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'''Erlkazar''' is a country that has a system of clan modeled after Scotland.
 
'''Erlkazar''' is a country that has a system of clan modeled after Scotland.
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==Common Monsters==
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[[Goblin]], [[Orc]], [[Ogre]], [[Treant]], [[Centaur]], [[Wemick]], [[Owlbear]]
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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The land now known as Erlkazar was, until the last millennium, untamed wilderness. [[Karazir Tiiraklar]] of [[Tethyr]], the consort of queen [[Vajra Korrunhel]], and his brother [[Ellessor Tiiraklar|Ellessor]] mustered an army and marched on this land. In [[Dalereckoning|309 DR]], Ellessor became the first duke of Elestam. When [[Shoonach]] fell, the lands reverted into wilderness. King [[Strohm II]], after defeating [[Tathtar]]'s invading army, claimed Elestam as part of Tethyr in [[Dalereckoning|731 DR]].
 
  
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Nothing much of note occurred in the duchy until the time of the persecutions of the [[Elf (Dungeons & Dragons)|elves]] which left duke [[Valon Morkann]] torn. He supported the elves but was loyal to the crown. In the end, his loyalty won out and he kept the disputed trade routes open. Loyalty would play an important role during [[the Interregnum]] as well. During the [[Ten Black Days of Eleint]] in [[Dalereckoning|1347 DR]] the political situation forced Morkann to accept the treacherous nobles in the realm who were allied to the tyrannical [[Duke of Dusk]], even after four separate attempts on his life sponsored by them were foiled only by Morkann's friends in [[Elestam's Crusaders]]. Though his people were loyal to Morkann, they despised the other nobles, a fact which Morkann hadn't grasped until they rose up in rebellion against them. All of these traitors fled the duchy rather than face arrest by the duke or murder at the hands of the peasants.
 
  
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Over the next year, Morkann fortified the duchy's borders and built up his armed forces until his people petitioned him to declare himself king over the region. He accepted and officially seceded from Tethyr, choosing to rename the land Erlkazar and rule directly, rather than through barons and counts. Erlkazar survived the Interregnum unscathed, though they were plagued with [[Vampire (Dungeons & Dragons)|vampires]] and [[Dragon (Dungeons & Dragons)|dragons]] throughout. The realm survived through Elestam's Crusaders and the [[Emerald Brotherhood]] until the Brotherhood was abducted by spacefaring [[illithid]] in [[Dalereckoning|1359 DR]] (though the people were not informed of this; to them, the brotherhood's disappearance is a mystery to this day). [[Dalereckoning|1358 DR]] saw an attack from the [[Goblin (Dungeons & Dragons)|goblin]] hordes of King [[Ertyk Uhl]] down from the [[High Peaks (Forgotten Realms)|High]] and Kuldin Peaks that lasted nearly the entire year. For over three months, the goblins laid siege to the city of Duhlnarim until Elestam's Crusaders forged an alliance with the [[Shieldbreaker Ogres]]. The war turned and the goblins were cut down to a third of their number (according to reports, the horde had regained its strength by [[Dalereckoning|1367 DR]] but didn't attack Erlkazar like that again).
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[[Saestra Karanok]] of [[Luthcheq]], who was driven from her home when it was discovered that she was a vampire, traveled to Erlkazar and converted the massed bandits into her own personal army, who suddenly ceased their raids on the traders. She seduced the king at the time and turned him into a vampire after gaining the cooperation of the four barons with threats and manipulation. During the day, Erlkazar is a peaceful, sleepy land of farmers and hillfolk, much as it has been for decades, but at night, Saestra's bandit army emerges from the deep cavern she found beneath Ahlarkhem. They raid all of the countries that border Erlkazar, most often at midnight, provoking angry nobles to bring invading armies across the border, only for them to leave again when they find absolutely nothing but pastoral villages.
  
