"...[name] stood in the [name2] Hall, a hundred peers watching from the galleys above. She called her Provider's name, and all could feel the power she commanded. [name3] summoned his wards, but all that watched knew his efforts were in vain. The next name she offered was his, and the misery of [name3] was legend."

translated from Dekàlan fragment
found in ruined Ildûn

Ezmir

• Overview
• Landmarks
• People
• History

The "Warring Coast" of Ezmir is aptly named.  For over one thousand years, the coast of the northeastern Taldàna has been unrelentingly raped by war after war after war.  What was once an idyllic farmland is now littered with the machinery of war and more graves than there are people who have ever lived in these lands.  Settled early by Dwürden seeking ports of trade to move produce to and from their mountain homes, the lands were later populated by the tribal Ezira (from which the name is derived), who lived peacefully within the borders of the Nurumwar Gurm.  The climate changed during the 5th century HK when the Dekàlan army moved through the region, claiming all they found as part of their growing Empire.  The Dwürden were little match for the armies and the Ezira mistakenly felt they might fare better under Uren rule.  The region and its people were never assimilated into the Old Empire, remaining more a colony than part of the Taládan city-state.

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Landmarks

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People

One of the oldest Uren cultures of Teréthor, the Ezira have survived centuries of punishment at the hands of more warlike peoples.  It is difficult to know where the Ezira originally came from but most evidence suggests that they migrated west from Vulmura in the early periods of Uren migration.  As a people the Ezira have historically been able farmers, fishers and hunters but have strayed from industry, mining, shipping and more "civilized" professions.  Another hallmark of their people has been their kinship with the elder Dwürden.  Wherever they have appeared geographically, it has been near major Dwürden centers.  This is one of several reasons that have they been tied to the Uren of western Vulmura.

The society revolves around small communities based on family, clans and professions.  Many such communities may exist in one area though there are always clear distinctions between these groups.  Groups dress similarly, incorporate identifiable textiles and colors, wear their hair in certain styles, and even talk different lingos with varying dialects.  Mostly, a "Knowledge: Local-Ezira" skill is required to notice the differences and tell who belongs to which social group.  It is important to note that despite all the variety between groups, there are no castes or social heirarchy among the Ezira.  Socially, they are very egalitarian as a people.  The only persons in Ezira society that are treated with deference becoming someone of higher status, are female elders which are sought for guidance and asked to judge matters requiring wisdom.

Physically, the Ezira are similar to central western Acentrans but do not have the fair characteristics common to those of the northern Vulmuran steppes (i.e. Wurm, Tukumun, etc.).  They are typically dark haired, with brown to green eyes and brown complexions.  They are taller than standard Vulmurans and regularly slight of build.

History (Pre-Dekàlan)

Until recently, Ezmiran history was handed down orally from one generation to the next.  Across the span of centuries many stories were lost and others embellished beyond what is (or ever was) possible.  There is one folktale of an early Ezmiran who was able to win a canoe race by paddling ahead, leaping from his boat and swallowing the upstream river so that his opponents were grounded in their canoes.  He then leapt back into his own boat and paddled furiously to the finish.  At the race's end the villagers there were distraught that they had not been able to catch any fish that day for the evening's celebrations, so the victor belched out a hundred large fish.  In the course of compiling Ezmiri history, one is often confronted by those that don't understand why such feats and events are not included in the scholarly record.  For those historians, a judicious sense of discretion is paramount.  Ezmirans are quite attached to their history, whether it is fantasy or otherwise.

That which can be distilled from the oral history as factual is much more ordinary than might be guessed at first study.  It should be remembered however that the most outrageous tales might mask kernels of truth now lost.

Time of War, 120-1 AR ca. 460 -- (Ezm) Dwürden records tell of scattered Ezira settlers in region ca. 110 -- (Ezm) Eromir founded as seasonal marketplace 100 4/1509 (Ezm) Baluçak "the Storyteller" dies ca. 64 -- (Ezm) The Curses of Fajeryx; early Arçhek ca. 220 -- (Ezm/Tal)  Eziran tribes settle in Lands of Borr (western Ezmir) 220 HK 4/1829 (Tal) Taldàna becomes city-state of Dekàlas

History (Dekàlan)

The Ezmiri-Ortori War (964-966 HK) followed closely on the footsteps of the failed Numurwar Gurm War due to the fall of Krysurgörnn.  Without the protection of the Dwürden kingdom at their back, the Taládan-Ezmìri countryside was open to Ortori invasion.  The Tamar Ort wizard chieftain Varak realized the importance of the opening and immediately seized the opportunity to control the fertile lands on the southern border of his new realm.  This action however resulted in one of Varak's Uren advisors to flee to Oth and report on Lady Sadirah's alliance with the Ortor, eventually bringing down the Kaltharan noble.

