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==History==

Metrati Anar was first settled in 1410 by an expedition financed personally by Queen Doreš I, and is considered to be the first Tavari colony. The settlement is so old that the archipelago's name is now archaic—in modern Tavari, the proper way to spell the name would be ''Metrani Anarvi'', though the archaic spelling remains valid as it is a [[wikipedia:proper noun|proper noun]]. The islands were initially settled as a personal holding of the monarch, as opposed to a holding of the Tavari state, but within a few years the costs of maintaining a settlement so distant from the rest of the country became apparent. For some decades, the only settlement on the islands was Anarís, which consisted almost entirely of a manor for use by the monarch and a few accessory buildings for support staff. King Vonar, who reigned from 1479 to 1490, acquired malaria on the island and died there, leaving his successor King Zaram I to consider selling the islands altogether. Zaram died of syphilis in ~~1496~~, before he could find a buyer for the islands.

Metrati Anar was first settled in 1410 by an expedition financed personally by Queen Doreš I, and is considered to be the first Tavari colony. The settlement is so old that the archipelago's name is now archaic—in modern Tavari, the proper way to spell the name would be ''Metrani Anarvi'', though the archaic spelling remains valid as it is a [[wikipedia:proper noun|proper noun]]. The islands were initially settled as a personal holding of the monarch, as opposed to a holding of the Tavari state, but within a few years the costs of maintaining a settlement so distant from the rest of the country became apparent. For some decades, the only settlement on the islands was Anarís, which consisted almost entirely of a manor for use by the monarch and a few accessory buildings for support staff. King Vonar, who reigned from 1479 to 1490, acquired malaria on the island and died there, leaving his successor King Zaram I to consider selling the islands altogether. Zaram died of syphilis in 1499, before he could find a buyer for the islands.

King Kanor I—known as Kanor the Great, who succeeded Zaram I—had a different idea in mind for the islands. In the time of Kings Vonar and Zaram, the nascent [[Akronism|Akronist]] community in western Tavaris came to the attention of the government, and both kings had reacted rather negatively. Since Utor I had formalized the Tavat Avati tradition, the monarchs of Tavaris had come to see themselves as the primary leader of the faith and in general considered it their responsibility to ensure the populace adhered to it. King Vonar in particular had undertaken harsh suppression of Akronism at times, including using military force to kill two groups of Akronists who had sought to establish communities outside of royal authority to practice their faith. While Vonar and Zaram had defended these actions as preventing a possible Akronist civil war, significant resentment and tension had begun to build in western Tavaris as more and more people—and of particular concern to the Tavari government, more and more chiefs—converted to Akronism. Kanor the Great sought to defuse tensions, and part of his plan to do so was to encourage Akronist settlement of Metrati Anar, giving them a place to practice their faith while being isolated from the rest of the country. Several chiefs leapt at the opportunity to settle the islands, and the early Church itself was a major force in raising funds and coordinating efforts among and between the chiefs.

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 ==History==
-Metrati Anar was first settled in 1410 by an expedition financed personally by Queen Doreš I, and is considered to be the first Tavari colony. The settlement is so old that the archipelago's name is now archaic—in modern Tavari, the proper way to spell the name would be ''Metrani Anarvi'', though the archaic spelling remains valid as it is a [[wikipedia:proper noun|proper noun]]. The islands were initially settled as a personal holding of the monarch, as opposed to a holding of the Tavari state, but within a few years the costs of maintaining a settlement so distant from the rest of the country became apparent. For some decades, the only settlement on the islands was Anarís, which consisted almost entirely of a manor for use by the monarch and a few accessory buildings for support staff. King Vonar, who reigned from 1479 to 1490, acquired malaria on the island and died there, leaving his successor King Zaram I to consider selling the islands altogether. Zaram died of syphilis in 1496, before he could find a buyer for the islands.
+Metrati Anar was first settled in 1410 by an expedition financed personally by Queen Doreš I, and is considered to be the first Tavari colony. The settlement is so old that the archipelago's name is now archaic—in modern Tavari, the proper way to spell the name would be ''Metrani Anarvi'', though the archaic spelling remains valid as it is a [[wikipedia:proper noun|proper noun]]. The islands were initially settled as a personal holding of the monarch, as opposed to a holding of the Tavari state, but within a few years the costs of maintaining a settlement so distant from the rest of the country became apparent. For some decades, the only settlement on the islands was Anarís, which consisted almost entirely of a manor for use by the monarch and a few accessory buildings for support staff. King Vonar, who reigned from 1479 to 1490, acquired malaria on the island and died there, leaving his successor King Zaram I to consider selling the islands altogether. Zaram died of syphilis in 1499, before he could find a buyer for the islands.
 King Kanor I—known as Kanor the Great, who succeeded Zaram I—had a different idea in mind for the islands. In the time of Kings Vonar and Zaram, the nascent [[Akronism|Akronist]] community in western Tavaris came to the attention of the government, and both kings had reacted rather negatively. Since Utor I had formalized the Tavat Avati tradition, the monarchs of Tavaris had come to see themselves as the primary leader of the faith and in general considered it their responsibility to ensure the populace adhered to it. King Vonar in particular had undertaken harsh suppression of Akronism at times, including using military force to kill two groups of Akronists who had sought to establish communities outside of royal authority to practice their faith. While Vonar and Zaram had defended these actions as preventing a possible Akronist civil war, significant resentment and tension had begun to build in western Tavaris as more and more people—and of particular concern to the Tavari government, more and more chiefs—converted to Akronism. Kanor the Great sought to defuse tensions, and part of his plan to do so was to encourage Akronist settlement of Metrati Anar, giving them a place to practice their faith while being isolated from the rest of the country. Several chiefs leapt at the opportunity to settle the islands, and the early Church itself was a major force in raising funds and coordinating efforts among and between the chiefs.

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