Lynsárne

Lynsárne (High Elven: Media:Lynsaarne1.ogg ; Standard Etrandish: Media:Lynsaarne2.ogg  ; Local Etrandish dialect: Media:Lynsaarne3.ogg  ; Halfling: Media:Lynsaarne4.ogg  ) is a village or small town in Northwestern Etrand.

History
Lynsárne was founded by 7 AEKE by High Elven settlers, invited by King Corlagon I of Etrand, just when his fledgeling kingdom was merely 7 years old. While most High Elven immigrants were only temporary residents, and the overwhelming majority of them were priests and missionaries there to spread the new faith (the High Elven religion that the King of the Humans officially selected as the new state religion), and much of the remainder migrated to cities to fill in vacancies of urban professions, there were no doubt a few farmers among them, and these farmers ended up founding new villages, such as Lynsárne.

The Elven settlers received a number of privileges, such as yeoman status (paying taxes directly to the king, rather than any feudal lord) without the mandatory military service that would normally accompany such a privilege. Centuries passed, and the village started to attract human and halfling immigrants, while the (descendants of the) original High Elven pioneers either returned to Froturn or intermarried with humans (producing Half-Elven children), leading to the High Elves becoming a minority and the village becoming humanized. Despite this, the village still retains a heavy High Elven character in its architecture and culture - in fact, its overwhelmingly human residents still hold various highly Elven festivals that other villages do not, giving Lynsárne a unique identity.

Race
The total population of Lynsárne as of 831 AEKE is 0.

Religion
Lynsárne is predominately Titanist.

Known residents

 * Lotte Faróna

Appearences
Lynsaarne's first appearence is in roleplaying session My Heart Is Yours. It was adopted from Palakuikko's canon by her permission, heavily modified for better integration into the Ways of Darkness lore.