Krulmargh

The few remaining orgren of Arethal once called the Northern tip of Ildresk home. They were exiled after the calamitous Clan Wars, and so the outcast naturalists had no choice but to survive on the rocky steppes outside the Great Cachakal Desert. They would trade with the obsidian court adrassi and grow whatever food they could, but it was clear to the elder shamans that their people would wither and die unless they went into the dark rainforests of the adrassi or broke exile. After some internal struggle, it was decided by their new leader, the young Thane, that they would return to Arethal.

Through his cunning political machinations, the orgren were welcomed back by Elysia’s Prophet Queen and awarded the old pagan lands of Krulmargh as a territory of their own.

Under the influence of the orgren, Krulmargh has become a land of plenty. Their simple wooden homes dot the sunny emerald hills, along with tall runic obelisks which summon water to feed their crops. Huge, twisting willow trees provide shade to all among the clan, who do the majority of their work outdoors and raise children as a community.

Krulmargh is the only place on Rheann where orgren make up most of the population. Due to the misgivings other mortals have toward them, it is understandable that they would be leery of visitors in their newly acquired home.

Crowkeeper Ruins
Though much of Krulmargh is composed of healthy woodlands and fertile hills, there is a dark spot on its face and in its history. Before the orgren inherited this land, it was controlled by a group known as the Crowkeepers. These militarized Imperial Archonists had swooped into the area to exploit the local pagan farmers, promising them protection in exchange for authority over the area. Over the next ten years, they then proceeded to taint the land with dark magic in order to justify their rule, all with the discreet support of the Holy Corian Empire.

Thane had a hand in revealing these cruel machinations to the Queen’s congress in Elysia, and with his help, the pagans were relocated to the newly established kingdom of Duridal. Thane went even further, offering to assist with cleansing the land of Krulmargh in exchange for its ownership. A deal was struck, but removing the taint proved to be difficult and time consuming. To this day the orgren struggle to contain the angry remains and ghostly victims of the Crowkeepers.