Orena-Ut
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Orena-Ut | |
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| Nickname: City of Lights | |
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| • Type | Sumaasyl |
| Population | 701,034 |
Orena-Ut is the largest city in Utlia with a population of 700 thousand. The city is located along the Sreer river in southern Mountange.
Etymology
The name Orena comes from a popular Frish children's story, Orenawy Iru Neruk Attu, in which Orena is the name given to a far off land of extreme wealth and beauty. When Explorer and cartographer Lyrem Iwest discovered the land that the city of Orena-Ut would eventually inhabit, he wrote of it in his journal "It is among the most wondrous views one could ever see, the river and mountains framed perfectly from my campsites entrance, I am in awe every morning I wake here and I dread having to continue northwest." Lyrem then proclaimed Orena as the sites name and his camps shack is considered the first building in Orena.
History
Prehistory
Prior to the advent of permanent civilization, the Mertek nomadic tribe inhabited the Orena area, likely subsisting off of fish and crab from the Sreer river, the only writing of the people being collected in "Records of A Great Empire" an 1802 TT atlas and encyclopedia of the Frish Kingdom, in which it is said that "The Meyrtek north of the kingdom prefer to be left alone, living and moving along river-lines, they have great proficiency for skinning and gutting, with little care for things such as trade."
Early settlement
The first inhabitants of Orena belonged to an expedition headed by Frish explorer Lyrem Iwest in 1627 TT, during this expedition Iwest would name the land Orena and construct the first buildings on the site. Following the temporary habitation by the Iwest expedition, Orena was left untouched by the Frish, as it was technically still unclaimed by any powers. In 1432 several prominent merchant routes to the Eutan kingdom began to take a path along the eastern side of the Sreer river, the abandoned Iwest expedition camp, almost exactly two days of pack-brenya travel away from Unlaunen, provided an ideal place for travelers to stop for the night.
Orena would become a minor trading post and rest stop along the route, though it would remain small and its lack of governance made it a hotspot of crime. This rise in crime led to the near-abandonment of Orena trading post around 1383 TT.
In 1266 TT, an intense snowstorm destroyed much of the unmaintained buildings in Orena.
Unified Utlia rule
Orena-Ut officially became part of the Unified Kingdom of Utlia, during the Azztan annexations, when the island as a whole came under ethnic Utlian rule. According to a 1080 TT survey of Utlia conducted by the Shote noble family, Orena-Ut had a population of 93, mostly traders, caravan guards, and soldiers.
In 635 TT, The first Merriyem uprising began, originally seen as a clear Utlian victory by its supporters, the war had turned to Mersen front taking offensive countermeasures, Orena and its surrounding land became major battlegrounds on the edge of Mersenite controlled land. Tonnel Aremt ordered a fortress be built, and on Yenso 23 of 634 TT, it was finished. On Yenso 30, A Mersenite attack came in from the north, the fortifications had been a surprise to the Merriyem soldiers and despite attempts to breach the walls, no progress was made, the attackers faced heavy casualties against the Aremt defensive forces, leading to a Mersenite retreat. A second battle occured on Aracet 3 and while Mersenites had access to siege weaponry such as battering rams and catapults, once breaching the walls they were encircled by a royal army Lyet coming from behind, the trapped Mersenite troops were slaughtered in the fortress courtyard. At the end of the first uprising, Tonnel would revisit the rather large and expansive castle, declaring it his lifes accomplishment.
The region did not see any action in the much shorter second Merriyem uprising and the castle became the defining feature of the village during the Aremt dynasty. The castle itself was used actively as a garrison and training base until 563 TT.
Mining boom
Between 220 TT and 80 TT, inner Mountange became the center of a massive mining boom, as the Utlian industrial age was beginning and resources like coal and iron became an important commodity, many mining towns popped up and Orenas population boomed tremendously.
Post-calm
The construction of Utlian Unity Tower in the city was completed on 14-11 8 PC.
Geography
Orena is known across Utlia for being dense with skyscrapers and towers, the city uniquely has a number of large radio towers scattered across its districts, giving the city a high number of independent and local radio stations. The city itself is situated in the Mozyey range of south-central Mountange, near the border with Azznin
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- Nimberely (central)
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