Assassination of the King of Du'merh

Life, Death

After a relatively short rule, Harnug Mithrilbrand V of Du'merh was assassinated. His policy of giving the rebels land from which they could take extra tolls on his merchants had become too much for many in the kingdom. This had pushed him against the corner and made him an enemy of most of the powerful individuals left.

At the young age of only 139, Harnug Mithrilbrand V of Du'merh was assassinated by several of his closest ministers. Although he had taken the throne at the very young age of only 32 and immediately ended the war, he was never able to bring stability to the kingdom and as such it had stayed poor after the war. Most merchants either moved out or stayed in the hope that they would be some of the few ruling families left when the kingdom would eventually fare better, but that never happened.   After the assassination, several merchant families took over the throne in a shared council. One of their first acts was reigniting the war in order to free the trade routes from the Free Holdings.