Araxion (county)
Araxion is a historic county and region of western Elwynn.
History
In Elwynnese and Treesian mythology Utas, the Treesian God of Light, was believed to have brought the young goddess Elwynn to this area, which since ancient times is considered the traditional source of the sacred River Elwynn. Utas also built a tall tower at the spot of the banks of the aforesaid Great Sacred River of Benacia to protect the Lady Elwynn from all kinds of evil forces, including her twin brother Lest. The tower served it purpose well and the Lady Elwynn grew up there in happiness.
There is some belief amongst Antiquarians and Ethnographers that the legends that have grown up around the Tower are a reflection of the role Araxion played in the prehistoric development of the proto-Elw 'Culture Groups'. It was from this ancestral homeland that the Elw, first as hunter-gatherers and then as pastoralists, would eventually expand outwards to dominate the north of Benacia, and in so doing give rise to the myriad tribes and warbands that would cause the early Shirerithian Kaisers such consternation that they were obliged to site their Imperial Capital at Shirekeep in order to defend and ultimately - at the expense of much blood and treasure - pacify the region.
The County of Araxion was formally created in the year 1510 with the establishment of its borders by Duke Richard Lyon, although Richard Lyon, at the time the Baron of Elwynn, had in 1509 already conferred the title Count of Araxion upon Harald of Ettlingar Freyu prior to dispatching him to Vijayanagara during the days of the War of Vengeance to increase the prestige of his mission to organize the defence of the city; a mission which ultimately led to Elwynn's crushing victory in the Battle of Vijayanagara.
