Thyvor

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'''Knowledge. Curiosity. Wisdom.'''

Thyvor is a nation East-South-East of Planu Heath. It is situated within and among a unique mountain. It has a shared border on one side with Feidrfjall, a community located mostly underneath the surface of mountain apart of the same mountain range. Thyvor is known for having a culture that holds high values of learning, knowledge, and reading. The people of Thyvor pride them selves on their architecture and city design, which they craft with great care. It is currently one of the larger nations of the world and has recently reach city status.

Origin and History
Thyvor is a word that means "Pursuit of truths" and is what Library/shrines of Kae were once called. Likewise Thyvorian means "Pursuer of Truths" and is what a mortal who followed the teachings of Kae were called. Kae was the God of Curiosity, Knowledge, and Creativity, and was often associated as the "God of Mortals" because of "his" fondness and extreme interest in them. Kae's presence as a God has slowly dwindled from ancient times because of lack of prayer and belief, although Kae is not completely absent from mortal lives; Kae is the maker of most dreams, good and bad, and continues to weave mortals' dreams to this day.

The City Thyvor as we know it was founded by a group of Scholars who were doing research on Kae. As Legend goes, they stumbled upon the ruins of an ancient Thyvor (A Library-Shrine of Kae) and decided to rebuild it to its former glory. The library (Appropriately named Thyvor) became a popular destination of scholars from all over the land, and brought many curious and wise people. Over time, as people decided to settle near the library, a small community started to form. Because of the high volume of scholars and knowledge-loving people who travelled here, the majority of those who settled were in fact scholars, and this explains why the modern culture of Thyvor values learning and curiosity so much.

The people called their community Thyvor, named after the library that brought them all there. Once Thyvor became large enough to be considered a large town, the people of Thyvor realized they needed a government. This brought about conflict for a short period, where the people of Thyvor first decided to elect a council, the council lasted several years but proved very weak and could not make decisions, the people of Thyvor, undoubtedly unhappy, revolted against the council and displaced the government. The Obvious choice for the people of Thyvor (Thyvorians as they began to call them selves) was to have a single wise ruler. Two men stepped up to claim the leadership, both being well respected heads of rival families in Thyvor. Conflict arose between the two families and a minor civil war broke out. The war lasted nearly 3 weeks and was hated dearly amongst the populace of Thyvor. This short war (known as "The Founding War")was put to an end by the Son of one of the founding fathers of Thyvor, Duke Nelson Jr.,Duke gathered men of Thyvor and formed a small organized force to put down the two warring families. After the war had subsided with Duke as the Victor, the Thyvorians gave him much praise and thusly he became King Nelson the Just, the first King of Thyvor. To this day the Royal line remains unbroken with King Durand Nelson as the current king of Thyvor.

The "Great" Library
The Library at center of Thyvor, often called The "Great" Library, is now formally known as Libalis Palace. In the early days of Thyvor, the library was appropriately titled "Thyvor". As the community grow and took on the same name of the Library, the library began to be called the Great Library, to distinguish the library from the town. After the Founding War, King Nelson the Just had ordered major additions to be constructed onto the library. After a decade of construction, the "Inner Sanctum" had been completed. It nearly doubled the size of the Library and added a place for the government to be seated. The library then took on its new name "Libalis Palace" and served not only as a library, but also the capital building.