War:War of the Beards
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Prelude
Following their independence from the Grand Kingdom of Urguan the Frostbeard Clan, alongside their Blackaxe allies swiftly shored up New Jornheim defenses. When word of Oren's assault on the Romstun's reached their ears, the Dwarves of New Jornheim rode out to aide the Romstuns, who had helped them in the past. Despite mustering great numbers to assist their human allies, the group was no match for the force mustered by Oren. The Battle of River's Crossing was short, and was quickly declared an Orenian victory, and led to the dissolution of House Romstun. Despite being a heavy loss for the Dwarves of New Jornheim, it proved to be a worthy lesson for the young Verthaik II Frostbeard, who would take much away from the crushing defeat.
Following the battle, many of the Dwarves in New Jornheim feared that Oren and Urguan would lead an assault upon them, and attempt to destroy all that they had built. But to their surprise, Orenian eyes turned to the Orcs, and Urguan declared the Frostbeard independence legal. With this new stroke of luck, the Dwarves of New Jornheim set about creating the skeleton of a new Dwarven nation, one led by a sole Monarch and his line, and one that was independent of lethargy and blatant corruption. In 1626, with the Goldhand and Blackaxe Clan's present, the Kingdom of Kaz'Ulrah was created. The colors of this new Kingdom were decided to be black, blue and yellow, representative of each Clan present for it's creation, and the assembly of Dwarves approved their first High King to be Verthaik II Frostbeard. Within a few years, the Kingdom was on the upturn and was slowly beginning to rival the Grand Kingdom of Urguan in population, and even acquired a new clan, the Silverveins. As the Kingdom of Kaz'Ulrah continued to acquire power, it became apparent to all that a conflict would soon erupt between Urguan and Kaz'Ulrah and that it was only a matter of time.
Due to the Silvervein Clan being born out of an Urguan Clan, the Stonemaces, it was partially split. The vast majority of the Clan was loyal to the Kingdom of Kaz'Ulrah - however, the founder of the Clan, Throri Stonemace refused to join his kin in New Jornheim.
Impact
[WIP]
Major confrontations
- Battle of Jornheim Fields - Kaz'Ulrah victory
- Siege of Fort Vanir - Kaz'Ulrah victory
Timeline
[WIP]
