House Smegsint

Royal Coat of Arms

## History

### Old Smegs

According to Smegan folklore, the smegs' voyage to the Drakaen lands was headed by the Smegslord, Gormund Smechesind. He and his people were guided by the beautiful Örora, a winged mermaid with hair as dark as coal and skin that was a pale grey. It is said that Gormund took Örora as his bride, which explains the distinctive characteristics of the smegs today.

His lineage continued to lead the Smegsland for centuries, with only a few hiccups along the way such as the dark ages, when they were overthrown by the Kulukok dynasty. The Smechesind family returned to the smegan throne only a few decades later after almost the entire Kulukok family was slaughtered, a plot orchestrated by the tyrannical Lochlainne Smechesind the Drunkard.

Lord Lochlainne would be attributed with unifying the entire Smegsland under the banner of the golden dragon. In following years the Smechesinds expanded the lands of the Smegs, Expanding North to New-Raanskald then East to Hirane and even the Aurican planes.

### Modern Smegs History

The centuries long rule that the Smechesinds had established came to an abrupt end with the arrival of the Thomas Drake and the drakaens. The Smegslord at the time was Gormund Smechesind IV, the last to carry the traditional Smechesind name. A peaceful man, he strived for peace and mutual trade with the Drakaens. One day during a meeting with the leader of a group of Aurican merchants a Drakaen army appeared and detained him and much of his company. Gormund was executed by the Auricans only a few days later, meaning that the title of Smegslord passed to his young son Haroldt.

Unfit to rule the the lands at his young age, the responsibility was passed to Gormund's brother Carmanne Fulrite, today referred to in the Drakesland as ‘Zie Dhampir bon Grandehögels (The Vampire of the Mountains)’ and in the Smegsland as the ‘Krietor Prinze (Warrior Prince). He was well known for his brutal raids on the Drakaen towns of Aurica and Novaeu Rouge whilst they were still being built. He was especially feared for his sheer barbarity in how he would deal with the civilians of the towns, executing them and staking their corpses outside of the Drakaen towns. Rumours were spread across the Drakesland that Carmanne himself would alone descend from the Smegan mountains and sneak into Aurica to kidnap the Drakaen settlers. After years of endless skirmishes he was eventually captured by the Drakaen army and executed.

Again Haroldt was left with the responsibility of the Smegslord. He recognised that the Drakaens simply had superior technology and resources, as well as a seemingly endlessly growing population of migrants. Haroldt knew that it was a fruitless endeavor to continue the conflict and surrendered to the Drakaens.

The Drakaens removed his power as Smegslord but for his cooperation allowed him to remain in power as the Junior Ephor of Smegsville and Abul. During his reign he cooperated with Drakaes in the Drakaenisation of the Smegsland. The Smegan language was all but erased and replaced with Drakaeschlange, even the Smechesind name was changed to 'Smegsint' to suit the Drakaen language better.