Midlands Conflict

Eventually the Karixti Empire decided to venture into the Midlands to take control of the area surrounding the Crater.

The hill dwarves of the area did not take this encroachment lightly, and they held fast at the incoming tide of dragonborn. They even called upon the forces of Dwarven Mountainholds to help them hold their claim to the land. It was thus that the Karixti legions met with heavy resistance during their march through the Midlands.

The dwarves made the dragonborn bleed for every inch of ground, but over the course of twelve years, the dragonborn finally managed to push the dwarves all the way to the mountainhold of Groht Barak. The dragonborn laid a siege on the hold and used kobold miners to tunnel in new areas of attack. The hold eventually fell, and the dwarves surrendered.

With this victory, the Karixti Empire held sway over the entirety of Ventaris. There were talks of annihilating the humans of Hargvost, but it was decided to simply supplant their government and keep a close eye on them.