| Category | Fallen Empires | ||||||||
| World | Bal-Kriav | ||||||||
| Region | Karnegmoth | ||||||||
| Government | Republic | ||||||||
| Capital | Liope | ||||||||
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| Deities | Neld-Rac | ||||||||
| Reign | 340 - 817 | ||||||||
| Map | Cinduk |
During the Holentur War, Râpha-Sûn aggressively expanded into lands then claimed by the Ethenoran confederacy. One of the strategic locations that rose to prominence amidst this tumultuous period was Liope. The city experienced rapid growth due to its proximity to the conflict and its position at the confluence of major roads and the Antal River. Though the river posed navigational challenges, it served as a vital artery for communication and supplies to Râpha-Sûn. After the war, the commercial rivalry between Liope and the resources of Holentur adamantine and Imsogrek copper intensified. In response, Sussgurd leaders, appealing to nationalist sentiments, proclaimed that this growing rivalry only hindered the interests of the people, and that the Sussgurd should compete against external adversaries, not their own. Seizing on this fervor in 340, Râpha-Sûn, aided by a coup in Liope, annexed their southern neighbor as a holding of the Tinnanguth Republic.
In the Karnegmoth interior, their relations were frequently amicable with the populace of Agibandal and Akthol-Tharag. Tinnanguth vessels departing from Râpha-Sûn and other seaside strongholds traded extensively across distant lands. The esteemed _Imsogrek Copper_, eventually to be extracted solely by earth elementals, could be procured as far afield as Ing-Serold.
Tinnanguth was predominantly a Sussgurd nation. Many of them were driven to rebuild what they had lost under the oppressive rule of the Durkoth and the Saints of Maen; the latter being the leaders of the Horgon Empire (159 HE - 537 HE). During the empire's initial century, they employed magic on an unprecedented scale since the founding of the Horgon Empire. They utilized conjuration magic, summoning a multitude of Earthen. These creatures, masters of stonework, were tasked with constructing engineering marvels, such as grand spans over the Sap river, massive aqueducts to irrigate the fields, and mining for riches in Holentur and Imsogrek. These Earthen, predominantly earth elementals and a few thousand Dao, were granted amulets that allowed them to remain on Bal-Kriav for years instead of hours.
Tinnanguth had mining interests across northern Karnegmoth. Some of their excavations delved deep into the recesses of Bulâd-Gûla. In this Underdark realm, they encroached upon the ancestral lands of the Galeb-Duhr. They engaged in unending conflict with Tinnanguth's elemental forces. The origins are unclear, but legend suggests Geb imparted the secret knowledge that allowed the Galeb-Duhr to break Tinnanguth's dominion over their elemental thralls. These magical devices, known as Freedom Caltrops, disrupted the controlling sorcery, liberating Dao, earth elementals, and other Earthen beings to become "free-willed." This emancipation, however, came at the cost of forever trapping these Granitoid natives within an alien world.
The freed dao built up their forces, even collaborating with the Galeb-Duhr to liberate others. In 817, the dao and their Earthen freedom fighters rose up against their oppressors in what became known as the Dao Insurrection. Within six months, they toppled Tinnanguth. Many of the empire's Sussgurd were enslaved, and worse, forbidden from reproducing. The fortunate few who escaped made their way to parts of southern Izagunbar.
After the collapse of the Tinnanguth, the dao engaged in fierce competition to seize dominion. This Dao Civil War persisted for 23 arduous years, ultimately culminating in the ascension of the formidable Earthen empire Rilirthad.