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Founding
According to the historians of Methro's, the country was founded by two brothers Alfreda and Gamelyn. Born to Delpfine  who claimed she was raped and impregnated by (god), God of barbarians, the bothers were considered demi-gods by thier followers.

(god) feared what his bastard children where capable of he ordered them to be killed by _______  his best huntress a werewolf named _________, they were saved and raised by Elfrida Arelcica an elf boarder guardian and when they were old enough, they returned to the lands of men.

The brothers then founded their city, in order to attract the nomadic people to the city,  Arelcese (named after thier adoptive mother) became a sanctuary for the plain tribes afraid of being raided by the southern coastal tribes. The Methro's poet Shea Lavina recounted this legend in his classical epic poem The Rising.

Goverment
Mertho's goverment is one of the most enduring institutions in Krue history, being established in the first days of the founding of capital  city of Arelcese. For the last 3800 years the Grand Council has forged Mertho's into the kingdom it currently is, now it is little more than an advisory council to the new Emperor Vardamir Ri'dun I. The last Lord of the Grand Council was over thrown by overthrown following a coup d'etat led by Vardamir Ri'dun, who currently rules as Emperor.

After the transition of leadership, the Grand Council lost much of its political power as well as prestige. Following the constitutional reforms of the Emperor Vardamir Ri'dun I, the Council became politically irrelevant, and has yet to regained the power that it had once held.

Kingdom
The country of Methro's grew from settlements around a ford on the river of ______, a crossroads of traffic and trade. by 300 fc the city of Arelcese held a large area and reformed from the city-state of Arelcese to  the country of Methro. The village of Arelcese was founded some 4000 years ago by members of the ____ tribe  of _____ plains.

The _______, who had previously settled to the northren plains, seemed to have established political control in the _______ plains region by the late 500 fc (Founding of Arelcese), forming the aristocratic elite council that ruled for 3800 years.