Slaughter of the Senate

The event that came to be known as the Slaughter of the Senate occurred in the gathering room of the Senate of Hammers in the capital city of Kal'Omith on the 13th of the Deep Cold, 1612. It was the start of the Throne War and the beginning of the period in Dwarven history known as the Unstable Years.

Background

After the Frostbeards had left the Grand Kingdom of Urguan to found their own hold of Jornheim up in the mountains above old St.Karlsburg, the city of Kal’Omith fell into disarray. Empty streets and abandoned houses became a daily sight, and it finally led to the current Grand King, Bastion Ireheart to commit suicide by jumping off the palace balcony. In those times of instability, Urguan’s only official was Grand Marshal Oyvind Frostbeard, with the bureaucratic body of the Senate backing him as reagent.