| Category | Empires | ||||
| World | Ilabizdum | ||||
| Region | Bulandarak | ||||
| Alias | Daligûp-Shîzik | ||||
| Government | Dumakthar | ||||
| Capital | Ganuzdurak | ||||
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| Deities | Naraz-Nâru, Ptah | ||||
| Enemies | Arachnidion, Suellk | ||||
| Established | 4 War March 621 |
Daligûp-Shîzik is a dwarven empire of the world Ilabizdum. Another term for the empire, particularly in Bal-Kriav's vast region Midrêth, is Deep Six. This refers to six areas of Ilabizdum that were utilized during the Creation War and the Demon Spawn War as mining and manufacturing hubs. The Nawirrûs Covenant employed it in the Creation War, succeeded by the Quara'tun Covenant in the war against the demons. As the demonic conflict progressed, six distinct mines across Bulandarak became prominent manufacturing centers. They supplied the armaments and armor for battles across the Mortal Systems. These military mining and production facilities grew into cities within vast mining pits. Canyons carved over millennia, following seams of iron and blutium, radiated outward from each like spokes. They endured their share of warfare, both from dispatching soldiers to join off-world armies on Bal-Kriav and other threatened worlds during the Dawn Era and the God Era, and from raids by primordial and demonic forces. When the gods and celestials departed the Mortal Systems in the Angelic Departure (270 GE - 274 GE), these areas were left to the Dulun, the creations of Danzar-Khâl.
In the First Epoch, the six eminent mining city-states of Bulandarak engaged in a protracted conflict over unification. Ultimately, Ganuzdurak emerged triumphant from this three-century-long struggle, consolidating into a singular empire on 4 War March 621.
Ganuzdurak, the capital of Daligûp-Shîzik, was the inaugural locale to develop gunpowder-based armaments. The explosive compound known as gunpowder, or black powder, initially saw employment during the Demon Spawn War as a thrown projectile or barrel bomb. However, its integration within muskets and artillery did not arise until the First Epoch.
The Giff League established contact with Daligûp-Shîzik in 1256. Both factions sought prospective allies, and the Giff League exchanged their expertise in voidship technology for Daligûp-Shîzik's knowledge of metallurgy and gunpowder.
The Giff League and Daligûp-Shîzik are longstanding allies and trade partners. Together, they have battled the neogi and the illithids for millennia. Through the use of void travel, their influence expanded to Bal-Kriav during the Second Epoch. This led to a close alliance with the more lawful empires of Midrêth as they became embroiled in their conflicts.
The Deep Six wield an expansive arsenal of cannons, voidships, and a formidable priesthood devoted to disseminating the tenets of Ptah. They have provided assistance to the civilizations of Bal-Kriav during numerous pivotal conflicts.
In the Zharr Rikkaz, Deep Six initiated hostilities against Goth-Dyvermoir.