History of Mittelmarch

Mittelmarch is near the Iron Mountains, located in the middle of the Land Between the Lands. The Lands have areas of mist that will transport you to and from other realms. That is why there is a variety of people, races and beasts that are found here.

Little is known of the First Age, it was said men and few other races lived here, and there was a great war with the orcs of the White Fang. The Good was wiped out. This led to a dark Second Age when the Orcish sorcerer Izg'bel ruled and would eventually be destroyed by a great cataclysm that would crush his lair and army under the Iron Mountains.

In the Third Age of Mittelmarch there was a long time of peace. Alric and his group of Visigoths called the Nebelleute would make Mittelmarch their home. It was a simple place of mostly farming land and wooden guard towers that formed a circle around the peaceful village. Eventually this peace would be threatened by orcs that appeared from an unknown source. A wise and great elf known as Andin Greystorm would bring his army through the mists to protect Mittelmarch and train its people in weapon forgery and how to defend itself. Warriors of Mittelmarch would travel with Andin to aid in the Crown War in Rivendell. To celebrate this alliance a great competition was held in Mittelmarch called the Olympics. Dhugal Mac Ardri, a great warrior from the south, and Bishop, leader of the Dragoons from the North, and many others heard of this and would travel to battle in non-fatal tournaments for fame and honor.

Soon there would be an influx of different races that would join in the protection of Mittelmarch. It was in this time that Alric, Dhugal and Bishop would form an alliance called the Triumvirate. Later Aethenu from the North East of the Lands would join the Alliance to defeat the common threat of Cyrus, a Necromancer with legions of undead. Mittelmarch would build wooden walls around it self and would know peace once again and there would be another celebration, Olympics II.

The following summer peace would end, descendant of Izg'bel, Grish'nak the orcish warlord would wage war on the Lands spanning two years. It was during this time that Taos, the historian of Mittelmarch and Alric, would disappear. Two recent arrivals to Mittelmarch, Zaron and Nichtmar would combine their efforts to lead Mittelmarch. They did the best they could.  They even continued the tradition and held Olympics III. They also received help from Oron the Wolf in training their men and recruited many warriors to protect Mittelmarch. Their attempt would be useless against the countless warriors of Grish'nak. The demon Karn led the devastating blow that destroyed the walls of Mittelmarch and crippled their defenses. Grish'nak was toying with Mittelmarch. He would even warn them that the following month he would come.

Grish'nak came during the building of the stone walls of Mittelmarch. Mittelmarch had prepared the best they could. Zaron and people of Mittelmarch, King Oron, Wulfgar and a drifter called Vermin would fight in the bloody battle. The warlock Telemachus, Nichtmar, under the control of Telemachus, and the minotaur K'nar Bloodhoof were there to support Grish'nak. The battle cost many lives on both sides, but Oron would slay Grish'nak and quarter him, sending his parts to other realms to never be reformed by any magic.  They then pushed back the remnants into the caves of the Iron Mountains. Telemahcus & Bloodhoof escaped death.

Soon after Mittelmarch would have its stone walls to protect itself and more recruits would join.  Dragonspire and Dunland would become allies and this land would know peace once again. The celebration of Olympics IV would be held. Though peaceful in the Land Between, Telemachus had other plans. He found a way to drain power from the realm known as Eryndor, he had taken much power, but was cut off by Allies of the Land Between and the Hithdorian enforcements.  K'nar would parish in the battle, but Telemachus still runs loose in the Land Between.

There was peace the following year. We ran Olympics V without any threat.  Then the Jovians arrived.  Their capital city Jove morphed into the Iron Mountains where Emperor Thrawn ruled.  They sacked Mittelmarch and now it is ran my Generals Shatar. The Jovians threaten to expand their rule across the land.  They held Olympics VI, but it wasn’t a happy time for Mittelmarchers, for fear now ruled their lives.

More will be told as time goes by.

by: Nichtmar