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=== Early Settlement and Pre-Kingdom Era (1000 B.C. - 399 AD) ===
The Aikkian coasts were first home to native lutryne groups, while the Atiovha mountains were later settled in 1,000 B.C. by exiled Vhydaszi
==== Tri-River Flood ====
The original and largest settlement by lutryne and kemonomimi Akuanists was swept away in a flood due to a harsh rainy season and primitive dam constructions blocking the flow of water. The original city's name has been lost and only few historical records make mention of the settlement that was once located where modern-day Highdrilian sits. The handful of stone structures that survived the flood are now maintained by the Royal Society of Historical Services. The purpose of the structures is unknown, but historians have theorized that they were once either religious sites or small granaries.
The site was abandoned for several centuries until the construction of a second settlement, Lodrilia, which eventually grew into a large city. It was later renamed to Highdrilian by King Okford of Ny'thudr'zhan in 1550.
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Around 800 B.C. the region saw an influx of Shatlo elves who had been pushed out of their homeland on the Oshombran Peninsula by Taragai and later Talveri pressure. They named their new home "Aikthudr'zhur," or literally, "The Eastern Places." The arriving Shatlo converted to Akuanism but maintained much of their existing hierarchy and cultural traditions. Their comparatively long lifespans allowed them to consolidate their power in the region, and many modern political dynasties can trace their roots back to these original settlers.
Shatlo settlements were distinguished by their use of brick and stone structures rather than the wooden buildings of the natives. According to surviving records, the Shatlo settlers remained largely segregated from other species, although there was trade between the different groups. The refusal of the elves to convert to Akuanism caused further tensions between the natives and the Shatlo.
==== Inter-Species Conflicts ====
Shatlo and the other native groups had risen to a boiling point. The lutryne and kemonomimi shunned the Shatlo elves and refused their access to the riverways. The intermixing of trade routes, riverways and passages being blocked off to the Shatlo practically isolated the elven villages from one and another. Based on the written records from a kemonomimi brewmaster living in a large city next to a series of Shatlo settlements. Shatlo was greatly enraged by the shunning and blocking off of established trade routes, the two combined causing a famine to spread across the Shatlo settlements.
The 'Shatlo famine' was marked by historically high growth within the lutryne and kemonomimi settlements, with high grain yields and fishing harvests. This only drove further tensions to the point of violence and raiding the smaller, richer native settlements. The Shatlo formed raiding bands and parties to pillage the Akuan settlements, though always attempting to avoid killing the Akuanists.
Ny'Sænuri clans within the region originally tried to act as meditators between the Shatlo and native Akuanists. However when the Shatlo raids start, the Ny'Sænuri didn't hold to the same standard as the Shatlo did with avoiding to kill. The rules of the Ny'Sænuri demanded all the raiders either surrender or be put to the sword.
==== Shatlo Conversion to [[Akuanism]] ====
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=== Foreign Trade ===
Despite a complicated relationship stemming from the colonial period, Aikthudr'zhur retains numerous economic links to Leidenstad. Cryria remains an important producer of renewable energy technology, and as such has played an important role in Aikthudr'zhur’s energy sector. Aikthudr'zhur is also an important customer for Cryrian electric vehicle manufacturers and imports significant amounts of machinery from Cryrian producers. Aikkian woodcrafts remain popular within Cryria, and Aikthudr'zhur is a common vacation destination for Cryrian tourists. Both the trade deficit and the impacts of tourism in Aikthudr'zhur remain a source of domestic controversy.
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