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1 Kingdom of Shôrkýnè
- 1.1 Chapters and Sections
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2 Shôrkýnè Region
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3 Introduction
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4 Government
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7 Chélemby
8 HârnWorld's Shôrkýnè Regional Index & Glossary
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    - 8.1.1.2 Turageldsen's War (523-524)
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Shôrkýnè Region

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The Shôrkýnè region in Northwest Lýthia lies between the Sea of Iváe to the west, Tríerzòn to the south, Ivínia to the North, and Quârphor to the east. Four Civilised cultures exist:

Chélemby: A small island kingdom at the mouth of the Gulf of Shôrkýnè. Founded by Ivinian clans, Chélemby is a rich trading city-state.

Hârbáal: The southernmost and wealthiest of the Ivinian states. It is a confederation of twelve petty kingdoms paying tribute to a pendragon.

Huriséa: A region of independent minor states straddling the Tîrga river between Hârbáalese Alps and the Tílame mountains. Huriséa is a hotbed of intrigue, contested for by it's stronger neighbours.

Shôrkýnè: A large feudal kingdom in the south of the region. Shôrkýnè always seems to be on the verge of falling apart, for it's a realm where powerful regional lords hold sway over a weak constitutional monarchy.

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Introduction

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The kingdom of Shôrkýnè is siuated in northwestern Lýthia, northeast of Emélrenè, north of Tríerzòn, and west of Lánkor. On her northeast frontier are the semi-civilised principalities of Huriséa and north across the Gulf of Shôrkýnè lies the powerful Ivínian kingdom of Hârbáal.

Most of Shôrkýnè's borders are in readily defensible terrain. The major exception is the Plain of Káretan in the south astride the border with Tríerzòn. The plain is

History

The Earthmaster presence in Shôrkýnè seems to have been minimal in view of the region's proximity to Hârn and Emélrenè. Nor did the Sindarin or Khuzdul leave many traces; neither of the elder peoples mention Shôrkýnè in their lore. Consequently, most scholars cound Járind ancestors of the Eméla, who arrived sometime around 3000bt as the region's first inhabitants. The early Járind were mostly nomadic, but by 2900bt a henge-building culture similar to the contemporary society on Mèlderýn flourished in western and central Shôrkýnè.

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Around 1650bt, the first waves of Phâric peoples began to penetrate into the region from the east, having themselves been displaced by the Ketâri of Central Lýthia. Generations of chaos ensued. Some tribes settled peacefully, some practiced genocide. Gradually a new mix of peoples emerged.

The Ázeryàni Influence

The Ázeryàni Empire never extended as far north as present day Shôrkýnè. The Empire completed it's conquest of Zonâra (Southern Tríerzòn) in 303tr, but never made a serious attempt to annex Northern Tríerzòn or Shôrkýnè.

**Zonâra Tribal Ranges in 303**

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Imperial Ázeryàni records describe several exploratory expeditions into Shôrkýnè during the fourth century. These ranged from armed reconnaissances by a centad (100 men) to the large expedition mounted by Hlarakor in 325. This expedition consisted of two imperial cohorts, plus guide and porters, and must have totalled between 800-1000 men. After a difficult march through forest and marshland, constantly harrased by hostile tribesmen, Hlarakor reached the Gulf of Shôrkýnè at Demath Bay near Tedero. His journal included the following discouraging observations;

Captives are surely and uncooperative, even under torture; these people would make poor slaves…The barbarians here build villages with strong palisades made from the abundance of trees…They are willing to trade, but react violently to the presence of armed legionnaires…In ten full days of exploring the strand, the weather has been cold and windy, and the seas rough…I find no good harbors. The men do not relish the prospect of walking home…

Despite the perceptions of men like Hlarakor, who saw Shôrkýnè as a deep, inhospitable forest, the Shôrkýni possessed an advanced agrarian culture with thousands of fortified villages. The tribes were conducting a brisk trade with the Empire, and they were certainly not naive in their dealings with the cosmopolitan south. Caldrisir of Lorimæ complained that he always seemed to get the worst of deals he made with one Kudin of Shôrkýne, but then traders always claim to be on the verge of poverty.

Neither the Imperium nor the Shôrkýni saw much advantage in warfare. In any event, Shôrkýne and northern Tríerzòn, were checkerboards of weak tribal kingdoms, each jealous of it's independence and suspicious of it's neighbors. They obviously could not pose a serious threat to Imperial power, and were left by Ázeryàn to quarrel among themselves.

The Rise of Tríerzòn

Around the middle of the fifth century, some improvements in agriculture and a decade of unusually good weather prompted a rapid increase in Phâric tribal populations. When the weather returned to normal, the tribes found they no longer had enough to eat and began fighting among themselves in earnest.

The southern branch of the Phâri (the Tríerzi), now an identifiably distinct group, found themselves pressed between their northern cousins and the Empire. Some fought the Shôrkýni, but many found penetration into the Empire an easier proposition. At first the Tríerzi slipped into the Empire as refugees, and the Empire let them settle peacefully. Soon, there were a significant minority in the Ázeryàni province of Zonâra.

Armed Tríerzi incursions began c.457 and came rapidly thereafter. The Empire took various measures, but, as always, they had to also cope with problems elsewhere. Revolution in Zonâra led, eventually, to the establishment of the kingdom of Tríerzòn in 502. The new king, Taralandis, began a campaign to conquest Shôrkýnè, in 508.

The Tríerzi occupied Shôrkýnè within a few years, and built hundreds of forts to hold the population in check, but the Shôrkýni refused to stay conquered. Rebellion was an almost monthly occurrence. Guerrilla actions ate away at the Tríerzi armies, picking off one garrison or column after another. Scores of independent Shôrkýni chieftains wore relentlessly away at Tríerzi morale.

The Ivínians, meanwhile, conducted their own campaign in Tríerzòn's western fiefs which would later be known as Palíthanè. Two wars at once proved far too costly for the young Tríerzi kingdom, even though Taralandis stubbornly tried to fight both. On his death, in 518, his successor Mirgael abandoned Shôrkýnè to concentrate on the Palíthanian campaign, although he would eventually lose that fight as well.

From the Tríerzi point of view, the Shôrkýni war was an almost complete waste of effort and resources, and contributed greatly to the eventual loss of Palíthanè. But it did have a profound effect on Shôrkýnè. Firstly, there was what might be called the "civilizing" influence: the Shôrkýni adopted many of the social and political institutions of their conquerors. Secondly, because most of the weaker Shôrkýni chieftains had accepted the protection of powerful lords, the war became the birthing bed of Shôrkýni feudalism, and the origin of her strong, independent, regional powers. Lastly, Shôrkýnè's relative isolation could never be regained, and in response to the ever present threat of Tríerzi conquest, a new kingdom eventually emerged from what had previously been a land of warring petty kings.

**Shôrkýnè in 518**

First Civil War (518-536)

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Shôrkýnè would never achieve a degree of political unity approaching that of her larger southern neighbour. In fact, the period from 518 to 536 is sometimes referred to as the First Shôrkýni Civil War. There were no set strategies, no organised campaigns, no firm alliances, and little political stability.

For two decades, dozens of petty barons vied continuously for greater degrees of sovereignty. Despite this intent, the period saw the gathering of power into fewer hands as stronger clans vanquished and absorbed weaker, and tiny tribal states coalesced into larger feudal polities.

Édan I (536-548)

Édan I alrí Býrelsen is reckoned the first king of Shôrkýnè. His clan, Býrelsen, had long been the principal power in the Malpýnia region. This gave the House of Býrelsen control of the mouths of the Quantérè and Benâmo rivers, control overseas trade, and profound influence on communications throughout the region.

By 530, the House of Býrelsen had extended it's power up both rivers along the coast. Between 531 and 535, Édan extended his power westward as far as the Northern Es. This gave him control of virtually the entire coast of Shôrkýnè, and the rich lands of Álagon. In 536, it seemed natural for the king of the most powerful of the Shôrkýni states to proclaim himself king of Shôrkýnè.

The Second Civil War (537-542)

Édan I now controlled the western half of present day Shôrkýnè and turned his attention eastward. In 537 he declared war on all of the eastern states, and he might have quickly and efficiently won, but for the unexpected intervention of the House of Pélanby in 538.

The King of Énsel, Édan's strongest foe, undertook negotiations with the House of Pélanby, an aggressive Ivínian greatclan with holdings in several states and colonies, particularly Palíthanè and Hârbáal. Énsel proposed an alliance and suggested that because Édan was preoccupied with his eastern border, an attack on Édan's western coast would be successful. Bjan Pélanby was convinced and gathered his clan and adventurers from throughout the north.

Bjan landed near Séberon, shortly after dusk on the eighth of Núzyael 539, with 7,000 foot and 2,000 cavalry. The castle was seized before it's defenders were aware of Bjan's presence. Meanwhile, the bulk of the force marched overnight to Hírebûr where, by storming the keep, they cut the main highway from Èshapél north. A smaller force seized Íshetàin the next morning, severing Èshapél and it's hinterland from the rest of Shôrkýnè.

**The Conquests of Édan 530-42**

Bjan sent most of his cavalry north to screen against relief from Súvas, and marched to Èshapél, which he quickly invested. To all appearances, the invaders were preparing for a long siege, but Bjan surprised the city with a night attack within two days:

They came of a sudden. Fires set by spies sprang up throughout the northern part of the city and the guards hurried to douse them. Then a score of dragons beached upon the riverside and took the docks and the south gates… There was nothing we could do…

The Pélanbys soon controlled Bódoe and Méloda, had taken Kâremus, and had 7,000 troops poised on the north bank of the Lôren to strike deeper into Édan's kingdom. The King of Énsel's machination had succeeded beyond his wildest dreams.

The winter of 539-540, however, saw intense negotiations between Édan and Bjan. They met on the isle of Hélegat and parted impressed with each other. Édan's chamberlain and chief advisor, Niredis of Beréma, left the following account in his journal:

…equal, swift and cunning, brave and honorable, they stood gazing each upon the other, and when they sat, each granted the other precedence and they supped together…

In 540, Bjan and Édan signed the peace of Tûresgal giving Bódoe, Méloda, and Pélodia, including the isle of Hélegat, to Clan Pélanby in exchange for fealty to the Shôrkýni crown. Collectively, these counties have since been called the Duchy of Álagon.

The campaigning season of 541 saw Édan and Bjan unite their armies to march east. A fast victory eluded them, but by the summer of 542 they were camped just west of Énselet. The treaty of Anûrn was concluded on midsummer's day of 542. Énsel, consisting of the counties of Ístèbínia, Nistónè, Hídel, and Kitálin, surrendered it's independence to become a duchy of Shôrkýnè.

Édan II (548-559)

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There was still considerable disquiet in the kingdom. Shôrkýni lords, especially the two dukes, jealously guarded their status. The rivalry between Énsel and Alagon might have erupted into open warfare except they were at opposite ends of the kingdom. Édan II, who succeeded his father in 548, was obliged to pass a law against dueling in his council. Nor did the mistrust and hatred end with the dukes. Both Bjan Pelanby of Alagon, and then Témis Tâbin of Énsel (Témis alrí Tâbin) died in 551, the latter, it is said, because he was anxious to continue the feud in the afterlife. Their successors maintained the habit of taking opposite sides on almost any issue.

The Red Death (557-559)

In the middle of the sixth century a terrible plague spread throughout Northwestern Lýthia which is thought to have killed at least one third of the population. Despite the terrible toll it wrought, the Red Death was kinder to Shôrkýnè than to more densely settled regions. Nevertheless, the population was reduced by ten to twenty percent. The great houses also suffered tragic losses.

Ráleth (559-581)

Édan II was among the victims of the Red Death, and his nephew and designated heir, Ráleth, was unable to maintain the loyalty of the unruly barons. Armed conflict, admittedly on a fairly small scale, became commonplace. To further confuse the picture, bands of brigands, many of them from Tríerzòn and the north, roamed the countryside. The towns became sanctuaries, but with fewer people to work the land, urban conditions became even more unbearable. Townsfolk were eating dogs and rats by the end of 558.

