If the ancient legend is to be believed, the gods ruled the whole Tamir in the Gao Yan series for a period of time before mortals appeared. As the only oldest building in Timriel, Azamanding Tower stands here. It is said that this is where the gods decide the fate of the newborn planet Nain. Maybe this is just a myth, but when the ancient elves first set foot on the high rock, the King Kong Pagoda already existed, which makes us believe that the history of Tanriel, and perhaps even Nain himself, originated from the high rock.
Gao Yan is the westernmost province in Temriel mainland, with mild climate and rolling mountains, which are divided into two parts by the towering Ruichi Mountains. The quaint little village here tells a quiet life. Rich soil and mild climate for most of the time make this area now called Gao Yan attract many civilizations in history. The most important of them are Brighton people.
exterior
Brighton people are hybrids of elves and humans. Outwardly, they are more like human beings. Even so, they are sometimes called "Tamir bastards" simply and rudely. Whatever you call it, Brighton people benefit a lot from being a hybrid. Their elvish bloodlines make Brighton people have a special talent for everything related to magic. This genetic advantage makes Brighton the strongest caster among human beings. This, together with their human genes, gives this mortal race the strongest battlemage.
Intellectually, Brighton people are similar to Gao Ling, but physically, Brighton people are more like their Nord cousins in Sky Province. At first glance, they undoubtedly belong to human beings; However, careful observation will notice the traces of their elvish ancestors. Brighton people are thinner than their human cousins. They have an elvish sharp appearance, such as high cheekbones and thin eyebrows. Some people even have a little pointed ears.
Enthusiastic, neurotic, poetic, gorgeous and dazzling, intelligent and willful, excellent chef; These words can all be used to describe Brighton people. As a race, Brighton people enjoy a rich and colorful culture. It's a pity that they can enjoy it so far. You see, politically, Brighton people are one of the most divided races on the Tamir continent.
politics
The power struggle between Gao Yan aristocrats and various forces is a deep-rooted and even precious part of Brighton culture. There are countless kingdoms and aristocratic families in Gao Yan Province alone. As Brighton's old joke says, "the mountain is king", many people follow suit. Young people from all walks of life in Gao Yan will practice realistic or imaginary chivalrous ideals and do heroic deeds in their spare time, hoping to get the title of noble family one day. This "adventure fever" can better reflect the national characteristics of Gao Yan and unite people's hearts than anything else.
Nowadays, the social structure of Brighton people is divided into poor middle class and extremely poor peasant class. Above them is the mage elite, and the aristocratic family should also be ruled by a higher class. Outsiders may think that Brighton civilization is based on inequality. On the contrary, many Brighton people are willing to accept this challenge and try their best to climb the stairs leading to your home. This cultural tradition, which has been taught to pursue dreams since childhood, has made Brighton people a great success.
Concise history
"We met their camp in the early morning when the sun just rose. Some of them have woken up and walked around the camp doing some chores, completely unaware that my Nord brothers and I are hiding in the bushes watching them. They are elves, that's for sure; However, there are some differences between them. I mentioned this to my sworn brothers,' Elves are Elves', and he said,' They are all worth trying my steel axe *. I snorted and agreed. With this in mind, we raided the camp, and our roar of war planted fear in the enemy's heart.
We easily crushed the garbage of these elves, which made what happened next even more unacceptable. I met one of their elders in the battle. Before I could give him a good time, he began to beg me for his life. Usually this only irritates me and immediately kills the coward who dares to beg for mercy, but unexpected things happen.
He speaks my language. I can understand him! We didn't kill the elves, but our own people! Or at least they were. "
What the northern soldier found that day belongs to a hybrid of human and elf. After further investigation, these Nords learned that these hybrids are descendants of a human tribe that lost contact long ago.
You know, elves settled in Gao Yan hundreds of years before humans. Hundreds of years later, when the first human settlers finally moved to Gaoyan, they discovered a highly developed elf civilization. As is common in historical trends, their relatively backward human civilization was absorbed into a more advanced elf civilization. This assimilation process will eventually lead to the birth of a new race, that is, the Brighton people that our Nord soldiers met.
It took the Brightons hundreds of years to become the masters of Gao Yan. The first generation of Brighton people were considered as second-class citizens under pure elves. Although Brighton people are descendants of elves and have the blood of ancient races in their veins, the new Brighton people are not treated equally. For most of the first era, the elves controlled the land, while the Nords built heavily guarded towns along the coast as backup for their looting team. The largest of these villages and towns is Robbie, which will play an important role as a kingdom in the future of Gao Yan.