In the meantime, Varak's forces swept south from Krysurgörnn, seizing Kelamir and the port city of Eromir in two quick and decisive battles.  Varak established a borderland east of Boronon, setting fire to villages along this line.  The fires forced the villagers to flee west creating a "no-man's land" that his Ortori troops could easily control.  Varak's experience in warfare was to this point limited to mountain fighting against small to moderately sized Dwürden formations.  He and his troops were not prepared for the retaliation to come.  In the fall of 966 HK, Dekàlan troops from Kandal, Oth and Taldàna arrived in Ezmir on two fronts.  The first formations marched along the northern countryside, hoping to cut-off the Ortor at Krysurgörnn.  The second front was a naval strike landing near the port city of Eromir, a battle that would become the bloodiest of the war.  The Dekàlan army stormed across the Ezmiri countryside, setting flame to Ortori encampments and liberating Uren slave corrals.  At Kelamir, the army faced the largest Ortori force ever seen to that time in Eastern Teréthor.  The Battle of Kelamir lasted for eight days and seven nights until a Dekàlan flank was able to reach and take ancient Krysurgörnn.  Cut-off from the mountains, the Ortori troops regrouped at embattled Eromir where Dekàlan warships were pounding the city.  The exhausted Dekàlan army swept south from Kelamir to crush the Ortori army but instead found themselves outmatched "man-to-man" by the desperate and physically superior Ortor.  Instead of pressing of the Ortor, the Dekàlan army waited for the warships to destroy the city from the sea.  The loses from bombardment and fire were great among both Ortor and Uren inhabitants.  This strategy combined with the fact that the Empire had allowed them to suffer under two years of Ortori occupation solidified Ezmiri hatred for their Dekàlan rulers. 

When little remained of the City of Eromir, the Dekàlan army moved in once more and slaughtered all Ortori that were not able to escape into the eastern mountains.  The great losses suffered by Varak in the Ezmiri campaign were not easily overcome and the cheiftain never launched a full-scale war against Dekàlan lands again.  Varak's successor however, had his own plans (rf. Second Ezmiri-Ortori War).

History (Post-Dekàlan)

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The Occupation, 1-113 DR 1 DR 4/2856 (Tal) Elve governor rules the City of Taldàna First Renaissance, 113-226 DR 113 4/2968 (Tal) Daíme completes 20 volume epic "Flowers of Amàrad" ca. 210 -- (Ezm/Tal) Ottarism flourishes in Ezmir ca. 216 -- (Ezm/Tal) Ezmiri inquisition exexcutes Amran priests in Ezmir The Taládan-Ezmiri War, 218-219 DR 218 4/---- (Ezm/Tal) High Priests raise and hire army to reclaim Ezmir 218 4/---- (Ezm/Tal) Battle of Comlan (Ta) 218 4/---- (Ezm/Tal) First recorded use of the "Black and Withered Vine" 219 4/---- (Ezm/Tal) Battle of Pidiros (Ez) 219 4/---- (Ezm/Tal) Battle of Kelamir (Ta) 219 4/---- (Ezm/Tal) Battle of Boronon (Ta) 220 4/---- (Ezm/Tal) Amran inquisition expunges Ottars Time of Calamities, 211-240 DR 227 4/3082 (Pan/Tal) Sleeping Plague sweeps from Panath to Taldàna 234 4/3089 (Tal) Tsunami destroys Colossus, hundreds swept into Nyr Alurin 240 4/3095 (Pan/Tal) Last account of Sleeping Plague Time of Plagues, 368-390 DR 368 4/3223 (Tal) Bleeding Plague emerges in Taldàna, soon spreading to other ports Second Renaissance, 416-483 DR 416 4/---- (Tal) ... Third Renaissance, 620-652 DR 643 4/3498 (Tal) Elesea, Consort of Meol, becomes High Lady Priestess of Amra The Empire War, 653-present DR 653 4/3508 (Oth/Tal) High Lady receives declaration from High Lord Rott of Oth 653 4/3508 (Tal) Night of the Burning Ships in the Kre Taldàna 653 4/3508 (Sar/Tal) Battle of Shalvàsal (Sa)

Boronon, City of

The capital and largest city of Ezmir, Boronon has remained the seat of Ezmiran Kings since the fall of the Tarmar Ort in 964 HK.  The central tower of Kzar Boron (Kryborr) is all that remains of the Dwürden lands of Borr (rf. Nurumwar Gurm), the rulers of this region before the Ortor.

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Eromir, City of

The City of Eromir is the eastern-most port of Ezmir.  Located several days south of Kelamir, the city is unique in the region for its original builders were Uren rather than Dwürden.  The city is important for two reasons.  First, the city is regarded as the capital of the Ezira people as it has been their cultural home in this region for nearly two thousand years.  Second, the port of Eromir is the only suitable harbor in eastern Ezmir for ocean-going vessels.  With the exception of Eromir, the eastern coastline is fraught with massive sea pillars and chalky cliffs from the eastern mountains to the City of Boronon.

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Kelamir, Town of

"Kelamir is a sleepy town at the foot of the Tor'n Evalshat most notable for the giant iron spike jutting into the sky from its center. Due to Kelamir's proximity to Krysurgörnn, it is locally referred to as the "Gateway to the Tor'n Evalshat".

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