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**Shôrkýnè in 560**

First Káretan War (560-567)

Tríerzòn recovered from the ravages of the Red Death before Shôrkýnè, and perceived Shôrkýnè's weakness as an opportunity. Between 560 and 566, Tríerzòn seized several settlements each year, and by 567, controlled most of the Plain of Káretan.

Vârniel/Varinel? Andrána (566-581)

At this point, the Shôrkýni barons met, over Ráleth's objections, to review his conduct of the war, which had been haphazard at best. Ráleth attended the council where he pointed out that the support he had been receiving from his "loyal vassals" was far from adequate. Nevertheless, the barons elected Vârniel Andrána of Quârelin, a proven war leader, as their new king. Vârniel was Énsel's candidate; needless to say Pélanby's were less than elated with the choice.

The election, which of course, had no basis in law, established a constitutional precedent. From that date, the barons have continued to meet in council to decide the succession of the Shôrkýni kings. Ráleth retired in disgust to Emélrenè after sending his condolences to Vârniel.

The barons, with the notable exception of the Duke of Álagon, provided enough military support for Vârniel to halt the slow Tríerzi advance. At this point aid was quietly withdrawn and the new king was unable to regain most of the lost territory. Without any alternatives, Vârniel concluded a treaty with Tríerzòn, the Peace of Móspen, signed in 567.

Vârniel proved an able administrator. One of his first actions moved Shôrkýnè's principal seat of government from Eilýria to his clan holding at Quârelin, where it has remained ever since. His experience in the war taught him the advantages of a good transportation system, so he undertook an ambitious highway construction/paving program. The new road system enabled him to deal more easily with the sporadic baronial revolts which continued, to hinder the Shôrkýni throne.

Vârniel also managed to win approval for reorganization of the Shôrkýni counties and the privileges and responsibilities of their holders; this act more or less established the present boundaries and balance of power within the kingdom.

Vârniel's genius was to complete a relatively large number of programs without alienating a majority of his barons. For the most part, his reign was peaceful, and he achieved this remarkable state by undertaking no action that was not supported by a majority of the barons. The fact that several of his most powerful vassals were having border troubles of their own also helped the royal cause. Vârniel died in his bed in the spring of 581.

Bûrsin Andrána (581-596)

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Bûrsin was Vârniel's cousin. He began his reign over a kingdom that was reasonably prosperous and peaceful, although the royal treasury was far from full.

Shôrkýnè required a firm and tactful ruler; Bûrsin did not qualify. His first problem occurred when he attempted to increase the light tax burden on his barons. They objected strenuously, and met in special congress, forcing Bûrsin to withdraw the measure. Lacking Vârniel's diplomatic skills, Bûrsin seemed unable to conduct negotiations without alienating more people than he won over. He failed to win sufficient support for any major proposals. Halted at every turn, Bûrsin became bitter and short-tempered.

The barons met in 596 to review the king's leadership. Bûrsin tried to raise an army to arrest them, but failed and (wisely) declined to attend. The Duke of Álagon suggested that the king suffered from a madness associated with syphilis. This was untrue, but Bûrsin was deposed and Haráges Daláme, Count of Montível, was elected King of Shôrkýnè.

Haráges Daláme (596-610)

Bûrsin did not accept his fate quietly. The obvious injustice helped him raise a small army. He fought a brief campaign and withdraw to Quârelin in 597. There he was besieged by Haráges for two years. The city capitulated in 599. Bûrsin managed to escape and made an extremely perilous journey to Hârbraén where he was given sanctuary by the Peónian Primate. Haráges posted a guard outside the temple for three years. Bûrsin died in 602. There is a legend, however, that the Peónian primate, sympathetic to Bûrsin's plight, smuggled him out of Shôrkýnè and then spread the rumor of his death.

It no longer mattered, Haráges and his supporters had spread rumors which completely destroyed Bûrsin's reputation. Even after the old king died, it was common for all manner of ills to be blamed on him.

Haráges, once he no longer had the old king to worry about, began his attempt to make the throne stronger. He was slightly better able to win support, but by 609, he had alienated enough of the barons that another grand council was convened to review his performance. By careful diplomacy, and enormous bribes and promises, he was able to maintain confidence, barely. When he failed to deliver one of those bribes, however, one of his erstwhile supporters had him poisoned in 610.

**Haráges Daláme**

Táris Daláme (610-689)

The baronial council met in 610 and elected the weakest king they could find, Haráges' youngest son Táris. As the new king was only ten years old, the barons also elected a regency council consisting of the dukes of Álagon and Énsel and three other tenants-in-chief. From the beginning, the council was almost paralyzed by the rivalry between Pélanby and Tâbin. Eventually, the other three members voted to give each regent responsibility for a different area of the royal government. The regency lasted eleven years and it's only significant achievement was the de facto creation of ministerial appointments.

When he came of age in 621, Táris received sufficient support to remain on the throne, no more, and reigned over a gradual erosion of royal power to the point where contemporaries wondered why Shôrkýnè bothered to call itself a kingdom.

Second Káretan War (619-628)

Shôrkýnè's apparent weakness prompted Tríerzòn to invade again in 619. There were a few brief successes, but the Shôrkýni nobility rallied around the throne and sent sufficient troops to prevent disaster. They were not generous however, and the war dragged on for nine years before the conflict petered out. Virtually no land changed hands.

Third Káretan War (657-658)

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The Kingdom of Tríerzòn has always kept most of her troops on the Ázeryàn border. In 656, Ázeryàn became embroiled in a huge civil war when half of her provinces rebelled at once, forcing her to withdraw several legions from the Tríerzi border. Given the opportunity to reduce her own forces along the Ázeryàn frontier, Tríerzòn invaded Shôrkýnè with an army of 11,000 in the spring of 657.

Táris, however, had since established an efficient spy network in Tríerzòn, and had warned his southern vassals to prepare for the invasion. When the Tríerzi attacked, they found Táris and an army of 6,000 waiting for them. Three times the foes engaged and each time the Tríerzi won the battle, but were unable to take any of the reinforced fortifications. Throughout the campaign, small bands of Shôrkýni bowmen played havoc with Tríerzi baggage trains. With the Ázeryàni again beginning to look threatening, Tríerzòn's "window of opportunity" closed, and she withdrew her invading army from Shôrkýnè in the late summer of 658.

The Shôrkýnè Parliament (672)

Táris was no fool. He realized why he had been elected and was willing to delegate some of his authority to ministers chosen from among his barons. It was his decision to share power through the Regency Council, which was never dissolved. It simply evolved into a Privy Council.

Táris managed to maintain a balance and prevent major internal conflict. His policy was to let the barons argue with each other, rather than with him. He even had a Parliament building constructed at Quârelin so that the barons could argue in comfort; it was completed in 672. Gradually, he won the respect of his vassals, and convinced them to come to him for mediation. Most of the constitutional precedents which now govern Shôrkýnè were established in the reign of Táris I, which was so long that many believed he had used the esoteric arts to extend his life.

Táris II Daláme (689-690)

Because of the length of his father's reign, Táris II was a sickly man in his 60's when he was elected in 689. He lacked his father's wit and charm and failed to achieve very much in his two short years. He died quietly in 690.

Gerléns Daláme (690-)

The threat if another Tríerzi incursion, and increased conflict in the Chaléo Hills and on the northeast frontier, prompted the Shôrkýni Parliament to elect a stronger king on Táris II's death.

**King Gerléns**

Gerléns was related to the House of Daláme only by marriage, but changed his name in order to secure the nomination. By now, it was generally conceded that the monarch should belong to the royal house of Daláme.

Gerléns has been able to enact two important programs. The first was a clarification and strengthening of the feudal service owed the crown. The second was a royal naval plan which, for the first time has given Shôrkýnè a reasonable navy, although not a standing one.

Kings of Shôrkýnè

See Venârivè P194 Kings of Shôrkýnè Table

Kings of Shôrkýnè
Ruler	Reign tr	Notes
House of Býrelsen
Édan I	536-548	aka Édan I alrí Býrelsen (Venârivè P161)
Édan II	548-559
Ráleth	559-566	aka Ráleth alrí Býrelsen (Venârivè P162)
House of Andrána
Vârniel/Varinel?	566-581	aka Vârniel alrí Andrána (Venârivè P163)
Bûrsin	581-596
House of Daláme
Haráges	596-610
Táris I	610-689
Táris II	689-690
Gerléns	690-	aka Gerléns alrí Daláme (Venârivè P169)

Shôrkýnè Chronology

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Chronology 20,000bt to 720 tr
bt
20,000	Earthmasters arrive on Kèthîra.
15,000	Earthmasters depart - The Lost Years.
900	Lýthians begin raiding Hârn.
	Atáni Wars 900-683.
780	Civilization apparent on Mèlderýn.
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1	Kingdom of Mèlderýn founded under Érebîr I (Érebîr Great-King – first king of united Mèlderýn (r.tr1-51)).
221	Ázeryàn Empire founded - Ûrvaèn Dynasty (Ûrvaènadis Ázeryàn. ‘King’ of the Azéri for three terms (tr202-203; tr204-208; tr214-218)).
297	Ázeryàn Empire begins conquest of Zonâra (now Tríerzòn).
303	Ázeryàn Empire annexes Zonâra.
457	First Tríerzi incursions into Zonâra.
461	Chélemby established as Ivínian wintering camp.
484	Revolt begins in Zonâra against Ázeryàni rule.
487	Creation of Western Protectorate of Ázeryàn Empire (under Sagílus).
488	Empire puts down Zonâra/Tríerzi revolt.
489	Governor of Sagílus el Kêrlinat of Western Protectorate recalled.
491	Governor Nýsal el Bêrlona of Western Protectorate assassinated.
492	Western Protectorate secedes.
502	Kingdom of Tríerzòn founded.
508	Tríerzòn begins conquest of Shôrkýnè.
513	Ivínians begin conquest of Palíthanè.
518	Tríerzòn abandons Shôrkýnè.
519	Ivínians complete conquest (513-519) of Palíthanè.
530	Býrelsens control most of north-central Shôrkýnè.
535	Edán of Malpýnia completes conquest of Álagon.
536	Kindom of Shôrkýnè founded by Édan I.
537	Second Shôrkýnè Civil War (537-42).
539	Clan Pélanby of Hârbáal invades Álagon: fall of Èshapél.
540	Peace of Tûresgal - Bjan Pélanby becomes the first Duke of Álagon.
542	Peace of Anûrn - Énsel surrenders to Shôrkýnè.
548	Death of King Édan I. Succession of Édan II.
551	Death of Bjan Pélanby and Témis Tâbin.
558	Read Death (558-559) devastates Shôrkýnè.
	King Édan II succeeded by Ráleth.
560	First Káretan War (Shôrkýnè/Tríerzòn) -567.
566	Barons depose Ráleth, elect Vârniel Andrána as king of Shôrkýnè.
567	Peace of Móspen end First Káretan War.
581	Vârniel dies and is succeeded by his son Bûrsin.
596	Bûrsin deposed - Haráges Daláme elected.
597	Bûrsin besieged in Quârelin by Haráges.
599	Quârelin falls - Bûrsin escapes in Hârbraén.
602	The deposed king Bûrsin dies in Hârbraén.
610	Haráges assassinated - His son Táris elected.
619	Second Káretan War (619-628).
657	Third Káretan War (657-658).
672	Táris I completes Parliament building in Quârelin.
673	Kingdom of Hârbáal founded
674	Hârbáal invades Chélemby and is defeated
676	Lánkor (NW province of Ázeryàn) rebels and becomes independent principality
683	Hârbáal again defeated by Chélemby
689	Táris I dies, succeeded by his son Táris II.
690	Táris II of Shôrkýnè dies - King Gerléns is elected by Shôrkýnè Parliament.

