Creature:Kodalorian/Fantasy

"Of all the Tribes, the Kodalorians have the greatest strength, a gift from our Trog'uan forefathers. To this strength, we can create anything. Great boats to carry our merchants across the stormy seas, grand castles to protect our kin. Mighty carvings to honor our ancestors. Yet, with this strength, we can splinter any tide, destroy any foe. Kodalorians will not buckle, but the enemy certainly will!"

- Unknown

The Kodalorians are the second of the Mendel Tribes created by the Trog'uan, and the most physically powerful and capable of them. Long-lived, and with longer memories, the Kodalorians maintain a series of forts and cities across the northern Highlands of Mendel territory, defended by hordes of easily angered, very powerful warriors. While warriors like all Mendel, the Kodalorians are the most adapt traders and merchants of the Mendel, commonly among the first to make contact with outsiders and begin trade deals with them.

This is not to say they are the easiest Mendel to deal with. Far from it, in fact. Kodalorians, while able to trade and speak well with others once befriended, are a nightmare once angered, first given to grandiose and bitter insults that cut deep, before resorting to violence and a few good punches to the face. They will happily trade whine and bread, but can also trade blows with whoever ticks them off.

While the Kodalorians might have begun the age old struggle that almost destroyed the three tribes thanks to their rivalry with the Walgolorian, relations are mostly peaceful, with the other tribes respecting them, despite the fact the Kodalorians are still given to falling into raucous violence and ire the most of the three tribes.

Creation
The Kodalorians have a more varied history then that of other tribes. While created by the Trog'uan, their history is stranger, telling that theirs is the result of the Trog'uan ancestors interbreeding with the Ugandalorian to create a race bigger and brawnier then other Mendel, but a tad bit slower and less agile. These tribes settled in the Highlands, away from many, and while trading and contacting many others, their Tribes lead by the main tribe known as the Kaledans. Though loyal and steadfast allies to any who gained their trust, many quickly learned not to rouse the Kodalorians to anger, for their wrath and propensity for violence was unmatched by many other races.

Like all of the Mendel tribes, they lived in peace for many years, but the disappearance of the Trog'uan, and the three tribes, the Ugandalorians and the Walgolorian cousins, grew further and further apart as time went on, a schism growing between them. The central city of the Kodalorians, and the capital of the Kaledan tribe, would be Del Rita, a prosperous trade settlement and fortress that became the center of their civilization.

The Kodalorians and the Walgolorian would lead to the start of the great civil war that would divide the many Mendel Tribes of the land, and lead to much bloodshed and war. The Walgolorian had discovered a shrine to the Trog'uan in the forests, and desired it for themselves. They wished to take the treasures and technology, and make themselves all the stronger. The Kodalorians, however, discovered their treason, and sought the treasures for themselves. The Walgolorian did not wish to give up these treasures, and a battle shortly followed, the Kodalorians killing their Walgolorian peers. The Ugandalorians, in an attempt to keep the peace, attempted to forced the Kodalorians to give up the treasures, but, instead, the Kodalorian tribes declared war upon them.

The time that would follow would come to be known as the Talc'ka'nar, were Clan would fight Clan, Tribe fight Tribe, and blood was spilled all around Mendel territory. A plague would follow, and the Mendel would suffer greatly during this time, unable to advance or unify themselves.

Unification
The Talc'ka'nar lasted for countless decades, many Clans dying from the constant fighting and warfare, until one day three of the largest armies of the Ugandalorian, Walgolorian and Kodalorians gathered at the very first sight of the battle between their tribes, at the Trog'uan Shrine. As they began to the prepare for battle, a large Mendel appeared in each of their camps, surrounded by an aura of power, majesty and charisma, asking to speak with each Lord leading the armies. Although the Lords were suspicious, the Draiothe gathered to their Lords, telling each to hear our the mysterious visitors. Each one spoke to the three Lords for many hours, offering to help the three meet peace, and, soon, the Three Tribes where gathered in the middle, their armies gathered around. The Trog'uan revealed themselves as the ancestors of the Three, and offered to unite the three, to help the Mendel achieve their destiny, and do more then just fight and die.

The Kodalorians were the last to accept the invitation for unification, angered at the crimes committed against them by their peers, though never the less accepting the wisdom of the Trog'uan. The Trog'uan quickly spread across the Mendel territory, becoming the leaders of the many Tribes and warbands, uniting them with their strength of will and character, and claiming the title of Mendelkor, or High King. The Trog'uan, after many years of stabilizing the Tribes, reached a birthing boom. This allowed the Tribes to expand out and claim more territory, and gain more allies and members. As they expanded out, the Sidhai appeared from their Hill Forts to join the Mendel Tribes, as did the insectoid Kumankar and.

Further expansion out lead them to the Kodalo Orcs, who, after fighting the Mendel off twice, despite being out-numbered, were brought into the Tribes, thanks to the diplomatic skills of the one of the Ugandalorian Clans. The Kodalorians, while strong warriors, thanks to their brawny builds and towering height, became central to merchant caravans that would come to bring great wealth to the Mendel.

The Kodalorians would fight the precursors of the, clashing with the feudal kingdom, under the orders of the Trog'uan. The Kodalorians took to fighting the Zartusians the most of the three, and earned the fearful respect of the feudal kingdom, pushing the Zartusians out, but at the loss of their first High King. They let the Zartusians flee, ashamed of their actions and forcing them from their lands, before retreating to their realms as a new Trog'uan High King was chosen from the various Clans.

After this, a number of Kodalorians would meet with the, and, after much discussion, secure an alliance with them, conducting trade with them, and, later, establishing trade with the. The Togunda would also later join the Mendel Tribes, after fighting alongside their warriors. These dwarfs would bring many resources and trade capabilities with them, improving the armies and fleets of the Mendel.

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