Jhyr

In it's hayday, Jhyr served as the primary Seelie naval hub, bringing in large numbers of imports from Aglarond. It has a fairly unique location in the Dagorwald, a forest whose tree cover and density are second only to Sildeyuir. Given that the Seelies already controlled the territories of Calen and Kaeth, together with Jhyr, they seemed to always have the upper hand in their never ending battle with the Unseelies. Jhyr being in a more central position, however, was constantly in contact with Mulan forces and ambassadors, and thus took on a far more moderate position with respect to Fey purity.

In 3125 KH, although still horribly discriminatory, they made arrangements for those of impure blood to live in separate towns and villages. This upset the King of the Seelies, Oberon XVIII, who demanded that Jhyr reverse its decision. Jhyr stalled on ceding to Oberon's demands, managing to do so until 3126 KH. There was growing dissent among the population of Jhyr, towards Calen, Kaeth, and the Seelie-Unseelie conflict, seeing it as a waste of time. In the summer of 3126 KH came the straw that broke the camel's back: the failed Seelie-Unseelie negotiations held by the Orothmuk Peace Conglomerate that resulted in both ambassadors attempting to kill one another.

Jhyr defected to the Mulan, with the understanding that if they aided them in winning the war, they would be allowed to maintain their autonomy. The Mulan agreed. with the condition that Jhyr become a democracy. The deal was thus struck, and the Seelies lost a major territory of theirs. In 3127 KH, elections were first contested, and much to the surprise of the Seelies in Jhyr, an outsider was running for King: a pure-blooded elf called Vandathiel. Through his clearly impressive magical prowess and magnetic personality, Vandathiel won, becoming Jhyr's first democratically elected King.

Vandathiel was ardently pro-Mulan, pushing for an integration of Jhyr's forces into the Rhindvir. He promised to end the segregation of those of pure and impure blood, but has yet to deliver on that. Until very recently, the largest settlement of part-Fey was a refugee camp, led by Methis, Wald Turion. With the civil war kicking off, and Mulan forces led by Celestine Brown passing through the Dagorwald, Methis and the refugees were forced to relocate to the East, and are hopefully leading a better life.