Rise of the Greentide

I know full well of my father's cowardice and greed. Know that his action cursed the bond we once shared. But I beg of you to aid us. For Dvergar's darkest hour is upon us.

— King Valrik begging for aid

  Asgan, Flame of Ruin and enemy of all mortal life, was dead. Over two centuries of war and torment had come to an end. But as the people of Dvergar were slowly beginning to breathe freely once again, they failed to notice the clouds gathering in the south. The wrath of the Adjari was still burning and Dvergar's trial not yet over.  

A Lone Dragon

  When the Dragons first attacked Dvergar, they did so in a swarm over a thousand strong. All but a few dozen were killed when the Dvergari Mages unleashed their Runestorm in response. The survivors dispersed in all directions, mostly into the rugged north. A lone female escaped into the empty south, however. Eventually, the world would know her as Urani - Mother of Beasts.   Far beyond the river Janur, she found a vast valley in the mountains that was home to a forgotten tribe of Goblins. There she dug herself a new nest, deep under the mountains and like her brethren up north stewed in the pain inflicted upon her, growing ever more monstrous as a result.     By 1212 NR, her armies were beginning to spread north into the Bosh Erla and drew the attention of Quirok Ordin. The Dwarven Kingdom had isolated itself from the rest of Dvergar following the Adjari attack, initially for selfish reasons as it had been largely spared from the destruction and had no desire to expend resources or soldiers for what they called "northern interests".   What began with an expedition not returning escalated into all-out war across and under the Bosh Erla. Campaign followed campaign, dozens of supposed "Goblin Nests" were cleaned out and even more, armies smashed. In Ordini chronicles, the 13th century became known as the Time of a Thousand Wars.  

You will not burn in our flames. That would be too good a fate for your kind. No, you will drown under the tide of our minions, suffocate just like the land around you.

— Heisga, Spawn of Urani

 

Tidal Wave

  Despite later historians glorifying it as an age of victory, there was no denying that the constant war pushed the Kingdom of Ordin to the brink. Its King, Valrik Strakmar, had long entertained the idea of calling his northern brethren for aid. He hesitated, knowing that his father's decision to isolate Quirok Ordin must have created much resentment.   That was until Gardrik Redbeard reemerged from his four-decade long meditation. The old mage had long suspected that something darker lurked behind the sudden greenskin surge, but it was only in 1337 NR that he managed to locate the source of his dread. How exactly no one knows, but he managed to convince Valrik to give him command of three airships to search for it.   After a week of travelling south and avoiding Dragons all along the way, Redbeard reached his destination. And found his worst nightmares to be true:     News of the mission's success came about two weeks after it had set off from Quirok Ordin. A great thunder came from the far south. The entirety of the Bosh Erla was shaking, even the mighty Dvergari holds quaking as if in pain. Titanic dust clouds rose above the Empty Lands and it would not be until a year later that the last of them were dispersed. Then nothing. For months the south remained silent.   Then, three months later, a small group of Dwarves arrived at Ordin's southernmost outpost. Five in total, the last remnant of Redbeard's Expedition. The mage had succeeded in his mission. His titanic battle with Urani had shaken her valley to its very core, breaking the Adjory Devor and causing the entire area to collapse in on itself. Urani and her horde were devoured by the earth.  

Last Act

  Not all of her children had perished, however. And hot on the heels of the survivors came the last of Urani's Spawn, leading what remained of the Greentide. King Valrik had not been idle in the meantime. Knowing the downfall of his realm imminent, he had sent messengers north to beg for aid. Only one voice answered. Kharn of Stridslope, general of the High Kingdom's 5th Army, marched south.   Against his King's wishes, he aided the Ordini and in the Battle of Olin's Fist, they smashed the remnants of Urani's Horde. Several thousand Goblins and a few Dragons managed to escape, but it would take centuries before any of the entered Dvergar's history again. For a time, the High Kingdom was save from the Adjari.  

You should give up trying to understand them, young one. The hatred they have for us is beyond all sanity. Beyond all understanding.

— Amur Scalebreaker on the Adjari