King Elkon III

King Elkon (3457-3523) was a famous ruler known for the sealing of the alliance with the mountain clans in the Altan mountains south of the plateau of Nemeator. The kingdom had expanded south occupying the southern outlands. These regions were also used by independent mountain tribes for pasturing of animals and farming and their loss endangered their existence. The clan wars had been fought for many years but the armies of Nemeator could not subdue the fierce mountaineers and the weakening of the army lend to a growth of the orc and beastmen menace. So the wars dragged for many years and the kingdom bleed and was seriously weakened. King Elkon decided to use the druids from both sides to find a solution. After countless negotiations, the druids could not persuade either side to find a solution and the fights continued. Then a cunning advisor his name is lost advised the king that the mountaineers put great esteem in trophies and gifts and maybe a solution could be found. The kingdom’s treasury was rich and Elkon used his influence in the dwarf craftsmen who forged many new items that would appease the barbarians. With messengers or prisoners he gifted the chieftains with objects of immense value and soon they were willing to taste more of the civilized kingdom. By 3520 most of the chieftains had accepted the gifts and were willing to cooperate with the great kingdom. In 3521 a great celebration was arranged and many chieftains nobles and druids were present to seal the new alliance. King Elkon was proud of his accomplishment and decided to further help the new alliance he proposed an ambitious plan. A unit comprised of mountaineers and led by a Nemeatorian captain to explore the southern jungles thousand miles away. In 3522 the expedition was ready manned by hardy mountaineers and led by a veteran captain equipped by the royal treasuries with new forged dwarf arms and armors. The expedition was a disaster and only one survived to spread tales of demonic spawns in the dark jungles. In 3523 the king was devastated by the news and the disaster and died from grief.