Clan Balderden

[7threalm]

Clan Balderden

Titles Bestowed by King of Kraak Helzak:
Citizens of Kraak Helzak
Original Home:
North of Mirabar
Clans General Vocation:
Stone masons, builders
Clan Size:Very small

Leaders :

Rhem Balderden [Chieftain]

Nihla Balderden [Wife To Rhem]

Clan members of Interest:

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Furin Balderden (Cleric of Moradin)

[Son of Rhem and Nihla Balderden]

[center]Dolinar Balderden (Dwarven Defender)-deceased[/center]

[Son of Rhem and Nihla Balderden]

Duragin Balderden (BattleRager)

Nephew of Nihla Balderden
Mother Fela[deceased] (sister of Nihla) Father Unknown

Kebur Balderden (Dwarven Defender)

[Son of Rhem and Nihla Balderden]

Tarni Balderden Bard

[Daughter of Rhem and Nihla Balderden]

History

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1200 DR, Founding

The Balderden Clanhold was founded in the year 1200 DR, in the mountains northeasterly of Mirabar, just north of the lurkwood forest. The hold was located on the southern side of the spine of the mountains. The small clanhold specialized in mining and stonework.

The mining community was mostly made up of ex-mirabar miners that grew dis-heartened by the mixing of the dwarven and surface races. Feeling persisted that the constant scheming by the longlegged races was eating away at dwarven culture and values that was once prevalent in Mirabar.

The Clanhold did mostly trade with dwarven contacts located in Mirabar, shipments of ore, percious gems, and stonework were floated down, or sent by caravan to Mirabar. Since the clanhold was located far from the city of Mirabar more undiscovered and unclaimmned right to previous gems were available.Life seem pleasant and consistent within the Balderden Clanhold for the next 200 years, life went on in the normal dwarven way until....

Ore and metal prices plummeted within mirabar, this cause much tension within the city. The leaders refused to import any more goods from the Balderden Clanhold

The dwarves and humans of mirabar started to refuse or impose heavy taxes on the balderden clan goods. Trade fell sharply, and the clanhold suffered greatly. Food that the balderden's relied on were no long being supplied.

Relationships were strain with mirabar and the clanhold started to become more and more isolated from the outside world. As the main supplier of weapons from mirabar were halted. The dwarves of clan Balderden were hard pressed. The orcs of the spine, were watching and waiting...

1300 DR, The beginning of the 50 year war

The Orc clan of Grimiligish, stood atop the peaks of the spine of the world. They were not pleased that the dwarves of clan Balderden made their home directly into their territory of control. The balderdens mere presences block the trade passageway to the river that went to mirabar, the orcs made great use of this to conduct their raids on local goods floated down the river.

1310 DR, Sacking of the barges

The first raid on Clanhold Balderden happen in the summer of 1310 DR, As the dwarves of the clanhold were loading the ferries and barges with their precious goods, The orcs of clan Grimiligish attacked out of no where, they number in 50's. The dwarves were hard pressed to defend against such a blanket display of pure power. Ten dwarves were slain that day, the rest fled back to the clanhold to muster a dwarven defense.

The dwarves of Clanhold Balderden were able to defend their clanhold with great skill and prowess the clanwardens muster the hold and defended the entrance to the hold. The Orc's tried numerous time to breach the dwarven wall, but it held. Many Orcs were slain that day. The Orcs grew tired of there siege, After about a week of failed attempts they retreated back to their tribal home deep in the spine.

1320 DR, The Dwarven Assault

The next twenty years did not bode well for the dwarves of Balderden, The orcs of clan Grimiligish sent many orcs to haress the clanhold, Dwarven Patrols were common through these years, the orcs watched and ambushed when they could. It was not safe to leave the clanhold without a heavy escort.

Trade with Mirabar halted all together, starvation and famine was becoming prevalent within the hold. The dwarves of baladerden under the banner of now chieftain Rhem began to devise a counter attack to end the orcs once and for all.

Dwarven scouts were sent out to find the location of Grimiligish encampment. After a few years the information was gathered and discussed in great detail. The war plans were set, and the dwarves prepared an all out assault.

60 dwarves set out from the balderden clanhold, The march was long and hard to the orc encampment. When the dwarves arrived, the were met with fierce resistance from the orcish horde.

The battle lasted for 6 days and when the smoke cleared 40 dwarves remained alive. Though they were victorious the death of so many dwarves left the balderdens weakened and demoralised.The orcs were slaughtered, their numbers unknown.

With the victory at hand, the dwarves solemnly returned to their clanhold.

1330 DR, The Great Betrayal

When word reached Mirabar of the Balderden's victory over the Grimiligish orcish horde, The leaders and merchants decided to allow the dwarves to resume trade. Life returned to normal within the clanhold. With the threat of the orcs now gone and dwarves allowed to resume trade the clanhold flourished once again. The passing years came and went and all seemed well within the hold.

Unknown to the Balderden's their victory over the orcish encampment was small. The encampment was just one of the many encampments of clan Grimiligish. The Horde leader now turned his full gaze on to the small clanhold and decided that enough was enough it was time to remove the bladerden's once and for all. He would send the full fury of the orcs against the dwarves, but before that he would have to acquire the weaponry for such a task.

1347 DR, The Exodus

[confidental]

[7threalm]

Duragin Balderden returned to drinking his ale at friendly arm inn, after watchin sem fight between sem knife ears en sem pirates. He ran up to assist eowiel cause his brother kebur said semfen bout helpin em southern elves. When he arrived the fight was over. So he helped carry they fallen elf back to doron amar. He looked a bit disappointed that he didn't get to join in on the brawl.

[7threalm]

Kebur Balderden assisted maxwell and rorick escourted the fired thundersmithy apprientice to Kraak Helzak to give a new life and home within the hall of kraak helzak and to teach him the way of dwarven life.