Vondor

**Vondor** was a red, volcanic plain located on the planet Shron. Vondor was chosen by the Dark Lord Kritias to be his realm because of the mountain ranges surrounding it on three sides, creating a natural fortress against his enemies. It is said to be the capital city of Shron according to the Lux Republic. Vondor translated from Mortz to English means "Land of the Red".

## Geography

Vondor was protected from three sides by large mountain ranges, arranged roughly in a rectangular manner: Black Mountains in the north, Erain Dess in the west and south. In the northwest corner of Vondor the deep valley of Mûdun was the only few entrance for large armies. In front of the Gate of the Dead lay Kritias' fortress of Modûra. To the southwest of Modûra lay Mount Carodis. Vondor's geography was excellent for defence against enemies attacking on all fronts, for nearly un-scalable mountains defended Vondor on three sides.

### Regions

* Rondaroth (North)
* Dalkafor (East)
* Yúrdinor (South)
* Desmur (West)
* Plineares (Centre)

### Major Fortresses

* Modûra (Capital and seat of the Dark Lord Kritias, also the main fortress of the Dark Heart.)
* Sincula (South bank, kingdom of the Red Legion)
* Noria Algul (Home of the Wraiths including the Wraith-King, commander of the Dark Heart's armies and Kritias' second-in-command)
* Gate of the Dead
* Mount Carodis
* Amador (Where Tom Thompson and Matthew Abrams cast the Inferis and destroyed it)

## Formation

Vondor was a relic of the devastating works of Thogor, apparently formed by massive volcanic eruptions. It was given the name Vondor already before Kritias settled there, because of its volcano Mount Carodis and its eruptions. Kritias however was the first to settle there.

## Languages and people

At the time of the War of the Inferis, Kritias had gathered great armies to serve him. These included enslaved Mortz of the North and the East, who spoke a variety of tongues.

## Armies

Vondor had vast armies at its disposal, all filled with a fierce hatred of the Mortz of the South. While the Mortz in the land may not have been the most powerful warriors, they were very fierce and could be quite overwhelming in numbers. The vast Mortz armies numbered between 200,000 - 500,000 during the War of the Inferis.

### Basic Units

The backbone and most numbered part of Kritias' army were the Northern Mortz. They often used poisoned or fiery arrows to attack their opponents. Though neither the soldiers themselves nor their weapons reached the quality of the "Free Mortz", they were still quite deadly and could swarm over their enemies thanks to their large numbers. They also did not "fight fair" and used whatever strategy (or no strategy) to win. Many could overcome most of their enemies and their weapons could nearly match the quality of the weapons of the Red Legion at their very best.

### Captains and Champions

Vondor had some very powerful captains that fuelled the wave of darkness towards the fall of Shron. The Wraiths were deadly spirits of the Underworld that could spread terror in their foes and were Kritias' primary captains. The Éradan was an Underworld sorcerer who served as Kritias' ambassador. Abagor was the giant Mortz commander of the Dark Heart Army. He is climatically slain by a possessed Matthew Abrams.

## Climate

Shron itself had a worldwide climate known to be extremely hot and dry. The only known precipitation was red rain and snow during the Cold Age.