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–75 Year of Leather Shields: Aided by the Raumviran
Witches, Yvengi defeats Eltab and frees Rashemen
from demonic rule. Mulhorand invades Rashemen but
is driven off by the combined efforts of the berserkers
and Witches. The Witches demand the right to
name the Iron Lord of Rashemen.
189 Year of the Cowled Defender: Bregg the Strong, a
mighty berserker, launches a rebellion against the
Witches when they refuse to name him Iron Lord on
the death of the previous lord. Berserkers loyal to
Bregg cut down dozens of hathrans in the first hours
of his revolt.
194 Year of Coiled Smoke: Bregg’s rebellion is finally
crushed. The hathrans take to wearing masks as a consequence
of Bregg’s war.
306 Year of the Fanged Horde: A mighty host of orcs descends
on Rashemen from the Sunrise Mountains but
is driven off.
595 Year of the Coven: The durthans, a secret sect within
the wychlaran, attempt to overthrow the order and
seize Rashemen. Strife between the hathrans and their
dark sisters lasts for decades, but the durthans are
eventually driven out.
922 Year of the Spouting Fish: The wizards of Thay rebel
against Mulhorandi rule and sack the provincial capital
at Delhumide.
934 Year of Fell Wizardry: The Red Wizards launch their
first invasion of Rashemen but are repelled.
1359 Year of the Serpent: The Tuigan Horde attacks Thay.
Zulkir Szass Tam arranges a truce with the Tuigans
and builds a great portal to transport them north to
Rashemen. The Tuigans besiege and destroy Citadel
Rashemar, with the main force moving west across
the High Country to attack forces rallied by the
Witches at the Lake of Tears. Pinned by the Thayan
army south of Lake Mulsantir, the largest force of
Rashemi berserkers is unable to support the Witches,
who can only delay the immense horde.
1360 Year of the Turret: Winter snows hold the Thayan
army in place, allowing the berserkers to move north
again and attack the unsuspecting Tuigans in their
camps. The Battle of the Lake of Tears forces the
Horde to fall back. The Red Wizards part the waters
of Ashane to allow the Tuigans to retreat. The Rashemi
do not pursue. The Tuigans are eventually defeated
in Thesk by a multinational army rallied by
King Azoun IV of Cormyr.
1362 Year of the Helm: Thay attempts to invade Rashemen
by moving forces through Thesk along the Golden
Way, but they are overwhelmed by water elementals
summoned by the Witches. The Thayans retreat after
using magic to scorch the western shore to bare rock.
The Witches spend a month repairing the damage.
1363 Year of the Wyvern: An unusually cold winter in
Rashemen allows a large number of cold-loving creatures
to move southward from the Icerim mountains
into the North Country and beyond.
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1365 Year of the Sword: Thay invades Rashemen from the
east, while Red Wizards melt glaciers in the Icerim
Mountains, causing severe flooding in Immilmar and
Mulsantir. While the hathrans are distracted, the
Thayan forces cross the foothills of the High Country
but are driven back by angry elementals.
1366 Year of the Staff: Thesk offers to improve part of the
road along the Golden Way to facilitate traffic. The
Witches accept the offer under certain conditions of
construction, and the building begins in late summer.
1367 Year of the Shield: The road builders complete the
stretch from Mulsantir to Tinner.
1368 Year of the Banner: Thay causes chaos in Rashemen
by igniting the western portion of the Ashenwood,
driving its fell creatures eastward into civilized areas.
During the confusion, gangs of cutthroats teleport to
Mulsantir and Immilmar to slay important Rashemi
but are cut down by berserkers.
1369 Year of the Gauntlet: Increased eastward trade inspires
merchants from other countries to establish outposts
in Rashemen. One group of settlers are shield
dwarves. The local Rashemi welcome the dwarves
after testing their ability to forge, fight, and drink.
1370 Year of the Tankard: Thay attempts to invade Rashemen
by crossing Lake Mulsantir on magically
crafted boats, but a storm created by the hathrans
dashes their vessels against the southern shore.
1371 Year of the Unstrung Harp: Thydrim Yvarrg, Iron
Lord of Rashemen, is slain by a Thayan assassin.
Rather than raising him from the dead, the Witches
opt to replace him with Volas Dyervolk, whom they
feel will chafe less under their guidance.
1372 Year of Wild Magic: Current year. Khalia, a Thayan
emissary, approaches Mulsantir under the flag of
peace and asks permission to create an enclave. She is
refused but allowed to leave safely. The return of Bane
puts the hathrans on alert for any news of Banite activity
in the area.
Government
At its simplest, each community is led by a fyrra (“lord” or
“war leader”), usually a warrior of renown from a clan of good
standing. Technically, a fyrra wields power only over the soldiers
he trains and commands, but he often keeps the peace
and settles matters of traditional law and judgment. A fyrra
is advised by the Witches and normally defers to their judgment.
The fyrras of each settlement report to the Huhrong,
or Iron Lord, the highest-ranking leader in Rashemen.
The Iron Lord is always a man, chosen by the Witches, and
rules at their whim; they may replace him at any time. The
Iron Lord is expected to rule wisely and in the best interests
of the people of Rashemen. It is his duty to keep travel between
settlements reasonably safe, secure the frontiers, and control
raiding monsters from the wilder parts of the country. In
times of invasion, the Iron Lord is the supreme warlord of all