Marian Valley

Marian Valley once held a thriving and prosperous kingdom sheltered by the Mar River, Fords of Ol'lied, and Vort Mountains. The Kingdom of Maria was ruled my many great kings, renounced for their golden palace, great wealth, and defeat of all outside invasions. Following the eruption of Mount Gáradok and the discovery of Gáradok Iron, the then-reigning King Hormûplad had forged the great sword Gragongín. With Gragongín, Hormûplad led four great campaigns outside the valley, returning with even greater loot and increasing Marian's renown. Hormûplad, after a long reign died and bestowed Gragongín to his son King Hormild. Hormild continued his father's legacy, and with the sword defeated even the Clans of Dougar within their home territory in the Battle of Buylil'th. Yet Gragongín grew bored of its subservience and betrayed its wielder, slaying Hormild. In response the Marians reforged Gragongín into Gûtherín and Graghûndir, but Gragongín cursed the Marians, causing them to fall into disarray and never select a new king. The Dougarians, in vengeance for the Battle of Buylil'th, invaded the Marian Valley and the cursed inhabitants' fate was sealed. The wealth of the Kingdom of Marian was stolen by the Dougarian and its people fled south into the Vort Mountains. The kingdom fell into ruin, and devastation, never to re-rise. Even to those who fled, the curse of Gragongín persisted, and the exiled Marians devolved into half-living half dead savages, which forever haunted the mountains and occasionally plagued the surrounding lands Edgeth, Rand, and their old ruined homeland.