Kingdom of Nymorra
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The Kingdom of Nymorra was a country in northern Athelonesia. Its capital was Caldunoin.
History
Rise of the Dorenti
By the 6th century, as the Andorian Empire's military control weakened, and the Dorenti south of the Sarbech River became emboldened enough to contest the empire's power.
In 591 PR, Nessandra, the daughter of an Neumeni chieftain and client ruler of the empire, was forced to become the concubine of Caldunoin's governor after her husband's passing, as she, too, was considered part of the inheritance. Escaping around 595 PR, she became a powerful sorceress and tactician; retreating to Delcimbre, she created a formidable force. In 599 PR, she led raids against Caldunoin Province, drawing the governor's ire. Using guerrilla tactics, she trapped the governor, killing him and avenging herself, but her ultimate goal was to take Caldunoin to provide a suitable home for her people.
An Andorian-raised Dorenti general, Brondalwyr, replaced the previous governor. Brondalwyr had been stationed in Caldunoin since 594 PR, as his Dorenti origins were believed to be an asset in dealing with the local tribals. As governor, he often led forays into the marches to fight raiders. During one such sortie, he was captured during a surprise assault in 603 PR. As a prisoner, Brondalwyr became disillusioned with Palmithra, seeing the injustices they inflicted on his captors. Eventually, he took Nessandra as a lover and championed her cause, unifying various clans under her banner. In 612 PR, the Dorenti captured Caldunoin.
Jealous chieftains, led by a heated rival, Leomer, assassinated Brondalwyr in 616 PR. Nessandra disappeared the following year, possibly in mourning for her lover, perhaps secretly assassinated as well.
Brondalwyr and Nessandra's son, Caswallon I, slew Leomer in battle in 619 PR, beginning a period of warfare against other Dorenti tribes that continued to oppose him. In 626 PR, Caswallon pacified his worst detractors by sword or diplomacy, winning over his supporters and many of his rivals and earning their recognition as king of the Nymorran Dorenti.
Decline
Nymorra's decline had been associated with three major factors.
The first of these occurred long before the existence of Nymorra, with the ever-expanding great Marsh of Delcimbre. Like the Andorian Empire before it, this was a major factor in a civilization's decline.
Beginning in 782 PR, the Velashaar horde rampaged into Nymorran territory. An aging King Caswallon II defeated the horde east of Caldunoin in 798 PR, forcing them to route south into Sithras, but the damage had been done. His passing, however, led to a period of incompetent or tyrannical successors - sometimes both. Further, the Kingdom of Sithras, claiming a political marriage between the two realms, absorbed the kingdom in 935 PR. During the following century, Brondalwyr's paternal line was extinguished.