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Old Khathic Kingdom

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 == Geography ==
-Defined by its location within the Altai, Sayan and Tannu-Ola mountain systems, occupying a vast and varied landscape of highlands, deep river valleys, glacial basins and steep, rocky ridges.  The western extent descend into the uplands of Croft, where the Altai foothills meet the rolling steppe. This is the most accessible part of the kingdom, where trade routes with orcs and humans thread westward into Jagatai and south to the Uzbek plateau.  The terrain is rugged but habitable, with [[Alpine (range)|alpine]] meadows, forested slopes and glacial lakes, though winter conditions make travel unreliable for much of the year. The southern border of Croft marks the transition from highlands to arid basin, where the mountains drop sharply into the salt flats and rocky expanses of the Dzungarian depression.
+Defined by its location within the [[Altai Mountains|Altai]], Sayan and Tannu-Ola mountain systems, occupying a vast and varied landscape of highlands, deep river valleys, glacial basins and steep, rocky ridges.  The western extent descend into the uplands of Croft, where the Altai foothills meet the rolling steppe. This is the most accessible part of the kingdom, where trade routes with orcs and humans thread westward into Jagatai and south to the Uzbek plateau.  The terrain is rugged but habitable, with [[Alpine (range)|alpine]] meadows, forested slopes and glacial lakes, though winter conditions make travel unreliable for much of the year. The southern border of Croft marks the transition from highlands to arid basin, where the mountains drop sharply into the salt flats and rocky expanses of the Dzungarian depression.
 At the heart of the kingdom lies Roth, the most formidable and impassable region of Altslok. Here, the Altai Mountains reach their highest peaks, many exceeding 13,000 feet, covered in permanent snow and ice. The landscape is dominated by sheer rock faces, deep-cut valleys and massive glacial tongues that press toward the rivers below. The Katun and Biya Rivers, fed by high-altitude snowmelt, provide the primary natural corridors, though their violent rapids and seasonal freezing make them hazardous to navigate. The harsh terrain, combined with the sheer isolation, makes Roth the true core of dwarven civilisation, a land of hidden halls, subterranean roadways and citadels carved directly into the mountain sides.

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 == Geography ==
-Defined by its location within the Altai, Sayan and Tannu-Ola mountain systems, occupying a vast and varied landscape of highlands, deep river valleys, glacial basins and steep, rocky ridges.  The western extent descend into the uplands of Croft, where the Altai foothills meet the rolling steppe. This is the most accessible part of the kingdom, where trade routes with orcs and humans thread westward into Jagatai and south to the Uzbek plateau.  The terrain is rugged but habitable, with alpine meadows, forested slopes and glacial lakes, though winter conditions make travel unreliable for much of the year. The southern border of Croft marks the transition from highlands to arid basin, where the mountains drop sharply into the salt flats and rocky expanses of the Dzungarian depression.
+Defined by its location within the Altai, Sayan and Tannu-Ola mountain systems, occupying a vast and varied landscape of highlands, deep river valleys, glacial basins and steep, rocky ridges.  The western extent descend into the uplands of Croft, where the Altai foothills meet the rolling steppe. This is the most accessible part of the kingdom, where trade routes with orcs and humans thread westward into Jagatai and south to the Uzbek plateau.  The terrain is rugged but habitable, with [[Alpine (range)|alpine]] meadows, forested slopes and glacial lakes, though winter conditions make travel unreliable for much of the year. The southern border of Croft marks the transition from highlands to arid basin, where the mountains drop sharply into the salt flats and rocky expanses of the Dzungarian depression.
 At the heart of the kingdom lies Roth, the most formidable and impassable region of Altslok. Here, the Altai Mountains reach their highest peaks, many exceeding 13,000 feet, covered in permanent snow and ice. The landscape is dominated by sheer rock faces, deep-cut valleys and massive glacial tongues that press toward the rivers below. The Katun and Biya Rivers, fed by high-altitude snowmelt, provide the primary natural corridors, though their violent rapids and seasonal freezing make them hazardous to navigate. The harsh terrain, combined with the sheer isolation, makes Roth the true core of dwarven civilisation, a land of hidden halls, subterranean roadways and citadels carved directly into the mountain sides.

