History of Boralto

Prehistory

The site of what would become Boralto was long a nestled safe haven, providing seasonal shelter for nomadic groups from the relentless and brutally hot dunes of the drylands within its craggy cave-filled cliffsides and natural springs. Its timeless renown as a neutral meeting ground likely began as early as this time, with many different sands tribes agreeing to cooperate and co-habitate for a time, learning to put their differences aside in order to mutually benefit.

Origins

Eventually, it is believed that several of these sands tribes formed a kind of tribal communal soceity, having become semi nomadic farmers and established a mostly permanent settlement at the site. They used an ingenious system of spherical stone-hewn nurseries, where they grew cultures of microbial mats, fungi, and various algae that were common in the craggy tidal pools within the caves. It is possible that these structures, which were anywhere from a few to thirty meters wide, were inspired by the agroponic spheres from the pre-sterilisation planetary settlers. These would become the precursors to the emblematic Arcospheres, and along with the natural springs, lead to the settlement developing into a flouishing oasis and safe haven.

The Age of the Volarra

As Volarra traders explored westward, they entered into contact with the settlement and recognised its potential as a major trade hub, frequently trading with it. The Volarra nation of Helvetalia later colonised the region, and founded the city of Boralto. Under their authority, the city rapidly grew and developed, with grandiose domed buildings and beautiful Helvetalian architecture hewn from adobe designed by the greatest architects of the kingdom. It quickly became a major entrepôt for Borashta, and the Helvetalians continuously expanded its port infrstructure. While the original sands tribes became a minority, their cultural heritage persisted in the city.

The Golden Age

During the turmoil of the Volarra League's unification wars, the city was declared an independent neutral city state, at which any traders, merchants or diplomats could meet. The Fall

During Novosti rule, the ruins of the city remained an important locale for trading, though the utter destruction and encroaching sands of the surrounding desert made resettling prohibitively difficult. After the fall of the Novosta Empire and during the period of the seventeen nations, the city continued to languish, its ancient edifices standing resolute as solemn remnants of a more enlightened time.
It was only until the Parvanto dynasty came to power in the Kingdom of Parvald-- who controlled large portions of what is today Borashta and Sulvont, under the rule of the infamous Parvanto dynasty-- that the city was finally rebuilt. The Parvantoi used significant state resources and a decades long civil engineering project to entirely rebuild the city.