Hayïdic Expedition
The Hayïdic Expedition, or Yarpalïŋ-Hayïd, was the first such expedition explicitly allowed by the Ïlýrhonid government, occuring in the months just after the crucial Declaration of 25032 AYM, which gave official governmental permission for the creation and disembarking of expeditions, or Yarpalïŋ, to scout out and document the land beyond the walls of the Ïlýrhonid Tribe.
The Hayïdic Expedition consisted of about 4,300 individuals, split up into 5 groups, that departed not via the rivergate of the Khërn River, but rather a hole in the walls that was formed during the various rockslides and earthquakes that ravaged the Ïlýrhonid Tribe during this time period. As part of the agreement between the expedition participants and the Ïlýrhonid government, the expedition would patrol the outside walls of the Ïlýrhonid Tribe. Three groups were designated with this responsibility, and subsequently disappeared. The other two were led by Hayïd himself, and set off due west to explore the territory. Of the 1,600 or so members of this latter party, written and archaeological records suggest that 800-900 of them died during the five-month journey, mostly by starvation. All but 144 of the survivors chose to stay in one of the three cities founded during this expedition: Óm-hayïd, Tý-hayïd, and Yuževhït.
The Hayïdic Expedition remains divisive in Ibrófeneð history; while it was the species's first step beyond the Ïlýrhonid Tribe, the high casualty counts and often-suspected culpabilities of both Hayïd and the Ïlýrhonid government itself give it a good possibility of also being the species's first instance of mass genocide. Indeed, the implied danger of the outside world would deter future expeditions for around five years, with the next, the Wýðúric Expedition, often being seen as the true catalyst for the large surge in emigrations out of Ïlýrhonid. However, the Hayïdic Expedition set a number of precedents, most notably the role of the return messenger, which would relay the outcomes of the expedition and the information gathered back to the Ïlýrhonidian government.
Background
Main Articles: Žötó-Žimiara, Ýmor-Šapariž
The Hayïdic Expedition came about due to a buildup of public sentiment away from the Ïlýrhonidian government and towards the individual family unit. This was a fundamental result of the Arfarotï period, more specifically the Ýmor-Šapariž subperiod, during which the actions of the Žötó-Žimiara, compounded by governmental inaction, in response to natural disasters and other such events during this period, alienated each family away from each other and from the central government. Thus, the overarching sentiment of the public began to look beyond the walls of the Tribe as a potentially better habitation for the family unit, thus birthing the Ýmïlýrhonid Movement. Aiming to capitalize on this sentiment, Hayïd and his supporters looked for an opportunity to lead this movement by being the first major venture out of the Tribe. This opportunity came when a rockslide caused a minor collapse of a section of the Tribe's walls, and Hayïd and his men volunteered to guard the opening as reconstruction was going on. Aiming to spin this opportunity as a means to regain faith in the citizens, the central Ïlýrhonidian government accepted their offer. Likewise, intrigued by the prospect, a multitude of people signed up as volunteers, which Hayïd gladly incorporated into his plan.
Preparations
The report brought back by the survivors of the Expedition lists 4,311 names, of which 1740 were designated to be a part of Hayïd's 'Explorer' Group, Yarpalupó, and the 2571 rest were the 'Guardspeople', or Yardapó.
A large portion of the preparatory stage were the negotiations with the government itself; given the proximity to the outside wall, and the severity of the law regarding trespassing outside of this wall, Hayïd used this situation to convince the government to pass the Declaration of 25032 AYM, which anulled the law's punishments against trespassing. However, due to the unofficial rule that all laws had to apply across the tribe and not just towards one specific group, the Declaration essentially gave all members of the tribe the ability to leave it. Although passed with the intention of protecting the Expedition members from legal trouble, Hayïd would use it simultaneously as an incentive to other non-Expedition members to emigration as well, now that the legal barrier was gone.
Prelude and Rationale
The date of 2 Heta-Eimarae, 25032 AYM, as a starting point usually refers to the beginnings of preparations and guard posts in the wake of the Declaration of 25032 AYM, which also passed on that day. From that day until 4 Nota-Eimarae, all 4,300 members of the Expedition were stationed at the outer walls of the tribe, where they served to rebuild the wall and guard the hole.
A crucial factor behind this stage was the fact that the walls of the Ïlýrhonid Tribe were extremely old, and most of the rocks used in it had crumbled beyond reuse. Thus, the still-usable rubble could only manage to rebuilt around 40% of the original wall, and which point they turned to the stones produced in the rockslides of the Nuzowli Mountain Range. Immensely durable yet impossible to break up reliably, Hayïd once again took a gamble in volunteering his men to venture out in search of more suitable crafting rocks. Reluctantly, the government allowed them, and in 5 Nota-Eimarae, 25032 AYM, the crew, consisting of two of the five groups, or around 1,600 members, ventured out of the walls.
The Guardspeople
The Guardspeople, or Yardapó, comprised 60% of the total expedition members, and it was used to fill the requirement placed by the initial agreement between Hayïd and the Ïlýrhonidian government. More specifically, Hayïd promised to guard the entryway until the hole in the wall was fixed. This group was most likely to serve as that initial bluff to keep the government people satisfied while the explorers would slip away unnoticed.
The Explorers
The number citations within these sections refer to the minimap in the sidebar. All information from here on is taken only from the return report of the Expedition.
Along the Nuzowli Mountain Range (1)
Taking advantage of the unfinished nature of the wall, the crew opted to leave through it, instead of through the Kairn River System, which was the method of the later Expeditions. In this small passage between the Nuzowli Mountain Range to the north and the Ëriðorn Ocean to the south, the rocks here were reported to be wildly diverse in color, likely a result of the interactions between light and the silica of the mountains. In the westernmost heights, the rocks were extremely brittle due to weathering and erosion, and the Expedition members feared harvesting them due to the unstable ground of the region.
Founding of Óm-Hayïd
The city of Óm-hayïd was founded just west of the border between the Nuzowli Mountain Range and the Volain Forest, and was meant to be a refuge against the harsh winds of the southern Amoŋot Desert. Construction began around 12 Nota-Eimarae, and by 15 Yota-Eimarae, most of the main buildings had been built. These consisted of what became known as the Ótaš-Hayïd, an architectural style charcterized by triangular prismatic shapes, wood framings, and slab-cut rocks as walls. In Óm-hayïd, these were arranged chiefly to hide behind the mountains that acted as a wind barrier. In its early stages, roughly 20 buildings were built, each with an area of around 30 square meters. The building closest to the Forest served as the storage of excess wood and stones.
Across the Amoŋot Desert (2)
In 16 Yota-Eimarae, having completed construction of Óm-hayïd, the Expedition members opted to venture westward in their quest to find more rocks.
Founding of Tý-Hayïd and Separation
Hayïdic Journey back to Óm-Hayïd (3A)
Evhïtic Journey and founding of Yuževhït (3B)
Regrouping at Óm-Hayïd
Return Messengers
First Expedition of the
Yarpalïŋ-Ýmïlýrhonid
Wýðúric →
Date: 2 Heta-Eimarae - 11 Suta-Eimarae, 25032 AYM
Duration: 118 days
Location: Amoŋot Desert
Motive: Explore the area to the west of the Ilýrhonid Tribe, but disguised as a means to protect them
Organized by: Hayïd, with support from the Ilýrhonidian Government
Participants: ~4300
Deaths: 800-900, with 2700 missing
Outcome: Founding of Óm-hayïd, Tý-hayïd, and Yuževhït; high casualties preclude further expeditions until the Wýðúric Expedition 5 years later
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