THE MYHAR MEN |
The Myhar were first mentioned when Ah;uil
Quernen (h; - a
mixure between a g and a h) wrote his Mealriath ial Agtour or Traderoutes
throughout Akdor. He told of a people that lived near the Maidim
Mountains, now
known as the mountain range from Rimok Lake to the starting point of the river
Moesaphin, he named the DelMuh;er ("Del" meaning "water").
Some 60 years later, the Thelernyin (now merged with Myhar; the name Thalorn is
derived of Thelernyin) reported in their administration that some Moyarchen
tribes had united to organize regular raids on cattle and had even burned the
village of Mueral and taken most of that years harvest. The people was
described as wielding wooden spears with a sharp black point, and wearing
simple unpolished stones as if they were diamonds.
As the internal feuds of the Thelernyin all but destroyed their administration
during the next 13 years, it is impossible to say when exactly the Myhar
started to settle permanently in the Moesaphin Vale, but at the end of the Shrinewars
(which is the name for the internal thelernyin feuds) some few thousand Myhar
were living among the original inhabitants of the Vale. Probably these were
recruits that had fought for a Thelernyin faction in the wars, and now had
settled on the rich lands. This might have been a reward for their valour in
combat, or they might have been invited by the original inhabitants to
strengthen the local population, after they had seen the sharpened weapons they
were carrying.
Either way, the bonds between the the Myhar and the Thelernyin were
strengthened as Marsolyen rose to power as ruler of all the Moesaphiena. The
change of "ruler of the Thelernyin" into "ruler of the
Moesiphiena" is significant; the geographical territory was almost the
same, but not all the inhabitants were of one tribe. This is not the only fact
that proves the Myhars increase of influence during the wars. The new advisor
of the king was called Alkorthen, definitely a Myharan name. Furthermore, from
that time on a yearly tribute of grain was sent west of the river to keep
peace.
However, as the rival for Marsolyen's throne returned bringing with him an army
of Quier'nay soldiers after ten years and captured the Thalorn, most former
Myhar recruits were sent back, and their properties were confiscated the debt
to Quier'na, and the tribute was stopped. As a result of this, the relations
were getting worse every day, and the next summer an elite force of Myhar
soldiers attacked the capitol of Thalorn in order to regain the captured possessions;
it was not the Throne they were after, but the Treasury. But as they found out
it was empty they decided to take control of the Thalorn Throne and raise taxes
until the debts were paid.
Information provided by
Lamertu K'Thaen
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