Šðýï-Ŋökmahat

Šðýï-Ŋökmahat, or simply Ŋökmahat, was a citizen of the city of Lómóhüd who rose to prominence in the First Ýlëntukian War through his leadership of the Lómóhüdian Expedition from 23 Suta-Eimarae to the end of the war. He was the main architect of the Ŋökmahat Campaigns and the Battle of Ŋökmahat, both of whom have an enduring legacy in Lómóhüdian history as a symbol of the city's resilience and strength. As such, Ŋökmahat was venerated long after his death alongside other wartime figures like Žïkr-Kha.

Biography

Ïlýrhonid Tribe

A member of the Ürïstúd Family, Ŋökmahat was merely named Šðýï at the beginning of his life. Ürïstúdian tradition dictated that this initial phoneme was likely a term linking it to an ancestral figure or lineage thereof. Ŋökmahat itself was added later as the individual did more duties. Due to little extant records about the time period and the Ürïstúdian naming conventions, it is not known what specific deed Ŋökmahat refers to, nor when exactly it was added.

Ŋökmahat was born in the Ïlýrhonid Tribe in 25038 AYM. This later period in the Ýmor-Šapariž Period was characterized by social and cultural upheaval caused by earlier events and figures like the Žötó-Žimiara (especially Rzüýŋ) and the various natural disasters that had plagued the tribe. His name is inscribed on the Familial Žötó-Ïdhatón as simply Šðýï, likely implying that he only got the latter part of his name after departing from the tribe.

Departure and Settlement in Lómóhüd

Like many other figures of the early Hýyo-Wýðúr, Ŋökmahat left the tribe in one of the two major waves of emigrations that followed the Wýðúric and Khýnýšic Expeditions of 25026-25. There are no such definitive records on what caused Ŋökmahat to leave, but it is very likely a general feeling of disillusionment and loss of confidence regarding the safety and prosperity of the tribe.

In the years between 25026 and 25020 AYM, the Hýyó-Wýðúr was subject to a grand sociocultural shift, as the Púlö-Ïlýrhonid, or Ïlýrhonid Question, caused shifts in the populace. Whatever Ŋökmahat's stance on the matter was, it would lead him to the city of Lómóhüd by 25020 AYM. Around that time, the Öšdúu-Lómóhüd would be formed, ending the shifts of the Púlö-Ïlýrhonid.

Life in Lómóhüd

Although slow to develop, Lómóhüd would grow immensely during the reign of the third Öšdúu, Ŋüðúrr, from 24997 to 24979 AYM. His main innovation was the Ëvoðo-Ŋüðúrr, a style of living adapted against the repeated raids of the Maðúšýï Tribe which had occurred since 25010 AYM. This did not advocate for any sort of conflict, but rather created separate domains called the above-ground and below-ground. The former consisted of plain, spartan houses which contained secret passageways to the latter, which was comparatively and richly decorated. The below-ground was seen as the true home of not just the owner of the settlement, but the entire tribe, as each of these below-ground chambers were similarly connected to each other through secret passageways. This is not to say that raids had absolutely no effect on the city's way of life; to protect the secrets below them, the Lómóhüdians would always choose to flee rather than hide. This would also be rationale for their lack of a proper army, which was simply not needed given their strategies.

Šðýï-Ŋökmahat does not seem to have been particularly influential during this period, but this would change during the reign of Ŋüðúrr's successor Ðhrýïŋïr, during which the First Varhoŋïan War broke out in 24976 AYM.