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The Járind

Hârbáal was first penetrated by Járind peoples, the ancestors of the Álts and Yaríli, c.1600 bt. Many continued on their eventual homelands, but some remained. Those who stayed tended to cling to their nomadic, hunter-gatherer ways, and never established any major agrarian culture. However, some of Hârbáal's older settlements date from this period.

The Ivínians and Hârnians

Another wave of immigrants arrived c.1000 bt, when Ivínians and Hârnians passed through Hârbáal on their ways to their present homelands; some lingered and contributed to the Hârbáalese milieu.

Ivínian re-migration to Hârbáal from the north began in the second century tr. These immigrants were mostly small clans or clanless individuals, dispossessed of their lands, if they ever had any, fleeing the continuing troubles at home. Lack of organisation allowed them to be readily assimilated. By the fourth century, the Hârbáalese had more or less arrived at their current ethnic composition: 44% Ivínian, 34% Yaríli, 19% Áltish and 3% other groups. Immigration continues, mostly from Ivínia.

Until the seventh century, Hârbáalese politics were dictated by geography. Rugged terrain and relatively scattered arable land afforded a degree of isolation to most settlements. The notion of Hârbáalese unification seemed like to violate geographical reality. Hârbáal must have seemed like a chain of islands seperated by mountains and forests rather than water.

Hârbáal's ethnic diversity contributed to the feeling of independence that most people felt. The typical landholder saw no reason to accept foreign interference and it was too difficult for him to interfere in the affairs of others. With little interest in unification, Hârbáal remained a mosaic of small, isolated states until improvements in shipbuilding, and the trend in Ivínia toward more powerful states, combined to force the Hârbáalese to reconsider their "splendid isolation" or be swallowed up. It was in the seventh century that various Ivínian lords began to take an interest in the region.

The Íbanvaaler War

For several centuries, Hârbáal had been visited by Ivínians. Sometimes they came to carry off booty, sometimes to settle, most often to trade. Ivínians used Hârbáalese ports as waystations to the rich markets and plunder of the south. Nearly all Ivínian trade routes began along the Hârbáalese coast. Ivínian kings and pendragons cultivated various Hârbáalese lords to insure themselves of safe harbors, but a port controlled by a Hârbáalese petty king was obviously less secure than one governed by oneself.

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Isselsen Dâgen of Íbanvaal began sending money and troops to Lýtheim as early as 640, and established a permanent depot in Lyth as early as 648. Isselsen was generous with his gifts to clan Elgensen and seemed to expect little in return. It seemed reasonable that the depot be guarded by Íbanvaalers. Elgensens happily accepted the bribes, and the Dâgen warriors seemed to offer greater security against Lýtheim's aggressive neighbors. It has been argued that the Elgensens did not comprehend the depth of Dâgen ambitions or the amount of consternation among the other Hârbáalese lords. By 661, the Dâgen's troops outnumbered the Lýthan, and the Elgensen was a puppet king. But Dâgen ambition did not stop with Lýtheim; an Íbanvaaler campaign against the rest of Hârbáal seemed imminent.

Gátenlund and Tónanby looked like the first targets. After much agonizing, both kingdoms opted to submit themselves to a Hârbáalese lord, Dúla Élendy of Ávastran (see Lédenheim: Clans & Folk P1), instead of a foreigner. Dúla had decided to take on the task of ridding Hârbáal of the foreigners.

The king of Ávastran sought help from Séldenbàal and Járenmark (then allied against Íbanvaal) and received a dozen fully manned warboats. With this aid, the Élendys seized Reshâal and Lyth, and killed or driven out the Íbanvaalers by the end of 662.

Many wondered if Élendy had simply exchanged one Ivínian interloper for two others. But neither of Dúla's allies were motivated by the prospect of Hârbáalese conquest. Their objective had been to forestall the ambitions of clan Dâgen; the Séldenbàalers and Járenmarkers returned home after Élendy promised token tribute. To this day, clan Élendy has faithfully delivered seven bushels of wheat and one bushel of dried herring, each year, to Séldenbàal and Járenmark.

Unification

By 663, Dúla Élendy was the most powerful king in Hârbáal. He had direct control of Ávastran and Lýtheim, and was receiving tribute from the Gathens of Gátenlund and the Gulines of Tónanby.

Dúla Élendy now began to promote the idea of Hârbáalese unification as the only way to prevent foreign domination. Many Hârbáalese agreed with him, although the fact that Dúla was the the strongest Hârbáalese king, and the best placed to "take up the burden of royal unity" aroused some cynicism.

None of the kings were willing, however, to surrender their independence without a more persuasive argument. Dúla was prepared to offer such an argument.

Dúla 's priority was to secure his northern flank where the kingdom of Elgósia looked as if it might be swallowed up by Séldenbàal. His pretext was that the Elgósians were allied with Íbanvaal, with whom Dúla was still, theoretically, at war. In 663, Dúla landed on the isle of Elgós [J1] near Gósheim and defeated clan Gos in a surprisingly near-run battle.

Gávrios was the next target. In 664, Dúla landed at the mouth of the Díma. Clan Mârensen was far stronger than Gos, and did not embrace the ideal of Hârbáalese unity, but they were forced to submit after a seven month siege of Génja:

The Mârensen was wise and said that we must wait within the city, for the walls were strong and the enemy were many…and this we did… But the foe did not storm the wall, nor e'en did they make siege engines, nor mine, nor e'en fire arrows upon us… they harvested our crops and waited…and when our children began to starve, we submitted… Surely the Grey Wolf loves Élendy…

Clan Pélanby's domain, Pádona, presented a special problem for Dúla. Not because it was particularly strong, but rather because the Pélanbys held substantial lands outside Hârbáal and might, at need, raise an army at least equal to his own. Dúla could take Nóortel, but he would probably be buying major long-term trouble by doing so. Dúla chose diplomacy. The Pélanbys agreed to submit to the Élendys in exchange for Énpedon at the mouth of the Erád, then held by clan Paráden of Ketánia. In 666, the Élendys and Pélanbys invested Énpedon, marched up the Erád, defeated the Parádens at the Battle of Neteli Bridge [J3?], and surrounded Kéreon. Énpedon soon surrendered to the Pélanbys and, with Kéreon under siege, Clan Paráden submitted to Dúla in 668.

When he heard of Paráden's submission, the Stáhlin (Bjâr alrí Stáhlin? Venârivè P101, 169) of Sáliom realized he was surrounded and "freely" offered tribute. Dúla Élendy now controlled all of northern and central Hârbáal.

Dúla died in 671 without realizing his dream of Hârbáalese unification. His successor was his second son Trâlis (Trâlis alrí Élendy), a brilliant administrator, and a veteran campaigner. Trâlis came to the throne at 23 and his first act was to marry Lirel Lédensen in 672, thereby gaining the submission of clan Lédensen of Lédenheim. This astute alliance outflanked Ánvâl and Géltheim, both of which surrendered to the inevitable in 673 and acknowledged Trâlis as Pendragon of Hârbáal.

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With mainland Hârbáal now united, only one realm remained independent — the island of Chélemby. After a brief period of consolidation, Trâlis landed on Chélemby in 674, but met unexpected defeat by a combination of clever defensive tactics, bad weather, and rebellion at home. To save his trapped army, Trâlis was obliged to pay a huge indemnity to Chélemby, and promised not to invade again for at least five years.

This was a bitter humiliation for the young king. The failure presented opportunity for some of Trâlis' less willing vassals, and a severe test for the young pendragon. Between 675 and 679, he had to counter revolts in Elgósia, Gátenlund, Ketánia, and Géltheim.

Clan Gos of Elgósia was the last rebel to be put down. The fighting was particularly bitter as the Gos for support from Séldenbàal that never came. Trâlis punished the rebels by decimating their Thrangáad, an atrocity for which clan Gos sill harbors profound resentment.

Trâlis tried to invade Chélemby again in 683, but again the weather favored the islanders and his fleet was met off Evánekin and forced to retire with serious losses. By now, Trâlis had begun a policy of taking hostages from all his vassals and there was no rebellion at home, although the Gos was heard to remark, perhaps with undue glee, that perhaps Chélemby was not part of Hârbáal after all.

Trâlis accepted the fact that conquest of Chélemby was not a prospect for the immediate future and turned his attention to affairs at home, building a larger royal court and requiring all disputes between his vassals to be brought to him personally. He also required hostages from his tributary clans to remain permanently in Ífanè.

In 711, Trâlis abdicated as king of Ávastran in favor of his son and heir apparent, Lêrden (Lédenheim - Clans & Folk P39 ~ Lédensen Royal Family). This step confirmed that Trâlis trusts his son, and that he deems the pendragondom more important than it's component kingdoms.

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663	Battle of Gósheim: Dúla Élendy wins Elgósia.
664	Siege of Génja — Marensens surrender to Dúla.
666	Élendys and Pélanbys besiege Énpedon.
668	Siege of Kéreon — Paradens submit to Dúla.
671	Death of Dúla Élendy — Trâlis succeeds.
672	Trâlis Élendy marries Lirel Lédensen.
673	Ánvâl and Géltheim submit to Trâlis.
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674	Trâlis invades Chélemby and is defeated.
675	Revolts in Gátenlund, Elgósia, Ketánia and Géltheim.
679	Trâlis puts down rebellions.
683	Trâlis looses naval Battle of Evánekin to Chélembians.
711	Trâlis abdicates as King of Ávastran in favor of his son Lêrden.

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A judicious combination of hostaging and good government have made Trâlis Élendy the undisputed pendragon of all Hârbáal. For now, none of the under-kings have an appetite for rebellion.

Some of Élendys feel that it is time for Hârbáal to seek her destiny, to assert her power in Ivínia, Huriséa, and even against Shôrkýnè or Hârn. Although it is unlikely that the aging Trâlis will embark on any such foreign adventures, it is known that Lêrden Élendy, heir to the throne, favors military expansion.

Chélemby still stands defiant, but hostile relations with that island state have eased over the last two decades. Chélemby has a relatively powerful fleet and the will to resist. Chélemby's alliance with Emélrenè also deters Hârbáal from invading again.

With the exception of Íbanvaal, relations with the Ivínian states are good. Given the existing war between Menglána and Íbanvaal, joining the emerging Séldenbàal and Járenmark alliance to aid Menglána is possible.

Huriséa is a tempting target, but this would bring Hârbáal into conflict with at least two Shôrkýni greatclans, quite possibly with Shôrkýnè itself. She would also face opposition from Járenmarkers, from Lánkor, and from the Huriséans themselves. This complex situation seems to preclude such a campaign, although the Élendys quietly support the efforts of clan Lédensen in Huriséa.

A few brave souls favor a campaign again Shôrkýnè, specifically a campaign against Álagon. The Duke of Énsel has quietly suggested such a campaign, which would not only serve to keep the Hârbáalese away from Hirisea, where the duke has his own ambitions, but also keep the rival Pélanbys of Álagon in check. The Hârbáalese have naval superiority over the Shôrkýni, but their army would not likely survive long ashore, and any such move would encourage rebellion by the Pélanbys of Pandona.

The Hârnic Isles are another sphere where Hârbáalese power might be expanded. Orbáal is one possible target, especially since Álegar II is regarded as a weak and ineffective king. A possible complication is that Rógna, Menglána, and Séldenbàal all regard Orbáal as a colony.

Colonization of Hârn's unsettled east coast is a distinct possibility, and this would be useful for a later attack on Orbáal. Rumors persist that seizure of the Isle of Kéron, and rebuilding Bálhafen is imminent.

Other regions are less likely targets for Hârbáalese expansion. Like many Lýthians, the Hârbáalese have a superstitious fear of Emélrenè and Mèlderýn, and these two states control the straits beyond which lie the nations of western Hârn, Palíthanè, and Tríerzòn.

Regardless of the target, Hârbáal seems to have too much energy and power to remain long confined within her present borders. When Lêrden comes to the throne, a foreign adventure seems inevitable — perhaps sooner.

