Haunaele

Haunaele isn't real! If you go searching for it, your best outcome is your dead body being washed upon the shore for a proper burial. Of course, who would honor a lunatic that died looking for a place that doesn't exist ~Mervin Girdz of Margay

Before the Great Balancing, there were many governments, many kingdoms, and many unexplored parts of the world. As Kingdoms grew and lands were explored, conflict was inevitable. No land was more ready to engage in conflicts than Haunaele. Haunaele's leader saw the world as their own personal playground. Its resources, its people, everything was meant to be taken in the name of Haunaele. Haunaele's people quickly began living lives of wealth and comfort as their kingdom grew. Conquered people served as slaves and lesser citizens with only death being a means to freedom. It wasn't until Haunaele's growing power ran into another growing power, Lokahi, that their robust influence began eroding at the seams. Soon Haunaele and Lokahi were not in a simple conflict, they were at war.

Some say the war between the two Kingdoms was the true beginning of The Great Balancing. Neither side was willing to back down no matter the death toll and no matter how evenly matched. It was not until Lokahi offered freedom to those in servitude that they began to gain the upper hand. Beginning with the youngest and newest, slaves began abandoning the battle field to join Lokahi in hopes of promised freedom. Some simply fled to calmer pastures while others chose to fight against their former masters. Eventually the citizens of Haunaele, grown complacent and lazy, were forced to take up arms to defend their kingdom and their home. As they quickly fell and retreated into the walls of their namesake capital, the remaining people of Haunaele realized they faced extinction if they didn't surrender. They were taken prisoner by the armies of Lokahi and their leader poisoned himself to avoid being paraded through the ruins of his kingdom. Once the capital was clear, Lokahi set every building ablaze and let the land burn to coal and ash. All prisoners were forced into their own servitude working to rebuild areas damaged by war. Those that were lucky enough to live long enough to see the next generation of the Lokahi crown, were also lucky enough to be set free with a declaration that their debts had been paid.

Haunaele: The Village

Where there once was ash, there is now a small village of Haunaele. It is untouched by civilization and unknown to most everyone. The village is on a remote island not marked on any maps and is occupied by a tribe of peoples with no connection to those who called the area their ancestral home. They live a simple life of fishing and using the islands natural resources. The ash gave way to fertile land able to grow a plethora of wild produce and herbs. The people of the village do not wander from the island and no outsiders never darken their shores. Those few who have heard of Haunaele are led to believe there are hidden treasures to be found. Those who seek it, die without ever coming close to their goal.