The Foundation of Goldthrone

Founding

Five centuries after Saint Gaius discovers a gilded throne, his descendants claim it for their own.

Prior to the Great Schism, Vindomora was part of the Old Ilethian Empire, which stretched across the continent and even past the Greatwood. After the Schism destroyed the world, the mortal populations were left to pick up the pieces of their lives and histories after the death of their gods.   300 years after the Schism, a wandering trader by the name of Gaius discovered the ruins of an Old Ilethian city. The riches he plundered from those ruins would make him wealthy beyond measure -- 20 years after his initial visit, Gaius returned to the ruins with his extended family and decided to make his home there.   Over two centuries, Gaius's family would invite settlers and friends to live in their burgeoning settlement with them, repairing old buildings and making new ones out of the guts of unsalvageable ones, naming his new village Goldthrone, after the elegant golden throne still standing in the center of the city, which monarchs are crowned on still to this day. Eventually, a village turned to a town, and a town needed a leader. Gaius was named Saint Gaius the Founder in 738 AS, and his death day is a national holiday in Vindomora.   In 550, Gaius's descendant Remus Favius Gaian was named Rex Sub Theo, and used his absolute rule to implement several policies to improve the city of Goldthrone. After his death, he was named Saint Remus the Builder, the patron saint of Goldthrone and the Royal Family.