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The Hârbáalese language is a blend of Ivínian, Áltish and Yaríli. Some linguistics regard it as a dialect of Ivínian, which it most resembles, but Ivínian and Hârbáalese speakers cannot understand each other.

Scripts

The predominant script in Hârbáal is Runic, although Lakíse is widely used. About 30% of the Hârbáalese are literate; this is a very high proportion, perhaps due to the simplicity of Runic, which is a portable script that can be written with a knife on a piece of wood. While couriers elsewhere bear boxes of scrolls, Hârbáalese messengers carry bundles of sticks.

The Hârbáalese have a high regard for their runes, but the limitations of their alphabet, particularly the shortage of vowels, makes it hard to master the finer points. Those with great skill are widely admired. Runes are deemed symbolic of universal mysteries and are fundamental to some schools of magic. The term runemaster is applied both to those who can skillfully read/write, and to those who make magic with runes. Ordinary folk have difficulty making the distinction.

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Geography

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The People

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Chélemby's first inhabitants were Járind peoples who arrived c.1600 bt and established a henge culture similar to that in surrounding kingdoms. Little now remains of that henge culture, as it's structures were recycled over the centuries, but the occasional standing stone can still be found.

Chélemby was mostly overlooked by the great waves of barbarian migration, but c.1000 bt, small Phâric tribes began to arrive. Chélemby had abundant unsettled land and, for the most part, immigrants settled peacefully. Immigration was a catalyst for cultural change and brought about a gradual agrarian development of the main island. By 100 tr, the islands population was ethnically Hârbáalese with large, although generally indiscernible Emélan and Shôrkýni minorities. Most immigrants settled into rural habits, and Chélemby had a prosperous agricultural hinterland by 450.

The town of Chélemby was established as a wintering camp in 461, by a "syndicate" of clans. These clans were mostly from Menglána and were the outcasts of Ivínian society, refugees, families fleeing from Ivínian's increasingly megalithic states.

Chélemby was well-positioned for commerce and raiding in the Gulf of Shôrkýnè and the Sea of Iváe, and attracted immigrants from throughout northwest Lythia. Chélemby became increasingly cosmopolitan.

By this time Chélemby's importance as a trading center was apparent, and the port was coveted by various foreign magnates, especially the lords of the southern Ivínian states. Fortunately for the Chélembians, the Ivínians were too busy fighting each other to make any serious effort at conquest, and all of them benefited from the island's free port.

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Huriséa, Region [sL5]

Huriséa is the western part of Quârphor, lying astride the mighty Tîrga River. Huriséa contains eleven "major" HATALEN (Hátalen) and fifty or so small ones (without significant fortification), a complex mosaic of independent and semi-independent states.

There are 490 smallholdings in Huriséa with an average of 3,000-5,000 acres of cropland and pasture, centered on one or more forts, "manors" or small thrans, and housing between twenty and forty clanmembers, their retainers, and slaves/thralls. Hence a typical Huriséan smallhold is larger/wealthier than a "typical" manor. About 25% of the smallholds are independent, although alliances among them are common and many clans have several smallholds.

Two of the major holdings belong to Shôrkýni magnates, clans TABIN (Tâbin) and GAVARINES (Gavârinès); one is controlled by the Hârbáalese clan LEDENSEN (Lédensen); and another by the Járenmarker (Ivínian Kingdom of Járenmark) clan PELSTROM (Pélstrom). The rest are held by independent Huriséan princes.

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While all of the powers are striving for hegemony in Huriséa, each is more concerned with preventing others from achieving it. The native states are, for the most part, independent-minded, jealous of their borders, suspicious of outsiders, adept at breaking them. Huriséan politics are a complex game, with high stakes in which the players, at least those who wish to survive, are extremely cautious.

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The predominent language of the region is QUARPH (Phâric: Quârph), but (Phâric) Ivínian, Shôrka, and (Járind) Áltish are widely spoken by traders. The main script used is (Járind) Runic, but (Phâric) Lakise has gained wide acceptance as the script of trade.

None of the Huriséan settlements mint their own money, but there are adequate supplies of foreign coins, bullion, usurer's notes and other negotiable assets. Trade is the lifeblood of the region and local trading clans and houses are among the wealthiest in western Lýthia.

Honey, hardwoods, amber, slaves, furs, opiates, silver, horses, and a multitude of other products from Altland (Áltland or Áltôr?), Reksýna and the east make their ways down the Tîrga River system to Huriséa and points west. Cloth, iron, brass and brozewares, and wines and spirits are the main products shipped upriver. Most of the trade is carried by Ivínians in their shallow-draught vessels, which they can even portage at need, but Huriséa offers dangerous, fast profits and has drawn traders from as far away as Altland (Áltland or Áltôr?), Ázeryàn, Karéjia, Ulmeria (Ulmer), and even Ketârh.

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A large feudal kingdom in the south of the region. Shôrkýnè has been a powerful lure to great empires, but has maintained her independence by military excellence. The kingdom always seems to be on the verge of falling apart, for it's a land where scheming, regional lords (several dukes of Shôrkýnè are far more powerful than Hârnic kings) hold sway over a weak throne. But somehow, when the need arises, they have united to defeat invaders.

Chélemby

A small island kingdom at the gateway to the Gulf of Shôrkýnè. Founded by Ivínian warlords, Chélemby is now a powerful, trading city-state.

Hârbáal

An unruly confederation of twelve petty kingdoms paying tribute to Pendragon Trâlis Élendy. Hârbáal is the most powerful of all Ivínian kingdoms. Many believe her destiny is to rule the entire region.

Huriséa

A region of petty fiefdoms, held by independent, ruthless barons. Sitting astride the mighty Tîrga River [O5-J6], Huriséa has always been a lure for powerful men. Huriséa has been described as islands of chaos amid a sea of anarchy.

