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The Fortress Kordona is a massive fortress styled/inspired after the traditional Roman field castles of their imperial era some two thousand years ago. The fortress features barracks, storehouses, armories, blacksmiths, stables, mess halls, a captain's house, an officers' quarters, parade grounds, training grounds, portcullis gates, and defensive towers. In addition, the defensive wall curves at the corners -- similar to ancient Roman fortresses. Stay tuned for more build posts regarding our upcoming limited release server in January!

Build Credit: Japersx

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Lore:

Fort Kordona & The Order of Krynnis

The Order of Krynnis is a military order established during The War of
The Five Nations by a coalition of Northern Kallonian noblemen and their
armies over 500 years ago. The name "Krynnis" comes from the Kailon
word for Protector (sometimes translated as Liberator or "People's
Protector"), "Krynnicae".

As the Kingdom of Thenithria began to be pushed out of Northern Kallonia
by Norkinian and Kallonian-Coalition forces during The War of the Five
Nations, The Order of Krynnis had moved to lay siege to the Thenithrian
stronghold of Kordona, a mighty fortress, however as The Order of
Krynnis arrived they found the fortress abandoned as the Thenithrian 4th
Legion had retreated further south to make a stand at various smaller
forts and, primarily, Fort Desphania.

With the fortress almost completely untouched and full of supplies, The
Order of Krynnis made their new home within Kordona, quickly
establishing the fort as a crucial supply-hub for Norkinian and
coalition forces as they continued to pursue the Thenithrians south.

With the conclusion of The War of The Five Nations, the coalition
quickly fell apart as various warring factions rose up to fill the power
vacuum. The Order of Krynnis, although under pressure to take a side,
remained mostly neutral although did partake in various battles across
Northern Kallonia with no particular allegiance to any one side or
cause.

The Treaty of Pacis, which proclaimed The Pacisian Empire and various
other new Northern Kallonian realms, marked the end of this era of
warfare and yet still the home of the order remained almost entirely
untouched.
However, under the treaty, the territory in which Fort Kordona sat upon
was Pacisian, but the Order's Commander at the time, Aesim Laeonar,
refused to accept Pacisian soveriegnty over the Order and thus the
Pacisian Emperor sent a large army to besiege and capture Fort Kordona.


Owing to their extensive knowledge of the local area and centuries of
warrior traditions, the Order of Krynnis at first launched various
ambushes and raids against the advancing Pacisian force, using
hit-and-run skirmish tactics to pick away at the superior force and
weaken both their supply-lines and morale bit by bit.

By the time the Pacisian army had reached Fort Kordona they had been
reduced to half strength and were already low on supplies. As the
Pacisians began setting up their siege weapons on the third day, Aesim
Laeonar led a huge cavalry charge to attack and rout the Pacisian force
and secure the Order's independence from Pacis.
A bloody battle ensued but the tired and starving Pacisian army was no
match for the superior cavalry of the Order and were decisively
defeated.

With their first defeat in almost 150 years, the Pacisian Emperor was
forced to come to the negotiating table with The Order of Krynnis.
Eventually agreeing upon the Treaty of Kaegon which would guarantee the
Order's continued independence but forbid the Order from fighting
against Pacis, either by the Order's own will or as mercenaries, and
that the Order would pay an annual tribune to the Emperor which included
a rotating elite guard of the Emperor.

The Treaty of Kaegon lasted for another 225 years before the last
Pacisian Emperor was overthrown and The Republic of Pacis was
established, and, unable to hold onto all its previous territory, many
new Kingdoms and factions sprung up and proclaimed independence loudly
and began a series of conflicts known as The Thirty Years War, however
The Order of Krynnis remained officially neutral and quietly became
fully independent for the first time since The Treaty of Kaegon.

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