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Archaeological excavations suggests there has been a city on the site since at least the [[Age of Darkness]]. | Archaeological excavations suggests there has been a city on the site since at least the [[Age of Darkness]]. | ||
| − | In [[B.G.A.]] | + | In [[B.G.A.]] 877, Khornth was taken over and given it's modern name by the [[Dragon]] sorcerer [[Khornthises]]. He ruled Khornth until roughly the begining of the [[Mage Wars#The Second Chaotic Period|Second Chaotic Period]] of the [[Mage Wars]]. |
Khornthises was killed by a small group of adventurers and the city liberated, but it was quickly taken over by a human mage. Mages ruled the city until the end of the wars, when it was conquered by Uther. | Khornthises was killed by a small group of adventurers and the city liberated, but it was quickly taken over by a human mage. Mages ruled the city until the end of the wars, when it was conquered by Uther. | ||
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| + | Despite being a major trade center on the [[Agras Plain]], Khornth is still most famous for the time it spent under the tyanical rule of a fallen dragon. Sources dating to the [[Ages#The Golden Age|Golden Age]] typically paint [[Khornthises]] as a brutal tyrant, who ruled only through fear and intimidation, and regularly feasted on his subjects. However, contemporary accounts reveal that he was actually a fair - if very strict - leader, and that many of his subjects were actually very thankful to live there. | ||
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| + | While Khornthises himself lived a very decadent life, he was also careful to see to it that his subjects ahd plenty to eat, even using dragon magic to improve the yield of their crops to some extent. He also organized a powerful army and personally trained human wizards to man the city's [[Mage Tower]]. | ||
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| + | The city had a strict but thorough set of laws, and for it's era was probably one of the fairest legal environments in the region. Everything hinged around a single precident that was described as "The One Rule", which stated very simply "The Law is to be applied to all humans equally, male, female, young, old, citizen, or visitor, regardless of any difference or inequality." Essentially, everyone was to be tried the same. | ||
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| + | Strikingly, there were no jails in Khornth; criminals were punished by indentured servitude. More serious offenses might be worthy of banishment, while the most heinous crimes were punished by death. The method of execution was always the same: Khornthises would eat you. This is the only documented situation in which he ate his subjects, and this being the height of the Mage Wars, it did happen quite frequently. | ||
Revision as of 19:46, 9 June 2013
Khornth Is a city in the Thenius River Delta{where the Thenius meets Lake Bara. During the Ages of the Alliance, Khornth became an important hub of commerce and a major fishing port for the lakes.
History
Archaeological excavations suggests there has been a city on the site since at least the Age of Darkness.
In B.G.A. 877, Khornth was taken over and given it's modern name by the Dragon sorcerer Khornthises. He ruled Khornth until roughly the begining of the Second Chaotic Period of the Mage Wars.
Khornthises was killed by a small group of adventurers and the city liberated, but it was quickly taken over by a human mage. Mages ruled the city until the end of the wars, when it was conquered by Uther.
Life Under Dragon Rule
Despite being a major trade center on the Agras Plain, Khornth is still most famous for the time it spent under the tyanical rule of a fallen dragon. Sources dating to the Golden Age typically paint Khornthises as a brutal tyrant, who ruled only through fear and intimidation, and regularly feasted on his subjects. However, contemporary accounts reveal that he was actually a fair - if very strict - leader, and that many of his subjects were actually very thankful to live there.
While Khornthises himself lived a very decadent life, he was also careful to see to it that his subjects ahd plenty to eat, even using dragon magic to improve the yield of their crops to some extent. He also organized a powerful army and personally trained human wizards to man the city's Mage Tower.
The city had a strict but thorough set of laws, and for it's era was probably one of the fairest legal environments in the region. Everything hinged around a single precident that was described as "The One Rule", which stated very simply "The Law is to be applied to all humans equally, male, female, young, old, citizen, or visitor, regardless of any difference or inequality." Essentially, everyone was to be tried the same.
Strikingly, there were no jails in Khornth; criminals were punished by indentured servitude. More serious offenses might be worthy of banishment, while the most heinous crimes were punished by death. The method of execution was always the same: Khornthises would eat you. This is the only documented situation in which he ate his subjects, and this being the height of the Mage Wars, it did happen quite frequently.
