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First cultures and kingdoms

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After the long events of the biological division of the races, there was a period on Ulvenor in which the main role was …

Orcs and the unfulfilled path to empire

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The orcs did not form a true kingdom for most of their history. Their world remained connected with simple tribes and ch…

William I. Mag › The Rutun Rebellion and the Bloody East

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…ers of Magnursia. Nomads penetrated the eastern regions, destroyed the crops, disturbed the settled life, and the clash with the …

Untred I. Half-elf › Orcs, the Southeast, and the end of the Golden Age

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… the first really serious blows. In the east, orc tribes began to plunder, and the empire had to send six battalions to the Eastm…

Ferdinand III Retreating › The waning east and the orc mercenaries

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…t of the center grew, especially in the east of the empire, and some of the local nobility began to openly act in their own inter…

Untred V. Uncertain › Eastern campaign and the first gain in centuries

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The raid to the east proved to be the easiest of the tasks that the new emperor had to deal with. The nom…

Tarianok › Durbuluk of the Deep

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After the victory, he was declared the third Durbuluk. Under his rule, the cave goblins became a real power. His name li…

Expanding the Stone Crown › Hunger for the deep

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Dwarves have always been a nation that sought riches in the land. After the unification, their efforts became even stron…

Elven suppression of the cult of Gharmoth › Escape to the east

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…e. The only direction they could go was east – into unexplored and isolated areas. This brought Gharmoth's teachings into contact…

The crisis of the rights of nomads in the East › Nobility against the old rights

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…remained open in many provinces. In the east, the local nobility began to increasingly restrict the rights of nomadic groups who …

The crisis of the rights of nomads in the East › Untred as a diplomat

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Untred II. here he chose a different procedure than was common in imperial history. Instead of mindlessly lashing out at…

The crisis of the rights of nomads in the East › War averted

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…as a conflict that could tear apart the eastern provinces and add another crack to the already weakened structure of the empire. …

Goblin incursion to the northeast › The threat coming from the ruined neighbors

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The goblin army that turned towards the Imperial borders was not an isolated marauding group, but a force that had alrea…

Goblin incursion to the northeast › Towers, Time and Imperial Banners

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Orcs were incapable of effective siege warfare, but their strength lay in speed and pillaging. This is precisely why the…

Goblin incursion to the northeast › The first proof of the value of the third line

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From a military point of view, it was not the greatest victory of the epoch, but an event of extraordinary long-term sig…

Construction of the first eastern dam › Water for the arid east

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The eastern regions of the empire suffered for a long time from worse conditions for agricult…

Construction of the first eastern dam › Changing the lives of farmers

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The dam made it possible to better retain and distribute water to areas that previously depended on erratic rains. Farme…

Construction of the first eastern dam › Construction as a politics of trust

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The dam also had political significance. It showed that the emperor is not only the ruler of the capital and the great f…

Ulvenor's first biological weapon › Eastern Nomads' Requirement

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In 1460, an eastern army composed mainly of nomads attacked the empire. They demanded the release of …

Untred V's Eastern Campaign › A campaign prepared by the previous government

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…father left a prepared situation in the East. The nomadic army was decimated by disease and its ability to resist was greatly wea…

Untred V's Eastern Campaign › Gaining new territories

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…nized opponent. The empire acquired new eastern territories and extended its rule into areas that had previously remained outside…

Untred V's Eastern Campaign › Victory with a dark shadow

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Untred V's success was politically significant, but his origins were burdened by the use of a biological weapon under th…

Battle of Jitron › Jitron as the key to the Northeast

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…strategic importance to the entire northeast of the human world. As long as he stood outside of Magnurian control, he was a threa…

Battle of the Mounty River › East on the brink of collapse

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…ion destroyed a significant part of the Eastern Voice. Settlements burned, fields lay fallow, and the local population found them…

The Battle of John's Bridge › The East as a source of rebellion and revenge

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…ment with the knowledge that it was the eastern regions that represented the greatest weakness of the empire. Part of the local n…

