Ipse
Ipse is a port city on the Shimmering Sea... that just happens to be the location that the Sheyla made landfall on the continent. It is located on the southern coast of Lumina and is the capital of Lumina's Southern Duchy.
Demographics
Ipse is largely populated by Imperials, though communities of Desert Imperials and Et'ens are mixed in. As one might expect of a major Lumina city, Kaelic Temple presence is prominent.
Government
Like most Lumina cities, Ipse is overseen by a court official appointed by the Kaelic Temple.
Assets
Ispe has the second largest archive of holy relics in Lumina, outside the Holy City itself. Pilgrims may request permission of the local Knowledge Keepers to access them.
History
Ipse is where the Sheyla people made landfall on Estana in 1017 BEC, ending their Exodusian period and cementing Ipse's place in history as a holy site. They built a the first Kaelic temple in Estana upon the cliff.
In about 660s BEC, the Mukala Dominion conquered Ipse and razed the city. The temple was sacked and defaced, and Kaelics were forced to flee north. Ipse remained in Mukala hands until after the fall of the Dominion, where it became one of the major trading ports of the Mekulet-run West Territories.
Ipse returned to Kaelic hands in the late 300s BEC, when the young nation of Lumina conquered the West Territories and absorbed it into Lumina's Holy State. The First Temple was restored in 271 BEC.
Geography
One of Ipse's most distinctive features is the seaside cliff it's built around. Atop the cliff rests a sprawling Kaelic Temple complex, which also partially serves as a lighthouse to ships traveling the Shimmering Sea.
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