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+== Shôrkýnè Region ==
+* Page 3
+The Shôrkýnè region in Northwest Lýthia lies between the Sea of Iváe to the west, Tríerzòn to the south, Ivínia to the North, and Quârphor to the east. Four Civilised cultures exist:
+: '''Chélemby''': A small island kingdom at the mouth of the Gulf of Shôrkýnè. Founded by Ivinian clans, Chélemby is a rich trading city-state.
+: '''Hârbáal''': The southernmost and wealthiest of the Ivinian states. It is a confederation of twelve petty kingdoms paying tribute to a pendragon.
+: '''Huriséa''': A region of independent minor states straddling the Tîrga river between Hârbáalese Alps and the Tílame mountains. Huriséa is a hotbed of intrigue, contested for by it's stronger neighbours.
+: '''Shôrkýnè''': A large feudal kingdom in the south of the region. Shôrkýnè always seems to be on the verge of falling apart, for it's a realm where powerful regional lords hold sway over a weak constitutional monarchy.
+=== Weather and Climate ===
+A
+<center>
+{|
+|+ style="caption-side:bottom; color:#000000;"|'''IDEA Icon'''
+| [[File:Idea_Icon.png|16px|center|link= ]]
+|}
+</center>
+== Introduction ==
+* Page 9
+<center>
+{|
+|+ style="caption-side:bottom; color:#000000;"|'''IDEA Icon'''
+| [[File:Idea_Icon.png|16px|center|link= ]]
+|}
+</center>
+The kingdom of Shôrkýnè is siuated in northwestern Lýthia, northeast of Emélrenè, north of Tríerzòn, and west of Lánkor. On her northeast frontier are the semi-civilised principalities of Huriséa and north across the Gulf of Shôrkýnè lies the powerful Ivínian kingdom of Hârbáal.
+Most of Shôrkýnè's borders are in readily defensible terrain. The major exception is the Plain of Káretan in the south astride the border with Tríerzòn. The plain is
+=== History ===
+The Earthmaster presence in Shôrkýnè seems to have been minimal in view of the region's proximity to Hârn and Emélrenè. Nor did the Sindarin or Khuzdul leave many traces; neither of the elder peoples mention Shôrkýnè in their lore. Consequently, most scholars cound Járind ancestors of the Eméla, who arrived sometime around 3000{{Smallcaps|bt}} as the region's first inhabitants. The early Járind were mostly nomadic, but by 2900{{Smallcaps|bt}} a henge-building culture similar to the contemporary society on Mèlderýn flourished in western and central Shôrkýnè.
+<center>
+{|
+|+ style="caption-side:bottom; color:#000000;"|'''Henge PIC'''
+| [[File:Idea_Icon.png|16px|center|link= ]]
+|}
+</center>
+Around 1650{{Smallcaps|bt}}, the first waves of Phâric peoples began to penetrate into the region from the east, having themselves been displaced by the Ketâri of Central Lýthia. Generations of chaos ensued. Some tribes settled peacefully, some practiced genocide. Gradually a new mix of peoples emerged.
+==== The Ázeryàni Influence ====
+The Ázeryàni Empire never extended as far north as present day Shôrkýnè. The Empire completed it's conquest of Zonâra (Southern Tríerzòn) in 303{{Smallcaps|tr}}, but never made a serious attempt to annex Northern Tríerzòn or Shôrkýnè.
+<center>
+{|
+|+ style="caption-side:bottom; color:#000000;"|'''Zonâra Tribal Ranges in 303'''
+| [[File:Idea_Icon.png|16px|center|link= ]]
+|}
+</center>
+* Page 10
+Imperial Ázeryàni records describe several exploratory expeditions into Shôrkýnè during the '''<span style="color:#006699">fourth century</span>'''. These ranged from armed reconnaissances by a centad (100 men) to the large expedition mounted by Hlarakor in 325. This expedition consisted of two imperial cohorts, plus guide and porters, and must have totalled between 800-1000 men. After a difficult march through forest and marshland, constantly harrased by hostile tribesmen, Hlarakor reached the Gulf of Shôrkýnè at Demath Bay near Tedero. His journal included the following discouraging observations;
+''Captives are surely and uncooperative, even under torture; these people would make poor slaves…The barbarians here build villages with strong palisades made from the abundance of trees…They are willing to trade, but react violently to the presence of armed legionnaires…In ten full days of exploring the strand, the weather has been cold and windy, and the seas rough…I find no good harbors. The men do not relish the prospect of walking home…''
+Despite the perceptions of men like Hlarakor, who saw Shôrkýnè as a deep, inhospitable forest, the Shôrkýni possessed an advanced agrarian culture with thousands of fortified villages. The tribes were conducting a brisk trade with the Empire, and they were certainly not naive in their dealings with the cosmopolitan south. Caldrisir of Lorimæ complained that he always seemed to get the worst of deals he made with one Kudin of Shôrkýne, but then traders always claim to be on the verge of poverty.
+Neither the Imperium nor the Shôrkýni saw much advantage in warfare. In any event, Shôrkýne and northern Tríerzòn, were checkerboards of weak tribal kingdoms, each jealous of it's independence and suspicious of it's neighbors. They obviously could not pose a serious threat to Imperial power, and were left by Ázeryàn to quarrel among themselves.
+==== The Rise of Tríerzòn ====
+Around the middle of the '''<span style="color:#006699">fifth century</span>''', some improvements in agriculture and a decade of unusually good weather prompted a rapid increase in Phâric tribal populations. When the weather returned to normal, the tribes found they no longer had enough to eat and began fighting among themselves in earnest.
+The southern branch of the Phâri (the Tríerzi), now an identifiably distinct group, found themselves pressed between their northern cousins and the Empire. Some fought the Shôrkýni, but many found penetration into the Empire an easier proposition. At first the Tríerzi slipped into the Empire as refugees, and the Empire let them settle peacefully. Soon, there were a significant minority in the Ázeryàni province of Zonâra.
+Armed Tríerzi incursions began c.457 and came rapidly thereafter. The Empire took various measures, but, as always, they had to also cope with problems elsewhere. Revolution in Zonâra led, eventually, to the establishment of the kingdom of Tríerzòn in 502. The new king, Taralandis, began a campaign to conquest Shôrkýnè, in 508.
+The Tríerzi occupied Shôrkýnè within a few years, and built hundreds of forts to hold the population in check, but the Shôrkýni refused to stay conquered. Rebellion was an almost monthly occurrence. Guerrilla actions ate away at the Tríerzi armies, picking off one garrison or column after another. Scores of independent Shôrkýni chieftains wore relentlessly away at Tríerzi morale.
+The Ivínians, meanwhile, conducted their own campaign in Tríerzòn's western fiefs which would later be known as Palíthanè. Two wars at once proved far too costly for the young Tríerzi kingdom, even though Taralandis stubbornly tried to fight both. On his death, in 518, his successor Mirgael abandoned Shôrkýnè to concentrate on the Palíthanian campaign, although he would eventually lose that fight as well.
+From the Tríerzi point of view, the Shôrkýni war was an almost complete waste of effort and resources, and contributed greatly to the eventual loss of Palíthanè. But it did have a profound effect on Shôrkýnè. Firstly, there was what might be called the "civilizing" influence: the Shôrkýni adopted many of the social and political institutions of their conquerors. Secondly, because most of the weaker Shôrkýni chieftains had accepted the protection of powerful lords, the war became the birthing bed of Shôrkýni feudalism, and the origin of her strong, independent, regional powers. Lastly, Shôrkýnè's relative isolation could never be regained, and in response to the ever present threat of Tríerzi conquest, a new kingdom eventually emerged from what had previously been a land of warring petty kings.
+<center>
+{|
+|+ style="caption-side:bottom; color:#000000;"|'''Shôrkýnè in 518'''
+| [[File:Idea_Icon.png|16px|center|link= ]]
+|}
+</center>
+==== First Civil War (518-536) ====
+* Page 11
+Shôrkýnè would never achieve a degree of political unity approaching that of her larger southern neighbour. In fact, the period from 518 to 536 is sometimes referred to as the First Shôrkýni Civil War. There were no set strategies, no organised campaigns, no firm alliances, and little political stability.
+For two decades, dozens of petty barons vied continuously for greater degrees of sovereignty. Despite this intent, the period saw the gathering of power into fewer hands as stronger clans vanquished and absorbed weaker, and tiny tribal states coalesced into larger feudal polities.
+==== Édan I (536-548) ====
+Édan I alrí Býrelsen is reckoned the first king of Shôrkýnè. His clan, Býrelsen, had long been the principal power in the Malpýnia region. This gave the House of Býrelsen control of the mouths of the Quantérè and Benâmo rivers, control overseas trade, and profound influence on communications throughout the region.
+By 530, the House of Býrelsen had extended it's power up both rivers along the coast. Between 531 and 535, Édan extended his power westward as far as the Northern Es. This gave him control of virtually the entire coast of Shôrkýnè, and the rich lands of Álagon. In 536, it seemed natural for the king of the most powerful of the Shôrkýni states to proclaim himself king of Shôrkýnè.
+===== The Second Civil War (537-542) =====
+Édan I now controlled the western half of present day Shôrkýnè and turned his attention eastward. In 537 he declared war on all of the eastern states, and he might have quickly and efficiently won, but for the unexpected intervention of the House of Pélanby in 538.
+The King of Énsel, Édan's strongest foe, undertook negotiations with the House of Pélanby, an aggressive Ivínian greatclan with holdings in several states and colonies, particularly Palíthanè and Hârbáal. Énsel proposed an alliance and suggested that because Édan was preoccupied with his eastern border, an attack on Édan's western coast would be successful. Bjan Pélanby was convinced and gathered his clan and adventurers from throughout the north.
+Bjan landed near Séberon, shortly after dusk on the eighth of Núzyael 539, with 7,000 foot and 2,000 cavalry. The castle was seized before it's defenders were aware of Bjan's presence. Meanwhile, the bulk of the force marched overnight to Hírebûr where, by storming the keep, they cut the main highway from Èshapél north. A smaller force seized Íshetàin the next morning, severing Èshapél and it's hinterland from the rest of Shôrkýnè.
+<center>
+{|
+|+ style="caption-side:bottom; color:#000000;"|'''The Conquests of Édan 530-42'''
+| [[File:Idea_Icon.png|16px|center|link= ]]
+|}
+</center>
+Bjan sent most of his cavalry north to screen against relief from Súvas, and marched to Èshapél, which he quickly invested. To all appearances, the invaders were preparing for a long siege, but Bjan surprised the city with a night attack within two days:
+''They came of a sudden. Fires set by spies sprang up throughout the northern part of the city and the guards hurried to douse them. Then a score of dragons beached upon the riverside and took the docks and the south gates… There was nothing we could do…''
+The Pélanbys soon controlled Bódoe and Méloda, had taken Kâremus, and had 7,000 troops poised on the north bank of the Lôren to strike deeper into Édan's kingdom. The King of Énsel's machination had succeeded beyond his wildest dreams.
+The winter of 539-540, however, saw intense negotiations between Édan and Bjan. They met on the isle of Hélegat and parted impressed with each other. Édan's chamberlain and chief advisor, Niredis of Beréma, left the following account in his journal:
+''…equal, swift and cunning, brave and honorable, they stood gazing each upon the other, and when they sat, each granted the other precedence and they supped together…''
+In 540, Bjan and Édan signed the peace of Tûresgal giving Bódoe, Méloda, and Pélodia, including the isle of Hélegat, to Clan Pélanby in exchange for fealty to the Shôrkýni crown. Collectively, these counties have since been called the Duchy of Álagon.
+The campaigning season of 541 saw Édan and Bjan unite their armies to march east. A fast victory eluded them, but by the summer of 542 they were camped just west of Énselet. The treaty of Anûrn was concluded on midsummer's day of 542. Énsel, consisting of the counties of Ístèbínia, Nistónè, Hídel, and Kitálin, surrendered it's independence to become a duchy of Shôrkýnè.
+==== Édan II (548-559) ====
+* Page 12
+There was still considerable disquiet in the kingdom. Shôrkýni lords, especially the two dukes, jealously guarded their status. The rivalry between Énsel and Alagon might have erupted into open warfare except they were at opposite ends of the kingdom. Édan II, who succeeded his father in 548, was obliged to pass a law against dueling in his council. Nor did the mistrust and hatred end with the dukes. Both Bjan Pelanby of Alagon, and then Témis Tâbin of Énsel (Témis alrí Tâbin) died in 551, the latter, it is said, because he was anxious to continue the feud in the afterlife. Their successors maintained the habit of taking opposite sides on almost any issue.
+===== The Red Death (557-559) =====
+In the middle of the '''<span style="color:#006699">sixth century</span>''' a terrible plague spread throughout Northwestern Lýthia which is thought to have killed at least one third of the population. Despite the terrible toll it wrought, the Red Death was kinder to Shôrkýnè than to more densely settled regions. Nevertheless, the population was reduced by ten to twenty percent. The great houses also suffered tragic losses.
+==== Ráleth (559-581) ====
+Édan II was among the victims of the Red Death, and his nephew and designated heir, Ráleth, was unable to maintain the loyalty of the unruly barons. Armed conflict, admittedly on a fairly small scale, became commonplace. To further confuse the picture, bands of brigands, many of them from Tríerzòn and the north, roamed the countryside. The towns became sanctuaries, but with fewer people to work the land, urban conditions became even more unbearable. Townsfolk were eating dogs and rats by the end of 558.
+<center>
+{|
+|+ style="caption-side:bottom; color:#000000;"|'''Red Death PIC'''
+| [[File:Idea_Icon.png|16px|center|link= ]]
+|}
+</center>
+<center>
+{|
+|+ style="caption-side:bottom; color:#000000;"|'''Shôrkýnè in 560'''
+| [[File:Idea_Icon.png|16px|center|link= ]]
+|}
+</center>
+===== First Káretan War (560-567) =====
+Tríerzòn recovered from the ravages of the Red Death before Shôrkýnè, and perceived Shôrkýnè's weakness as an opportunity. Between 560 and 566, Tríerzòn seized several settlements each year, and by 567, controlled most of the Plain of Káretan.
+==== Vârniel/'''<span style="color:#FF0000">Varinel?</span>''' Andrána (566-581) ====
+At this point, the Shôrkýni barons met, over Ráleth's objections, to review his conduct of the war, which had been haphazard at best. Ráleth attended the council where he pointed out that the support he had been receiving from his "loyal vassals" was far from adequate. Nevertheless, the barons elected Vârniel Andrána of Quârelin, a proven war leader, as their new king. Vârniel was Énsel's candidate; needless to say Pélanby's were less than elated with the choice.
+The election, which of course, had no basis in law, established a constitutional precedent. From that date, the barons have continued to meet in council to decide the succession of the Shôrkýni kings. Ráleth retired in disgust to Emélrenè after sending his condolences to Vârniel.
+The barons, with the notable exception of the Duke of Álagon, provided enough military support for Vârniel to halt the slow Tríerzi advance. At this point aid was quietly withdrawn and the new king was unable to regain most of the lost territory. Without any alternatives, Vârniel concluded a treaty with Tríerzòn, the Peace of Móspen, signed in 567.
+Vârniel proved an able administrator. One of his first actions moved Shôrkýnè's principal seat of government from Eilýria to his clan holding at Quârelin, where it has remained ever since. His experience in the war taught him the advantages of a good transportation system, so he undertook an ambitious highway construction/paving program. The new road system enabled him to deal more easily with the sporadic baronial revolts which continued, to hinder the Shôrkýni throne.
+Vârniel also managed to win approval for reorganization of the Shôrkýni counties and the privileges and responsibilities of their holders; this act more or less established the present boundaries and balance of power within the kingdom.
+Vârniel's genius was to complete a relatively large number of programs without alienating a majority of his barons. For the most part, his reign was peaceful, and he achieved this remarkable state by undertaking no action that was not supported by a majority of the barons. The fact that several of his most powerful vassals were having border troubles of their own also helped the royal cause. Vârniel died in his bed in the spring of 581.
+==== Bûrsin Andrána (581-596) ====
+* Page 13
+Bûrsin was Vârniel's cousin. He began his reign over a kingdom that was reasonably prosperous and peaceful, although the royal treasury was far from full.
+Shôrkýnè required a firm and tactful ruler; Bûrsin did not qualify. His first problem occurred when he attempted to increase the light tax burden on his barons. They objected strenuously, and met in special congress, forcing Bûrsin to withdraw the measure. Lacking Vârniel's diplomatic skills, Bûrsin seemed unable to conduct negotiations without alienating more people than he won over. He failed to win sufficient support for any major proposals. Halted at every turn, Bûrsin became bitter and short-tempered.
+The barons met in 596 to review the king's leadership. Bûrsin tried to raise an army to arrest them, but failed and (wisely) declined to attend. The Duke of Álagon suggested that the king suffered from a madness associated with syphilis. This was untrue, but Bûrsin was deposed and Haráges Daláme, Count of Montível, was elected King of Shôrkýnè.
+==== Haráges Daláme (596-610) ====
+Bûrsin  did not accept his fate quietly. The obvious injustice helped him raise a small army. He fought a brief campaign and withdraw to Quârelin in 597. There he was besieged by Haráges for two years. The city capitulated in 599. Bûrsin managed to escape and made an extremely perilous journey to Hârbraén where he was given sanctuary by the Peónian Primate. Haráges posted a guard outside the temple for three years. Bûrsin died in 602. There is a legend, however, that the Peónian primate, sympathetic to Bûrsin's plight, smuggled him out of Shôrkýnè and then spread the rumor of his death.
+It no longer mattered, Haráges and his supporters had spread rumors which completely destroyed Bûrsin's reputation. Even after the old king died, it was common for all manner of ills to be blamed on him.
+Haráges, once he no longer had the old king to worry about, began his attempt to make the throne stronger. He was slightly better able to win support, but by 609, he had alienated enough of the barons that another grand council was convened to review his performance. By careful diplomacy, and enormous bribes and promises, he was able to maintain confidence, barely. When he failed to deliver one of those bribes, however, one of his erstwhile supporters had him poisoned in 610.
+<center>
+{|
+|+ style="caption-side:bottom; color:#000000;"|'''''Haráges Daláme'''''
+| [[File:Idea_Icon.png|16px|center|link= ]]
+|}
+</center>
+==== Táris Daláme (610-689) ====
+The baronial council met in 610 and elected the weakest king they could find, Haráges' youngest son Táris. As the new king was only ten years old, the barons also elected a regency council consisting of the dukes of Álagon and Énsel and three other tenants-in-chief. From the beginning, the council was almost paralyzed by the rivalry between Pélanby and Tâbin. Eventually, the other three members voted to give each regent responsibility for a different area of the royal government. The regency lasted eleven years and it's only significant achievement was the ''de facto'' creation of ministerial appointments.
