Editing Strand (section)

===History===

Strand was established as a small fishing village and existed around the time of the [[Death of the Gods]]. The residents initially faced difficulty in living in the area due to its harsh climate, but it eventually developed into a city due to the trade, fishery and lumbering under the grandfather of the current [[Governor of Strand]], becoming the largest of the trade cities on the border between the kingdoms of [[human]]s and [[varl]]s.

Though nearly all of Strand's inhabitants were humans and it was a part of the kingdom of men, it also paid tribute to the Varl King as part of an alliance agreement that mandated taxes in return for the varls maintaining the northern strongholds, that protected both races from the [[dredge]]. This agreement continued even after the dredge completely stopped attacking others and mysteriously disappeared. It also became the capital of a province due to being a major city, and had towns like [[Karlshus]] under its suzeranity.

As time went on, many families gained influence and power. But the crop failures starting two years before the [[Third Great War]] were what led to crime going out of control. The failures caused a flood of refugees from elsewhere to Strand, but the number of jobs in the city were not enough to meet the demand, leading to a chaotic and desperate the situation. This resulted in some of the criminal elements and powerful clans warring with each other for the control of the city's streets.

A triumvirate of gangs soon formed, consisting of the [[Mársmidr]], the [[Vak'auga]] and the [[Aetla Hilmir]], as they tried to take over Strand. In order to achieve this purpose, they attempted to assassinate the Governor's son [[Ragnar]] in [[Karlshus]] about a year before the [[Third Great War]]. When that failed, they started raiding. Although [[Eirik]] and his allies took the triumvirate down, the city never fully recovered from its chaotic situation before the re-emergence of the [[dredge]] and the [[Darkness]] that destroyed it.