Mistui

The Councilic Monarchy of Mistui, referenced to sometimes as the Misty Archipelago or the Mistic Islands, is a small chain of islands in the Straits of Fire which encloses the 127th Kingdom of the Elves. It has 154 islands, with 8 main islands: Isla Phoenix, Big Island, Isle of Brandyburn, Cherry Island, Dragon Island, Valkoria, and the Penguin Isle. It is home to a few settlements, including Phoenix, Scotlorian, Eredwak, Gautamtown, and Tanishatown. Previously a colony of Cyclandia, the Mistic citizens, incidentally descended from colonizers of Arein, Thranforil, and Elverion, won their independence from Cyclandic Secretary of Colonies, Eldritch Elf, in 2020 during the Mistic War, then earning its place among the Elven Kingdoms. Despite earning its independence, the war sprouted from its colonization, continued to rage, with many factors and sides participating. =Geography=

Islands and Water
The islands themselves are made out of primarily a volcanic rock called basalt, which spewed from the seamount in lava form. The ocean around the seamount was around 30 feet deep, but the lava and the rising of the seamount shortened it to about 15-20 feet in most places. The additional formation of the basalt islands from the lava shallowed the bays and inlets around the islands to only a few inches. The deepest point remains in Poly Inlet, at a deep blue depth of 25 feet. However, most of the inlet is shallower than 12.

Towns
The towns of Mistui, Phoenix, Scotlorian, Gautamtown, and Tanishatown, are built on separate islands.

Phoenix
Phoenix is built on the aptly named Capital Island, usually known as The Isle of Phoenix. It is built upon a plateau in the middle of the isle, and spreads down to the Tira District. The city contains a total population of 1,163 There is an airport on the Streambank, as well as a ravine on the north side. Crown Peak is the mountain on which the governing palace is perched. Phoenix also contains many underground passages, including the District 2, which is the name for the underground city. District 2 contains more than half of the Phoenixian population.

Scotlorian
While smaller than Phoenix, Scotlorian houses 412 people in its castle and is home to the Castle Tribe of Elves. The town's famous castle, which is built on the coast of Poly Inlet, has many docks and ports coming from it. Underneath the Castle is where most houses are; the castle is also built backing a mountain, so many passages and tunnels extend into the mountain for reinforcement and living.

Gautamtown
The smallest of the towns in terms of population, Gautamtown houses less than 100 people. It is a castle built on a hill at the base of Mount Pineapple on the Isle of Brandyburn. The town is a fortress village, and underwent many sieges during the course of the Mistic War. However, it is a prosperous town which is known for its cold weather but lovely alpine scenery.

Tanishatown
Tanishatown is a settlement about the size of Gautamtown, which resides on the tropical anomaly island, Dragon Island. As most Dragon Tribe colonies are, the town is filled with dragons. [fill out later]

=History=

The Fall of Trincoth
Incidentally, the fall of the city of Trincoth in Arein is argued to be the first event in the Mistic War. Trincoth was a large city founded in 1716 C.E. and made the capital of the 10th kingdom Arein. The kingdom's original capital, traditionally called Phoenix, was besieged and sacked by Orcs in 1890 C.E., prompting the moving to Trincoth as the official capital. However, in 1998, Trincoth was assaulted by Wolves from the Wolven Dreadfort and occupied by Wolf Lord Inrin's forces. Most Elves in Arein were forced to flee the city and took their ships to find Cyclandia, but the location of Cyclandia had been erased from most maps by that time; the ships wandered until late 1999, when they settled in a previously undiscovered location in the High Islands.

