Chapter One: The Continent of Oerik
west, dwur became the primary colonizers
of the Lortmils, extending into the Kron
Hills and Drachensgrabs. In later years,
Celene would blame the establishment of
this nation, the Peaks of Haven, for the
increase of humanoids below the Lortmils,
and interfering with communications
between Celene and Tringlee.
Over the centuries dwur would settle
new homelands as far away as the Tyurzi
in the west and the Glorioles and Rakers
in the east. Nobody is sure how or when
these migrations occurred other than
the dwur themselves however one legend
speaks of several clans of Mountain Dwur
that migrated from the Lortmils all the way
to the Rakers, entirely by an underground
route.
While the leadership of the Thundering
Horde had been distracted with the dwur
riches, the Oeridians they had previously
conquered began to free themselves
from their humanoid masters, and flee
through the Fals Gap, seeking to follow
the Aerdi and others who had left before
the coming of the Horde. The Thundering
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