Thalal Fo'Deler Toril (Ancient Empire of the Steel Crown) - Ancient Dwarven Empire of the Golden Age
Thalal Fo'Deler Toril (sometimes shortened to Deler Toril) was likely the most massive Empire Aertrea has ever seen. Created when four great dwarven Kingdoms united, it span almost all the hill and mountainous areas of the Northern Continent. With the exception of a few volcanically unstable areas, almost every mountain range contained some settlement of Deler Toril. Their building was so advanced that most of their structures and monuments still stand today. Although the activity of the Barrier Peaks have cause some destruction. Many of today's dwarf settlements are in halls build during this period. All dwarves in the Northern continent can trace their lineage back to one or another clans of this Empire.
Thalal Fo'Deler Toril's influence was well beyond that of just the mountainous area. They also controlled a sizable number of gnome, halfling, and human settlements. Sometimes this control was outright and sometimes through economic and political influence. The empire all but had a monopoly on metal and mineral production. Through this they control weapon and armor manufacturing and currency creation. The dwarves of Deler Toril were less focused on actual ownership of more lands and people and more focused on economic control. The literature of this era often talks about "being own by the Fat Dwarf" for being in debt, or "the Empire's share" referring to its heavy taxes and tariffs or "a beard coin" referring to the bribery needed to get anything done with the dwarves of Deler Toril.
Records indicate that Deler Toril was created when four distinct Kingdoms banded together for mutual protection, it's unclear from what. A study of runes in some the oldest halls were inconclusive. There was some evidence of an incursion of aberrations from the Underdark, orc hordes, and dragons at different points. Which one these, if any, was the impetus to unite is unknown.
The Four Kingdoms:
- Datan Shegat Nokzam (Iron Horn of Battle)- Central
- Shan Zuntar (Family of the Anvil) South
- Ziril Nazuska (Fire Blooded)- Central
- Osod Ber (Earth Bones)- North
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