The Discovery
From here, Captain Lowell Tyler of the Fourteenth Armed Battalion set off on a trading mission to a Dwarven kingdom beyond the Straits of Fire. His small fleet sailed past an active volcano in the Straits, one that was previously uncharted despite being in the middle of the Straits and clearly within sight. Geologists estimated that its creation had been too recent for it to be documented on any notable scientific logs. Beyond the volcano was the small Elven kingdom known as the Freyja Democracy, which had also been attacked by Wolves from the Dreadfort and occupied. On the way back from the Dwarven kingdom, Tyler incited rumors about the new volcano, which had created a small archipelago with fertile lands and trees; the Areinian elves were excited by this and moved to colonize the land at once. However, the ships that were still in working condition were too low, so they asked their neighboring kingdom, Elverion, for help. The kingdom refused, but took interest in the new land, promptly setting off in a fleet to colonize it. The Areinians, appalled that the Elverians would take the land they had discovered, asked their closer ally Thranforil for help. Agreeing, the King of Thranforil allowed them to use their ships, but only if Thranforilians had a part in the colonization as well. This began the Race to Colonization.

Race to Colonization
The Areinians and Thranforilians were able to reach the archipelago before the Elverians were, but in a snap of tension, the two kingdoms fought each other at the base of the volcano, eventually leading to most Thranforil ships being wrecked on the spikerocks as the Areinians took control of the Secret Cave. A few survivors were forced to pledge their allegiance to Arein before they were allowed to pass through the Cave; by the time Elverion's fleet had arrived, the Areinians had taken control of the entire archipelago and set up armed defenses in two different settlements, Phoenix and Mordal, led by Sir Clyde Trifold and Captain Lowell Tyler respectively.

Cyclandia
Though Cyclandians had previously been uninvolved with the Race to Colonization, a fleet soon arrived after the Elverians had left. Confused, Trifold and Tyler agreed to let them in; they then declared that the newly colonized land was a colony of Cyclandia, and not Arein. This enraged the Areinians because the Cyclandians had not been there for reinforcement during the fall of Trincoth, but the Cyclandians argued that the Elvish Constitution stated any land colonized by Elves was to be inspected by Cyclandians and occupied before being let independent. The Areinians despised this because these occupations often took decades. In 2006, more settlers from other kingdoms arrived, and more settlements were set up, including The Shire, Rushchick, Scotlorian, and Eredwak. The Cyclanders left the archipelago to it's own accord, but tensions arose between the settlements.

The Mistic War Begins
The Mistic War is a term used to denote the series of conflicts which occured within the archipelago since 2003. Some place the beginning of the war at the fall of Trincoth, but most say it began with the Wolven Wars in 2006. As tensions rose between the settlements in Mistui, Scotlorian and Eredwak eventually attacked each other, making weapons out of sticks. The battle raged and many were injured.

Rushchick-Shire War
The Rushchick-Shire War was a deadly conflict which ravaged the towns in 2009, after the overthrowing of Clyde Trifold by Marcus Dewlash, who declared himself governor of Mistui. Even though this made him a supposed tyrant, the people of Phoenix supported him and he proved to be a good leader. He also was on good terms with Lowell Tyler the chief of Mordal. During this time, the towns of Rushchick and The Shire were locked in a deadly conflict, worse than the Border Skirmish which had happened two years prior between Scotlorian and Eredwak. The chiefs agreed to meet in an Assembly every month and formed the Council of Chiefs to prevent any further conflicts. The chiefs of Rushchick and The Shire, Bylt Cheapy and Bilenn Crystick, agreed to end the war. However, in this time of instability, new threats arose and the Mistic War was set fully in motion.

Wolf Attacks
The fact was that before the volcano erupted, there was a small island in the region of Mistui at the base of the seamount on which the great Wolven Dreadfort was built. The Elves did not know of the location of the Dreadfort, only that it was the origin of all known Wolves and many Elven cities (like Trincoth) had fallen to its armies. However, in 1998, the Dreadfort was destroyed by the seamount's eruption and the Wolves fled to the Freyja Democracy, which they renamed to Violenc Valley. The leader of these wolves, the Violenc, was a great threat and quickly conquered the Democracy. From here, they launched attacks on the Elves of Mistui because they thought they were invading what should have been Wolven land. With the two new fortresses, Gautamtown and Tanishatown, the Elves fought the Wolves in a big battle in Poly Inlet and successfully defeated them. These were the first Wolven Wars.

