Kal-Haðü

Kal-Haðü, or Calladou, was one of the foremost cities of the Hýyo-Wýðúr. It was among the Wëbëlupian Cities, or Heta-Hýyó-Wýðúr, in that its site was chosen based on the placement of what was called the Wëbëlup-Wýðúr, which were long poles erected in the desert to track the progress of the Wýðúric Expedition. For Kal-Haðü, it was the site of the 14th Wëbëlup-Wýðúr.

For much of its existence, it was ruled by the Öšdúu-Haðü. Nestled between the nearby cities of Vërðïm and Óvarhën, it was heavily protected even without the city walls but still maintained its isolation for much of the Ýmor-Maðúšýï period. For this, it would develop a rich cultural style which was only enhanced by the introduction of the Palïŋ-Lhrúuŋðarr to the city in 24906 AYM.

Etymology

The only double-barrelled name of the four Heta-Hýyó-Wýðúr, Kal-Haðü's exact meaning is unknown. Kal itself may be associated with other words like 'Alió', to need, and 'Alëkal', a sketch, perhaps indicating unfinishedness or incompleteness. Haðü itself may be an amalgamation of 'Kaðút', to mutter. Of course, this is far from certain, and it is unknown as to what exactly these words would refer.

History

Prelude: The Wýðúric and Khýnýšic Expeditions

Like all other cities in the Heta-Hýyó-Wýðúr, Kal-Haðü was a direct result of the 25026 AYM Wýðúric Expedition and its immediate aftermath. This Expedition, the second of the five Yarpalïŋ-Ýmïlýrhonid, was the first venture in the northern Amoŋot Desert. Taking notes from the disastrous Hayïdic Expedition that preceded it, the Wýðúric Expedition would haul a massive amount of food, supplies and equipment from the Ïlýrhonid Tribe to sustain themselves on this journey. This would be bolstered by various wooden poles harvested from the Volain Forest, which would be fashioned into the Wëbëlup-Wýðúr.

Upon reaching the Desert, the Expedition members were surprised to find that one could harvest rock right from the ground, and as such, they would live off of this ground supply, instead of those they had brought over, throughout their trek in the Desert. They would travel northwest, and every 15-30 kilometers, a Wëbëlup-Wýðúr would be erected as a physical marker of their progress and past movements. It would be by this sequence that the Expediion would safely make it back to the Desert edge, around the 3rd such Wëbëlup-Wýðúr, where they would found the city of Güðün in the early months of 25025 AYM.

A select few of the members would return back to the Ïlýrhonid Tribe, whereupon their success would produce sweeping changes across the populace. Convinced of the viability of settlement outside the Tribe, many emigrated into the Northern Amoŋot Desert. Due to the visibility of the Wëbëlup-Wýðúr, they would settle at these poles, creating the precursor for the fully-fledged cities of the Hýyó-Wýðúr, including Kal-Haðü.

However, other factions within the Ïlýrhonid Tribe interpreted the disparity between the Hayïdic and Wýðúric Expeditions as a sign that the Zar-Isyer-Akwor, the main mythical predator of the Ibrófeneð species and the key antagonist of the Kavamïŋ-Ïlýrhonid, were much closer than anticipated. As such, concurrent to the emigrations was a wave of panic, as religious leaders accused Hayïdic Expeditionary members of being Zar-Isyer-Akwor, sometimes even murdering them, and deterring rituals like the Aparaŋ-Ïlýrhonid were ramped up in frequency. This was the short-lived religious system known as the Kavamïŋ-Hnúyo-Krašl.

In response, the Khýnýšic Expedition was launched around mid-25025 AYM, in which leaders and members from both the Hayïdic and Wýðúric Expeditions were brought back to the Ïlýrhonid Tribe to prove the validity of their results. This was definite proof against the Kavamïŋ-Ïlýrhonid and the existence of the Zar-Isyer-Akwor, and subsequently, both religious systems would be abolished. This grand success prompted a second much larger wave of emigrations, which once again targeted the Hýyó-Wýðúr. It is said that by 25020 AYM, the population had already surpassed 10,000. This was the situation when such sociocultural factors like the Púlö-Ïlýrhonid took shape within the populace.

