Mudha Nînomnedhum

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Yûmkla Mudha (a.k.a. Nînomnedhum ("Broken Spear"))

Mudha Nînomnedhum was a legendary leader among the My orcs in the seventh century of the Latter Era. She is credited as the first to establish permanent settlements in Æmy, with the founding of Bvazh Klamudha, which is present-day Nʊar.

Mental characteristics

Personal history

Mudha had no particular aspirations of leadership in her early life. Though she followed the teachings of Ûnûzhi, she did not believe herself overly dominant. She mated with an unimportant My warrior whose name is lost to history. She bore him six children - three daughters named Eyneyr, Ajpoma, and Kluka; a son named Tujpî, and two more daughters named Rʊam and Rûzhu. Thirteen years after Rûzhu's birth, her eldest three daughters Eyneyr, Ajpoma, and Kluka, now ranging in age from twenty-four to twenty-eight years, were gathering mud and moss near the edge of a stream when the great hydra Khoorudud, a mythic draconic beast, sprung from the muck and struck down the sisters. When Mudha heard what had happened, she was overcome by rage and siezed her husband's spear. Ignoring the calls from her people to mourn her losses and move on, she sought out the legendary beast and struck the spear so deep in the draconic hide that it pierced the hydra's heart with a single blow. Khoorudur's death throes were viscious, and the spear snaped in Mudha's hand. Undeterred, she struck the vile creature again and again with the broken spear shaft until it thrashed no more. From that day, she bore the name Nînomnedhum.

Following her act of vengeance on Khoorudud, Mudha returned to her troupe and saw to caring for her remaining family. She even mothered one more child two years later. When the child was weaned, she was visited by Ûnûzhi. Overawed, she fell to her knees in the presence of the Dominator. He commanded her to rise and take her place as the leader of her troupe and to take her troupe to the lead of the My, for she had proven herself the dominant champion they required to lead them against the dragons.

She obeyed the command of the god and quickly took on the mantle of leadership over the whole of the My people. She formed them into an army of shock troops and commanded that a supply camp be built for them on the bank of the Tinwe River. As time went on, she became respected among not only the My, or even among orcs, but among all the peoples of Tunsaccia. In 718 LE, though in her sixties, she led a party out on a raid against a column of dragonborn and their wyvern auxiliaries. Though her battle plan was sound and ensured the victory, she fell, pierced to the heart by a wyvern's sting.

Accomplishments & Achievements

• Single-handedly slew the mythic hydra Khoorudud
• Unified the My people for the first time in history
• Founded the first permanent settlement of the My people on the bank of the Tinwe at the site of present-day Nʊar

Mental Trauma

Mudha was hardened by the deaths of Eyneyr, Ajpoma, and Kluka.

Species

Orcs

Ethnicity

My

Life

656 LE 718 LE 62 years old

Circumstances of Death

Died in a skirmish with dragonborn and wyverns.

Birthplace

Æmy

Place of Death

Ynaro Yumklaen

Sex

Female

Eyes

Amber

Hair

Long, sleek, and black

Skin Tone/Pigmentation

Pallid yellow and weathered

Height

6' 1"

Weight

210 lbs

Belief/Deity

Ûnûzhy, the Dominator

Founded Settlements

• Nʊar