Guran Empire

The Guran empire comprises the territories administered by the dwarven kingdom of the Gura mountains.
== History ==
The history of the guran dwarves begins with their splinter from an unknown clan and settlement of a small kingdom in the gura mountains where they fought constantly against kobolds. There are few historical events due to the small size (even by dwarven standards) of the kingdom until their discovery of gunpowder, and the resulting coalition wars. The war which was the catalyst for the rise of the Empire and the following conquest of hell which created the modern day Guran empire.
The guran empire emerged as a result of the discovery of gunpowder and its application in warfare. The power of the empire was fueled by the ease of access to gunpowder ingredients. This was thanks to the access to bat guano for sulfur Originally the guano was used by the dwarves for fertilizer for agriculture in the mountains. Saltpeter was found on the volcanic flanks of Snow Cret, and became a booming industry for a short while.  Coal extraction was a traditional industry among the dwarves for heating.
This coupled with the innovations in mining techniques provided quick financial returns for the empire, which caused captains of industry to emerge among the kingdom, which boiled into an industrial revolution. 
However, the mining caused geological turmoil in the mountain range, and border conflicts with the other mountain dwellers led to a coalition of devils and kobolds opposing the dwarves. 
=== Coalition wars ===
The inciting incidents were the collapse of poorly structured mine shafts underneath a kobold settlement, who then allied with a devil tribe to oust the dwarves from their cave systems.
The dwarves were heavily disorganized and the leadership eventually centered around the only military leader who had some success against the coalition, Lion Newtown, who used drillpods and explosives for tunnel warfare, eventually cutting off the coalition's supply lines and creating minefields of gunpowder pockets to deter any counter offensives against them. The coalition was defeated due to infighting and an inability to counter drillpod and bousculade attacks. 
After the war, the gura mountains resources were exhausted, and with the dwarves in control of the entire mountain, they set their sights on the rimmland hells.
=== The invasion of hell ===
Main article: Guran invasion of the Rimmland hells
== Guran cities ==
Snow Cret: New capital of the empire following the crowning of the emperor in its great halls.
The Recoil: Where the greatest coalition battle was fought, most of the city crumbled due to tunnel warfare.
Tender Mount: Second largest city of the empire.
Hunting grounds: A mountain that was flattened in the coalition wars. The city is now more above ground than under.
== Warfare ==
The guran empire uses many novel technologies that are unusual especially for dwarves. The usage of gunpowder, drillpods and more recently, balloons make the guran arsenal fearsome.
=== Drillpod ===
Spacious mechanized drills used to ferry warriors to the battlefield.
=== Guran balloon ===
The Guran empire uses observation balloons above its town instead of guard towers and fireworks as a messaging system. They typically shoot loud fireworks at animals to frighten them away.
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