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 History of Clan Corelanya, Pt. 2 |
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In this second volume of my history of Clan Corelanya, I continue the account of my house and my people. This is our tale as I know it.
Part 2: The Coming of the Ra Gada
I have already written about how First Kinlord Sundavar brought Clan Corelanya out of Summerset and established a Corelanya kingdom in Hammerfell at Salas En. A proud mercantile realm, they flourished under the protection of their Daedric patrons. To Azura they looked for knowledge and understanding. Nocturnal they revered as their protector. And to Molag Bal they turned when they needed the strength to defy their foes, the Giant Goblins of the desert and the Alessian Order.
Since the hostile desert tribes blocked their way inland, Sundavar Corelanya's heirs turned their ambitions to the sea. From hidden havens on Cape Shira, Corelanya galleys sailed in search of rich lands for their merchants to exploit. Few roamed farther or brought home more riches than Sundavar's great-granddaughter, Iniel. Born in 1E 667 to Kinlord Roliondil, the kinheir grew up to be an intrepid explorer and a bold conqueror, eagerly working to extend the dominions that would one day be hers.
In the year 1E 723, Kinheir Iniel landed on the distant island of Solstice and encountered its somnolent Argonian civilization for the first time. Three years later, she returned with a powerful fleet, determined to subjugate Solstice. Here Iniel met with failure. the [sic] Stone-Nest people rallied against her invasion and drove her forces from their island. But during her ill-fated campaign, Iniel discovered the dark citadel of Mor Naril, the abandoned Daedric temple-city, and plundered some of its necromantic secrets.
Not long after her return to Hammerfell, Iniel became kinlady. She was a strong and uncompromising ruler, and her high-handed ways alienated Clan Corelanya's allies. There were also whispers of Kinlady Iniel's dealings with darker Daedric patrons. Unfortunately for the Corelanyas, in 1E 808 an enemy appeared at Cape Shira against whom Kinlady Iniel could have used more allies. The third wave of the Yokudan Ra Gada sailed from the Yath under Grandee Yaghoub and established the realm of Sentinel on the very doorstep of Salas En.
Kinlady Iniel had no interest in making room for her new neighbors, nor did the Ra Gada care to ignore a kingdom of Daedra-worshiping mer in lands they intended to take for their own. For years, the Corelanyas defended the approaches to Salas En with powerful magic and stealthy raids. Ra Gada expeditions were blinded by sandstorms, deceived with mirages, and assailed by summoned Daedra. The proud warriors of Sentinel grew to hate the "accursed city," but for many years the Corelanya defenses held.
Then, in 1E 853, King Xakhwan resolved to finally break the deadlock. Summoning allies from neighboring Yokudan realms, he assembled a mighty army and marched on Ash'abah Pass. His sons, the princes Haqmir and Sameer, led the charge. Corelanya illusion and stealth were no match for such a direct and powerful stroke. In desperation, Kinlady Iniel unleashed her darkest and most dreadful magic, the necromancy she had found in Mor Naril in her youth. She called upon Molag Bal, raising those who fell in battle to fight again and again in her defense.
Sorely beset by their own dead, Prince Haqmir and Prince Sameer nevertheless pushed onward. Against their determination, Kinlady Iniel had one last ploy—she sent her most powerful necromancer, Wraithmaster Venerien, to slay King Xakhwan. The Ra Gada princes found themselves forced to turn their blades against the corpse of their own father. But not even this desperate tactic could save Salas En. Kinlady Iniel was cut down by the vengeful princes and her city destroyed.
Few Corelanyas escaped from the sack and ruin of Salas En.