When you walk around the center of Siirun, you can feel the intention of the architects. The narrow streets, tall walls, and large spires restrict your view to only what's infront of you. The colony outgrew this design and outside the walls is the lively new part of town with open streets and open skies.— Takalia, Travels in Grara, Vol. II
Born to Confederation
Unlike the other counties of
Grara, Siirun did not exist before signing the
Charter of Lands and Trade. Instead, it was created as a new county under confederation formally in 14EX. As a county it has the same ability of self-governance as the others as well as the same trading rights as the others. Much like in
Furahnzata, this level of independance has acted to dissuade secession.
Siirun was established in order to harvest several resources on the island. Initially, it was intended to be a mining colony but the ore turned out to be far less abundant than it was initially reported. Fortunately, the second resource that was to be harvested became extremely lucrative. The spice produced from the
dogtail - fully titled the fluffy dog's tail - has become very popular in
Grara and in
Zinato as a seasoning for both leafy and root vegetables as well as all different kinds of meats.
Where the Skyknights Roam
The
Graran Directorate chose the location of Siirun not only for the resources that it contained but because of its position in the sky. Due to the then ongoing border conflicts with the
Bral Empire under the leadership of then
Emperor Bolkhar Dodai the
Directorate sought to expand its borders beyond the edges of
Breharan to create a buffer zone in the skies.
The entire colony was designed with defense in mind, should the
Skyknights ever assault the island. The location of critical buildings, height of walls, sightlines of watchtowers, and even covered or underground walkways for access to certain places was meticulously planned before a single stone was laid. Even a second
skyport was constructed outside of the city so that goods could be moved should the main one became damaged. This also meant that many soldiers and engineers from across
Grara were assigned to the new colony.
All of the planning was crucial when the
Emperor ordered a series of raids against Siirun. Multiple
wings of
Skyknights were assigned to disrupt the transfer of goods and commandeer as many
skyships as they could - the
Machine Priests had refused to make any
skyships for the
Bral Empire.
While the colony suffered great damage and loss of life from the attacks, the aggressors were repelled and failed to acquire any
skyships. Only after more than three decades - and two
Emperors - after the end of the campaign would the
Empire be granted their first
skyship.
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