Talon

Talon is a city state located on the south-central coast of the Northern Spine.

History
Talon was founded around 1300 F.A. by seafaring settlers of Noorish descent, who hoped to establish a civilized port as to allow them to engage in trade in the North. The city soon caught the attention of the Guild, which brought Talon into its coalition of trade cities.

Talon continued to thrive over the next five hundred years. When the Noorking Wars broke out in 2008 F.A., Talon joined with the Alliance to defeat the Noorish threat. Following the war's end, the Magi Civil War broke out, and the one time hero of the Noorking Wars, Vanar, along with his apprentice Alexandrios, turned on the Alliance, hellbent on bringing it to its knees. After Alexandrios betrayed his master, the mage continued to wage the war. At the First Battle of Talon, he sacked the town, and ordered it to be burned to the ground entirely.

After Alexandrios was defeated, a clan of nightmoon Fey agreed to help the disenfranchised Talonians mount a restoration effort. They constructed a wooden city on stilts off of the coast, and connected it to a causeway that led to the ruined shore. From this new ocean district of Talon, the fey began working on rebuilding the city. However, the Guild has recently taken an interest in the city as well, and wishes to have its part in the restoration effort, but not without exploiting the situation to make money. The Bimini Syndicate is also said to have a chapter in the region based out of the city. While tensions run high between the three groups, the restoration of Talon continues...for now.