Öšdúu-Ožërhýŋ

The Öšdúu-Ožërhýŋ was the government (Öšdúu) of Ožërhýŋ from its founding in 25000 AYM to its takeover by Üdarrian forces during the Second Varonian War of 24720 AYM. From its inception to the First Varhoŋïan War of 24986 AYM, it was made of members from the Farïnýð Family, and the city's destruction during that War forced the Family to flee, eventually settling around the Múhr-Ïúýkóš. From then on, individuals from the Hýyo-Wýðúr served as the kings of Ožërhýŋ until the position's abolishment.

History

Founding of Ožërhýŋ

Ožërhýŋ was a city situated in the extreme western Amoŋot Desert, practically adjacent to the Arbin Watershed. It was founded in 25000 AYM by the Farïnýð Family following their emigration from the Ïlýrhonid Tribe. This emigration was due to their decimation at the hands of the Syöwú-Iyöphl pandemic, which reduced them to only 10 survivors. Subsequently, these 10 would leave the Tribe by heading west through the Western Passage (between the Nuzowli Mountain Range and the Ëriðorn Ocean) and following the coast of the Hýyó-Hayïd. Eventually, they would reach the Arbin Watershed, where they traveled northwest along the bounds of the Arbin Mountain Range before settling near-equidistant from both the Hýyó-Hayïd and Hýyo-Wýðúr. This settlement, which would be named Ožërhýŋ, would find itself the target of many emigrations from both the Hayïdic and Wýðúric populations, such that it grew to a population of 2,500 at its peak.

Being the founders of the city, the few Farïŋýð Family members would instate themselves as kings, and this continued until the First Varhoŋïan War of 24986 AYM, which saw the city's destrution and the departure of the Family.

Farïŋýðian Dynasty (25000 - 24986 AYM)

Šamh-Úrýo

Main Article: Šamh-Úrýo

The patriarch of the Farïŋýð Family, Šamh-Úrýo was coronated the first Öšdúu-Ožërhýŋ in 25000 AYM, and reigned until his death in 24994 AYM. It was under his direction that the Arbin Watershed to the west was fully explored and its richness discovered, although the complicated nature of harvesting, and its distribution throughout the rapidly-expanding city was too big a dilemma for him to tackle during his short reign. Nonetheless, he pointed the city towards the abundance of resources in that area, thus ensuring that the 'Öšdúic method' mining of the ground beneath the city's foundation (the method undertaken in exhaustion by the majority of the other Öšdúu) did not get far. Through his mannerisms, he also defined the role of Öšdúu-Ožërhýŋ to be one oriented with the entire city in mind, crucially establishing the equality of all Ožërhýŋian citizens regardless of background. More poignantly, however, he foresaw the continued expansion of the city's population, well beyond what was sustainable at current levels, and highly encouraged the contribution of all members to the mines. In this extent, he even broke tradition with the Ïlýrhonid Tribe in committing Ýyorhïsïb with a large swath of others and thus bringing forth the Žötó-Úrýo, all intended to be additional motivation towards the city-wide running of the tribe. In the many decades after his death, the continued growth and expansion of the Žötó-Úrýo has made it one of the largest ethnicities in modern day.

Túržýïhr

Main Article: Túržýïhr

Túržýïhr, Šamh-Úrýo's son, would succeed to the throne after his father's death. He reigned from 24994 to 24983 AYM and brought the mining industry in the Arbin Watershed to its industrial peak through the realization of the ambitions of his predecessor. This included the building of numerous storehouses from the abortive remains of the local Öšdúic mines as well as the enlarging of both the city and the mines. This latter action likely caught the attention of the Maðúšýï Tribe to the south, who were also conducting large-scale mining operations, and they grew anxious of the potential competition between the two, but would not act until 24976 AYM. Similarly, the Hýyo-Wýðúr to the north, who had been tirelessly mining the ground beneath their feet for sustenance and who were also begrudged by continuous Maðúšýïan raids, desired a more sustainable means of sustenance, and saw the industrial capacity and efficiency of the mines at Ožërhýŋ as the perfect source thereof.

In his last months, Túržýïhr would build a series of concentric walls around the city, likely aware of the notoriety the mines and storehouses were attracting. In particular, he built walls that completely enclosed the mines, the city itself, and any and all paths that connected the two, in what may be interpreted as a bout of fanaticism and paranoia.

Að-Haŋaï

Main Article: Að-Haŋaï

Að-Haŋaï was the third and last Farïŋýðian King to rule the city of Ožërhýŋ, which he did from 24983 to 24976 AYM. He was a weak leader, only 20 years of age upon ascending to the throne. Aware of his inadequacies, he saw the city and mines as a machine that was made self-sustaining through the work of his two predecessors, and thus preferred to take a stance akin to 'laissez-faire'. In 24976 AYM, the worries of the Maðúšýï had become too great to ignore, and the Hyvamto-Maðúšýï, Úvremk, forced Að-Haŋaï to sign the Pact of Ožërhýŋ in 3 Anta-Eimarae, effectively putting the city under total Ožërhýŋ control and enraging the Wýðúrians. This sparked the First Varhoŋïan War, which saw the destruction of the city and the mines by the Wýðúrian Žülfaðïŋ-Ürkaž, mainly to prevent them from falling in the hands of the Maðúšýïans. In response, the Farïŋýð Family fled, alongside a substantial portion of the Ožërhýŋian population, from the ruins northwestwards to the Múhr-Ïúýkóš Bay. This event marks the definitive end of the Farïŋýð Family, and the city would lay in ruins for the rest of the war.

Wýðúric Dynasty

Following the destruction of the city during the First Varhoŋïan War, and the subsequent flight of the Farïŋýð Family, the Varonian Trade Coalition would send several representatives to rebuild and govern the city and align it with the interests of the Hýyo-Wýðúr, particularly in preparation for extensive trade networks between them. However, following the further deterioration in relationships that characterized the Second and Third phases of the War, these cities reverted back to their isolationist views, and the puppet rulers of Ožërhýŋ gradually saw less and less communication from them. In this fashion, they would form a new identity independent of the Wýðúrians yet inevitably based upon them.

Úlëh-Roŋ

Main Article: Úlëh-Röŋ

Being the first king following the War, Úlëh-Roŋ was in charge of the rebuilding efforts. Finding the original city/mines layout too mangled and deteriorated for an in situ rebuilding, he instead chose to create an entirely new settlement located some 20 kilometers east of the original. This new site was initially intended to be a small camp that one would live in during the rebuilding efforts, but it would become the main city in its own right after the camp experienced a significant amount of immigration. Indeed Úlëh-Roŋ would make this process of rebuilding the priority for his reign, which ran from 24976 to 24958 AYM, and it quickly spread westwards and envelop the ruins of old in its quest to return back to the former mining glory.

The mining glory was in fact partly revived during Úlëh-Roŋ's reign, as its mountainous and cavernous nature meant that Ürkaž had not as severely razed it as he had done the main city. By 24967 AYM, it was producing rock that matched around 40% that of the Farïŋýð Family at its peak, and by 24960 AYM, this had risen to 60%.