Battle of the Northeast Wall › Raid against the new empire

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…mpire faced further raids from the northeast. Orc groups relied on speed, pillage, and chaos, a style of combat that in the past …

Battle of the Northeast Wall › Formation against chaos

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At the Northeast Wall, the new imperial military logic collided with the enemy's old style. The gobli…

Battle of the Northeast Wall › Victory of the new army

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…nctioning whole. The Battle of the Northeast Wall is therefore remembered as a practical confirmation of Engelbrekt's rule. It wa…

Battle of Malga › Rebellion of the East

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During the reign of Theodore III. the east of the empire began to boil again. Although the former nomadic inhabitants were assi…

Continent of Ulvenor › North, South, East, and West

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…unda, drow power, and strange seas. The east opens toward steppes, orc lands, nomads, Helk, and the distant world of Ghur-Khadan.…

Important Places › Umbra Profunda - The Deep Shadow of the South

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…itical culture shaped by harsh land and deep secrecy. Anyone entering it with simple assumptions is already in danger.

Important Places › Ghur-Khadan - The Far East of the Orcs

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Ghur-Khadan is the far eastern world of orc peoples, clans, settlements, war leaders, and half-known histories. …

Important Places › Albarit - Eastern Continent of Monsters and Secrets

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Albarit is the distant eastern continent associated with dragons, Gharmoth, the legacy of vampires, unknown empi…

Current Era (1470) › The East Awakens Again

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The far east, known among orcs as Ghur-Khadan, was long a distant and poorly understood world to …

Eastern Centaur

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Eastern centaurs are not a classic subrace, but rather a special tradition of warriors th…

Far East › Land Beyond Helk

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…arshes were too dangerous, the lake too deep and full of creatures, and the eastern country itself did not seem like a place wort…

Far East › Birth of Orc Isolation

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…cient humanoid populations to reach the eastern side. At that time these were not yet fully developed orcs, but rather pre-orcish…

Far East › Ghur-Khadan Through Orc Eyes

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…t a network of territories that carry a deep meaning for individual tribes. Whoever loses ground loses not only a source of food …

Far East › Landscape of the Far East

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The Far East in many areas resembles tundra and broad steppes. Here lie sparse forests, tall gras…

Far East › Mild but Hard Climate

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Ghur-Khadan belongs among the milder climatic parts of Ulvenor. The weather here changes, but it is rarely extreme. Wint…

Far East › First Word of a Wider World

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…of the Helk Marshes and reached the Far East, which at that time no western race truly knew. They tried to infiltrate among the o…

Far East › The Land Closest to Albarit

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The Far East is the territory of Ulvenor that lies nearest to the continent of Albarit. It is pre…

Far East › Present Ghur-Khadan

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At present there exist on the Far East several thousand orc settlements. Some are small farming villages, others fortified …

Far East › Orcs of Ghur-Khadan

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…are the original inhabitants of the Far East and the main race that took shape here after long isolation beyond Helk. They live i…

Far East › A Road Across Helk

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An orc tribe has hired a guide to find a safer route through the Helk Marshes. Should the path prove out, it may change …

Northeastern Hroidetur Mountains

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The northeastern Hroidetur Mountains are among the harshest and least hospitable regions of Ulveno…

Northeastern Hroidetur Mountains › Character of the Mountains

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Hroidetur lies east of the dwarven Stone Crown, and for most of ancient history it was considered an inh…

Northeastern Hroidetur Mountains › Ancient Settlement and Development

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In ancient times, various groups of Beta humanoids passed around Hroidetur, but few saw it as a true home. The lack of f…

Northeastern Hroidetur Mountains › A Landscape Without Mercy

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Hroidetur is not a range of rich mines, fertile valleys, or safe trade roads. Most of its surface is sharp stone, cold c…

Northeastern Hroidetur Mountains › Goblins, Gnomes, and Hard Life

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… ground mainly in the southern and southeastern parts of the range, where they founded small, technically deft, and culturally di…

Northeastern Hroidetur Mountains › Dangers and Unique Nature

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…n the range, hidden in the highest and least accessible parts of the hills.

