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[[Gabion]] is the second largest city of the [[Yonderre|Serene Grand Duchy Yonderre]] and the capital of [[Vandarcôte County]]. Gabion stands at the eastern estuary of the [[Peritonne]] river that makes up the Gulf of Gabion of the southern [[Vandarch]] coast. With 7.84 million citizens in its metropolitan area, Gabion is the largest city on the [[Vandarch]] and makes up almost 8% of Yonderre's total population. | [[Gabion]] is the second largest city of the [[Yonderre|Serene Grand Duchy Yonderre]] and the capital of [[Vandarcôte County]]. Gabion stands at the eastern estuary of the [[Peritonne]] river that makes up the Gulf of Gabion of the southern [[Vandarch]] coast. With 7.84 million citizens in its metropolitan area, Gabion is the largest city on the [[Vandarch]] and makes up almost 8% of Yonderre's total population. | ||
Often viewed as the second capital of [[Yonderre]], Gabion was founded in 1472 by the [[Derian]] nobleman and [[Knight of the Oblong Table]] [[Guillaume de Houicourt]] when he in the image of [[Collinebourg]] let his castle [[Gabionbourg]] be built on a sparsely populated stretch of coastline in northern Yonderre. Local [[East Goths|Gothic]] settlements centred around fishing had existed on and around the site since neolithic times. Settlers soon came from the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] when Gabion entered a state of mercantile symbiosis with [[Collinebourg]], the latter shipping goods by the [[Peritonne]] river to Gabion from whence they would ship out into the [[Vandarch]] at large. Gabion would remain the most important trade city in Yonderre for sea-based trade into the Age of Enlightenment due to its strategic location at the south of the [[Vandarch]]. In the aftermath of the [[Great Fire of Collinebourg]] in 1728, Gabion took on a new role as the cultral capital of Yonderre. Having already been a favourite holiday destination for the wealthy, Gabion would become home to many notable thinkers and scientists of the eighteenth century, swelling the ranks of [[Gabion University]] founded in 1669. | Often viewed as the second capital of [[Yonderre]], Gabion was founded in 1472 by the [[Derian]] nobleman and [[Knights of the Oblong Table|Knight of the Oblong Table]] [[Guillaume de Houicourt]] when he in the image of [[Collinebourg]] let his castle [[Gabionbourg]] be built on a sparsely populated stretch of coastline in northern Yonderre. Local [[East Goths|Gothic]] settlements centred around fishing had existed on and around the site since neolithic times. Settlers soon came from the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] when Gabion entered a state of mercantile symbiosis with [[Collinebourg]], the latter shipping goods by the [[Peritonne]] river to Gabion from whence they would ship out into the [[Vandarch]] at large. Gabion would remain the most important trade city in Yonderre for sea-based trade into the Age of Enlightenment due to its strategic location at the south of the [[Vandarch]]. In the aftermath of the [[Great Fire of Collinebourg]] in 1728, Gabion took on a new role as the cultral capital of Yonderre. Having already been a favourite holiday destination for the wealthy, Gabion would become home to many notable thinkers and scientists of the eighteenth century, swelling the ranks of [[Gabion University]] founded in 1669. | ||
Through to the current day, this dynamic of [[Collinebourg]] as the legal and political capital and Gabion as the cultural and economic capital remains strongly entrenched in the ethos of both cities. This duality has also continued the rivalry between Gabion and [[Collinebourg]], especially in sports at both the collegiate and professional levels. It has also led to a lot companies maintaining dual headquarters, one in Gabion focused on business operations and in [[Collinebourg]] focused on lobbying the government and government/legal affairs. While national embassies are largely kept in [[Collinebourg]], many nations also maintain consulates in Gabion. | Through to the current day, this dynamic of [[Collinebourg]] as the legal and political capital and Gabion as the cultural and economic capital remains strongly entrenched in the ethos of both cities. This duality has also continued the rivalry between Gabion and [[Collinebourg]], especially in sports at both the collegiate and professional levels. It has also led to a lot companies maintaining dual headquarters, one in Gabion focused on business operations and in [[Collinebourg]] focused on lobbying the government and government/legal affairs. While national embassies are largely kept in [[Collinebourg]], many nations also maintain consulates in Gabion. | ||