Daltigoth

The ancient city of Daltigoth was once the capital of the great Empire of Ergoth. It later became a city of ogres, giants, and trolls after the Cataclysm. The city is three miles long from north to south and six miles wide from east to west.
Prior to the Cataclysm the imperial city was located in the Great Horde Hundred near the Harkmor Range of the Aegis Mountains. The great road Ackal Path connected the city to Caergoth. Also another road named Kanira’s Path started in Daltigoth and went north. Daltigoth was a walled city and the wall stood fifty feet tall and had many gates. The Inner City even had a taller and thicker wall. To the east of the city was the Dalti Canal. Also near the city were the Ord, Nath and the Dalti River.
After the Cataclysm, the city was greatly ruined by the destruction of the Tower of High Sorcery there, the Cataclysm itself, and the subsequent ogre invasion. The city was now located on Southern Ergoth and near Morgash Bay.
In the Age of Mortals with the land manipulations of Frost the city became colder and more ice covered. Morgash Bay became Lake Morgash. The Dictator of Daltigoth ordered more industry to occur in his city. This made Daltigoth warmer than the outside lands and thick with smoke.
Age of Dreams : Ogres believe that the site of Daltigoth was actually originally a High Ogre city. It is possible that it might have been the capital city called Daltigar.
Legend has it that the city was first founded by a Human named Eadamm. The site of the founding was debated. There were four locations in the city including the Temple of Paladine and the Gate of Eadamm that were thought to be the site of the founding.
Around 2600 PC Ackal Ergot declared Daltigoth, a former stronghold of a tribal chieftain, the capital of the new Empire of Ergoth. Legend has it he did this while standing on Emperor's Knob.
Harald Greytooth, the head of the Red Robes, approached Pakin about building a new Tower of High Sorcery in Daltigoth. Pakin agreed if the wizards would help defend and strengthen the empire. Harald agreed to the emperor’s terms. Although once Pakin saw Harald’s plans for the new tower he disagreed with moving forward. Pakin didn’t want a red tower but a white tower to show the world what a good nation Ergoth was. Harald reluctantly agreed with the emperor...seemingly agreed that is. After a large imperial ceremony, the White Robe Yoralyn led a ritual that resulted with the image of a white tower over the city. The white tower was an illusion and that night Harald led the true ritual and raised the red Tower of High Sorcery. Pakan had a sense a humor and laughed off what happened.
During the Rose Rebellion in 1791 PC the Swordsheath Army led by Vinas Solamnus laid siege to Daltigoth. Emperor Emann Quisling was forced to cede the empire’s easternmost provinces to the army.
Age of Might :
In 19 PC, the Battle of Daltigoth occurred during the Lost Battles. Lord Praetor of the Imperial Armies Serl Kar-Thorn used a magical pine nut to break through the Kadothan Grove and invade the Tower of High Sorcery. Iriale the Master of the Tower of Daltigoth gathered more than thirty mages to the tower's Heartchamber and together they released magical energy to destroy the tower and a quarter of Daltigoth.
Cataclysm  :
During the Cataclysm, the Empire of Ergoth was shattered. A third of the empire was covered by ocean and the rest was split into five islands: Northern Ergoth, Cristyne, Enstar, Nostar, and Southern Ergoth. The imperial capital survived the ordeal but lied on the new island of Sourthern Ergoth.
Age of Despair :
Not too long after the Cataclysm, Emperor Gwynned VII was assassinated in Dalitgoth. Civil unrest continued in the city for the next few years until the ogres of the Last Gaard Mountains invaded. The Humans of the city were not prepared for the invasion and many escaped to the cities of Zhea Harbor and Fairkep. Daltigoth was left to the ogres and eventually Gwynned in Northern Ergoth was declared the new imperial capital.
By the time of the War of the Lance the Dictator of Daltigoth was a Hill Giant named Stormogre.

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