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| - The land on which New Masselburg rested was founded as a private retreat by Ulrich Fandon and his wife. With the permission of King Relmus Sarethi, Ulrich Fandon expanded his retreat to become the town of Port Thalamine. Port Thalamine was designed in an Elten architectural style, featuring practical housing, a robust port and shopping district along with Elterlein's colors filling the flags and banners. Due to lack of interest in the town, Ulrich Fandon abandoned his creation in the following years and sought investment and opportunity elsewhere. The town would receive new-found interest by Siegfried Vangrave, another of Elten origin and then count of Thalamine (the county of which was named after Fandon's city). He deconstructed the city and salvaged its supplies to create a new city and with the reconstruction came a new name: New Masselburg. However, he was not satisfied with the direction of the construction. New Masselburg, within two years of its reconstruction, underwent further renovation under the direction of Arthur and Madelyn Vangrave (son and daughter-in-law, respectively) to increase its defenses. This direction cemented a more military direction for the city as a whole. It attracted many citizens during this time.. Improvements did not stop there. In the year 3E 1183 Countess Madelyn Vangrave of Eastgrove, the county representing the merged Thalamine and Southern Grove, annexed the Barony of Florelle to create the Merit Gardens district. New Masselburg was destroyed in 1186 following the call to arms by Regent Alwin Sarethi of Novania after a deadly plague befell the city.
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