It began as a kingdom that was abandoned and lost. It was redeveloped but the Cataclysm put an end to it, and now it is a cursed land, held and home to the cursed Zhakar Dwarves. Buy the War of the Lance sourcebook: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/produ...
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Transcript
Once the ancient home of the Hylar, Thoradin, now known as Zhakar, is cursed.
Intro
Welcome to another DragonLance Saga episode. My name is Adam and today we are going to talk about Zhakar in the War of the Lance Era. I would like to take a moment and thank the DLSaga members, and invite you to consider becoming a member by visiting the link in the description below. You can even pick up Dragonlance gaming materials using my affiliate links. I am referencing The Atlas of the Dragonlance World, Tales of the Lance Boxed Set, and the War of the Lance sourcebook for this information. If I leave anything out or misspeak, please leave a comment below!
Discussion
Before the Cataclysm, Thoradin, or New Hope, was home to the Hylar dwarves for six hundred years. Eventually the Hylar left to delve Thorbardin, or New Best Hope, and by two thousand Prae Cataclius, all roads to Thoradin were lost. It would be a millennium before the dwarves would return to the Khalkist Mountains to establish trading with Istar. This trading colony was named Thoradin after the lost kingdom, and until the Cataclysm, it rivaled its namesake. Only the Thiewar were spared the devastation of the Cataclysm, and as they tunneled out of their collapsed kingdom, they developed a terrible plague. It was then that the dwarven nation of Zhakar rose from Thoradin’s ashes, populated by the mysterious Zhakar dwarves, which means Cursed Ones, and their kingdom named after them means cursed place. You see, an ancient mold plague disfigured the dwarves and made them outcasts to their kin. They took this mantle of outcast on themselves, and exterminated any potential interlopers.
The mountain region of Zhakar was once a land of majestic mountain ranges, sloping hills and terraced ridges. Now, it's little more than jagged cliffs overlooking sheer gorges which drop for thousands of feet. Most don’t even know there is a bustling kingdom beneath the range, and if it weren't for Zhakar Keep looming above Stonecrusher River, they would be absolutely unknown. The Stonecrusher River flows from the highlands of the east into the New Sea, featuring hundreds of towering waterfalls along its length. The mountains to the east are near impossible to traverse, but prove to be an effective barrier against Khur. The Zhakar keep an open valley to the east clear of growth in order to spot potential incoming enemies. The best way into the region is from the north, but the Zhakar keep vigilant watch on those passes as well. Anyone foolish enough to find themselves in this area will end up with poison-tipped bolts peppering their body, before any dwarf is sighted.
The lofty peaks and granite cliffs are dry and barren. There are high tarns from ancient glaciers in a few spots, which provides much needed water to the rocky heights. You will find trees trying to grow and eagles with their nests around them. The rest of the mountain range features scrub, sage, and cactus primarily. Summer lasts from late Bran to early Reorxmont and winter can last from Phoenix to Mishamont. There is little snow or rain, regardless of the season however, though the wind in the summers is often blustery due to the updrafts off the hot stone faces. The Zhakar trade with Sanction and the ogres of Blode. When Neraka was building up its forces, the Zhakar were called upon for equipment. In this War of the Lance era, the kingdom is working at a frenzied rate. But the Zhakar assassins are widely used to eliminate traitors, usurpers, or unwanted leaders. As a culture, the Zhakar cannot wait to dominate and enslave their kinsmen who abandoned them so many years ago.
Zhakar has a population of just under thirty-three thousand. Ninety-five percent of that is dwarven, four percent is ogre, and one percent of miscellaneous races. As mentioned previously, the Zhakar hate all other races, and seem to only love wealth. Most of the citizens of this nation are introverted, doing their best to socially stay away from others, even their own kin. There is no public affection as it is deemed inappropriate...
5 авг 2024