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 === Old Khathic Kingdom ===
-The first great dwarven civilization, however, did not arise in the depths of the mountains but in the Khath Hollow, a fertile, low-lying basin where the Abakan and Yenisei Rivers meet. The region was rich with lakes, some freshwater and some salt, rolling hillocks and productive grain fields, an anomaly in dwarven history where agriculture flourished alongside industry. From 4100 B.C., the kingdom of Khath arose, its stone towers and underground citadels rivaling the great cities of Mesopotamia and Egypt. Over the next 2,500 years, fourteen ruling dynasties expanded Khath's influence, carving deep into the surrounding mountains and forging trade links that stretched westward into the steppe and southward toward the great empires of men.
+The first great dwarven civilization, however, did not arise in the depths of the mountains but in the Khath Hollow, a fertile, low-lying basin where the Abakan and Yenisei Rivers meet. The region was rich with lakes, some freshwater and some salt, rolling hillocks and productive grain fields, an anomaly in dwarven history where [[Agriculture (technology)|agriculture]] flourished alongside industry. From 4100 B.C., the kingdom of Khath arose, its stone towers and underground citadels rivaling the great cities of Mesopotamia and Egypt. Over the next 2,500 years, fourteen ruling dynasties expanded Khath's influence, carving deep into the surrounding mountains and forging trade links that stretched westward into the steppe and southward toward the great empires of men.
 After 2000 B.C., however, the rise of a hobgoblin empire along the Eastern Sayan range became an existential threat to the dwarves. As the enemy grew in numbers and organization, many smaller dwarven enclaves in the Sayan highlands disappeared, their tunnels sealed with stone, their halls left abandoned. By the late 18th century B.C., the hobgoblins turned their full might upon Khath, and for nearly seven centuries, war consumed the region. Siege after siege, battle after battle, entire generations of dwarves were raised only to take up arms against the invaders. The end came at the Battle of Yaxjasso Knob in 1114 B.C., where the cream of the dwarven army, outnumbered twenty to one, was utterly destroyed. The hobgoblins marched on Khath, putting hundreds of thousands to the blade, burning its great stone towers, and destroying the temples and archives that had preserved two and a half millennia of dwarven history. The last defenders of Tuvath, further up the Yenisei, held out through the winter, only to fall in 1113 B.C. With the coming of spring, the resistance shattered. Some survivors fled into the mountains, holding out in isolated fortresses or vanishing into legend, while others were cut down in the last desperate struggles to defend their homes.

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 === Roth ===
-The most isolated and militarized of Altslok's hafts.  Roth is a home to the kingdom's most hardened warriors and greatest war-smiths. Here, the legions of Altslok are trained, their armour and weapons forged in the deep halls beneath the mountains. Though it holds the fewest inhabitants of the four hafts, its warriors are renowned across the kingdom, for no dwarves are more prepared for war than those raised in Roth.  The only other settlement of note is Rothering, a small but resilient town that serves as a waystation for messengers and supply lines moving between the mountain fortresses. The dwarves of Roth are grim, disciplined and unwavering in their duty, living in a land where survival depends on strength, endurance and loyalty to their commanders. Though they care little for the politics of Croft or the spiritual debates of Khath, they remain Altslok's unbreakable shield, ever watchful for threats from the mountain passes beyond.
+The most isolated and militarised of Altslok's hafts.  Roth is a home to the kingdom's most hardened warriors and greatest war-smiths. Here, the legions of Altslok are trained, their armour and weapons forged in the deep halls beneath the mountains. Though it holds the fewest inhabitants of the four hafts, its warriors are renowned across the kingdom, for no dwarves are more prepared for war than those raised in Roth.  The only other settlement of note is Rothering, a small but resilient town that serves as a waystation for messengers and supply lines moving between the mountain fortresses. The dwarves of Roth are grim, disciplined and unwavering in their duty, living in a land where survival depends on strength, endurance and loyalty to their commanders. Though they care little for the politics of Croft or the spiritual debates of Khath, they remain Altslok's unbreakable shield, ever watchful for threats from the mountain passes beyond.
 == Tuvath ==

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 == Additional References ==
 * '''Croft''': alloys, copper (2), cottonseed oil, flour, goats, gold, iron, lead (2), manganese, mercury (2), molybdenum (2), silver, tungsten, zinc (2)
-* '''Khath''': cattle, furs (2), gold, horses, sheep (2), timber (3)
+* '''Khath''': [[Cattle (domestic)|cattle]], furs (2), gold, horses, sheep (2), timber (3)
 * '''Moth (river basin)''': barley, cattle, fruits, horses, iron, oats, pig iron, wheat
 * '''Roth''': barley, bearskins, gold, (snow) leopardskins, livestock, lynx pelts, manganese, mercury (2), potatoes, sable pelts, vegetables

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 !align="center" style="background-color:#ABCDEF" | Year founded
 !align="center" style="background-color:#ABCDEF" | Province
-!align="center" style="background-color:#ABCDEF" | References
+!align="center" style="background-color:#ABCDEF" | [[References]]
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 | align="left"|Croftshelm || align="right"|10,090 || align="center"|BCE 368 || align="left"|[[Haft of Croft|Croft]] || align="left"|alloys, copper (2), gold, lead, market, pewter

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 | align="left"|Rothering || align="right"|1,603 || align="center"|368 || align="left"|[[Haft of Roth|Roth]] || align="left"|cereals
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-| align="left"|Tuvath || align="right"|3,860 || align="center"|106 || align="left"|[[Haft of Tuvath|Tuvath]] ||
+| align="left"|Kizok || align="right"|3,860 || align="center"|106 || align="left"|[[Haft of Tuvath|Tuvath]] ||
 |}