr Abania is also home to smaller populations of Elves and Orcs. Some tribes of Yuan-ti also call the rugged highlands home.