Valistin

Valistin is a town in the Dominion of Storia

Founding
Valistin was established in 90 BCE after the end of the First Targen-Dominion War as a fort meant to ensure the proper defense of Purtis Orbe and the nearby Dominion coast. Over the decades Valistin slowly turned into a town as merchants and migrants set up homes next to Valistin.

Royallian Attack of 78 BCE
Though normally a back-water location meant only to be garrisoned with Storian Dragoons during times of war, an attack by mad Royallian forces in 78 BCE saw most of Valistin devastated, with the Royallian forces only be turned back due to the quick-thinking on the part of Commander Carlouise to utilize the fort cannons normally meant for Targen ships against the Royallian forces. Following the Royallian attack of 78 BCE, the Fort of Valistin was eventually converted into a castle meant to hold a full Dragoon military army at all times, while walls were constructed around the town itself. This would drain the Dominion economy, which encouraged the City of Targen to declare war against the Dominion, thus starting the Second Targen-Dominion War only 13 years after the end of the first war.

Present Day
Today Valistin is a military town, with a permanent military force, the 4th Dominion Regiment, being based in Valistin Castle due to the constant skirmishes with Royallian forces within the last 78 years. Though many expiditions have been led from Valistin to cut off the source of the Royallian attacks, which has been identified as a forgotten Royallian city, these expiditions have been unsuccessful as major attacks are usually carried out by the Royallians straight afterwards on Valistin. As a result, the Dominion has instead shifted to allowing the Royallians to come to Valistin instead of attacking the Royallians, as these attacks only arrive after a period of 4-7 years or after an attack on the Eternal Watch, the nickname for the forgotten Royallian city coined by Valistin soldiers.

Geography and Climate
Much of the area around Valistin is flat, though the northern coasts of Valistin consists of cliffs, giving Valistin a natural sightline over the waters around Purtis Orbe. To the south lies a portion of the Dark Forest and the Eternal Watch, a forgotten Royallian city which consciously attacks Valistin. A section of the town has been constructed on the west coast, allowing for Valistin to be supplied even during sieges. The climate is temperate, giving for moderate summers and winters.

Economy
Valistin economy is heavily dependent on the city of Storia due to being unable to utilize natural resources on the fear of Royallian attacks on any established infrastructure outside Valistin. The Dominion does dedicate a significant portion of their economy towards maintaining Valistin, due to dangers arranging from Targen raiders to Royallian forces.

Culture
Valistin is very martial in terms of culture, with much of the literature within the Valistin Library consisting of military novels, most of it donated by the Dragoon Academy in Storia due to much combat force of the 4th Dominion Regiment consisting of Academy Alumni. Much of the cuisine in Valistin is similar to Storia's own, due to most of the food in Valistin coming directly from Storia.

Government
Valistin is run on two different levels. The town of Valistin is run the Mayor, while Valistin Castle is managed by the Commander of the 4th Dominion Regiment. However, it is not uncommon to see the latter often elected as the former. Despite that, both report to the Dominion Council, leaving the town little more than another section of Storia in terms of autonomy.

Danger Level
Valistin is constantly under danger, if not by Royallian skirmish forces, than by Targen raiding parties. As such, it is often encouraged by many citizens to stay within the walls, and any approved activity taking place outside the walls usually occur nearby in the case that Valistin is attacked again. However, it is not rare to see many adventuring parties in Valistin so that they may train their skills against live opponents or hunt for treasure in the Eternal Watch.