The City of Dragonstar, by Caratacus Avalendi

Dragonstar, a large city located on the border between Hammerfell and Skyrim, is an ancient mannish city state generally considered to date back to the First Era. Its architecture is mostly Nordic, with grand rising towers of stone and deep tunnels connecting to remote districts.

During the War of Bend’r-mahk following a lengthy siege, the forces of Skyrim occupied the eastern districts of the city, of which is known nowadays as Dragonstar East, and the rest continued to be under the control of Hammerfell. The districts that make up Dragonstar East are nestled between the Druadach Mountains, with its defenses and city walls reaching awe inspiring heights.

Dragonstar West, however, is far more level, harboring more shops and housing compared with its eastern neighbor, it also has the iconic Dragon Fountain in its central plaza. Though seemingly prosperous, Dragonstar West has a major shortage of food and a large influx of Redguard refugees forced out of Skyrim.

Outlying Dragonstar West is the village of Dragonfields, which is solely responsible for growing food for Dragonstar West. Dragonfields’ soil has slowly degraded over time in efficiency, and some blame Mages employed by Skyrim for this misfortune.

Dragonstar East and West are separated by both walls and a small river, but this does not stop the contesting sides vying for control of the other half. The war still continues to this day, however as of now it remains in a stalemate as it has done for many years.

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Dragonstar, a large city located on the border between Hammerfell and Skyrim, is an ancient human city state generally considered to date back to the First Era. Some say it was built by the Nords, some say the Nedes, some use the term interchangeably, but alas I do not know for sure. Its architecture nowadays at the least is mostly Nordic, with grand rising towers of stone and deep tunnels connecting to remote districts. Though there are many Redguard structures in the western areas including the Temple of M’qad and the outer city wall.

The oldest building in Dragonstar is the Dragonstar Arena, a huge structure that attracted the many peoples to settle within its walls. The Dragonstar Arena continues to hold a grand tournament every fortnight, with many gladiators doing battle and exotic creatures from around Nirn partaking. This has been apparent since records of Dragonstar began.

During the War of Bend’r-mahk following a lengthy siege, the forces of Skyrim occupied the eastern districts of the city, of which is known nowadays as Dragonstar East, and the rest continued to be under the control of Hammerfell. The districts that make up Dragonstar East are nestled between the Druadach Mountains, with its defences and city walls reaching awe inspiring heights. Dragonstar West, however, is far more level, harbouring more shops and housing compared with its eastern neighbour; it also has the iconic Dragon Fountain in its central plaza. Though seemingly prosperous, Dragonstar West has a major shortage of food and a large influx of Redguard refugees forced out of Skyrim.

Outlying Dragonstar West is the village of Dragonfields, which is solely responsible for growing food for Dragonstar West. Dragonfields' soil has slowly degraded over time in efficiency, and some blame Mages employed by Skyrim for this misfortune. The citizens of Dragonstar as a whole are very suspicious, not knowing who is a spy and who is a friend. Families are split in Dragonstar, sometimes physically and mentally. There has been no shortage of Nords aligned with Hammerfell or Redguards aligned with Skyrim throughout its long history. A notable occasion of this happening was that during the Oblivion Crisis. Though a mutual cooperation between the two halves of the city was imposed at this time, neither wanted nor could realistically work together. However the Sheriff of Dragonstar East, a man by the name of Leif Ulfingsen who was conspiring with the governor of Dragonstar West for some time by this point, opened the gates and allowed the Redguards to temporarily occupy the Skyrim controlled districts. The Redguard army, now stronger and in control of all of Dragonstar’s defences, were able to defend themselves from the onslaught of Oblivion for many weeks. However soon after, High King Eldrin, son of Erling, attempted to recapture Skyrim’s lost city. The Redguard occupants were warred down by their otherworldly opponents, thus Eldrin was able take Dragonstar East with ease.

Dragonstar East and West are separated by both walls and a small river with a small Imperial fortification overlooking said construct, but this does not stop the contesting sides vying for control of the other half. The war still continues to this day, however as of now it remains in a stalemate, as it has done for many years.