Vaeldrin's Mark Lore - Cities - Rom, Capital of the Romulan Empire of Man

It was not until the Age of Building that the roaming human tribes of the Summerlands came together to build their city. By the third age of the world, humans had mastered magic and were now building their skills in stoneworking. They began construction of Rom in the 17th year of the Age of Building. By AoB-32, Construction had neared completion, and Rom had become a sight worthy of the great wonders of the world. Still vulnerable, the human tribes began construction of the wall that would surround the city. It was then that the giants of Argunheim saw their window to attack the humans that had been their ancient enemies since the Dawn Age. The giant legions marched south to attack Rom before the wall could be completed. A great battle was fought on the outskirts of the city between giants and men. The giants wished to put a swift end to the society mankind was about to create. There was a mighty hero who rose up to lead the Romulans to victory. His name was Imran Spellblade. House Spellblade had been the mightiest of the human tribes and their leader was no different. A competent battlemage, Imran led the Romulan legions in a final stand, cutting swathes through the giants and blasting still more with destructive spells. He wielded the mighty greatsword Firereaver, gifted to his house by the dwarven smiths of the Dawn Age. The humans narrowly routed Argunheim’s forces in a terrible and bloody battle. Both sides lost much that day. The giants returned to the north broken and beaten. It was then that Imran commanded that Rom be lifted into the sky, for the giants possessed no technology to give them dominion over the air. The mages constructed Chains that would act as anchors to bind the city to the ground while levitating above it. With the full might of the human wizards, Rom was lifted into the air with many spells, and their it sits to this day, a bastion of humanity and the capital of the Romulan Empire. House Spellblade became the ruling house and every Romulan Emperor has been of this dynasty. The current emperor of Rom is Andreas Spellblade, current wielder of Firereaver and creator of the Spellblade Corp, a policing force that has made Rom his in every way. Rom is now underneath Andreas’ dictatorial rule.