Shåhdom of Frödrørken

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The **Shåhdom of Frödrørken** or just **Frödrørken** is a desert nation thats was invaded and conquered by seafaring vikings centuries ago. Its current ruler is Tistænxh Qhømidid II, a decendant of the viking rulers that came from far away lands.

## **History**

The lands that encompass Frödrørken today were once a part of the **Grand Amirate of Kharshen** aswell as areas ruled by nomadic tribesmen.

### **The Frödr**

The Frödr were a large tribe of seafaring people believed to have come from a land up north. The Frödr live their lives by fishing, raiding towns and cities aswell as other tribes. This lifestyle forced the Frödr to move from place to place to find better fishing spots and richer towns and settlements to raid. The story goes that one day a man aproached the leader of the tribe, Sorgdr "ret dåprom" av Frödr and told him about a city to the south known as "Toshnakhta" which was rich in gold, jewels and minerals located in the Grand Amirate of Kharshen. Hearing of this Sorgdr immediately told his men to get the fleet ready. With some 1200 men they set out as soon as the sun rose over the horizon.

After what felt like weeks of sailing they finally saw land that matched the description given: A coast of nothing but sand with tall thin trees unlike any they had ever seen. Along with the natural beauty there was the city, with palaces covered in gold and towers reaching the higher than mountains. The Frödr landed on the coast near the main gate and set up camp for the night.

#### **The Battle of Farasa**

Seeing a hostile army setting up a camp just outside their walls the city garrison dispachted a message to the Grand Amir Mashkan Farbkorid and told him of the inavders. Hearing this the Amir immediately grabbed his armour and sword and gave a call for his army to gather at the main gate. Seeing the Kharsheni army mobolizing the Frödr started to grab their weapons and get ready for battle. Having the home advantage aswell as outnumbering their enemies 2-1 the Amir was confident that he could defeat these tribesmen easily. He ordered for the gates to be opened and sent his army out to face the inavders. The Kharsheni army consisted of mainly lightly armed infantry with some 400 cavalry. On the other hand the Frödr fielded heavily armed soldiers who were highly trained in most forms of combat. Seeing just how large of an advantage they had, Mashkan sent his cavalry which consisted of light cavalry aswell as his personnel guard, to charge at the Frödr lines. With the mounted troops coming at them, Sorgdr ordered his men to get into an anti-cavalry formation he had employed several times against other enemies. When the cavalry reached their lines the viking raiders loosened their formations and hacked and stabbed at the horsemen with hachets, axes and spears. To his horror, Mahskans cavalry had been almost completely wiped out. Seeing this he ordered the rest of his men to charge and hopefully finish the battle. After what felt like days of fighting the dust finally cleared and the and the Frödr stood victorious, having defeated their enemies and captured the Grand Amir.

The battle was later named The Battle of Farasa after a nearby well which served as the main water source for both armies.

##### **The Sack of Toshnakhta**

After winning at Farasa the frödri army proceeded to loot the Kharsheni capital of Toshnakhta. They stole huge amounts of gold and took hundreds of people as slaves and servants. Aswell as looting the city they also destroyed large parts of it including the Amirs palace and any building which didnt have any valuables for them to plunder. After loading all their loot on to their ships they executed high ranking Kharshenis including military commanders, adiminstrators and finally the Grand Amir himself. After the bloodbath they boarded their ships and sailed back to where they came from.

### **The Great Migration**

After returning home from a successful raid, Sorgdr quickly fell ill and died leaving the tribe to be lead by his only son Hölfdar. Hölfdar saw conquering the city more profitable and less of a toll on his people than continuing to raid it and other cities around. So he immediately began preparing to sail back and take control of the city and surrounding land. Many saw this move as suicide and were convinced Hölfdar wanted to destroy the frödr for good. Some even conspired to have him assasinated they however would be caught and swiftly had their heads seperated from their bodies. After weeks of planning, convincing and executions, the frödr finally all boarded their boats and set sail for their new home, saying their final goodbyes to their old one which they had lived in for generations. After sailing for 3 days they finally arrived and landed on the same beach they had weeks prior. This time they werent met with an army like they expected, but small groups of refugees fleeing to neighbouring cities and villages. After marching his army into the center of the city he delcared himself to be its ruler. He ordered his army to round up any of the remaining citizens and force them to swear fealty to him. Those who did were let go, those who didnt were executed on the spot. Eventually after putting down riots and small protests, Hölfdar began rebuilding the destoryed city, setting up a garrison and taking control of the trade routes running though it. This new administration had many flaws as the ruling class of frödr had no idea how to run a large settlement and manage all the services and utilities that came with it. What didnt help was their refusal to let any of the locals help in them run the nation. Barring them from joining the military, working high rankind jobs, puttinfg higher taxes on them and treating them as second class citizens. This brewed lots of discontent among the local Kharshenis aswell as other groups residing in and around the city. However any attempt at rebellion had been dealt with with such brutality, that others were afraid to even look in a frödris directions, lest they get their head chopped off. This class divide and ineffective administration would last until Hölfdars grandson, Gødnarr would become leader after his uncle and father both died in a battle. Gødnarr grew up seeing how the awfully the Kharshenis and other locals were treated and he wanted to change that.

#### **Assimilation and Culture Blending**

After becoming the new leader of the frödr, Gødnarr began implementing rapid changes to the social and administrative strucutre. Non-frödris were now allowed to hold government positions, join the army, and provide their children with the same education as the upper-class. The divide made by his father and grandfather was now being phased out in favor of a fairer system. Allowing the locals to help administer was hugely successful. Trade profits were as high as ever due to local merchants now being able to sell their goods and direct trade caravans. Administration in the cities and villages was also running much smoother. There were of course some who disliked this new system. High ranking frödris believed only they deserved to run the nation as they were the ones who had won the battle and some of the locals believed they were only being tested, with those who failed being executed. These sceptics were of course dealt with and didnt cause too much of a problem. This new culture-blending was strengthened even more when Gødnarr even married a local kharsheni woman and even named their son using a word fusion of frödri and Kharsheni. That son, called Afsörmeret would eventually be the one to name the nation "Frödrørken" which means "Desert of the Frödr" in old-frödri.He would also use his mothers surname which isnt known,what is know is that is eventually corrupted into "Qhømidid" which is the name of the dynasty ruling Frödrørken today . This intermingling of frödri, kharsheni and other cultures would slowly evolve and fuse together into a new culture over a period of about a 2 centuries.