Kingdom of Balbunzudnu

## History

The Kingdom of Balbunzudnu was founded on December 2nd 2015 after BorinOfForochel received permission to establish the Kingdom by the Dwarven Council. He began construction of Zigilgund while creeperblast99 took possession of Zigilgathol but Borin disappeared and his heir, timthegrizlybear, took the throne and shifted towards establishing the city of Borin's Watch. After tim went inactive samways18 replaced him and continued working on Borin's Watch, but upon Borin's return he submitted to him and the construction of Zigilgund started once more.

During this period construction began on the cities of Blueclaw, Ardunost, and Darkreach as well. On February 24th 2018 the Kingdom of Balbunzudnu merged with the Lossoth and they together formed the unified Kingdom of Forochel. The armies of Forochel backed Gondor throughout its war with Mordor and signed a plethora of treaties with factions. Many of these were trade agreements with Forochel's allies being given favorable prices.

On April 2nd 2018 the Kingdom of Forochel left the Dwarven Council as a result of various disagreements between the two groups. On April 9th, however, BorinofForochel was banned for duplication and he was replaced by timthegrizlybear. Tim attempted to keep Forochel alive but Hexidecimark, the Lossoth ruler, refused to let him rejoin the Dwarven Council and Forochel wasn't permitted to join the White Council. Thus the Dwarven part of the faction grew weaker and weaker until being effectively disbanded and left as a subfaction of the Lossoth.

## Major Builds

* **Borin's Watch:** The last capital of the Kingdom of Balbûnzudnu. Its construction began a short while after Borin II Silverhand and his legion landed off the shore of westernmost Forochel; North of the Lossoth settlement that was the Cape of Forochel, in the year 2993 of the Third Age. Its construction halted for over fifty years as Borin and his hosts explored the rest of Forochel. **timthegrizlybear** worked on the build till his departure from the server, at which point the build was inherited by **Creeperblast99**. Creeper thereafter assigned **chancho** to be in charge of the construction of Borin's Watch. A few months after his departure from the server, timthegrizlybear once more returned to Forochel and began following through with his plans for the build along with chancho.
* **Zigilgund:** The former capital of the Kingdom of Balbûnzudnu, both during the kingdom's initial reign and for a while after its re-establishment. It was ruled over by the early Northern Longbeards as well as **mattdiver** (LordBorin) until his banishment from Arda. It currently remains abandoned, with no sign of future construction. It is built West of the Ered Engrin that spring from the northern Misty Mountains; located in a small, dense packet of mountains near the western coast of Forochel, North-East of the Ered Luin. This awesome city was founded in the year 33 of the Second Age, with its construction being completed in the year 214 of the Second Age. This city is considered to be the oldest Northern Longbeard hold according to ancient Lossoth texts and scriptures, with its founding year considered to be the start of the Kingdom of Balbûnzudnu. Old, restored blueprints have estimated the size of the underground city to be comparable to that of Khazad Dûm, though this claim is disputed by many Lossoth tell-tales. When Borin found the crumbled city, little of it remained. Much of its construction had been withered away by the many blizzards in the area. **Creeperblast99** has been working tirelessly to bring back the city to its old glory.
* **Zigilgathol:** Zigilgathol was the embassy of the Kingdom of Balbûnzudnu located in the Kingdom of Khazad Dûm near Bundushathur. The project was lead by the now king, **Creeperblast99**. It has halted construction ever since the relationship between the Kingdoms of Balbûzudnu and Khazad Dûm has declined.
* **Ardunost:** Ardunost was a city of magnificent grandeur. It was a splended trading hub, garnering its notoriety from trade with the Númenóreans, and later the Dúnedain. At its epicentre situated the dwarven hold of Ironspan, which overlooked the Lossoth village and markets within the cities parametres. When the Witch-King conquered the nearby diocese of Rhúdaur, the hold became a battle station, standing steadfast in its opposition to Angmar; till the wrath of the Witch-King befell it in his quest to eliminate King Arvedui, not knowing of his untimely death at sea. After the re-establishment of the kingdom, the duty of reconstructing this city was given to **Iketheboss**, however, after his departure from Middle\_Earth due to a multitude of reasons, he gave the hold to the Lossoth supervisor and chieftain of Ardunost, **thewarfalconj.** Soon after, Vren would also leave the server. Lordship of the city was then passed down to **InaneArtifactOH.**
* **Darkreach:** This marvelous hold was a militiamen barrack stationed near Utumno. Darkreach was built by many Frostbound and Legionnaires during the peak of the Kingdom of Balbûnzudnu. Its inhabitants were ready for battle at all times, whether it be with the forces of the Witch-King, or the creatures trapped within Udûn, if they were to ever leave. After the re-establishment of the Kingdom of Balbûzudnu, the Frostbound known as **TheWhiteWizard33** took to re-building the fortress. He would later leave the server after a long rule over the hold. Much of the surviving remains of Darkreach have been scraped due to the August 10th 2019 world reset by the Valar. Its blueprints still live on though.
* **Blueclaw:** A city established by Thane PizzaKingOfPizza at the northernmost portion of the Misty Mountains. Its construction was halted after Pizza left the faction on April 9th 2018 and was destroyed in the world reset on August 10th 2019.

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