Tseldora

Tseldora Cove, is a place burdened with terrible misdeeds. Long ago it was a mining colony founded by a man named Lord Tseldora. He mined into the side of a mountain and discovered the infamous Mithril deep under what would one day become Tseldora Cove. This substance, which appears to be crystal or have very similar qualities, brought great personal fortune to Lord Tseldora and allowed him to establish a town which he named after himself. The wealth of the region brought many settlers in to Tseldora Cove. The great prosperity that came to these settlers encouraged greed in equal measure. The community was abundant in wealth, weaving themselves intricate and fanciful garments, for show, rather than defense. But, unable to find contentment in their wealth the people were ever in search of more riches.

The Downfall of Tseldora Cove
People of the Cove were invited into the Lord’s home, never to be seen again, increasing his reputation for eccentricity. Over time Qelis grew massively in power and size. Her small cage could no longer contain her and she burst free. Qelis gave birth to thousands of spiders. She and her spiders made their home beneath the mansion of Lord Tseldora. Eventually these spiders, most probably seeking sustenance, overran the town of Tseldora and killed or chased off the residents. The Lord himself only stood by and watched, eerily contented.

To counter the situation and in aid of the Lord, a contingent of the Ryalis-Harpeia Royal Army was dispatched to Tseldora Cove. They made camp above the town and descended into the valley. Included among-st these warriors were a number of high ranking Harpeia priests, and Ryalis white mages. The soldiers never made it out and were completely overrun by the spiders. Alternatively, they tried called in a retreat due to the magnitude of spiders that had infested the Cove making any further attempts at mining the Mithril useless, or the fact that the majority of its citizens had already been killed so there was no point in helping. Their camp became a home for refugees of the crisis, the many peasants that had once tilled the land and raised its livestock.

The people of Tseldora Cove were renowned for their greed. We see that some of the peasants wield torches and seem to act like a mob. But why would they form a mob? Did the peasants, after settling in to the Drangleic camp decide to drive the battered and beaten soldiers away? Did their greedy hearts covet the camp and its resources for themselves? Or was there another force motivating them…?