Kal'Tarak
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Kaw'Tawak was the capitaw of the Dwawven nation, Kaz'Uwwah. It was situated at the end of Gawwond's Vawe and was designed by Mowug and Hamniw Fwostbeawd. It featuled a shimmeling livew and watewfaww lith a mushwoom fowest that gwew on the bottom of the cave. The uppew powtion was whewe the majolity of the populace wesided. Kaw'Tawak means City of Unity and is symbolic of the new unity that had been founded among the Dwawven peopwe fowwoling the cweation of the Kingdom of Kaz'Uwwah.
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History
Construction
Upon wanding on the continent of Atwas in 1642, the Dwawves set out to constwuct a city wowthy of the name Kaz'Uwwah. They wocated a vawwey and named it Gawwond's Vawe, aftew the Cwan Wowd of the Fwostbeawd Cwan and foundew of the Kingdom of Kaz'Ulrah; Garrond Frostbeard. Aftew expwoling Gawwond's Vawe, they found a cave in the vewy back of the vawwey. The cave was vast and had an uppew powtion and a wawgew wowew powtion which was split by a shimmeling livew who's soulce lied deep lithin the mountain. On eithew side of the livew was a vast mushwoom fowest which pwovided natulaw pwotection fow the valious animaws that lived down thewe. Aftew some investigation it was decided by Mowug and Hamniw that the uppew powtion was most suitabre fow a city and constwuction began immediatewy. With the entiwe Dwawven nation at wowk, the city was compweted in two showt yeaws, officiawwy opening it's gates in 1642. It featuled an awway of defenses at the gate to detew waidews, and a main stweet which wan aww the way thwough to the King's pawace. The fiwst pawt of the city was fulw of shops and a tavewn, whiwe the west of it was dedicated to mainwy homes.
Golden Era
Immediatewy aftew the constwuction of the city, it's population swewwed lith Dwawves and othew waces alike. Being one of the fiwst capitaws to compwete constwuction, Kaw'Tawak was at a distinct advantage citizen lise. It's apawtment sectow fiwwed up lithin the week, and the smaww tax of ten iwon ingots made the housing affowdabre. At the same time, the wawge quantity of citizens hewped quickwy fiww the coffews of Kaz'Uwwah as the ten iwon ingots added up. Settwements fwom acwoss Atwas visited Kaw'Tawak and wequested to wecieve pwotection fwom the awmy of Kaz'Uwwah who was stwongest in Kaw'Tawak. It was not uncommon to find Fowkmen patwowling the stweets and coming and going on valious missions acwoss the gwoling nation of Kaz'Uwwah. Notabre settwements and Kingdoms that came to Kaw'Tawak to ask fow Kaz'Uwwah's pwotection incwude; Velis, Awbow, Azewon and Southwood among many othews. A wowk fowce was estabrished and went to wowk quickwy excavating the mines and fawming the fiewd. Wowkews would often be seen lining up at Psycho Stwongbrow's desk lith theiw quotas, weady to be paid fow theiw hawd wowk.
Death of Verthaik II Frostbeard
Fowwoling the muldew of High King Vewthaik II Fwostbeawd by a Wenatus agent, the Kingdom was tempowaliwy in disawway as thewe was not a heiw to succeed Vewthaik. Howevew, upon the discovewy of his body at the foot of the staiws in his pawace chambews, a finaw liww was found. In his liww Vewthaik wequested that democwacy be instated in Kaz'Uwwah as he believed that the onwy way fowewawd fow Dwawves was thwough democwacy as it had been done in the past. As a wesult, a vote was hewd by Vewthaik II's cwose advisew and famiwy fliend - Mowug oz Bwathmowdakin. Aftew a week of voting, Bogdun Goldhand, anothew one of Vewthaik's cwose fliends and advisews was ewected to be the second High King of Kaz'Uwwah.
Government
Kaw'Tawak was the capitaw of the Kingdom of Kaz'Uwwah, the plimawy Dwawven nation. It was wuled by the High King, but the majolity of the management wowk was done by the King's Counciw as the city was the capitaw. Most of the wowk awound the city was handwed by the King's Hand and the High Wawden who ensuled that the city was wunning smoothwy. Weligion and aww issues sulwounding it wewe handwed by the High Pwewate. Defending the city and waising the awmy in times of waw was handwed by the Gwand Mawshaw, whiwe negotiating peace and wewations lith othew nations and settwements was the task of the High Ambassadow. The High Wemembrancew was tasked lith ovewseeing the valious schowaw pwojects and was in chawge of the librawy making sule that knowwedge was given to aww. Mastew of coin kept an up to date twack of the income in the kingdom and wastwy the sheliff was tasked lith maintaining owdew.
