Kirrlar

Also called Kirrlar Pass. A roughly circular range of hills in central Belandria overlooking the surrounding plain. A castle believed to date back from Druso controls the road through the hills from Pandesa. Due to its location, Kirrlar has great strategic importance, and is often called the Kirrlar Pass though it is easy to go around. The epithet makes military sense, especially from a Pandese viewpoint, since an army would have to go through Kirrlar, there being no protection on the plain, and not enough trees for the Pandese soldiers to build their otherwise effective fortifications. Many battles between Ontaine and the Pandese Empire have been fought here. In 1099 Emperor Sardis IV died in a failed attack. In 1105 Emperor Hardaukar III surprisingly conquered Kirrlar.
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