Lómóhüd

Lómóhüd, or Laumohud, was a city in the collection of settlements known as Hýyo-Wýðúr. The second-oldest city behind Güðün, it was the site of the Öšdúu-Lómóhüd, and as such, the city is considered to be part of the Öšdúu system that flourished during the Heta-Alšewharžar. It was one of the most important cities in the Hýyó-Wýðúr, being a member of all iterations of the Varonian Trade Coalition, and seeing significant action in both the First Varhoŋïan War and Second Varonian War. It would even go through several phases itself, as it was so integral to these wars that it was destroyed and rebuilt more than five separate times in its history.

Ultimately, it would coalesce, alongside its longtime allies of Vërðïm and Kal-Haðü, into the tribe of Sangus shortly before the Varonian Civil War, which would result in the full integration of these cities into the newly-made tribe of Ardunioz in 24533 AYM.

Etymology

The exact meaning behind Lómóhüd is, like most of the other cities during this time period, lost to time. The most plausible theory is that it was based off its location, that is, between the 5th and 6th Wëbëlup-Wýðúr. Given that the numbers 5 and 6 translate to mean Úl and Šu respectively, the name Lómóhüd may have been a corruption of the term 'between 5 and 6', or 'Úl Ýŋol Šu'. However, even by linguistic standards, this is a large leap in terms of theory.

History

Formation

Lómóhüd was the site of both the 5th and 6th Wëbëlup-Wýðúr, which were long poles erected during the Wýðúric Expedition to track their progress. Unlike other cities, who were based around a singular pole, Lómóhüd was strangely defined as being the space in between two poles. Normally, the poles would have been separated by distances of around 10-20 kilometers, but the distance between the 5th and 6th was abnormally short, around 2 kilometers, which has been credited to a dense fog or another such visually-impairing weather phenomena.

After the success of the Wýðúric Expedition, and even more so after the subsequent Khýnýšic Expedition, a massive wave of emigrants would flood into the northern Amoŋot Desert. With no other geographic features to navigate by, settlements always formed around the Wëbëlup-Wýðúr. It seems the settlements in and around the 5th and 6th poles were so close together that they filled in the gap between themselves, easily becoming the largest of the formative cities in terms of size.

Púlö-Ïlýrhonid and Öšdúu Formation

Main Articles: Púlö-Ïlýrhonid, Öšdúu

The Ïlýrhonidian Question, or Púlö-Ïlýrhonid, was a social dilemma that affected all emigrants from the tribe during these early years. Simply, it consisted of a choice each individual had to make: was the cultural and social stance taken by the individual to align with (Ëvoðo-Reïlýrhonid) or diverge from (Ëvoðro-Ýmïlýrhonid) that of the Ïlýrhonid Tribe? Unlike other early tribes, who were choraled by an overarching tribal philosophy or goal, the populations in the Hýyó-Wýðúr were extremely diverse, both culturally and philosophically. As such, while the populations of these other tribes barely changed, it had by far the largest effect on the Hýyó-Wýðúr, causing a brief period of instability within the cities.

This brief period of instability was defined by the gradual shifting populations from city to city, with each individual seeking to find groups who had the same societal and cultural values they had. Depending on the city's placement, the groups that settled within each city differed. The groups whose main common point of alignment was regarding the Ëvoðo-Reïlýrhonid and Ëvoðro-Ýmïlýrhonid (that is, the alignment with or diversion from the culture of the Ïlýrhonid Tribe) settled in the cities closest to and farthest away from the Ïlýrhonid Tribe, respectively. These featured relatively few disputes and were able to coalesce within a year, and upon coalescing, one figure would rise to power within the city and establish an Öšdúu, an absolute king-like government, over just that city.

In the middle, however, the emphasis on the Púlö-Ïlýrhonid would fade into the background in favor of disputes regarding familial traditions and cultural stances. This second group of cities would see several years of infighting between these many factions before a singular ruler was chosen.

Situated roughly in the middle of the cities, the city of Lómóhüd would fall into the second category. The exact details behind these struggles are lost to history, but what would arise from this was the Öšdúu-Lómóhüd, with Ëžrü-Kaðal as its first ruler.