Kossuth

Kossuth, officially the Imperial Capital of Kossuth is the capital and largest city of The Empire. The city is located in the Imperial Province of Kossuth within the Imperial Center Region. Kossuth is named after the legendary Meridian King, the second Millenary King, as the Pilgrimage of the Snout ends within Kossuth where the Meridian King is said to have died in battle. The original name of the city was "New Balatonok" by the Veszprem but was rejected overall by the Jeno Coalition, which had built and administrated the city. Kossuth was declared the capital of the Empire during the Union of the Empire. Despite being the namesake of the Imperial Province of Kossuth, it is not the provincial capital of Kossuth.

Kossuth as a location has existed since the Eight Kings Era during the Wolf Dominion, under the name of Szarvas where a group of docile trader wolves lived, under which the Meridian King was born from. The Seventh King, Amadeusz, destroyed Szarvas and later rebuilt it Temetőhegy. After the end of the Wolf Dominion and the beginning of the Canine Tribal Era, Kossuth was the origin of the Jeno, who coalesced the remaining other smaller and docile dog tribes under the banner of the Central Coalition against the Hoditok Queendom. During the Hoditok Conquest, Kossuth was considered to be one of the forefront cities that the Hoditok needed to take. The city was mostly destroyed in the Siege of Kossuth, with the southern parts of the city being entirely destroyed. Kossuth was rebuilt after the end of the Conquest. Kossuth was later chosen to host the Congress of the Birodalom, which formed the Union of the Empire.

Kossuth is the home of the Emperor's Palace, the Imperial Senate Building, the Polgarsag High Court and the Temple of Omens. Alongside this, it contains the Statue of the Snout, which is considered to be the gravestone of the Meridian King. The Temple of Omens holds the Reliquary of Kossuth, the largest Reliquary within the Empire housing over 400 different relics gathered from the Eight Kings, the Millenary Kings and the Seven Apostles & Nineteen Disciples. Alongside this, Kossuth sits geographically at the center of the country, making it a frequent stop for travelers. The Imperial Interregional Traderoutes Meridius II, Meridius III, and Aurorus IV, and Vesperius II all run through Kossuth. Kossuth is the home of several different Imperial government departments, including the Imperial Postage Service.

History

Kossuth was originally named Szarvas and was established by the First of the Eight Kings, Agoston the Red. Recorded as a trading village under the Chronicles of Agoston, Szarvas saw little development until the Sixth King, Gyula, moved his base of operations to Szarvas. The Chronicles of Gyula gives several reasons as to why Gyula moved his base but the reasoning behind Guyla's move remains a mystery. The most accepted theory is that Gyula wanted to prevent an economic collapse which was inherited to him from the Fifth King, Zorán. During the Collapse Era, Szarvas was occupied by rebelling wolves and subsequently besieged by the Seventh King, Amadeusz. In an effort to consolidate his power, he celebrated his victory in the siege by razing the entire village and massacring the occuping rebel wolves. He rebuilt the village and renamed it Temetőhegy. Temetőhegy was recorded to have been a major city by the time of the Eighth and final king, Kovács. In the Chronicles of Kovács, Temetőhegy was said to have been a major trading village rebuilt from the destruction that Amadeusz caused.

Temetőhegy continued to be a major trading village during the Auroran King.