+When he came of age in 621, Táris received sufficient support to remain on the throne, no more, and reigned over a gradual erosion of royal power to the point where contemporaries wondered why Shôrkýnè bothered to call itself a kingdom.
+===== Second Káretan War (619-628) =====
+Shôrkýnè's apparent weakness prompted Tríerzòn to invade again in 619. There were a few brief successes, but the Shôrkýni nobility rallied around the throne and sent sufficient troops to prevent disaster. They were not generous however, and the war dragged on for nine years before the conflict petered out. Virtually no land changed hands.
+===== Third Káretan War (657-658) =====
+* Page 14
+The Kingdom  of Tríerzòn has always kept most of her troops on the Ázeryàn border. In 656, Ázeryàn became embroiled in a huge civil war when half of her provinces rebelled at once, forcing her to withdraw several legions from the Tríerzi border. Given the opportunity to reduce her own forces along the Ázeryàn frontier, Tríerzòn invaded Shôrkýnè with an army of 11,000 in the spring of 657.
+Táris, however, had since established an efficient spy network in Tríerzòn, and had warned his southern vassals to prepare for the invasion. When the Tríerzi attacked, they found Táris and an army of 6,000 waiting for them. Three times the foes engaged and each time the Tríerzi won the battle, but were unable to take any of the reinforced fortifications. Throughout the campaign, small bands of Shôrkýni bowmen played havoc with Tríerzi baggage trains. With the Ázeryàni again beginning to look threatening, Tríerzòn's "window of opportunity" closed, and she withdrew her invading army from Shôrkýnè in the late summer of 658.
+===== The Shôrkýnè Parliament (672) =====
+Táris was no fool. He realized why he had been elected and was willing to delegate some of his authority to ministers chosen from among his barons. It was his decision to share power through the Regency Council, which was never dissolved. It simply evolved into a Privy Council.
+Táris managed to maintain a balance and prevent major internal conflict. His policy was to let the barons argue with each other, rather than with him. He even had a Parliament building constructed at Quârelin so that the barons could argue in comfort; it was completed in 672. Gradually, he won the respect of his vassals, and convinced them to come to him for mediation. Most of the constitutional precedents which now govern Shôrkýnè were established in the reign of Táris I, which was so long that many believed he had used the esoteric arts to extend his life.
+==== Táris II Daláme (689-690) ====
+Because of the length of his father's reign, Táris II was a sickly man in his 60's when he was elected in 689. He lacked his father's wit and charm and failed to achieve very much in his two short years. He died quietly in 690.
+==== Gerléns Daláme (690-) ====
+The threat if another Tríerzi incursion, and increased conflict in the Chaléo Hills and on the northeast frontier, prompted the Shôrkýni Parliament to elect a stronger king on Táris II's death.
+<center>
+{|
+|+ style="caption-side:bottom; color:#000000;"|'''''King Gerléns'''''
+| [[File:Idea_Icon.png|16px|center|link= ]]
+|}
+</center>
+Gerléns was related to the House of Daláme only by marriage, but changed his name in order to secure the nomination. By now, it was generally conceded that the monarch should belong to the royal house of Daláme.
+Gerléns has been able to enact two important programs. The first was a clarification and strengthening of the feudal service owed the crown. The second was a royal naval plan which, for the first time has given Shôrkýnè a reasonable navy, although not a standing one.
+==== Kings of Shôrkýnè ====
+'''<span style="color:#FF0000">See Venârivè</span>''' P194 Kings of Shôrkýnè Table
+<center>
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
+|+ style="caption-side:top; color:#e76700;"|Kings of Shôrkýnè
+! class="unsortable" |Ruler
+! class="unsortable" |Reign {{Smallcaps|tr}}
+! class="unsortable" |Notes
+|-
+! class="unsortable" colspan="3" |House of Býrelsen
+|-
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Édan I
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |536-548
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |aka Édan I alrí Býrelsen (Venârivè P161)
+|-
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Édan II
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |548-559
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |
+|-
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Ráleth
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |559-566
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |aka Ráleth alrí Býrelsen (Venârivè P162)
+|-
+! class="unsortable" colspan="3" |House of Andrána
+|-
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Vârniel/'''<span style="color:#FF0000">Varinel?</span>'''
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |566-581
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |aka Vârniel alrí Andrána (Venârivè P163)
+|-
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Bûrsin
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |581-596
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |
+|-
+! class="unsortable" colspan="3" |House of Daláme
+|-
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Haráges
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |596-610
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |
+|-
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Táris I
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |610-689
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |
+|-
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Táris II
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |689-690
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |
+|-
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Gerléns
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |690-
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |aka Gerléns alrí Daláme (Venârivè P169)
+|}
+</center>
+==== Shôrkýnè Chronology ====
+* Page 15
+'''<span style="color:#FF0000">ADD</span>''' Links to Pages.
+<center>
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
+|+ style="caption-side:top; color:#e76700;"|Chronology 20,000{{Smallcaps|bt}} to 720 {{Smallcaps|tr}}
+! class="unsortable" colspan="2" |{{Smallcaps|bt}}
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |20,000
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Earthmasters arrive on Kèthîra.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |15,000
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Earthmasters depart - The Lost Years.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |900
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Lýthians begin raiding Hârn.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Atáni Wars 900-683.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |780
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Civilization apparent on Mèlderýn.
+|-
+! class="unsortable" colspan="2" |{{Smallcaps|tr}}
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |1
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Kingdom of Mèlderýn founded under Érebîr I (Érebîr Great-King – first king of united Mèlderýn (r.{{Smallcaps|tr}}1-51)).
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |221
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Ázeryàn Empire founded - Ûrvaèn Dynasty (Ûrvaènadis Ázeryàn. ‘King’ of the Azéri for three terms ({{Smallcaps|tr}}202-203; {{Smallcaps|tr}}204-208; {{Smallcaps|tr}}214-218)).
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |297
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Ázeryàn Empire begins conquest of Zonâra (now Tríerzòn).
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |303
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Ázeryàn Empire annexes Zonâra.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |457
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |First Tríerzi incursions into Zonâra.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |461
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Chélemby established as Ivínian wintering camp.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |484
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Revolt begins in Zonâra against Ázeryàni rule.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |487
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Creation of Western Protectorate of Ázeryàn Empire (under Sagílus).
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |488
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Empire puts down Zonâra/Tríerzi revolt.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |489
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Governor of Sagílus el Kêrlinat of Western Protectorate recalled.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |491
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Governor Nýsal el Bêrlona of Western Protectorate assassinated.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |492
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Western Protectorate secedes.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |502
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Kingdom of Tríerzòn founded.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |508
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Tríerzòn begins conquest of Shôrkýnè.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |513
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Ivínians begin conquest of Palíthanè.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |518
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Tríerzòn abandons Shôrkýnè.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |519
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Ivínians complete conquest (513-519) of Palíthanè.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |530
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Býrelsens control most of north-central Shôrkýnè.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |535
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Edán of Malpýnia completes conquest of Álagon.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |536
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |'''Kindom of Shôrkýnè founded by Édan I'''.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |537
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Second Shôrkýnè Civil War (537-42).
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |539
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Clan Pélanby of Hârbáal invades Álagon: fall of Èshapél.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |540
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Peace of Tûresgal - Bjan Pélanby becomes the first Duke of Álagon.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |542
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Peace of Anûrn - Énsel surrenders to Shôrkýnè.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |548
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Death of King Édan I. Succession of Édan II.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |551
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Death of Bjan Pélanby and Témis Tâbin.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |558
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Read Death (558-559) devastates Shôrkýnè.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |King Édan II succeeded by Ráleth.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |560
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |First Káretan War (Shôrkýnè/Tríerzòn) -567.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |566
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Barons depose Ráleth, elect Vârniel Andrána as king of Shôrkýnè.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |567
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Peace of Móspen end First Káretan War.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |581
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Vârniel dies and is succeeded by his son Bûrsin.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |596
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Bûrsin deposed - Haráges Daláme elected.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |597
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Bûrsin besieged in Quârelin by Haráges.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |599
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Quârelin falls - Bûrsin escapes in Hârbraén.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |602
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |The deposed king Bûrsin dies in Hârbraén.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |610
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Haráges assassinated - His son Táris elected.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |619
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Second Káretan War (619-628).
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |657
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Third Káretan War (657-658).
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |672
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Táris I completes Parliament building in Quârelin.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |673
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Kingdom of Hârbáal founded
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |674
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Hârbáal invades Chélemby and is defeated
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |676
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Lánkor (NW province of Ázeryàn) rebels and becomes independent principality
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |683
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Hârbáal again defeated by Chélemby
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |689
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Táris I dies, succeeded by his son Táris II.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |690
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Táris II of Shôrkýnè dies - King Gerléns is elected by Shôrkýnè Parliament.
+|}
+</center>
+== Government ==
+* Page 16
 * A
 ** A
+=== A ===
+==== A ====
+A
+<center>
+{|
+|+ style="caption-side:bottom; color:#000000;"|'''PIC'''
+| [[File:Idea_Icon.png|16px|center|link= ]]
+|}
+</center>
+== Hârbáal ==
+* Page 29
+<center>
+{|
+|+ style="caption-side:bottom; color:#000000;"|'''Hârbáal Region Map'''
+| [[File:Idea_Icon.png|16px|center|link= ]]
+|}
+</center>
+=== Introduction ===
+A
+=== History ===
+A
+==== The Járind ====
+Hârbáal was first penetrated by Járind peoples, the ancestors of the Álts and Yaríli, c.1600 {{Smallcaps|bt}}. Many continued on their eventual homelands, but some remained. Those who stayed tended to cling to their nomadic, hunter-gatherer ways, and never established any major agrarian culture. However, some of Hârbáal's older settlements date from this period.
+==== The Ivínians and Hârnians ====
+Another wave of immigrants arrived c.1000 {{Smallcaps|bt}}, when Ivínians and Hârnians passed through Hârbáal on their ways to their present homelands; some lingered and contributed to the Hârbáalese milieu.
+Ivínian re-migration to Hârbáal from the north began in the second century {{Smallcaps|tr}}. These immigrants were mostly small clans or clanless individuals, dispossessed of their lands, if they ever had any, fleeing the continuing troubles at home. Lack of organisation allowed them to be readily assimilated. By the fourth century, the Hârbáalese had more or less arrived at their current ethnic composition: 44% Ivínian, 34% Yaríli, 19% Áltish and 3% other groups. Immigration continues, mostly from Ivínia.
+Until the seventh century, Hârbáalese politics were dictated by geography. Rugged terrain and relatively scattered arable land afforded a degree of isolation to most settlements. The notion of Hârbáalese unification seemed like to violate geographical reality. Hârbáal must have seemed like a chain of islands seperated by mountains and forests rather than water.
+Hârbáal's ethnic diversity contributed to the feeling of independence that most people felt. The typical landholder saw no reason to accept foreign interference and it was too difficult for him to interfere in the affairs of others. With little interest in unification, Hârbáal remained a mosaic of small, isolated states until improvements in shipbuilding, and the trend in Ivínia toward more powerful states, combined to force the Hârbáalese to reconsider their "splendid isolation" or be swallowed up. It was in the seventh century that various Ivínian lords began to take an interest in the region.
+==== The Íbanvaaler War ====
+For several centuries, Hârbáal had been visited by Ivínians. Sometimes they came to carry off booty, sometimes to settle, most often to trade. Ivínians used Hârbáalese ports as waystations to the rich markets and plunder of the south. Nearly all Ivínian trade routes began along the Hârbáalese coast. Ivínian kings and pendragons cultivated various Hârbáalese lords to insure themselves of safe harbors, but a port controlled by a Hârbáalese petty king was obviously less secure than one governed by oneself.
+* Page 30
+Isselsen Dâgen of Íbanvaal began sending money and troops to Lýtheim as early as 640, and established a permanent depot in Lyth as early as 648. Isselsen was generous with his gifts to clan Elgensen and seemed to expect little in return. It seemed reasonable that the depot be guarded by Íbanvaalers. Elgensens happily accepted the bribes, and the Dâgen warriors seemed to offer greater security against Lýtheim's aggressive neighbors. It has been argued that the Elgensens did not comprehend the depth of Dâgen ambitions or the amount of consternation among the other Hârbáalese lords. By 661, the Dâgen's troops outnumbered the Lýthan, and the Elgensen was a puppet king. But Dâgen ambition did not stop with Lýtheim; an Íbanvaaler campaign against the rest of Hârbáal seemed imminent.
+Gátenlund and Tónanby looked like the first targets. After much agonizing, both kingdoms opted to submit themselves to a Hârbáalese lord, Dúla Élendy of Ávastran (see Lédenheim: Clans & Folk P1), instead of a foreigner. Dúla had decided to take on the task of ridding Hârbáal of the foreigners.
+The king of Ávastran sought help from Séldenbàal and Járenmark (then allied against Íbanvaal) and received a dozen fully manned warboats. With this aid, the Élendys seized Reshâal and Lyth, and killed or driven out the Íbanvaalers by the end of 662.
+Many wondered if Élendy had simply exchanged one Ivínian interloper for two others. But neither of Dúla's allies were motivated by the prospect of Hârbáalese conquest. Their objective had been to forestall the ambitions of clan Dâgen; the Séldenbàalers and Járenmarkers returned home after Élendy promised token tribute. To this day, clan Élendy has faithfully delivered seven bushels of wheat and one bushel of dried herring, each year, to Séldenbàal and Járenmark.
+==== Unification ====
+By 663, Dúla Élendy was the most powerful king in Hârbáal. He had direct control of Ávastran and Lýtheim, and was receiving tribute from the '''Gathens''' of Gátenlund and the '''Gulines''' of Tónanby.
+Dúla Élendy now began to promote the idea of Hârbáalese unification as the only way to prevent foreign domination. Many Hârbáalese agreed with him, although the fact that Dúla was the the strongest Hârbáalese king, and the best placed to "take up the burden of royal unity" aroused some cynicism.
+None of the kings were willing, however, to surrender their independence without a more persuasive argument. Dúla was prepared to offer such an argument.
