Ss’eth’untes

Ss’eth’untes was a small realm that existed at the base of the Cape of the Claw, where the Cherrapunji Mountains now exist. A massive cataclysm engulfed Ss’eth’untes when Ganesh, the Loxo deity, created the Cherrapunji Mountains, destroying the grand Naga kingdom.
Ss’eth’untes was founded in the year 776, by a powerful Dark Naga known only as the Nagaraja. The Nagaraja forced the other Naga living in the swamp to unite behind him through the use of force, and as its supporters grew more numerous, its detractors grew fewer, until it unquestionably ruled the valley. The Nagaraja gave the region the name Ss’eth’untes, which, in the language of the Naga, meant ‘Glorious Swamp’.
Ss’eth’untes reached the height of its glory fairly quickly. It rapidly grew more powerful, bolstered by the acquisition of Human and Loxo slaves captured from the forests on the Cape of the Claw to the northeast. This activity quickly captured the attention of the kingdom of Altathair to the northwest, whose port city, Temoura, was located within the proximity of the Naga kingdom.
In 818, King Lanspoor of Altathair authorized a sneak attack on the Naga realm. He was concerned that slavers would begin disrupting trade going to or from Temoura, and decided to deal with the possible problem before it actually manifested itself. Ss’eth’untes was caught unprepared for the assault, and was handily defeated. The armies of Altathair disrupted the Naga slavers, and succeeded in assassinating the Nagaraja, though most who did battle with the powerful creature perished as well.             Following the death of the Nagaraja, a council of Spirit Naga took over control of the realm. Unlike the Nagaraja, the individual members of the council could not rule the realm through force, giving dissenters the choice of either supporting them or destroying them. Coupled with their constant bickering and quarreling amongst themselves, the realm quickly fractured into areas controlled by various factions, as it had been before the Nagaraja united the creatures.
Any hope the council of Spirit Nagas had of a grand rebirth of Ss’eth’untes came to an end in the year 922. The elephantine deity Ganesh entered into the Crystal Sphere, and saw the hardships that befell his people, the Loxo. Taking revenge for having been slighted by Varuna, known as the King of the Naga, Ganesh flooded the Cherrapunji Mountain Valley, killing most Naga living in the area, and then had the region transformed into a lush jungle, for his followers to live.
Very few remains of Ss’eth’untes remain today. Naga live around and protect the Nagaflow River, but these Water Naga are generally friendly towards the people of the surroundings, unlike the Naga of Ss’eth’untes.