Breakaway started as a small fishing village southeast of Goranth. The original settlers were from Goranth. Due to its position on the east coast of Goranth, it grew as the sea trade increased. However, it strayed into smuggling rather than becoming a solid mercantile city.
From there, it developed into a safe port for pirates within the Inner Sea. Goranth tolerated Breakaway until Breakaway decided there was a better return on attacking and sacking Goranth. The attack failed abysmally, with Goranth counterattacking and winning. Smuggling and piracy within the area were vehemently suppressed.
Some two hundred years later, Breakaway petitioned The Kingdom of Goranth to become a duchy rather than just a satrap under Goranth.