====== Kinander ======

Originally an elven trade city, this walled town fell to a strong Orc
assault in the year 1060 -- a full 30 years before [[Sardul]]'s Orc armies
marched on the world.

The elves gave up the town but maintained a strong presence in the nearby
forests until the fall of [[Pleven]] in 1099.

With the arrival of a [[twenty_portals|portal]] in 1109, the city experienced a resurgence
(of sorts).  The Orcs, though, had little imagination and simply tried to ambush any
traveler foolish enough to step through.  Around 1120, though, the newer breed of
Orcs started using the portal to trade with the outside world.

Now, the town of Kinander is routinely visited by all races.  And even though it is
still easily the most lawless and dangerous of the portal destinations, brisk trade is
done year-round.