Avï-Arfarot
The Avï-Arfarot was a system of cities established by the tribe of Kairn in 25019-25018 AYM that served as the first major tribal settlements in the Forest as well as the first major defense system against the Varhoŋïð-Khalúš tribe. At its peak, it comprised over 75 individual settlements, 70% of which were concentrate at the Forest's western edge, and over 3,500 kilometers of unpaved paths connecting them to one of the 'big three' cities: Brüum-Avï, Gavórš-Avï, and Ïpïlš-Avï. Alongside the Palïŋ-Lhrúuŋðarr, these systems provided a quarantine barrier against the Khalúšians, which prevented any and all diplomatic and economic exchanges, geopolitical expansion, and military and ideological pursuits from its founding to the Second Varonian War in 24720 AYM. In a more general sense, it represents the physical and societal layout of cities that formed an integral part of the larger Ðötamïŋ-Múýhörhat defense, which in contrast comprised a much wider set of details including the cities themselves, a communications system, and the rulership known as the Hyvamto-Rkhërn.
History
Prelude: The Ýlëntuk Family and the Creation of the Kairn Tribe
The History of the Avï-Arfarot is heavily steeped in the history of the Kairn Tribe at large. The Tribe itself is one-half of the Ýlëntuk Family, which until 25020 AYM had resided in the Ïlýrhonid Tribe as one of its 12 families. During their time in the Tribe, the Family's land was near to the Nuzowli Mountain Range, whose rockslides effectively rendered their land unbearably harsh and resulted in the creation of separate high and low classes within the Family. The low class would inhabit the lands directly near the Mountain Range (and thus endure the rockslides) and the high class would inhabit the lands to the south, that is, closer to the Ïlýrhonid government. However, the severity of the second wave of natural disasters from 25045 to 25021 AYM, rendered both classes desperate for assistance from the government, but this central government (the Hyvamto-Rhïlýrhonid) was unable to assist them. This effectively turned both classes against the government, and such animosity was only amplified by the 25025 AYM Khýnýšic Expedition and the Abolishment of the Kavamïŋ-Ïlýrhonid, which saw the state religion, the main tool used to confine the populace within the Tribe, officially marked as false. Unable to endure the suffering, they left en masse in mid-25020 AYM by sailing northwards via the Kairn River System and settling in the Volain Forest at the Ŋópïŋ-Arún-Khërn, the confluence between the two major rivers.
From their initial settlement to 22 Wota-Eimarae of that year, the Family gradually drifted apart into two discrete camps, who fundamentally differed on their outlook regarding the Ïlýrhonid Tribe. While both sides were amazed at the much peaceful quality of life, they simultaneously argued about how to convince the rest of the 11 families to join them. A substantial portion of the Ýlëntuk Family held deep grudges against the Ïlýrhonid government, such that they could not trust them. This group, called the Varhoŋïð-Khalúš, would advocate for a military raid against the Ïlýrhonid government, by which they would dismantle that authority and free the 11 families under their rule. However, the other group, who held more sympathetic views of the government, instead opted to use economic tactics, mainly trade with the Ïlýrhonid Tribe, to convince the Tribe of the value of emigration and outside interaction, and thus influence the families' decisions regarding departure. These two groups roughly corresponded to the low and high classes of the Family, which called back to their respective locations within the Tribe, although it depended first and foremost on the personal opinion of the individual and what they had experienced regarding the government in particular.
In this gradual process, the Khalúšians would group up on the coast that was situated to the west of the confluence, and the Kairnians would group up on the other two coastlines, namely to the north and east thereof. Select leaders emerged from both sides; the Khalúšians were led by Hŋýïŋïkki and Löðkúlhöð, and the Kairnians were led by Múýhörhat and Ŋïdúlúŋ. As time passed, the Khalúšians became more and more restless, and on 22 Wota-Eimarae, they planned an elaborate raid that would have dealt serious damage to the Ïlýrhonid Tribe and likely killed substantial parts of the government. However, the Kairnians were made aware to this, and, mere hours before the raid was to commence, they charged at the Khalúšians, scattering them and killing a substantial part of their population. This event, called the Ambush of Ŋópïŋ-Arún-Khërn, drove the Khalúšians westwards out of the Volain Forest, whereupon they would take over the cities of Óm-hayïd and Güðün and make several futile attempts to reassert themselves into the Forest.
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