Ardin:Featured Article/September 2020

Tross, officially the Free City of Tross, is a city-state located in central Vestea. It is situated at the mouth of the river Vestrum, bordering Felsinia to the north, [?] to the south and the Midvestean Sea to the east. The city-state comprises the city proper, consisting of nine densely populated urban boroughs, and the Hinterland, which includes a number of small towns and villages, and also encompasses a number of small islands and islets off the coast. The country is home to 643,437 people, more than 95% of which resides in the city proper.

Originally settled in the Neolithic era, Tross rose to prominence in the 11th century as a major haven from northern Crusaders venturing south. The Crusades left the city as a bilingual community, housing both the original Felsinian-speaking population and the Englean-speaking Crusaders who remained in the city even after the Crusades had ended. The city subsequently became an important centre of commerce, which prompted a golden age in the 14th and 15th centuries, in which Tross was renowned for its advances in economics, arts and sciences. (Full article...)