Hithikyin

Hithikyin /ˈhi.θi.cɪn/, also known as Hitan, is a city located in the Kinelbis region on the continent Sevaris. It located north-west of Rahozhyalyn and west of Sento So'Raho. Even though it is recognised as a "district" of Alto Risé, it has the power to veto any laws passed by the Alto Riséan government. Hithikyin was the capital of the Kineliz empire, until it was overshadowed by its southern competitor, Alto Risé. However the capital was relocated back and forth between this two cities due to the Plague and wars. Under the United Trowo government, it was renamed Hithikyin, and enjoyed a high influx of tourism due to its many heritage sites and historical artefacts. It is home to over 102 million pople (as of 181) and is well-known for its ancient ruins, walls, red trees and cold weather.

Etymology and History
The word Hithikyin has the roughly the same meaning as its previous name Hitan, meaning "steadfast" or "unwavering".

Weiks Civilization
Early humans sailing across the Konavue Ocean landed where Hithinkyin is now and settled their home over 3000 years ago, in the year -2824. Then Hitan, the first settlers built their homes in caves and dug underground to shelter themsevles from the cold. It is thought that they decided to stay put here due to its defensible position, unwelcoming climate discouraging potential invaders as well as the prescence of the Hrewd trees and Kaipa. The Hrewd trees bore fruit and leaves that when consumed, gave a rush of adrenaline that was used in combat and religion. Kaipa was a crop that could grow even in extremely low temperatures of 4-10 degree celsius, which became the staple diet of the young civilization.

The organized groups build large sloped rowhouses that had 2-3 storeys above ground, but as many as 4 floors below ground, which were inhabited during the colder seasons. Some of these houses were also extensions of the caves themselves, giving them great defensive positions against southern raiders. They were lead by regional chiefs who answered to the Rieal, the head chieftain, which was an office passed on to the strongest war leader upon dead of the current Rieal.

Sidakso Dynasty
The civilization, lead by the Rieal Sziealis Sidakso, expanded rapidly towards the south and east, occupying areas rich in copper and iron. These resources were used to construct weapons and siege engines far ahead of their time, featuring siege towers and primitive mail. They were also masters of the Jarjnorn, a type of ballista capable of launching an arrow over 500m that could pierce through wooden walls. Their conquests took them as far south as Lake Sothis and River Chandis, where they faced difficulty crossing due to the wide river providing strategic defenses to the south.

While the chiefdom expanded southwards rapidly, Hitan was reinforced with stone walls, one of the first cities in that era to do so. Under Ento Sziealiseto, the chiefdom halted their conquests and instead began focusing on increasing trade with their forming southern enemies. During this period, the influence of Hitan started to fade as activity shifted southwards, where raw materials and exotic goods were more prevalent. However the increasing wealth of the chiefdom meant that the wealthy continued to view Hitan as their "exclusive retreat", only venturing to cities like Entolinsz, Venderbrin and Raolin.

Ento Sziealiseto also reformed the government to a monarchy, officially starting the Kineliz kingdom with Entolinsz as its capital. Hitan was instead seen as the highly defended nothern border city, and many of the wealthy stored their possession here.

Golden Age
During the first golden age of the Kineliz kingdom,