Qeshbago Dynasty

The Qeshbago Dynasty is a feudalistic nation on the continent of Haven founded by Qadrog Meram Qeshbago I, otherwise known as Mr_Yeehaw. Its territory is scarcely populated and settled. For most of its history, it remained neutral and peaceful, having not participated in any major wars on Rathnir. The nation is currently allied with Uldarash.

Migration Period
For thousands of years, the ancestors of the three major cultures of the Qeshbago Dynasty had wandered the deserts and mesas of Ummarnu. These herders are called the Chevkri. The Chevkri were driven out of Ummarnu by the Almnutaa Elves. They traveled by ship down to the major peninsula of Gojl Shistqen, commonly called ' Cat's Claw' in the modern day. In contemporary texts, this period was referred to as the Great Migration.

For a hundred years after the Great Migration, the different tribes of the Chevkri wandered and split apart to form four distinct cultures: the Chevkrlemi, the Kezklarfini, the Khledashfini and the Elekfini. While the Kezklarfini kept the nomadic ways of life, the Khledashfini settled down in the areas of modern day Meramhold and modern day Jcon. The Elekfini settled the savanna grasslands in the north of Qeshbago.

Sindimlemi Dynasty
A hundred years after the Great Migration, the survival of the Chevkrlemi was threatened. The Ardatian Caliphate landed on the northern shores of Cat's Claw. The Elekfini and Kezklarfini were forced to head south where they sought assistance from the Khledashfini. At the site of Meramhold they held the first Qadrogmoot to decide on a common leader to lead them into battle against the Ardatians. Qadrog Nahar Sindimlemi was chosen and went on to defeat the Ardatian forces in Cat's Claw and found the Sindimlemi Dynasty.

The Sindimlemi Dynasty collapsed after the death of Qadrog Zhanim IV, about 800 years after its inception. During the ensuing civil war, also known as the First Sundering, most official documents and artifacts of the period were lost. However, the few surviving sources imply that the Sindimlemi Dynasty was a less centralized monarchy compared to modern Qeshbago. Each of the three major cultures had its own ruler that would in turn pay vassalage to the Qadrog. It is unknown whether these rules were parts of their own royal families, or assigned by the Qadrog.

Surviving documents and artifacts from the Sindimlemi Dynasty are the first records of Qeshbago literary and architectural techniques, some of which are still popular today.

Low Ages
After the First Sundering, the former Sindimlemi Dynasty was split into several different kingdoms. During the first period of the Low Ages, which stretched from about 4550 BJC to 4050 BJC, about up to a hundred different petty kingdoms ruled the lands of the Cat's Claw. During this period, they fought among each other in a race to consolidate power. This resulted in the creation of six kingdoms in Cat's Claw and two in the area of modern day Jcon.

The second period of the Low Ages, which lasted from about 4050 BJC to about 2150 BJC, saw a period of relative peace compared to the first period. The two kingdoms located in Jcon united and went on to become the center of Kezklarfini culture of the period. One of the six kingdoms in Cat's Claw fell in the state of perpetual warfare between the kingdoms. This is often known as the Middle Low Age. This period was marked by a cultural split, as with the people of the different kingdoms considered themselves distinct from their former brethren.

The third period of the Low Ages lasted from circa 2150 BJC to circa 2000 BJC. It was marked by the dominance of the Shanlaqa Kingdom, led by the Barnuraqi Dynasty, which conquered the entirety of Cat's Claw and Jcon, founding the Barnuraqi Dynasty. The proclamation of the Barnuraqi Dynasty marks the end of the Low Ages.

Barnuraqi Dynasty
The Barnuraqi Dynasty, founded circa 2000 BJC, was the longest lasting dynasty in the history of Cat's Claw. It was founded by Qadrog Kerim, traditionally referred to as 'the First and Last', 'Immortal of the North', and 'Conqueror of the Claw'. Supposedly, Kerim discovered the secret to immortality and magical power, which enabled him keep the Barnuraqi Dynasty united completely under his control for 1126 years. He attempted to reversed the cultural split of the Low Ages and reunited the three peoples of Cat's Claw.

His millennium-long reign would come to an end during the Derzhkezklarfin Rebellion though, which would trigger the Second Sundering.