Toro

Nomad tribe active -100 to 150, now extinct. By many thought responsible for the fall of the Suadan Empire. After the collapse of the Third Empire , the borders were not regularly patrolled. So when it was discovered that Isvespia (present-day Vesland) was occupied by a large force of hostile nomads, it was too late for Suana to react. The Toro hated civilization, and attacked Tulada in -63, razing it. They continued onwards to Losada, but here they were defeated by the imperial troops in -61. Suana tried to counter further attacks by sending an expeditionary/punitive force against the Toro in -59. This proved quite ineffective, since no target presented themselves. However, the resistance made the Toro turn south. Around -27, they invaded Harastar. The Toro threat helped mediate the signing of the Great Treaty, and in -6 Harastar conquered Nostenkil from the Toro. At this time the Toro seems to have split into two, or perhaps allied themselves with other barbarians, often called the Viresu. Where the Toro hated technology in all its aspects, the Viresu enjoyed its spoils. The Viresu were pirates and plunderers rather than destroyers. In -4, the Suadan fleet managed to trap and sink most of the Viresu pirate fleet. When the devastating plague, the Ghost of Tulada, struck the Toro in 3 CC and lingered for about 20 years, it was a crippling blow. The remaining Toro thought that the Suadan had invoked a curse upon them, and vowed to avenge it. However, at this time, they were weak and scattered. But their enemy, the Suadan Empire, also had problems. In 77, the eastern part seceded into the Kingdom of Tulana. The new kingdom's fleet bested that of the Suadan in the war for Bahiri, ending 111. Using revenge as a rallying cry for what remained of the Toro, the tribal leaders declared holy war upon Suana in 121. In 125, they managed to defeat the Suadan and move on Suada itself. It is said though they controlled the city gates and harbor, they dared not enter. Instead, the city was sacked by other barbarians, perhaps the Viresu led by Kal-Kazar. Though victorious, the Toro slowly lost their coherence as a culture. Five years on war footing had disrupted families and tradition. They knew how to plunder, but not to herd. Many of the hardened veterans joined forces with the new warlords that were to found Penboyn.