I love the Golden Coast, even with all of its shadows. It's beautiful and all the cultures here are incredible inspiring. I've grown up here, and I could not think of a better place to live. But not everything that glitters is gold. When you start digging, the facade crumbles, revealing all the dark spots. The rich are just getting richer while the poor can barely hang on. Nothing is perfect, but if we work together, we can make it better day by day.
The Golden Coast is one of the wealthies regions of
Teldora. Sitting right at the coast of the
Golden Sea it's dominated by travelers and traders - a mixing pot of different cultures and peoples. Most of the region is controlled by the
Confederation of the Golden Coast, but the constant rivalry between the cities leaves ample opportunities for the free and lawless.
Overview
Culture and Arts
The Golden Coast is a hub for trade, culture and arts. The constant influx of traders and travelers has resulted in a mixing pot of cultures. People from all over the world brought their traditions and customs to the Golden Coast, forming it into the unique multi facade gem it is today.
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Port of Protreni by Midjourney
A Paradise for Business
The constant trade within this region, provide an abundant opportunity for business - both legal and illegal. Huge trading companies ship wares into the entire world, and import exotic items and materials. There is hardly anything you won't be able to purchase in one of the major ports if you have the necessary coin.
Rich against Poor
While the region itself is incredibly wealthy, and the elite live in luxury, most of the people aren't so lucky and have to survive paycheck to paycheck. The rift between rich and poor is constantly growing, causing more and more people to lose trust in the established structures. Some swallow their pride and hope to survive, while others turn to piracy and rebellion.
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Geopgraphy
The Golden Coast is a narrow strip of land at the eastern coast of
Teldora. Wedged between the
Mountains of Roxtoi and the
Golden Sea, the land is rocky and not suited for large-scale agriculture. Still, countless small and big rivers find their way from the mountains into the sea, providing the coast with a constant supply of fresh water. Near the feet of the mountains, dense forests have grown, while the coastal regions are dominated by plains and cliffs.
The Golden Coast is a narrow strip of land wedged between the Mountains of Roxtoi and the Golden Sea. It ranges from the Arm of Torrus in the north, all the way down to the Ferozabay in the south. It is mostly controlled by the Confederation of the Golden Coast, which consists of the four major cities in the region Okodranous, Prevena, Protreni and Lirca and a couple of island nations.
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The Golden Coast is famous for the
Ambrosia Fungi, which cloud the local forrests into a slight blueish light with their spores every single night. The less the light of the moon shines in the night, the more the mushrooms glow and fill the Golden Coast.
There are six major cities in this region. Five of them sit at the mouth of the five biggest rivers, while
Iriserend hides on the bottom of the ocean.
Okodranous is the spiritual and political capital of this region, and the leading member of the
Confederation of the Golden Coast.
Only a single pass goes above the
Mountains of Roxtoi - the
Lion's Pass. It's a major trading route from the Golden Coast to the
Kingdom of Abonaria in the north.
The
Golden Sea is a part of the greater
Misty Waters to the east of
Teldora. It's a rather warm sea, dominated by four major chains of islands. From the cliffs of the
Shattered Isles, over the volcanic
Burning Isles to
Kathal'Dir - ancestral home of the giants - each island has a unique culture and geography.
History
308 DAW
The People of Boradrin transform the Southern Golden Coast into a lush and fertile area.
Dawnera
In
Dawnera thousands of years ago, the Golden Coast looked quite different to today. The region was dominated by two major parties, the people of
Escal and the giants of
Kathal'Dir. Those two peoples fought against each other countless times, but they were equally matched and none of them could do much progress against the other. During the
War for Dawn both empires were destroyed, and only their ruins remain today.
Simultaneous, the southern parts of the coast, around today's
Lirca belonged to the people of
Boradrin who lived in harmony with nature. Eventually
Lornan gifted them the
Tome of Infinite Wisdom, and they used it to transform their homeland.
Early Age of Arcanum
The first couple centuries of the
Age of Arcanum the people of the Golden Coast spent rebuilding.
Escal had been destroyed and has fallen into the sea, and the Giants of
Kathal'Dir were only a shadow of their former glory and kept to themselves. The small village of
Okodranous quickly grew into the biggest metropolis of the region and a hub of
Tria's faith, while the few survivors of
Escal founded the kingdom of
Anthinea.
Around 100 ARC
After being thrown into the newly created
Feywild during the
Sundering, the Boradrinians return to the Material Plane.
Around 150 ARC
The survivors of
Escal come together to found the underwater kingdom of
Anthinea
293 ARC
The last civil war of the Giants of
Kathal'Dir seals their doom. Within a couple years, the giants went extinct.
The Heights of the Arcanum
While other civilisation reached incredible arcane achievements during the
Age of Arcanum, the Golden Coast focused on faith and trade. The faith in
Tria, and her followers the
Star Seekers shaped the culture of the region like nothing else. Even today, the faith in
Tria is deeply rooted in the traditions and customs of the people living here.
The people of
Anthinea on the other hand, discovered their inherent ability in magic, and used it to build their cities and settlements. As magic became more and more mundane,
Anthinea and especially its capital
Iriserend became one center of magic on the continent.
Around 2500 ARC
The Elves of Boradrin leave to the Feywild
In the years around 2500 ARC, after founding
Kamorda, the
Elves of Boradrin tried to rediscover their roots and history - exploring their origins in the
Feywild. Eventually, most of them decided to relocate back to the feywild, while only a few remained in the material plane. Those few became the
Kyfasi.
Eventually in the late stages of the Age of Arcanum, the major cities of the Golden Coast banded together with the kingdom of
Anthinea to create the
Confederation of the Golden Coast - a collaboration focused on peace, trade and prosperity.
War of Fate
The first reported battle of the
War of Fate happened on the
Shattered Isles and destroyed the peninsula, shattering it into thousands of tiny islands. The war raged on for decades and destroyed major parts of the world, and the
Golden Coast was no exception. In the beginning, most people of the Golden Coast fought together against the extra dimensional attacks, but as the war dragged on, people lost hope and courage.
Seventeen years after the war began, the city of
Asteri hid itself from the outside world, in a desperate attempt to save themselves. Another seven years later, when Princess Lusianna of Anthinea died in battle, the Tritions followed suit, and hid all their settlements with powerful magic. Both Anthinea and Asteri stayed in hiding way into the
Age of Mortals.
7071 ARC
Princess
Lusianna of Athinea dies in battle, initiating the retreat of the
Tritons from the world
7073 ARC
Huge parts of Protreni get destroyed in an attack
7082 ARC / 1 MOR
The
War of Fate is over one day to the other
Age of Mortals
Once again after a devestating war, the first few decades of the
Age of Mortals people spent rebuilding. Overtime the trade within the region picked back up, and slowly wealth and prosperity returned. Still there was no trace of the kingdom of
Anthinea or
Asteri, so most people assumed both were destroyed during the war.
After the
Resurgence of 755, countless
Plane Touched fled from the
King of Abonaria southwards, and found refuge in the
Shadowcliff of
Okodranous.
In the late 800s both
Anthinea and
Asteri re-established contact with the other cities of the Golden Coast. Eventually
Asteri rejoined the
Confederation on the 24th of Sunrest 882.
A very nice layout - I like the small overviews with further articles and the history part with the short timelines is great.
Thank you! I borrowed the idea of those mini timelines Solaris by nnie. Just saw them there and wanted to have them :D