Kingdom of the First Men

**The Kingdom of the First Men, The Great Kingdom of Men,** or simply **Kingdom of Man** was a kingdom which existed in western Clamund from the early 2nd century to 965. It is a kingdom which largely encompasses the domain of a wizard king union known as the Union of Blood Spines and consists of former slaves who rebelled against the regime. The kingdom lies along the western frontier of Clamund and many people that live within the kingdom come from the untamed and uncharted hinterlands to the west of Clamund as well as many independent clans that dot the entirety of the continent. The Kingdom of Man would be a significant figure in Clamundian politics for many years; being accustomed to warfare and disputes, the kingdom has grown to become the target of many rivalries among neighboring kingdoms which resulted in its destruction in 965 after an invasion force from the Kingdom of Lambert crossed the border and took control of the capital in a war that lasted 19 years.

## History

Many would claim that the Kingdom of the First Men means that they were the first kingdom to ever be established. This statement is false and is disproven by many Clamundian scholar as the Kingdom of Visimar, the Kingdom of Lambert and the Jarldom of Vestar were established prior to the slave rebellion which freed the region's human population. However, many would claim that the name of the kingdom would instead imply that the kingdom was founded exclusively by native Clamundians; many of whom are former members of clans and tribes, rather than explorers and colonists from the Golden Empire.

Most of the kingdom's history incorporates conflicts and warfare as it encompassed a majority of the kingdom's history. A deep and long-lasting crusade against Clamund's greenskin population was led by the Kingdom of the First Men as a majority of the wizard king's former enforcer population lived beyond and around the kingdom due to its secluded position and limited population and army. After the year 700, the kingdom would make a name for itself as most of the kingdom's army consisted of a light infantry who excelled at hunting and tracking their prey. Orc Hunters would be their name and many nobles across the land would pay handsomely for a company of them to track and slay any orc or goblin problem they might've had. Unfortunately for the kingdom's successor in the form of the Earldom of Flynn, this practice had not evolved on the Flynn Folk as they abandoned their warlike ways in favor of drinking and gambling.

### 410-444 - The Sinwold Rebellion

Sinwold at the time of this rebellion was a Vestarian trading hub due to how close it was to the Jarldom's border. In 410, the lord of Sinwold Castle; Lord Simo Kakri would raise his flags in rebellion with the support of several border jarls from the stronghold Ubol and Strangard. With a sizable army on both sides, both armies would besiege each other's holdings for years at a time without offering any sort of battle. Finally, in 440, The Battle of Sinwold would be the deciding factor of the rebellion which ended in the destruction of the rebel army as well as the supporting jarls. Although the jarls would be able to escape from the battle, Simo Kakri would be captured and swiftly executed by King Damanus IV.

### 650~ - The Great Crusade

The Great Crusade was the name given by the Warlord Kent who participated in the widespread Treason Trials which forced Clamund's dwarf population to move past the Irongate mountains. The crusade was a mess of a campaign as many kingdoms participated but few tolerated one another as warbands of crusading soldiers ransacked and pillaged the fortresses and hill forts of the dwarves. Adding to the chaos, the Kingdom of the First Men contributed greatly to the general slaughter of the crusades as former orc hunters used their skills to track down and kill fleeing dwarven citizens. Many hunting parties would also regularly attack and ransack Lambertian warbands, adding to the distrust had between both kingdoms against eachother.