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=== Cordegor === 

	A major fortified harbor in the far south of Provendo, Cordegor is the second-largest city in the province of Pizoria as well as the largest naval station on the continent. Cordegor’s population is just shy of 500,000, mostly Arqi-speaking, ethnic Metronian, Crudag. The city’s massive, bowl-shaped harbor was largely constructed by the efforts of the Arqi Navy in the 10th century to build and house a fleet for the defense of southern Provendo, particularly to oppose the Balsasian corsair-kings that plundered the region for centuries. Even after these brigands were completely suppressed, Cordegor remained the largest contributor of warships to the Navy well into the 13th century. In the 1420s, a modernization project was undertaken in response an upsurge in piracy (actually Glarax and Lostramese privateers). Dockyards were expanded and the strength of the outlying fortifications and mine channels was vastly enhanced, including the construction of Hecto Adraton (Unyielding Fortress), the famous “island-ship” with its yard-thick ramparts and 25-gun battery. While Cordegor remains a vital part of the Arqi naval infrastructure, it has blossomed into a busy commercial port as well, connecting southern Provendo with the rest of the civilized world and the mysteries of the savage Hither Islands of Anducydo to the far south.