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In [[Dalereckoning|1366 DR]], King Morkann died, appointing his son [[Korox Morkann|Korox]], the leader of Elestam's Crusaders, to succeed him. Korox appointed the other four Crusaders as his barons, who ruled justly over Erlkazar for the rest of their reigns. Out of the way and well fortified, Erlkazar still maintained good trade arrangements with many other countries, though their trade routes became infested with bandits over the years.
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[[Saestra Karanok]] of [[Luthcheq]], who was driven from her home when it was discovered that she was a vampire, traveled to Erlkazar and converted the massed bandits into her own personal army, who suddenly ceased their raids on the traders. She seduced the king at the time and turned him into a vampire after gaining the cooperation of the four barons with threats and manipulation. During the day, Erlkazar is a peaceful, sleepy land of farmers and hillfolk, much as it has been for decades, but at night, Saestra's bandit army emerges from the deep cavern she found beneath Ahlarkhem. They raid all of the countries that border Erlkazar, most often at midnight, provoking angry nobles to bring invading armies across the border, only for them to leave again when they find absolutely nothing but pastoral villages.
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===Geography===
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The Snowflake Mountains were a range of very high mountains, some boasting a height in excess of 6000m (20,000 ft) above sea level. Impresk Lake was an icy cold lake fed by many sources. The Deepwash survived the drying up of Shalane lake. It is unknown if the ancient dragon turtle commonly known to live beneath the surface still resides in its waters. The Kuldin Peaks were home to the Starrock tribe of goblins that once waged war on Erlkazar.
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===Barony's of Erlkazar===
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* -- [[Carrelath]]
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* -- [[Kaerenar]]
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* -- [[Mascarlan]]
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* -- [[Shalanar]]
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* -- [[Tanistan]]
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===Major cities===
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* -- '''[[Llorbauth]]''' was once the capital city of the realm. Its population of 28,000 shrank to less than 10,000 by around 1374 DR. With no king on the throne of [[Klarsamryn]], the former royal stronghold, the entire barony of [[Shalanar]] stagnated and the people left the city to work the land on small farmsteads.
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* -- '''[[Duhlnarim]]''' was a major port city. The locals knew exactly what was going on beneath their feet and became paranoid and nervous. They looked no-one in the eye and were very wary of strangers.
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* -- '''[[Tibold]]''' was the baronial seat of [[Carrelath]]. It was a mining town in the western Kuldin peaks, just south of the [[Swimstar Creek]] headwaters. From outside the place seemed small, but a third of the town extended underground into caverns that were once a [[Dwarf |dwarven]] stronghold of [[High Shanatar]] built nearly 5000 years prior to 1374 DR. After the founding of Erlkazar more and more dwarves came to live there and they were the most outspoken about rejecting their vampire ruler.
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* -- '''[[Five Spears Hold]]''' was the baronial seat of [[Tanistan]]; a large mining settlement in the least populated (and mostly pastoral) barony.
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* -- '''[[Shalane]]''' was a fishing town known for having the best shipwrights in the land.
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* -- '''[[Carradoon]]''' was a small town which primarily subsisted on the fishing of the Impresk Lake.

Latest revision as of 18:07, 31 January 2015

Faerun

Mt-erlkazar.jpg

Capital Ruler Government Races
Erlkazar Varied Clan Human, Dwarf,Elf

Erlkazar is a country that has a system of clan modeled after Scotland.

Common Monsters

Goblin, Orc, Ogre, Treant, Centaur, Wemick, Owlbear

History

Saestra Karanok of Luthcheq, who was driven from her home when it was discovered that she was a vampire, traveled to Erlkazar and converted the massed bandits into her own personal army, who suddenly ceased their raids on the traders. She seduced the king at the time and turned him into a vampire after gaining the cooperation of the four barons with threats and manipulation. During the day, Erlkazar is a peaceful, sleepy land of farmers and hillfolk, much as it has been for decades, but at night, Saestra's bandit army emerges from the deep cavern she found beneath Ahlarkhem. They raid all of the countries that border Erlkazar, most often at midnight, provoking angry nobles to bring invading armies across the border, only for them to leave again when they find absolutely nothing but pastoral villages.

Geography

The Snowflake Mountains were a range of very high mountains, some boasting a height in excess of 6000m (20,000 ft) above sea level. Impresk Lake was an icy cold lake fed by many sources. The Deepwash survived the drying up of Shalane lake. It is unknown if the ancient dragon turtle commonly known to live beneath the surface still resides in its waters. The Kuldin Peaks were home to the Starrock tribe of goblins that once waged war on Erlkazar.

Barony's of Erlkazar

Major cities

  • -- Llorbauth was once the capital city of the realm. Its population of 28,000 shrank to less than 10,000 by around 1374 DR. With no king on the throne of Klarsamryn, the former royal stronghold, the entire barony of Shalanar stagnated and the people left the city to work the land on small farmsteads.
  • -- Duhlnarim was a major port city. The locals knew exactly what was going on beneath their feet and became paranoid and nervous. They looked no-one in the eye and were very wary of strangers.
  • -- Tibold was the baronial seat of Carrelath. It was a mining town in the western Kuldin peaks, just south of the Swimstar Creek headwaters. From outside the place seemed small, but a third of the town extended underground into caverns that were once a dwarven stronghold of High Shanatar built nearly 5000 years prior to 1374 DR. After the founding of Erlkazar more and more dwarves came to live there and they were the most outspoken about rejecting their vampire ruler.
  • -- Five Spears Hold was the baronial seat of Tanistan; a large mining settlement in the least populated (and mostly pastoral) barony.
  • -- Shalane was a fishing town known for having the best shipwrights in the land.
  • -- Carradoon was a small town which primarily subsisted on the fishing of the Impresk Lake.
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