Dwarven Genocide

Reincarnation of Rum as Ytinise

The **Dwarven Genocide**, known amongst survivors and their descendants as ***Noapte Líael*** ("the Long Night" in Old Onor) was a genocide that took place at the start of the Iloisa Conquest in 448 AT. The Genocide killed around 60-80% of all Dwarves and completely wiped out the Mul ethnic group, leaving the Onor as the only group of Dwarves.

## Prelude and Events

The Iloisa Empire was founded in about 300 BT and encompassed all human territories on Ditarre. During the early years of the Tulkon's Era, the Empire expanded to the Garden Continent, as well. The Empire flourished in central Ditarre and the northern Garden Continent for the next nearly 800 years.

In 447 AT, Emperor Grytu believed that the Empire should expand to the rest of the world and form an ethnic world state. He knew that he would need the support of the Tulkon to complete his plan, but the current Tulkon was a young Dwarf named Rum who disavowed Grytu's policies, and Grytu needed blind loyalty. Grytu prepared to invade the Dwarves' territory and kill the Tulkon so that they would reincarnate as a human. Grytu also needed a way to make room for planned colonies on the Onor Peninsula, and to send a message to the rest of the world.

The plan went into effect in 448 AT. Iloisa forces invaded the country from the southwest, pushing the fleeing Dwarf population to the eastern tip of the Onor Peninsula. Rum was hidden across the Peninsula for months while the rest of the country was torn apart. The Mul, who occupied the western portion of the peninsula, were virtually wiped out (although a few survivors made it to the reservation). Rum was publicly executed in Onor on the last day of the Genocide and reincarnated as the Human Ytinise, who was later adopted by Grytu.

## Aftermath and Legacy

The precise number of Dwarves killed is not known. Estimates range from 60%-80% of their total population, with the Mul culture and their philosophy of Ratialis becoming virtually extinct.

The surviving Dwarves were moved onto the Onor Reservation while the former territory of Norte-Mul was colonized by the Iloisa Empire. At the reservation, the Dwarves were stripped of their rights and any dissent was brutally suppressed. Within the Empire, knowledge of the Genocide was kept to a minimum, with its citizens being kept unaware of its true extent.

A number of surviving Dwarves escaped the Onor peninsula and made refuge in Keghotogh. While most of these Dwarven communities returned to Onor following the end of the Iloisa Conquest, a Dwarven community still survives there today.

Prior to the Genocide, Dwarves were known for their technological and scientific advancement that was far beyond that of the other Earthly Peoples, particularly in the fields of engineering, medicine, and chemistry. The soldiers who carried out the Genocide were also ordered to destroy libraries, machines, and other places of knowledge. The Genocide set global technological advancements back by about 1,000 years.

Ytinise became Grytu's top general as an adult. She eventually learned the true meaning of being the Tulkon and founded the Usybork Republic to combat Grytu's Regime. Ytinise supported the Dwarf Balgro, who led the Dwarves in a reconquest of the continent. The Onor expanded across the entire peninsula and restored their former territory.

Eventually, the Dwarves expanded to the continent of Däegarden, forming the Nodal ethnic group. Tulkon Gal Adodume promoted observance of the Dwarven Genocide Remembrance Day in both Dwarf nations, celebrating it on Zatem 11, the day the Genocide began.