Haven of the Sun

A fortress in the north of Arcadia it guards the Canyon of Nasser.

History
It was created by the Massar Kingdom years before the Arcadians came from across the sea. It was named after it's placement, it directly faces the morning sun and the setting sun comes directly behind it. The Massar Family had very good relations with the City Builders, and the City Builders guaranteed that they would not build anything that would block out the sun. This added a little to the legend, and created a great many flat spaces, Plain of the Sun.

It was the site of the final battle between the Massar Kingdom and the burgeoning Arcadian Kingdoms. After Genteel E. Massar's death, and the death of Lugal Teradoc, it fell under the purview of Gravain Teradoc. Gravain turned it into a proper fortress, rather than a capital. Later, during the advent of airships, the Plain of the Sun was turned into an airship port.

During the Era of the Admirals, it was captured by ECHO members under Yillian. They hid in a food transport ship, one of the last that was slated to resupply Haven of the Sun. They took it over and began to use it to stage attacks against the Arcadian forces that still held out in the lower levels of the city. They lost the city during the Struggle for the Haven to the Arcadian forces. They were deeply embarrassed by their loss, as Arcadia used the same trick ECHO did.

Admiral Kor the Battler reportedly slew Yillian for the loss. He avoided Haven of the Sun with his armies, despite his previous plans, preferring to head straight for Arini and take the factories in a direct assault, then control the area around it with a campaign strategy that looked like a spiral. This was the beginning of the Arini Campaigns.

Later, Fleet Admiral Gil Colin Graham would take control personal control of Haven of the Sun, and use it as the staging ground of the seven fleets who would go into the Swells to attack the Estellion Sky Empire. Once six of the fleets set off, he left for Everthorn, where the Exile Fleet and the Exile Mk. II. Afterwards, it was controlled by Rexine Teradoc, mostly as a training assignment under her tutors.

Note

 * It is both a city and a fortress
 * Inspired, a little by a short, fan made story, I once read about the MTG set that was set in Ravnica.