Kor Durz

Nickname: The Red Citadel
Kor Durz, the Yazaka Citadel, is found on the banks of the Sund River in the Sund River Valley. The city developed into a valued port after the treaty to end the War of the Hinterlands was drawn up. The Yazaka valued the forest and the fields near the Sund River Valley (and the many Tyraeli beef cattle) to be greater than the land farther north near their original settling point. There is still a coastal port found there near the Sund River delta controlled by Vara, but the main hub of Yazaka activity is in and around the Citadel and Fircrest Forest.
=== History: ===
Kor Durz is an ancient city, it was once the Citadel of the Dawi at first, named Horlaf. It was built by the mountain dwarves in the generations before and adopted as the Citadel due to it's placement at the headwaters of the Sund River. The Horned Throne was first housed in the city, but was moved to Torlif with the declaration of the new Citadel. It was a stronghold for many years until the War of the Hinterlands. When the Dwarves moved the bulk of the forces in the city out for a botched offensive, the Yazak then gained control of Horlaf. Thereafter it became a stumbling block for the Dawi in the war. Due to the strategic and cultural importance of the city, it was renamed to Kor Durz and over many years it became the acting Citadel of the Kingdom. Near the very end of the war, the Dawi took a risky push extending in a thin line northward past the Sund River Valley in an attempt to take the city. During this conflict, an inspirational figure, Saka Kimbatuul, rose to fill the needs of the city and is presently referred to as the Savior of Kor Durz.
As the opposition bore down upon the border lands just south of Kor Durz, the bulk of the Yazaka forces were trapped on the northern foot of Mount Yulta, across the now Dawi-controlled Sund River. The Chief-Captain of the Citadel Guard, Saka Kimbatuul, rallied the militia and were able to defend the besieged city until reinforcements arrived the following week, when the bulk of the Yazaka army crossed the Sund and the Dawi were surrounded. It was recognized that High-Captain Kimbatuul's efforts were a turning point that helped the Kingdom of Yazaka win the War, loosening the Dawi's centuries-long grip on western Tyrael.