+Dúla 's priority was to secure his northern flank where the kingdom of Elgósia looked as if it might be swallowed up by Séldenbàal. His pretext was that the Elgósians were allied with Íbanvaal, with whom Dúla was still, theoretically, at war. In 663, Dúla landed on the isle of Elgós [J1] near Gósheim and defeated clan Gos in a surprisingly near-run battle.
+Gávrios was the next target. In 664, Dúla landed at the mouth of the Díma. Clan Mârensen was far stronger than Gos, and did not embrace the ideal of Hârbáalese unity, but they were forced to submit after a seven month siege of Génja:
+''The Mârensen was wise and said that we must wait within the city, for the walls were strong and the enemy were many…and this we did… But the foe did not storm the wall, nor e'en did they make siege engines, nor mine, nor e'en fire arrows upon us… they harvested our crops and waited…and when our children began to starve, we submitted… Surely the Grey Wolf loves Élendy…''
+Clan Pélanby's domain, Pádona, presented a special problem for Dúla. Not because it was particularly strong, but rather because the Pélanbys held substantial lands outside Hârbáal and might, at need, raise an army at least equal to his own. Dúla could take Nóortel, but he would probably be buying major long-term trouble by doing so. Dúla chose diplomacy. The Pélanbys agreed to submit to the Élendys in exchange for Énpedon at the mouth of the Erád, then held by clan Paráden of Ketánia. In 666, the Élendys and Pélanbys invested Énpedon, marched up the Erád, defeated the Parádens at the '''Battle of Neteli Bridge''' [J3?], and surrounded Kéreon. Énpedon soon surrendered to the Pélanbys and, with Kéreon under siege, Clan Paráden submitted to Dúla in 668.
+When he heard of Paráden's submission, the Stáhlin (Bjâr alrí Stáhlin? Venârivè P101, 169) of Sáliom realized he was surrounded and "freely" offered tribute. Dúla Élendy now controlled all of northern and central Hârbáal.
+Dúla died in 671 without realizing his dream of Hârbáalese unification. His successor was his second son Trâlis (Trâlis alrí Élendy), a brilliant administrator, and a veteran campaigner. Trâlis came to the throne at 23 and his first act was to marry '''Lirel''' Lédensen in 672, thereby gaining the submission of clan Lédensen of Lédenheim. This astute alliance outflanked Ánvâl and Géltheim, both of which surrendered to the inevitable in 673 and acknowledged Trâlis as Pendragon of Hârbáal.
+<center>
+{|
+|+ style="caption-side:bottom; color:#000000;"|'''Dúla Élendy'''
+| [[File:Idea_Icon.png|16px|center|link= ]]
+|}
+</center>
+* Page 31
+With mainland Hârbáal now united, only one realm remained independent — the island of Chélemby. After a brief period of consolidation, Trâlis landed on Chélemby in 674, but met unexpected defeat by a combination of clever defensive tactics, bad weather, and rebellion at home. To save his trapped army, Trâlis was obliged to pay a huge indemnity to Chélemby, and promised not to invade again for at least five years.
+This was a bitter humiliation for the young king. The failure presented opportunity for some of Trâlis' less willing vassals, and a severe test for the young pendragon. Between 675 and 679, he had to counter revolts in Elgósia, Gátenlund, Ketánia, and Géltheim.
+Clan Gos of Elgósia was the last rebel to be put down. The fighting was particularly bitter as the Gos for support from Séldenbàal that never came. Trâlis punished the rebels by decimating their Thrangáad, an atrocity for which clan Gos sill harbors profound resentment.
+Trâlis tried to invade Chélemby again in 683, but again the weather favored the islanders and his fleet was met off Evánekin and forced to retire with serious losses. By now, Trâlis had begun a policy of taking hostages from all his vassals and there was no rebellion at home, although the Gos was heard to remark, perhaps with undue glee, that perhaps Chélemby was not part of Hârbáal after all.
+Trâlis accepted the fact that conquest of Chélemby was not a prospect for the immediate future and turned his attention to affairs at home, building a larger royal court and requiring all disputes between his vassals to be brought to him personally. He also required hostages from his tributary clans to remain permanently in Ífanè.
+In 711, Trâlis abdicated as king of Ávastran in favor of his son and heir apparent, Lêrden (Lédenheim - Clans & Folk P39 ~ Lédensen Royal Family). This step confirmed that Trâlis trusts his son, and that he deems the pendragondom more important than it's component kingdoms.
+==== Hârbáal Chronology ====
+'''<span style="color:#FF0000">ADD</span>''' Links to Pages.
+<center>
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
+|+ style="caption-side:top; color:#e76700;"|
+! class="unsortable" colspan="2" |{{Smallcaps|bt}}
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |1600
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Járind peoples settle Hârbáal.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |1000
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Ivínians and Hârnians pass through Hârbáal.
+|-
+! class="unsortable" colspan="2" |{{Smallcaps|tr}}
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |101
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Ivínian re-migration to Hârbáal from north.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |661
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Isselsen Dâgen gains control of Lýtheim.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |662
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Dúla Élendy conquers Lýtheim.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |663
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Battle of Gósheim: Dúla Élendy wins Elgósia.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |664
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Siege of Génja — Marensens surrender to Dúla.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |666
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Élendys and Pélanbys besiege Énpedon.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |668
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Siege of Kéreon — Paradens submit to Dúla.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |671
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Death of Dúla Élendy — Trâlis succeeds.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |672
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Trâlis Élendy marries '''Lirel''' Lédensen.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |673
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Ánvâl and Géltheim submit to Trâlis.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Hârbáal is united except Chélemby.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |674
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Trâlis invades Chélemby and is defeated.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |675
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Revolts in Gátenlund, Elgósia, Ketánia and Géltheim.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |679
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Trâlis puts down rebellions.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |683
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Trâlis looses naval Battle of Evánekin to Chélembians.
+|-
+| style="text-align: right; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |711
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Trâlis abdicates as King of Ávastran in favor of his son Lêrden.
+|}
+</center>
+== '''<span style="color:#FF0000">UPTO</span>''' ==
+'''<span style="color:#006699">
+</span>'''
+'''<span style="color:#FF0000">ADD TABLE</span>'''
+'''<span style="color:#FF0000">ADD</span>''' Links to Pages.
+{{Smallcaps|tr}} or {{Smallcaps|bt}}
+=== Current Affairs ===
+A judicious combination of hostaging and good government have made Trâlis Élendy the undisputed pendragon of all Hârbáal. For now, none of the under-kings have an appetite for rebellion.
+Some of Élendys feel that it is time for Hârbáal to seek her destiny, to assert her power in Ivínia, Huriséa, and even against Shôrkýnè or Hârn. Although it is unlikely that the aging Trâlis will embark on any such foreign adventures, it is known that Lêrden Élendy, heir to the throne, favors military expansion.
+Chélemby still stands defiant, but hostile relations with that island state have eased over the last two decades. Chélemby has a relatively powerful fleet and the will to resist. Chélemby's alliance with Emélrenè also deters Hârbáal from invading again.
+With the exception of Íbanvaal, relations with the Ivínian states are good. Given the existing war between Menglána and Íbanvaal, joining the emerging Séldenbàal and Járenmark alliance to aid Menglána is possible.
+Huriséa is a tempting target, but this would bring Hârbáal into conflict with at least two Shôrkýni greatclans, quite possibly with Shôrkýnè itself. She would also face opposition from Járenmarkers, from Lánkor, and from the Huriséans themselves. This complex situation seems to preclude such a campaign, although the Élendys quietly support the efforts of clan Lédensen in Huriséa.
+A few brave souls favor a campaign again Shôrkýnè, specifically a campaign against Álagon. The Duke of Énsel has quietly suggested such a campaign, which would not only serve to keep the Hârbáalese away from Hirisea, where the duke has his own ambitions, but also keep the rival Pélanbys of Álagon in check. The Hârbáalese have naval superiority over the Shôrkýni, but their army would not likely survive long ashore, and any such move would encourage rebellion by the Pélanbys of '''Pandona'''.
+The Hârnic Isles are another sphere where Hârbáalese power might be expanded. Orbáal is one possible target, especially since Álegar II is regarded as a weak and ineffective king. A possible complication is that Rógna, Menglána, and Séldenbàal all regard Orbáal as a colony.
+Colonization of Hârn's unsettled east coast is a distinct possibility, and this would be useful for a later attack on Orbáal. Rumors persist that seizure of the Isle of Kéron, and rebuilding Bálhafen is imminent.
+Other regions are less likely targets for Hârbáalese expansion. Like many Lýthians, the Hârbáalese have a superstitious fear of Emélrenè and Mèlderýn, and these two states control the straits beyond which lie the nations of western Hârn, Palíthanè, and Tríerzòn.
+Regardless of the target, Hârbáal seems to have too much energy and power to remain long confined within her present borders. When Lêrden comes to the throne, a foreign adventure seems inevitable — perhaps sooner.
+=== Culture ===
+==== Language ====
+* Page 33
+The Hârbáalese language is a blend of Ivínian, Áltish and Yaríli. Some linguistics regard it as a dialect of Ivínian, which it most resembles, but Ivínian and Hârbáalese speakers cannot understand each other.
+==== Scripts ====
+The predominant script in Hârbáal is Runic, although Lakíse is widely used. About 30% of the Hârbáalese are literate; this is a very high proportion, perhaps due to the simplicity of Runic, which is a portable script that can be written with a knife on a piece of wood. While couriers elsewhere bear boxes of scrolls, Hârbáalese messengers carry bundles of sticks.
+The Hârbáalese have a high regard for their runes, but the limitations of their alphabet, particularly the shortage of vowels, makes it hard to master the finer points. Those with great skill are widely admired. Runes are deemed symbolic of universal mysteries and are fundamental to some schools of magic. The term ''runemaster'' is applied both to those who can skillfully read/write, and to those who make magic with runes. Ordinary folk have difficulty making the distinction.
+* Page 35
+<center>
+{|
+|+ style="caption-side:bottom; color:#000000;"|'''Kingdoms & Thranaals of Harbaal Political Map'''
+| [[File:Idea_Icon.png|16px|center|link= ]]
+|}
+</center>
+== Chélemby ==
+'''<span style="color:#006699">
+</span>'''
+'''<span style="color:#FF0000">COMPARE and ADD</span>''' link to '''<span style="color:#006699">Kingdom of Chélemby</span>'''
+'''<span style="color:#FF0000">ADD TABLE</span>'''
+'''<span style="color:#FF0000">ADD</span>''' Links to Pages.
+{{Smallcaps|tr}} or {{Smallcaps|bt}}
+=== Kingdom of Chélemby ===
+* Page 37
+<center>
+{|
+|+ style="caption-side:bottom; color:#000000;"|'''Chélemby Region Map'''
+| [[File:Idea_Icon.png|16px|center|link= ]]
+|}
+</center>
+==== Geography ====
+==== Economy and Trade ====
+==== The People ====
+==== The Chélembian State ====
+=== History of Chélemby ===
+* Page 38
+Chélemby's first inhabitants were Járind peoples who arrived c.1600 {{Smallcaps|bt}} and established a henge culture similar to that in surrounding kingdoms. Little now remains of that henge culture, as it's structures were recycled over the centuries, but the occasional standing stone can still be found.
+Chélemby was mostly overlooked by the great waves of barbarian migration, but c.1000 {{Smallcaps|bt}}, small Phâric tribes began to arrive. Chélemby had abundant unsettled land and, for the most part, immigrants settled peacefully. Immigration was a catalyst for cultural change and brought about a gradual agrarian development of the main island. By 100 {{Smallcaps|tr}}, the islands population was ethnically Hârbáalese with large, although generally indiscernible Emélan and Shôrkýni minorities. Most immigrants settled into rural habits, and Chélemby had a prosperous agricultural hinterland by 450.
+The town of Chélemby was established as a wintering camp in 461, by a "syndicate" of clans. These clans were mostly from Menglána and were the outcasts of Ivínian society, refugees, families fleeing from Ivínian's increasingly megalithic states.
+Chélemby was well-positioned for commerce and raiding in the Gulf of Shôrkýnè and the Sea of Iváe, and attracted immigrants from throughout northwest Lythia. Chélemby became increasingly cosmopolitan.
+By this time Chélemby's importance as a trading center was apparent, and the port was coveted by various foreign magnates, especially the lords of the southern Ivínian states. Fortunately for the Chélembians, the Ivínians were too busy fighting each other to make any serious effort at conquest, and all of them benefited from the island's free port.
+<center>
+{|
+|+ style="caption-side:bottom; color:#000000;"|'''PIC'''
+| [[File:Idea_Icon.png|16px|center|link= ]]
+|}
+</center>
+==== The Testrad System ====
+==== Clan Aémon ====
+==== Dávidh (663-670) ====
+aka Dávidh alrí Aémon (r. {{Smallcaps|tr}}663-670)
+==== The Covenant of Aémon (663) ====
+==== Ivârh (670-683) ====
+aka Ivârh Aémon (son of Dávidh)
+===== The Wolf of Hârbáal =====
+===== The Invasion of 674 =====
+===== The Battle of Evánekin (683) =====
+===== The Emélrenè Alliance (690) =====
+===== The Cape Rénda Disaster (707) =====
+==== Kings of Chélemby ====
+=== Outline Chronology ===
+==== A ====
+==== A ====
+=== A ===
+=== A ===
+==== A ====
+A
+<center>
+{|
+|+ style="caption-side:bottom; color:#000000;"|'''PIC'''
+| [[File:Idea_Icon.png|16px|center|link= ]]
+|}
+</center>
+== HârnWorld's Shôrkýnè Regional Index & Glossary==
+* Page 49 (to Page 111)
+'''<span style="color:#FF0000">ADD</span>'''
+'''<span style="color:#FF0000">INSERT TABLE</span>'''
+<nowiki>{{Smallcaps|tr}} or {{Smallcaps|bt}}</nowiki>
+<center>
+{|
+|+ style="caption-side:bottom; color:#000000;"|'''IDEA Icon'''
+| [[File:Idea_Icon.png|16px|center|link= ]]
+|}
+</center>
+A
+=== Huriséa ===
+* Page 75 (to Page 77)
+'''<span style="color:#FF0000">ADD</span>'''
+'''<span style="color:#FF0000">INSERT TABLE</span>'''
+<nowiki>{{Smallcaps|tr}} or {{Smallcaps|bt}}</nowiki>
+<center>
+{|
+|+ style="caption-side:bottom; color:#000000;"|'''IDEA Icon'''
+| [[File:Idea_Icon.png|16px|center|link= ]]
+|}
+</center>
+==== Huriséa, Region [sL5] ====
+Huriséa is the western part of Quârphor, lying astride the mighty Tîrga River. Huriséa contains eleven "major" HATALEN (Hátalen) and fifty  or so small ones (without significant fortification), a complex mosaic of independent and semi-independent states.
+There are 490 ''smallholdings'' in Huriséa with an average of 3,000-5,000 acres of cropland and pasture, centered on one or more forts, "manors" or small ''thrans'', and housing between twenty and forty clanmembers, their retainers, and slaves/thralls. Hence a typical Huriséan smallhold is larger/wealthier than a "typical" manor. About 25% of the smallholds are independent, although alliances among them are common and many clans have several smallholds.
+Two of the major holdings belong to Shôrkýni magnates, clans TABIN (Tâbin) and GAVARINES (Gavârinès); one is controlled by the Hârbáalese clan LEDENSEN (Lédensen); and another by the Járenmarker (Ivínian Kingdom of Járenmark) clan PELSTROM (Pélstrom). The rest are held by independent Huriséan princes.
+'''<span style="color:#FF0000">INSERT TABLE</span>'''
+While all of the powers are striving for hegemony in Huriséa, each is more concerned with preventing others from achieving it. The native states are, for the most part, independent-minded, jealous of their borders, suspicious of outsiders, adept at breaking them. Huriséan politics are a complex game, with high stakes in which the players, at least those who wish to survive, are extremely cautious.
+<center>
+{|
+|+ style="caption-side:bottom; color:#000000;"|'''PIC'''
+| [[File:Idea_Icon.png|16px|center|link= ]]
+|}
+</center>
+* Page 76
+<center>
+{|
+|+ style="caption-side:bottom; color:#000000;"|'''Huriséa Region Map'''
+| [[File:Idea_Icon.png|16px|center|link= ]]
+|}
+</center>
+* Page 77
+The predominent language of the region is QUARPH (Phâric: Quârph), but (Phâric) Ivínian, Shôrka, and (Járind) Áltish are widely spoken by traders. The main script used is (Járind) Runic, but (Phâric) Lakise has gained wide acceptance as the script of trade.
+None of the Huriséan settlements mint their own money, but there are adequate supplies of foreign coins, bullion, usurer's notes and other negotiable assets. Trade is the lifeblood of the region and local trading clans and houses are among the wealthiest in western Lýthia.
+Honey, hardwoods, amber, slaves, furs, opiates, silver, horses, and a multitude of other products from Altland (Áltland or Áltôr?), Reksýna and the east make their ways down the Tîrga River system to Huriséa and points west. Cloth, iron, brass and brozewares, and wines and spirits are the main products shipped upriver. Most of the trade is carried by Ivínians in their shallow-draught vessels, which they can even portage at need, but Huriséa offers dangerous, fast profits and has drawn traders from as far away as Altland (Áltland or Áltôr?), Ázeryàn, Karéjia, Ulmeria (Ulmer), and even Ketârh.
+===== History of Huriséa =====
+Huriséa
+===== Turageldsen's War (523-524) =====
+In 523, a expedition of Ivínians was
+<center>
+{|
+|+ style="caption-side:bottom; color:#000000;"|'''IDEA Icon'''
+| [[File:Idea_Icon.png|16px|center|link= ]]
+|}
+</center>
+A
+== Back Cover ==
+* Page 112
+'''Note:''' '''<span style="color:#FF0000">ADD</span>''' internal links to each region;
+=== [[Hârn_Kingdom_of_Shôrkýnè|Shôrkýnè]] ===
+A large feudal kingdom in the south of the region. Shôrkýnè has been a powerful lure to great empires, but has maintained her independence by military excellence. The kingdom always seems to be on the verge of falling apart, for it's a land where scheming, regional lords (several dukes of Shôrkýnè are far more powerful than Hârnic kings) hold sway over a weak throne. But somehow, when the need arises, they have united to defeat invaders.
+=== Chélemby ===
+A small island kingdom at the gateway to the Gulf of Shôrkýnè. Founded by Ivínian warlords, Chélemby is now a powerful, trading city-state.
+=== Hârbáal ===
+An unruly confederation of twelve petty kingdoms paying tribute to Pendragon Trâlis Élendy. Hârbáal is the most powerful of all Ivínian kingdoms. Many believe her destiny is to rule the entire region.
+=== Huriséa ===
+A region of petty fiefdoms, held by independent, ruthless barons. Sitting astride the mighty Tîrga River [O5-J6], Huriséa has always been a lure for powerful men. Huriséa has been described as islands of chaos amid a sea of anarchy.
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Contents