The Wolven Wars Continue
The Wolven Wars were one of the most devastating conflicts in the archipelago. Even after the first Violenc was killed by the heroic members of the 19th Battalion, wolf raids were commonly organized on the outlying villages: Gautamtown, Tanishatown, Eredwak, The Shire, Scotlorian, and Rushchick. As a result, Phoenix and Mordal sent guards to the towns to defend them, finally ending the Wolven Wars.

Civil War
In 2012, Lord Marcus went insane and attacked the other towns with his army. In fright, the other towns made an alliance and soon defeated the armies of Phoenix at the Battle of Scotlorian. The Chiefs Council banned Marcus from the Archipelago, and Jason was elected the new leader.

Attack of the Dragons
In 2014, four years after the Wolven Wars, the Firedrakes arrived. Firedrakes were a species of giant dragon which was known for its immense firepower. This pack, the pack of Smaug the Chiefest and Greatest of Calamities (known in Mistui as the Mistybane), was flying towards the Misty Archipelago in an attempt to make it into a Firedrake nest, since Firedrakes need volcanoes, and Mistui had a relatively active one. As soon as they arrived, they attacked the Elven villages, leading to the fall of Mordal within the first week and Rushchick soon after. With Lowell Tyler and countless other Elves dead already, the Elves began to lose hope, but Jason proved his worth with a great victory against the dragons at Ek Lon. The Elves began to get more hope, and fought back in what became the Mistybane War.

The Final Battle
The Final battle in the Caves were a decisive victory for the Elves when they shot down Lord Smaug with a black arrow. Filled with hope, the Elves rallied and slew many dragons, and finally the dragons were driven from the Archipelago under the leadership of Lord Jason.

New Tensions Arise
Even after the Mistybane war had ended, Elves were still in disarray, with Mordal, Rushchick, and The Shire having fallen to the ashes, and the other towns in a weak state. The population had decreased by 70%, with most Elves emigrating and many dying in combat. Bandit groups, made of Elves, began to arise, led by the chaos agent and known Dark Elf Blake Rider. With the overthrowing of the chiefs in Gautamtown and Tansihatown by the Blanket clan, Gautamtown became a Rainbow Tribe village at the end of 2014.

Technological Advancement
Near the end of 2015, the Archipelago was still in disarray. Scientists argued that the only way to restore order to the province would be to improve technology and prevent more bandit attacks using increased sensing and buildings. Lord Jason agreed and new devices were imported from Trincoth (which had been restored by the Areinian Rebellion in 2005). With the new devices and manipulation of electricity, bandit attacks were crushed and Blake Rider was captured.

Second Wolven Wars
While a smaller conflict, Violenc II was intent on revenging his predecessor, and stormed into Mistui, attacking and pillaging everywhere he went. the Vengen, his second-in-command, was slain in 2016 by Whitefoot Rider. The Violenc II decided to take matters into his own hands, but he found himself surrounded by an elf battallion before he was slain.

Siege of Gautamtown
In 2020, the final revolution of Mistui began during the Cataclysm - specifically the COVID-19 Pandemic. Eldritch Elf of Cyclandia arrived with a fleet of wizards which attempted to crush the archipelago after Jason's Declaration of Independence. In anger, Eldritch laid siege to Phoenix and Scotlorian in a divide-and-conquer strategy. However, the Mistic army held up surprisingly well at the fortress of Gautamtown, where the Battle of Gautamtown and the Siege of Gautamtown took place. Eventually, Eldritch's armies took Scotlorian, and the united Mistic army attacked and destroyed the wizard army. Eldritch was forced to flee back to Cyclandia, where she was executed for treason and genocide.

Orc Sieges
Before and after the Mistic Revolution, Orcs laid siege to the towns and attempted to attack them. However, they were defeated and eventually allied with the Mistic Elves under the new King Jason of the Elven Republic of Mistui, the 127th kingdom of the Elves after they had gained independence.