Northeastern Hroidetur Mountains › Importance for the Present World

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Hroidetur was never the center of a great empire, but it repeatedly shaped the history of neighboring powers. The Reker …

Northeastern Hroidetur Mountains › Reker Rocks

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The Reker Rocks lie on the border between the Empire and the western edge of Hroidetur. They are sparsely inhabited, but…

Northeastern Hroidetur Mountains › Nolomb Wastes

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The Nolomb Wastes earned their nickname, the Wastes of the First Goblins, after the end of the Beta humanoid period, whe…

Northeastern Hroidetur Mountains › Sharp Rocks

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The Sharp Rocks are the largest and most distinctive part of the Hroidetur Mountains. Their cliffs are so steep that eve…

Northeastern Hroidetur Mountains › Eagle Hills

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… nest here, from which powerful flying beasts and griffins also developed over time.

Northeastern Hroidetur Mountains › Towers on the Border

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One of the defensive towers near the Reker Rocks has stopped sending signals, and the border command fears that goblin w…

Free Kingdom › Born of an Abandoned Southeast

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… settlements, and sometimes pushed even deeper into imperial territory. Untred I wanted to drive the orcs away for good, but he n…

Free Kingdom › Landscape of the Southeast

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The geography of the Free Kingdom is made up mostly of lowlands, southern steppes, and slightly parched plains. There ar…

Umbra Profunda › Deep Shadow of the South

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…ons, savanna belts, coastal cliffs, and deep caves are the places where life, trade, war, and politics gather. Whoever controls w…

Ferdinand III Retreating

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… and a gradual loss of control over the East. Nevertheless, it was under him that the first real magical universities were establ…

Henry II Passionate

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…ral noble uprisings, regain part of the eastern territories and push through practical reforms that significantly improved life i…

Untred II. A half-elf

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…after the brothers' war, but in reality deeply weakened and unbalanced in power. The Renders became the new dominant force, whose…

Jakob II Benevolent

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…, among them the first great dam in the East, canceled taxes during years of extraordinary calamities, and established important …

Theodore III Tough

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…lasticity. Theodore had to deal with an eastern nomadic rebellion led by Endoretus, a family conspiracy of Augustus, and a crisis…

Untred IV. Correct

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…the first biological weapon against the eastern nomads. He died shortly afterwards of rapid paralysis, which many saw as the pric…

Untred V. Uncertain

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…nning of his reign brought a successful eastern campaign against disease-weakened nomads and the first territorial gain in almost…

Tarianok

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Tarianok was the third bearer of the Durbuluk title and the first true ruler of the cave goblins. Taking advantage of th…

Kuvigh

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Kuvigh was the first orc who was able to unite the fragmented tribes and create a body approaching a true empire. His am…

Ruthenium

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…dic rebellion that nearly destroyed the Eastern Voice. His rebellion is among the most destructive internal conflicts in the king…

Endoret

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…ng warlord who managed to unite several eastern rebellions during the reign of Theodore III. He took advantage of the dissatisfac…

Black deer

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The black deer is an animal associated with the fatal hunt of Theodore II. While hunting, he knocked the young emperor o…

Jakob

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…pating in the rebellion and founded the eastern cadet branch of the family.

Clash of wild orcs with followers of Gharmoth

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The meeting of exiled occultists with isolated orcs led to a brutal clash of two completely different worlds. This confl…

Elven suppression of the cult of Gharmoth

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…ing the remnants of the cult to retreat eastward.

The crisis of the rights of nomads in the East

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A crisis in the rights of nomads in the east erupted in the early years of Untred II's reign, when the nobility there began to se…

Goblin incursion to the northeast

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Goblin Incursion to the Northeast under Untred II. it was one of the first major tests of the empire's new defense str…

Construction of the first eastern dam

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Construction of the first eastern dam under Jakob II. belongs to the most important economic projects of the Silver…

Ulvenor's first biological weapon

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…n was used under Untred IV. against the eastern nomads. The Emperor had the captured nomad marauders released, but first secretly…

Untred V's Eastern Campaign

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Untred V's eastern campaign followed the plan of his father Untred IV. The disease-weakened nomads w…