Kingdom of Shôrkýnè

Chapters and Sections

Contents

Shôrkýnè Region

Weather and Climate

Introduction

History

The Ázeryàni Influence

The Rise of Tríerzòn

First Civil War (518-536)

Édan I (536-548)

The Second Civil War (537-542)

Édan II (548-559)

The Red Death (557-559)

Ráleth (559-581)

First Káretan War (560-567)

Vârniel/Varinel? Andrána (566-581)

Bûrsin Andrána (581-596)

Haráges Daláme (596-610)

Táris Daláme (610-689)

Second Káretan War (619-628)

Third Káretan War (657-658)

The Shôrkýnè Parliament (672)

Táris II Daláme (689-690)

Gerléns Daláme (690-)

Kings of Shôrkýnè

Shôrkýnè Chronology

Government

A

A

Hârbáal

Introduction

History

The Járind

The Ivínians and Hârnians

The Íbanvaaler War

Unification

Hârbáal Chronology

UPTO

Current Affairs

Culture

Language

Scripts

Chélemby

Kingdom of Chélemby

Geography

Economy and Trade

The People

The Chélembian State

History of Chélemby

The Testrad System

Clan Aémon

Dávidh (663-670)

The Covenant of Aémon (663)

Ivârh (670-683)

The Wolf of Hârbáal

The Invasion of 674

The Battle of Evánekin (683)

The Emélrenè Alliance (690)

The Cape Rénda Disaster (707)

Kings of Chélemby

Outline Chronology

A

A

A

A

A

HârnWorld's Shôrkýnè Regional Index & Glossary

Huriséa

Huriséa, Region [sL5]

History of Huriséa

Turageldsen's War (523-524)

Back Cover

Shôrkýnè

Chélemby

Hârbáal

Huriséa