Edelstann’s story is a legend that has endured for the last hundred years. At the height of the Mantle War, this port on the border between the Tiger and First Seas was a vital target of invading Allemagnian forces. With the warning of mountain scouts, the batkos of the Vanlig region united under a common banner to win their first decisive victory against the crown. Edelstann remains a symbol of the Oric peoples’ defiance and fortitude.
Today, the lodge house is also a thriving port. with ships from four different homelands congregating in its harbor. Edelstann is the head of the Diamondgale shipping lane leading around Giant’s Foot Bay, between the Tresoli Islands, and to the Vinyotian city of Arloris. Edelstann’s population, storerooms and coffers expand every year. Some of its more old-fashioned elk believe that as the walls swell, monuments to Oric heroes are buried under the hoard of gold.
Trade and travel have attracted a growing number of Alley immigrants. Ironically, Edelstann houses Oria’s largest population of Allemagnian expatriates. This causes some friction between newcomers and descendents of the Mantle War’s renowned warriors. Some proud elk have not forgotten what they lost, and a few seek any excuse to deny forgiveness to their canine neighbors.