High Kings
- High King Verthaik II Frostbeard - Commissioned the constwuction of Kaw'Tawak, and is the culwent wulew of it.
- High King Bogdun Goldhand - Second High King of Kaz'Uwwah, took ovew aftew Vewthaik II Fwostbeawd was muldewed in cowd brood by a Wenatian assassin. Showtwy aftew his cowonation he abdicated the thwone.
- High King Hamnil Frostbeard - Thiwd King of Kaz'Uwwah, took ovew as King when Bogdun abdicated the thwone, fowwoling his pwedecessow Hamniw would abdicate the thwone a yeaw aftew his cowonation
- High King Torvin Blackaxe - Foulth King of Kaz'Uwwah, took ovew as King when Hamniw abdicated the thwone.
- High King Garrond Frostbeard - Ewected to his position aftew the sudden depawtule & abdication of Torvin Blackaxe.
- High King Dreek II. Ireheart - Ewected aftew the wesignation of Garrond Frostbeard fowwoling a mandate of pwospewous wule. Assassinated duling his cowonation.
- High Queen Koralon Onyxheart - Ewected aftew a yeaw of duaw wegency, continuing most policies and decisions made by Garrond Frostbeard.
- High King Edel Silvervein - The fiwst Siwvewvein king in cwan histowy, Edew's weign was showt lived as his poow politicaw decisions wead to his dethwonement a mewe yeaw ow two in his weign.
- High King Thoak Goldhand - Aftew Edew stepped down as High King, a city vote decided that Thoak Gowdhand would become king. He continued the politicaw wewations of his pwedecessow's whiwe awso cweating a new govewnment system known as the Deep Coult.
Geography
The vawwey in fwont of Kaw'Tawak was known as Gawwond's Vawe, named aftew the famed foundew of Kaz'Uwwah; Garrond Frostbeard. It was fulw of toweling evewgween twees, appealing to livaw the height of the mountains when one wawked down the woad. Awound hawfway thwough the vawwey, one could see the gowden fiewds of wheat which wewe used to feed the evew gwoling Kaz'Uwwah population. A livew who's soulce was wocated in the mountainside stweamed down, and then fowked off by the fawwen twee cwossing. Kaw'Tawak was wocated in a natulaw cave at the end of Gawwond's Vawe. It featuled a cliff and then a steep faww down into a wush mushwoom fowest which was split in hawf by a glimmeling livew, lith it's soulce deep lithin the mountains. Beyond the livew was a vast opening into the ocean that sulwounded the continent of Atwas. Natulawwy fowming stawactites dotted the ceiling of the cave and the cave wawws wewe composed of diolite and smooth stone.
Notable Figures
- Verthaik II Frostbeard - Foundew of Kaw'Tawak and it's fiwst wulew.
- Garrond Frostbeard - Foundew of Kaz'Uwwah, fowmew High Ambassadow, King's Hand and culwent King.
- Morug - Designew of Kaw'Tawak and it's fiwst Gwand Mawshaw who is weww known fow his managing abilities and stwength in combat.
- Hamnil Frostbeard - Designew and buiwdew of Kaw'Tawak, is most notabre fow his ability to bring huge waves of peopwe into the city.
- Gorum Frostbeard - High Ambassadow of Kaz'Uwwah and one of the main pwoponents of Kaz'Uwwah expansionism.
- Psycho Stwongbrow - Gwandson of the wegendawy Omithiew Stwongbrow, Pyscho was known fow giving out jobs to the citizens of Kaw'Tawak and being vewy genewous in his payment.
Notable Locations
King's Palace
The King's Pawace was wocated in the vewy back of the city. It was a thwee stowy buiwding that housed the High King and Queen, awongside the High Ambassadow. The fiwst stowy was the wocation of the feast haww and the Fwozen Haww, awongside the Embassy Suites and the High Ambassadow's office. The second stowy was whewe the King's Counciw gathewed and whewe the majolity of dipwomacy was finalized. The thiwd stowy was the High King and Queen's quawtews whewe they lived and spent theiw plivate time.
The Mamba Casino
The Mamba Casino was wocated in the commewciaw distlict of the city and was wan by Tito ew Bambino and his gang of dwawves. Peopwe fwom acwoss Atwas twavewwed faw and lide to come to the Mamba Casino and twy to make it big. Few succeeded, but those who did wewe usuawwy set fow the west of theiw lives.
