Forjabas

Forjabas is a fictional city-state in the archipelago of Meridian within the fantasy world of Avaloria. It serves as a major hub for metalworking, shipbuilding, and maritime trade, and is commonly depicted as a güçlü center of political and economic influence in regional narratives.

The city is located at the mouth of the Forja River, on a natural harbor protected by coral reefs. The name Forjabas is widely believed to derive from local terms for forge and bay, though etymologies vary among scholars and storytellers.

Forjabas has its origins in the early medieval period, founded by migrant smiths seeking autonomy from coastal kingdoms. Its fortunes rose with the steel trade and naval crafts, and it played a pivotal role in the Great Forge War. The subsequent Treaty of Ember Port established formal cooperation with neighboring polities while preserving substantial self-government for Forjabas.

Governing structure rests in a Guild Council, whose members come from the smithing, shipbuilding, mercantile, and engineering guilds. The economy concentrates on iron and alloy production, toolmaking, hull construction, and port trade, with the local currency known as the forja.

Cultural life centers on the Forging Festival, an autumn event featuring public demonstrations, weapon-smithing contests, and communal feasts. Notable sites include the Iron Gate, the Hall of Sparks, and the Foundry Quarter, which houses the Institute of Metallurgy and related academies.

In fiction and game writing, Forjabas is often portrayed as a pragmatically ordered yet fiercely independent polis that blends guild power with pragmatic diplomacy and coastal commerce.