What remains now is only a ruin, a reminder of the death wrought by foreign invaders, and a symbol of the peace promised by a great leader.— Takalia, Travels in Grara
Bolhar's Foothold
Constructed in 11 EX after
Bral captured the
Graran side of
Tokai Pass, Juumdason served as a defensive position and a staging ground to perform future attacks in the foreign nation. Its defenses were tested several times but the fort stood, due in part to assistance from the
Skyknights.
Juumdason was large enough that it contained a series of underground storerooms connected by tunnels. It also had a tower for lighting a large fire to send messages to the other nearby encampments controlled by the
Bral Military - most importantly those in
Tokai Pass which would be able to quickly send messages back to the nation proper.
A Ruin Remembered
Unoccupied after the end of the
Winter Raids Juumdason was officially decommissioned in the spring of 31 EX by order of
Empress Enkhtuya Dodai following a series of negotiations with
Grara, leading to
Bral ceding all
Graran lands that were taken during the reign of her late husband
Emperor Bolkhar Dodai.
In exchange for the territory - and a reparation paid for the damage caused by the
Winter Raids, the two countries reopened trading relations. Though small at first, this tenuous agreement would prove crucial in the implementation of the
Imperial Infrastructure Initiative and later in
Bral obtaining their first
skyship.
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The Winter Raids
It is from this fortress that a group of desperate soldiers went rogue and terrorized the surrounding
Graran towns and villages. The direct deaths to the civilian population were great and the deaths caused by the loss of resources greater still. The attacks in the winter of 30 EX became known as the
Winter Raids and were settled when
Enkhtuya Dodai withdrew from the region.
"The Empress is celebrated in Grara almost as much as she is in Bral. She improved their nation but brought peace to ours."
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