Baldur Barakat

The Dwarven Empire of Baldur Barakat once covered the entirety of Western Astora, and contained within it nearly the entire dwarven population of the continent. Its territory included modern day Drennheim, Azzorah, Stormhaven, Northern Brunia, and Roedacia. Baldur Barakat began in the Hinterlands at around 2,000 BCR, and its greatest cities were concentrated in that region. The empire reached its peak around 100 BCR, and slowly faded over the next several centuries until it's complete collapse with the fall of Khundrakar around 650 ACR. It is thought to have been simultaneous and extended conflicts with several realms of the underdark and the wild races of the mountains (primarily Giant-kin, Orcs, and Goblinoids) that led to their decline and eventual collapse. After it fell, its people scattered across the continent, becoming largely nomadic and embedding themselves into existing settlements of the other races (primarily humans). While there have been many dwarven cities that have risen (and fallen) since, there has been no consolidated nation of dwarves since its fall.

Type

Geopolitical, Empire