The Greenwalk

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The city of Verdantis and her surrounding, small settlements are the youngest additions to the Thalassian duchy. It's one of the few places of the that humans were and are allowed freely. Construction in the vast expanse of forests known as the Greenwalk began following the fall of Stormwind, where Lordaeron could not play host to all those who fled for their lives. Archidian Dawnsorrow - upon the insistence from his wife and love - offered to play host to two-hundred. There wasn't much desire for them in the general populace, and so humans and some, more tolerant of the local elven population worked in unison to craft a place in the lush greenery with mixtures from both architectural styles.

Controversy
Both Karstin Dawnsorrow and Tarso Val'cari attempted to evict or otherwise cull the population of non-elves from Quel'Belore with their time as the duchy's regent, yet Aeriyth persisted against such official orders, even going so far as to station her own personal guard through Karstin's maddening reign. For her unwavering dedication to keep the humans and half-elves of Verdantis safe, a statue of the Ranger Lady was erected by the city's government to greet those entering the capitol with her marble-sculpted visage.

There was also a time, when she had served the official legate to the See of Quel'Thalas, that the rule and upkeep of Verdantis was given over to Setrien Dawnlight as baron, when negotiations between he and the church under Archbishop Caspius were at their peak.

Present-Day
With Tarso's resignation of Duke-Regent, Setrien's perceived fall to power-hungry madness, and a subtle romance that blossomed into something quite more, charge over Verdantis and the surrounding Greenwalk was bestowed upon Binor Dungalion with the official announcement of consortship. Binor's leadership experience, his ties to the head of the Dawnsorrow line, and his race made him the most eligible, and the smartest choice for such an undertaking. In Aeriyth's mind, appointing the man she trusted the most - and loved - to rule over the human and half-elf populace of her home, was a decision that should've been made a good bit ago. Binor