Founded in 618 BA as a Castanorian colony, Damenath was the capital of the Damerian Republic for the entirety of republic's existence. It lay at the top of the Damesear where the Old Damenath province now stands. Half the city was flooded during the Day of Ashen Skies in the year 1, and in 474 AA what remained of the city was razed during the Dragonwake.
Today only the highest tip of the old city can be seen above ground, which has undergone major explorations by the Plumwall Exploratory Society and renovations by the Magisterium, now serving as the main headquarters of the mage organization.
Early History[]
In 618 BA the city of Damenath on the northern end of the Damesear by Castanites fleeing from the Castanorian Interregnums or those wishing to live away from the Empire itself mixing with the native populations. The city quickly flourished, the Dameshead allowing trade with a recovering Bulwar and Kheterata along with the Gnomish Hierarchy. This semi-independence would remain until the city was brought back into the fold by Castan the Great along with other flourishing city states like Vertesk in 471 BA.
With the Giant's War in 393 BA a huge number of Castanorian refugees found themselves in the Castanorian colonies about the Dameshead such as Vertesk and Damenath as well as Hierarch city of Beepeck. The cities prospered with steady and plentiful work while avoiding any negative consequences of the war.
Wars of the Cerulean League[]
Taking advantage of the First Castanorian-Kheteratan War following the centralization of the Empire of Castanor, many city-states about the Damesehead who favored The Senate, especially the wealthy ones such as Damenath, band together as the Cerulean League to gain independence in 308 BA. With Castanor lacking ships, the states succeed in the First War of the Cerulean League and Damenath becomes independent in 300 BA.
Just six years later in 294 BA, Castanor returns and invades Vertesk and Damescrown, igniting the Second War of the Cerulean League. Ultimately the cities win the war in 288 BA and officially unite under Damenath as the Damerian Republic, with Damenath as the capital.
The Fall of Damenath[]
Serving as the capital of the Damerian Republic for hundreds of years, calamity would strike Damenath in the year 1 BA-1 due to the Day of Ashen Skies causing massive flooding, half of Damenath sinking below the waves along with the eastern isthmus of the Damesear submerging.
Continuing to serve as the capital of the Damerian Republic, both the republic and the city would fall in 474 when the dragons Zaamalot the Black and Nimrith the Red meet in Damenath and burn it to the ground. Though Zaamalot was wounded by the many ballista on the battlements, it would not save the city.