Coron

Coron is a small city-state on the west coast of Ethelria. It is a merchant-state that is ruled by a senate. Today, it is mostly famous as the province that commissioned Pelthri the Explorer to discover the continent of Ilon. However, after she had left on her journey, the political tide in Coron turned. Once she returned home, she found that the senate of Coron no longer looked favorably upon her expedition, seeing it as a costly venture that was unlikely to yield anything of value. She was charged with a large fine for wasting government resources, under the accusation that she kept on going with the expedition much longer than she had been ordered. These fines forced Pelthri to sell the information of her discoveries to the League of Darian Princes. The league did see some potential in Pelthri's discoveries and quickly invested in establishing a foothold on the newly found continent. However, Juvian spies had somehow obtained the information as well. Juvia was a more navally-oriented nation and was quicker to establish a foothold on the new continent. Once large stores of Thirandiocium were discovered on the new continent, it became clear to the people of Coron how big their mistake was. Coron went from being a highly respected merchant republic, known for it's trade acumen, to being the laughing stock of the continent. To this day, the people of Ethelria refer to a deal one turned down, but would have been a great deal as a "Coronian Deal".