Ökghaaŋðarr
Ökghaaŋðarr, or Uganidor, was a tribe founded in 24996 AYM as a breakaway from the tribe of Lrhúuŋðarr. It occupied a territory in the southern Ðýmóš Plains and was renowned as a producer of the region's herbs, which were transported via the Palïŋ-Lhrúuŋðarr to those in the Amoŋot Desert and the tribe of Ïlýrhonid.
History
Origin of Lhrúuŋðarr
The tribe of Ökghaaŋðarr had its start as a section of the larger Lhrúuŋðian Tribe, which was initiated by the Wýðúric Expedition of 25027-25026 AYM. Due to its success, an influx of emigrants poured out from the Ïlýrhonid Tribe, most of them directed towards the Amoŋot Desert, as this region was the section the Wýðúric Expedition itself had surveyed. However, a small portion also ended up at the Ðýmóš Plains, usually by accidentally/mistakenly taking the eastern fork instead of the western fork of the Kairn River System. This was the start of the settlement of the Plains, beginning with the establishment of Býnhafý and Ðóš-Avï in 25026 AYM.
These two settlements remained the only such cities until the Alëhadic Expedition of 25021 AYM, which, like the early emigrants, also mistakenly took the east fork instead of the west fork. This Expedition was part of the fourth Yarpalïŋ-Ýmïlýrhonid alongside the Šókhekic Expedition, which actually did take the west fork. The initial goal of the fourth expedition was to gather information, mainly political situations, populations, and maps, of the Amoŋot Desert in preparation of establishing trade between them and the Ïlýrhonid Tribe. Instead of doubling back, the Alëhadic Expedition realized that the unique resources in the Plains had potential for trading, and thus sought to connect it both with the Hýyo-Wýðúr and the Ïlýrhonid Tribe, creating a giant loop of trade that circled around the Blýfónic Valley.
To connect the Plains with the Desert, the Alëhadic Expedition needed to create a series of roads and towns (transitional cities) leading from the two cities in the Plains to the cities in the Desert via the northern edge of the Volain Forest. The triple combination of the different resources of the Plains, the Forest, and the Desert allowed the cities and roads to be built extremely quickly, and the effective coercion of the local population allowed for an increased manpower to do so. By mid-25020 AYM, the flagship cities of this project, Waðë-Vïn and Dlaýe-Vïn, had been founded and thoroughly fortified in the area immediately north of the Volain Forest. At this time, the project was preparing to build the roads connecting these two cities with the cities in the Desert, most crucially Güðün, due to its proximity to the two cities and to the cities of the Desert. At this time, Lhrúuŋðarr became a name for the roads and cities built by the Expedition, comprising a large territory spreading from the northeastern edge of the Volain Forest (the location of Ðóš-Avï and Býnhafý) to the main cities of Waðë-Vïn and Dlaýe-Vïn to the north of the Volain Forest.
First Ýlëntukian War
Main Article: First Ýlëntukian War
However, in the Volain Forest itself, the Ýlëntuk Family had departed from the Ïlýrhonid Tribe and was in the midst of its gradual breakup into Varhoŋïð-Khalúš and Kairn. In late 25020 AYM, the Ambush of Ŋópïŋ-Arún-Khërn occurred, where the Khalúšians were routed and driven out of the forest. Simultaneously, the Alëhadic Expedition had reached Güðün and conversed with Žlúnúyšat, its ruler, and the latter had approved of the trade system.
When the Khalúšians were routed, they fled mainly by way of the west fork of the Kairn River System, landing themselves at Güðün itself. Hungry for food and resources, they quickly overran and usurped the lightly-defended city of Güðün itself, deposing Žlúnúyšat. Thus, when the Alëhadic Expedition returned, having built the road, they realized the news and the stance of the Khalúšians, and therefore ran back to Waðë-Vïn and Dlaýe-Vïn, immediately destroying the road behind them. The members of the Alëhadic Expedition in particular were shocked by this development, and returned promptly to the Ïlýrhonid Tribe via the east fork of the Kairn River, leaving the original inhabitants behind to finish the road system.
The First Ýlëntukian War was fought across a wide variety of fronts, including the southeastern Amoŋot Desert (formation and raids of the Maðúšýï), within the Volain Forest itself (Ambush of Ŋópïŋ-Arún-Khërn as well as defensive actions after the routing of the Khalúšians), and the area north of the Volain Forest. That last front concerned the Khalúšians' last ditch efforts to find other methods into the Ïlýrhonid Tribe. To do so, they had to get past the Lhrúuŋðians at Waðë-Vïn and Dlaýe-Vïn.
After the initial clash at those two cities, the two sides transitioned to a competition in which both of the steadily moved their forces northwards in an attempt to get past the other side. This was gradual, occurring all through 25019 to 25003 AYM. In these such movements, both sides also founded an abundance of towns and other populated places; for Lhrúuŋðarr, they founded Ürúðaš, Óbhöšëp, and Ók-Kúšö, and for the Khalúšians, their extent of movements formed the towns of Ïhŋúr-Rühýköš, Ïbhaažrrt, and Ýhöýhašúk, the last two of which became their last efforts as their resources dwindled. Indeed, both sides required a large amount of manpower and supplies not just to carry out these movements but also to defend against attacks occurring along the entire length of their paths, spreading their forces out and straining their resources. However, given Lhrúuŋðarr's better experience in the region, their efficiency allowed them to rapidly defeat the Khalúšians in the Battle of Ïbhaažrrt-Ýhöýhašúk in 7-8 Yota-Eimarae, 25003 AYM. In the days following the victory, the Lhrúuŋðians captured the cities of Ïbhaažrrt and Ýhöýhašúk and used these such cities to link the trade system with the Amoŋotian city of Ürhökk, thus founding the Palïŋ-Lhrúuŋðarr, the Lhrúuŋðian Roads.
Founding of Ökghaaŋðarr
However, this conflict with the Khalúšians effectively funneled a massive amount of manpower and resources into the northern territories of Lhrúuŋðarr. By contrast, those in the southeastern territories, especially in the Plains, were starved of leadership ever since the initial rallying and trek by the Alëhadic Expedition. Around this time, they began to follow a separate leader in the form of Ïýšküŋkahð, who was formally announced as the leader of Ökghaaŋðarr around 25010 AYM. Under his jurisdiction, 5 major new towns were established as the populace spread eastward: Vëðúlhröb, Ðhüŋŋtü, Žýyðü, Ŋóžŋšüulhra, and Üvalhrú. This had not been done previously due to the region's reliance on the Volain Forest for supplies; each of the five were upwards of 250 kilometers away from the Forest.
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