Arţăreni

The city of Mândrie is the capital city of Kutohaderia Province. The name, meaning "Pride" in the Kizenian language, was selected in a municipal contest, to replace the New Endralonian-era name of Vesthron.

History
A city was founded by the Kuzaki no later than 1340 CE on the site which Mândrie now occupies, under the auspices of the warlord of what is now Trei Rauri. The site, along the banks of the small but fast moving Vesthron River made for an ideal mining outpost, being close to the foot of the Great Kutohaderia Mountains, which were known to possess rich veins of iron, copper, tin, and other useful metals.

The city fell to Endralon without a fight, sometime in the late 1700s, as the Kuzaki pulled their forces to the more vital city of what is now Trei Rauri. The Endralonians named the evacuated city Vesthron, a name whose origins remain a mystery to this day; the best theory is it was a corruption of "Western Place," perhaps in reference to the mountains.

By the time New Endralon had declared its independence, Vesthron was an integral part of Kuzaki Oblast, and had become the capital of South Kutohaderia District, the furthest district from the Oblast Capital at Tottori. Because of the distance involved, Vesthron became a center for the movement to either divide Kuzaki at the Tilarnia River, or annex the region to the geographically closer areas of either Tilarnia or Tiania. Ultimately, Kutohaderia was divided and made a separate Oblast, very shortly after independence. By 2100, the Oblast Capital was moved to Vesthron from Trei Rauri, due to the more central location Vesthron held.

Despite serving as the Provincial Capital, Vesthron (and now Mândrie) have long held a second-class status within Kutohaderia, overshadowed by Trei Rauri. Mining and Ranching remain the most important economic areas in the rural areas outside Mândrie, making Mândrie itself mainly a city serving those industries.