Gororas

Gororas is a military settlement in The Kingdom of Novrus

Tuzem Natives
Long before the formation of the Kingdom of Novrus, Gororas was founded as a raiding camp by Tuzem natives who often trekked into Royallian territory to raid for loot and slaves during the Era of Stagnation. The land surrounding Gororas back than was infertile, but the location allowed for easy access for raiding the Royallian countryside during their wars. As a result, a Royallian military force was sent to subjugate the Tuzem raiders, of which they evetually a fort nearby to watch over the raiding camp. In time however, the raiding camp instead became a town as the Tuzem natives intermingled with the ever increasing number of Royallian migrants.

Town of Gororas
Following the Curse of the Beacon in 100 BCE which wrecked apart the land, the town of Gororas was forced to be on it's own as the rest of the border province it had been part of was obliterated by the earthquakes that wrecked Draivros. Thus in order to survive, the town of Gororas was once again forced to raid it's neighbors in order to survive.

This would culmulinate in Hord's rise in 81 BCE, when Gororas raiders attacked Hordgorod, than known as Novrus. In mad fury, Hord would siege and conquer Gororoas soon after. This conquest of another town was uncustomary of the citystates located within the Tuzem Tundras at the time, who would often instead forced a tribute of supplies or slaves.

Kingdom of Novrus
Since Hord's conquest in 81 BCE, Gororas has been a stalwart supporter of the Kingdom of Novrus, combing it's Royallian martial traditions and Tuzem raiding history to form the basis of a recruitment ground for the Novrite military.

In the past few decades as well, fertile soil near Gororas has been discovered, most of which lies underneath the cold tundra ground. As a result, several farmers from Hordgorod have been migranting to Gororas, providing it an even larger population base.

Geography and Climate
Most of the area around Gororas is flat tundra land; of which tends to be much colder than the rest of the Tuzem Tundras, due to Gororas lying in-land. To the west of Gororoas lies the Prok mountains, while to the east the Beacon can be seen extending out over the waters. North of Gororas is a forest that extends all the way to Hordgorod, creating a natural wall that often funnels monsters to Gororas.

The climate in Gororas is rather cold and chilling. Despite that, the climate becomes much more temperate during from late spring to early fall, allowing farmers to plant and harvest their crops before the snow typically begins falling in late fall.

Economy
The economy in Gororas is based around the importation of raw metals and the exportation of vital tools and weapons. Well-known for it's high-quality Royallian forges based in the old Gororas fort located inside the town, this monopoly on a high-quality forge allows for the Blacksmith Guild of Gororas to create incredible weapons and tools that have not been seen since the time of the Royallians Kingdoms.

Though most of these tools and weapons are traded to other settlements for food and other supplies, many are used to equip Gororas' growing population with weaponry for the winter, when monsters to the north in the unclaimed wilds attack Gororas for the entire winter. These attacks both contribute to the growing experience of Gororas' military and economy, as pelts, claws, and teeth are scavenged from every monster attack for selling to traders.

In recent decades, fertile soil had been discovered laying under the thick tundra ground, of which requires specialized tools and workers in order to exploit. Due to this news, many farmers from Hordgorod have made their way down to Gororas, utilizing tools made by the Royallian Forges of Gororas to farm the fertile soil.

Culture
Gororas is a martial-focused town, meaning much of the public works in Gororas consist of statues of brave Novrite warriors, from both history and the present-day. Cuisine in Gororas consists of traditional Novrite meals, which tends to be meats and soups. However, fishing has recently seen a growth due to Gororas being located near open water. After ever winter, the citizens of Gororas celebrate the end of the winter, which also signifies the end of the constant monster attacks on the walls of Gororas.

Government
Gororas is officially ruled by the Rulers of Novrus, but much of the power lies with the Duke of Gororas, Peter Wyrmkiller, who rules Gororas with a harsh but fair iron fist. There also exists lower nobility such as counts and barons, whom often live in Gororas rather than in the lands handed down to them.

Danger Level
Though the area around Gororas tend to be very undangerous during the warm seasons; once winter hits, the danger increases as monster hordes from the north begin streaming down towards Gororas. Though this both contributes to Gororas' stronger military and economy, it's not uncommon to see a monster make it past through the fortifications and raid the farmlands.

In recent years however, Duke Wyrmkiller has built several local forts in the nearby area, intended to be manned by the newest recruits of the Novrite military.