A History of the SheldomarA History of the Sheldomar
By Kirt Wackford (wackford@biology.utah.edu )
Edited by Scott Rennie (scott.rennie@virgin.net) for 'Black Hart' campaign consistency, and
subject to revision.
CY 360 - 380 [29]
Ket and Bissel [72] founded
With thousands dead and coffers drained, Keoland had withdrawn
from the west. Fearing reprisals from the Baklunish, it worked to
develop Bissel as the new bulwark of its defence [72]. This task
was given over to the Knights of the March, whose service had
proven invaluable in the war in the west. During the war,
immediate command of this order had been given to a Grand
Commander of the Field, as the Knights had been far from their
Commandant in Hookhill. As the Knights worked to secure the March
of Bissel, the Keoish monarch thought it best to retain the
capable Grand Commander, and leave the Commandant to his duties
of ruling, which appeared to be demanding enough for him [55].
Fortunately for the Flanaess, Keoland's adventures abroad had
bled the Baklunish nations even more than they had Keoland. The
westerners were in no position to resist the fortification of
Bissel. With the foreign invaders gone from their lands, old
tribal feuds resumed and warriors could not be spared, even for
raids. Though seldom appreciated, the Keoish war had in fact
ended half a century of Baklunish assaults. Indeed, no truly
large invasion forces would be assembled for the next two
centuries, though raiding would resume much sooner.
For the time being, the Baklunish were involved in internal
conflicts. Few of the peoples native to the region of the pass
remained, and those who had separately triumphed at Molvar and
Lopolla each claimed the land for their own tribes. In time,
after a great amount of fighting, a leader would emerge to
consolidate the land he named Ket [73].