Dùnhalia

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== Overview ==
Dùnhalia was a historical petty kingdom of Mhordyn which existed in the eastern lands of what was, by 301 AG, the kingdom of Mhordyn. Ruled from Dùnhal, the kingdom was made safe from ongoing Màaxi threats by Godred Dùn of Clan Dùn after a grand victory in the Màaxi Devastation of 88 BG. With the defeated cultists of the Màaxi in disrepute, their land claims dissolved, paving way for Godred to form a kingdom in his victorious clan's image. This ended a long period of Màaxi rule, resulting in a decades long harmonious relationship with thankful subjects of Dùnhalia. Dùnhalia continued to prosper leading up to the Unified Retaliation thanks to the wealth Clan Dùn had accumulated primarily from strong friendships with the likes of the nearby houses of Euphratuman and Grenthyx. This was why the kingdom was among the first respondents to Jorjaeryn I Grenthyx's call to defend The Continent against the impending threat of an Ivar Grexciss invasion. Men, arms and knowledge of the local terrain and climate thanks to hundreds of years of clan warfare made Dùnhalia ideal to Jorjaeryn to protect the region that would become Mhordyn. Unfurtnately for Clan Dùn, many of their lives and wealth was lost in the conflict, as was the case in all kingdoms occupying land in the area. That was why, in 0 AG, at the conclusion of the conflict, the few of the ruling clan who remained were all too happy to enter talks brokered by now King Jorjaeryn I to unify all the kingdoms into a new realm - Mhordyn. In a process which Jorjaeryn oversaw but did not dictate, Clan Dùn were restyled as House Veiôs to acknowledge their sacrifice and nobility in Mhordyn. They would carry on the legacy of the kingdom of Dùnhalia and their former styling of Clan Dùn by continuing to inhabit Dùnhal had play a pivotal role in the affairs of the east of Mhordyn even by 301 AG.