Horgon

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In 159 HE, the weakened empires of Krak-Oth, Neld-Rac, and Rioch Tetrax, came together as the Horgon Confederacy. The goal of the three founders was tighter internal security, protecting the current wearers of the Torc of Maen Grirngrim, and preventing another Torc War.

The Durkoth are masters because of superior civilization, technology, and intellect. We either join peacefully and accept their superiority or get sorely beaten and forced to be slave soldiers for three generations like the Sussgurd. We join peacefully, we give up only one generation to servitude.

- Henarg, a Theegan politician speaking at the Council of Deliberation - "Dove Party"

Horgon was comprised of the Durkoth as the highest social class with the most rights and privileges followed by a warrior class comprising elite elemental soldiers of the Hydrocur and Laupha races. The next social class were free slaves which had earned their freedom from time, deeds for the empire, payment, or other means. The last group were the slave class. They had freedom to roam about about and run their own affairs, but without trial or argument they could be pressed into military service forming slave armies or put to work in large scale public works. These latter two classes were mostly populated by Sussgurd, Theegan, and Dromite; each a people subjugated in the Torc Wars.

In 537 HE, a small population of Durkoth and their minions fled a massive illithid invasion. This conflict, the Second Suellk Invasion (430 HE - 537 HE), ended Horgon civilization on the world of Osâchar.

Aftermath

The leaders, the Saints of Maen, along with thousands of minions, escaped their world in the Helas Vessels. After entering the Void they drifted for three centuries. In 862 HE, four sonic booms echoed their arrival, last survivors of Horgon civilization, had found a new home on the world of Bal-Kriav.