The Founding and Púlö-Ïlýrhonid

Main Article: Púlö-Ïlýrhonid

Kal-Haðü would be founded at the 14th Wëbëlup-Wýðúr, placing it just northwest of the center of the Heta-Hýyó-Wýðúr. The term 'found' is ambiguous here; although settlements developed at and around that site as early as the first migratory wave, the first true establishment as a city with bounded limits and a central authority would only be achieved upon the creation of the Öšdúu-Haðü, wich will be discussed in a later section. Before the creation of the Öšdúu-Haðü, the city's population would be in flux, as the effects of the Púlö-Ïlýrhonid spread throughout the Hýyó-Wýðúr.

The Púlö-Ïlýrhonid, or Ïlýrhonidian Question, was a societal and cultural phenomenon that affected all emigrants, but none more so than those in the Hýyó-Wýðúr, precisely due to the lack of common ideology that other tribes were united under. It started out as a choice of whether one would adhere to (Ëvoðo-Reïlýrhonid) or diverge from Ëvoðro-Ýmïlýrhonid) the cultural and ideological identity of the Ïlýrhonid Tribe. This was mainly based on what the emigrant's time in the Tribe was like, with a more pleasant time there corresponding to a higher likelihood of choosing the Ëvoðo-Reïlýrhonid mindset.

Over the years, from 25025 to 25020 AYM, the population of the Hýyó-Wýðúr would shift dramatically as each individual migrated across cities to be with those that had common values. Those who adhered strongly to Ëvoðo-Reïlýrhonid and Ëvoðro-Ýmïlýrhonid would move to the closest city (Güðün) and farthest city (Ovarhën) from the Ïlýrhonid Tribe itself, respectively. However, in the middle cities like Lómóhüd, Vërðïm, and Kal-Haðü, the debate of the Púlö-Ïlýrhonid would fade in importance, leaving them to group up based on cultural facets at the familial level (of course, members from all twelve distinct families of the Ïlýrhonid Tribe were there). Crucially, this would create numerous factions in each of these middle cities, and unlike the single ideologically-united coalitions in Güðün and Óvarhën, it would take multiple years for these warring factions to settle down enough for the creation of stable governments. It is very likely that the Öšdúu-Haðü was formed around 25022 - 21 AYM, placing the definitive founding of the city near that of Lómóhüd and Vërðïm.

Öšdúu-Haðü

The Öšdúu-Haðü are unique among all the Öšdúu due to their adoption of a regnal prefix, Kal-, applied to every king's name. This is one of the clearest cases of the phenomenon known as the Žömëp-Fýtaŋ, in which a leader's own individual identity is forgone in favor of one synonymous with the organization one rules, placing oneself as the literal embodiment of the tribe as its decision-maker.

Kal-Vrüžnë

Main Article: Vrüžnë

Kal-Vrüžnë was the first Öšdúu-Haðü from the city's founding (of which the exact date is unknown) to 25018 AYM.

Kal-Ðaŋharkhö

Main Article: Ðaŋharkhö

Kal-Ðaŋharkhö was the second Öšdúu-Haðü, reigning from 25018 to 25009 AYM.

Kal-Tëvarúmr

Main Article: Tëvarúmr

Kal-Tëvarúmr was the third Öšdúu-Haðü, reigning from 25009 to 24996 AYM.

Kal-Ïbahlút

Main Article: Aškar-Ïbahlút

Kal-Ïbahlút was the fourth Öšdúu-Haðü, reigning from 24996 to 24983 AYM.

Kal-Aðhór

Ër-Aðhór

Kal-Aðhór was the fifth Öšdúu-Haðü, reigning from 24983 to 24975 AYM.