Gao Yan's fate has been in the hands of expensive families since ancient times, whether it is the later Brighton people or the early ancient elves. Of all the families that ruled Gao Yan, none was more successful than the Delaney family among the elves. This is a powerful family in itself, and the Delaney family, as the overlord of the high elf business community, has become the undisputed ruler of Gao Yan. It is hard to believe that anyone can solve Gao Yan's political problems in an environment of constant kingdom disputes. In order to understand this fact, we need to look at the sophisticated history of the inland first.
That's the truth. The inland high spirits expelled from Cellodil strengthened the Delaney family. As the founders of the empire, the upright character of the inland proved their indispensable role in the Delaney family. Soon, Gao Yan and Brighton were completely under their control. They were very powerful. In the middle of the first era, the whole Gao Yan area was called "Delaney Dynasty". In the heyday of the Delaney dynasty, they controlled nearly a quarter of the Tamir continent, including the sky and parts of the falling hammer. Delaney dynasty is almost an empire, and it will naturally decline one day. Who is ready to continue to rule Gao Yan after the elves?
Brighton people act silently behind the scenes of history, and their rise in Gao Yan is a long process, which has gone through several generations. After the collapse of the dynasty, Brighton captured Gao Yan without a single soldier, relying only on absorption and integration. Under the control of the elves, Brighton people learned politics, culture and war; But the most important lesson that Brighton people learned from their elf masters was how to absorb and integrate other civilizations. At the end of the first era, Gao Yan has become and will always be the territory of Brighton people.
Gao Yan belongs to Brighton now, but that doesn't mean they are United as a race. As I said, Brighton people have learned a lot from their elf ancestors, such as noble ideals and noble classes. The power vacuum left by the decline of the Delaney family divided the Brighton people into more than 100 kingdoms, and everyone fought for their own king.
Brighton people struggle so hard to enter the second era. According to historical records, there is only one person who can stop these Brighton nobles from quarreling and put their ambitions aside for the time being-Molog Barr, the fiend monarch.
In the second era, when an immortal army threatened the whole Tamir continent from the cold port of their nest, all the kingdoms of Gao Yan United for survival. Due to the impending doomsday disaster, the power struggle was put on hold, and all Brighton people swore allegiance to a merchant Lord, that is, the Supreme King Aimeric.
Brighton kingdom is very strong, but the threat from fiend is too strong for any race to face alone, so Brighton people do what they are best at. They use political and diplomatic means to get what they want. They needed allies, so they turned to orcs and red guards for help. They joined forces to form an alliance, called a Covenant. Brighton people's natural magical ability and diplomatic skills made them play an important role in the Covenant. At the same time, as the capital, Gao Yan had considerable power during the war. However, when the threat from the devil subsided, the Covenant was thrown aside and the Brighton people returned to their old ways. As the first and only supreme king of Brighton, the supreme king of Emeric will eventually retire from the historical stage.
Marked by the rise of Tiber Septim, now we have entered the dawn of the third era. When the Imperial Army entered Gao Yan Province, they encountered the battle of Gao Yan-the stubborn resistance of wizards. At first, some Brighton kingdoms refused to join the Third Reich, but after learning that their divided kingdoms would not last long, many kingdoms immediately chose to join the Empire. However, Brighton people were not simply assimilated by imperial rule. They turned their backs on their customers and used their diplomatic skills to control the empire. Ironically, most of the emperors of the third emperor either Brighton himself or spent their adolescence in Gao Yan.
Even during the Third Reich, Gao Yan continued to fight. It seems that even imperial rule can't stop Brighton nobles from fighting each other to death. At the end of the third era, Gao Yan is still divided as always, but an event that shakes the foundation of Nain's own existence will redefine the province in the most mysterious way.
People call this event a miracle of peace. On the tenth day of the first frosty month, a mysterious force broke out in Gao Yan, the army was wiped out and the whole territory was destroyed. Although the nature of this event is still a mystery, most Brighton people believe that it was written by ancient gods who once lived in Gao Yan. Because they want Gao Yan to be united again. Although this is a painful process for most people-this miracle is sometimes called a leap in the west-the result is a province that is much more United in modern history than before.
There used to be a hundred quarrelling kingdoms here, but now there are only three left. Robbie, Willis and Osnim. Osnim is the hometown of a savage orc race. They never get along with Brighton people. But that's another story.