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|Leader= '''[[Khestor Thidirlun]]'''

A small Outpost, established on a strange island many weeks' travel from '''[[Bormar]]'''. Financed by Lord Voman Stoutheart, the objective of the Outpost was to, first and foremost, seek any clues as to the whereabouts of the legendary [[Chapter One|'''[[All-Gem]]''']], which was supposedly hidden on the archipelago.

In its earliest iteration, Zietal Mar was little more than a handful of tents with some camp firescampfires dotted around. As more '''[[Dwarves]]''' arrived, it quickly turned into a well-built and relatively organisedorganized settlement. Wood from the nearby forest and stone from the Greencrown Peak were the predominant building materials of the workshops and houses.

Later on, the Outpost would come to be surrounded by a large stone wall designed by a local smith, [[Tobias Aetos|'''Tobias Aetos''']]. An "Upper Holding" would later be established, with its houses dug straight into the side of Greencrown Peak.

In the first few weeks of the Outpost's existence, where most living spaces were still tents, Zietal Mar lacked any government, leader figure, or law enforcement. Over time it was deemed that a leader should be elected, with Zietal Mar’s lone priest '''Sigmarr Thoruva''' initiating the proceedings. The election resulted in the declaration of '''Kadol Ubbul''', to the position of Overseer.

The Overseer would be supported by a Lower Chamber made up of a leader of the Outpost’s industrial matters, and religious pursuits, and a third position by the election’s runner-up to act as a check on the Overseer’s power.

Having taken leadership at the very beginning of the Outpost's founding, there was not much Kadol was able to concretely establish in law or deed. He aided the local smiths in setting up a Guild and began discussions with [[Khestor Thidirlun|'''Khestor ThirdulinThidirlun''']] to form an Outpost molir for protection and law enforcement. With the Outpost developing quickly, Kadol stepped down from his position, no longer believing that he was the right dwarf to lead.

Industrial Matters - '''Lokro Surjah'''

Religious Pursuits - '''Sigmarr Thoruva'''

Runner-Up - [[Ogrona Frontik|'''Ogrona Frontik''']]

While there was some debate over Ogrona’s intentions, a new election was indeed held several weeks later, with the only candidates being Ogrona Frontik and Khestor ThirdulinThidirlun. The election closed with Khestor securing a landslide majority.

=== Khestor Thirdulin’sThidirlun’s Governorship ===

Consul of the Public Affairs Office - '''Ogrona Frontik''', later '''Gib Andosk'''

Consul of the Tributary Office - '''Ilzar Goldspit'''

Consul of the Molir - '''Gramsik Lerch'''

''The Official Guilds Act'' - Incentivising guilds to work together and with the government through a number of means.

The economy of Zietal Mar was quite varied. The nature of the outpostsoutpost's isolation left them with little connection to Bormar's extensive trade networks. As a result, the Outpost was entirely self-sufficient, and a great variety of goods could be found in its walls.

Due to its far-flung status and tenuous hold on the island, Bormar belnings were never issuesissued to the Outpost, and the Dwarves of Zietal Mar were allowed to create their own coinage. The first bank of Zietal Mar, built and run by '''Moddoh Surjah''', utilisedutilized a simple currency of stamped gold nuggets, laconically labelledlabeled 'Banker Coins'.

Despite its simplicity, the coinage quickly gained a small hold, with traders and shopkeepers using it as their go-to currency. Unfortunately, with not too many services available and a glut of gold ore within the mines, the currency had few uses. Plans to re-make the currency were made, with some agreements about the new names of the coins. Sadly the new currency never got past the planning stages.

Fort Thidir was the stronghold of Zietal Mar, located in the area known as the "Upper Holding". The fort was designed to act as a final line of defencedefense for the Outpost and is a central hub of its government. Its initial construction was commissioned by '''Marshal Khestor''' and designed by '''Sigmarr Thoruva''', who was designated its Chief Architect. Despite never being completed, Fort Thidir saw repeated use by the Outpost in the dangers that it faced, including the final assault of the Grol and the last- stand of Zietal Mar.

* "The Tube", a one-hundred -meter spirallingspiraling staircase.

* The 'Anvil Gate' Portcullis - a finalefinal door able to be formed out of fallen anvils.

As they arrived toat the archipelago, the ship was ambushed by '''[[Grol]]''' mercenaries. The ship was left in ruins as it finally entered the bay between the Red Hills and the Green Forest, close to the Zietal Mar. Farmir was the sole survivor of the massacre and ended up holing himself intoin a small house in Zietal Mar.

While Zietal Mar was no more or less religious than any other part of Bormar, there was one resident who was a keen followfollower of the Loving God., Sigmarr Thoruva. wasThis hislone name, and hispriest's greatest contribution to both his god and his Outpost was a truly massive statue that dominated the landscape. The priest also lived inside the statue, and did so until its departure. It is unknown if the great statue survived Zietal Mar's fall.

* '''[[The Public Servant]]''', the first Outpost publication, is written and distributed by '''Ortho Berukahs'''.

* The Outpost is officially named: Zietal Mar, roughly translated in [[Old Dwarven|'''Old Dwarven''']] as the "New Mar Mountains".

* Zietal Mar's Molir is established with '''Khestor Thidirlun''' as its Marshal.

* A mighty storm rolls in, signallingsignaling bad weather for weeks.

* A plague of Swamphoppers [[The Swamphopper Plague|'''descends on the island''']].

* The Dwarves trek to the swamp, to put an end to the '''Bog- Kings''' and the plague of frogs.

* '''Lokro Surjah''', Grandin Thorsbane'''Grandin Thorsbane,''' and '''Bram Tuthil''' contract the '''[[Black Quiver Disease|Black Quiver disease]]'''.

* The disease spreads to a handful of other Dwarves, and an effort begins for the purpose of [[The Finding of the Cure for the Black Quiver Disease|'''finding a cure''']].

* '''Librarian Ogrona Frontik''' scours the island and unearths musty journals with clues to a cure.

* The Dwarves [[The Magma Cave|'''delve into a magma spout''']] to obtain an ingredient for the cure.

* An '''[[Amanita Colossi]]''' is discovered and swiftly dispatched after an [[Mooshroom Invasion Study|'''attack''']] by mushroom-infected Jerl Bulls.

* The chamber is opened, after an encounter with the Grol and the All-Gem is recovered.

* The Dwarves vote to destroy the All-Gem and flee the island on '''[[The Cuckoo]]'''.

* [[Alekan Indrothath|'''Alekan Indrothath''']] elects to stay behind, joining '''Kogan Gemesh'''.

A detailed [[Zietal Mar Census|'''census''']] was kept by the government of the Outpost, in order to keep track of alive, missing, or deceased Dwarves. However, the tales of several of Zietal Mar's Dwarves have a deeper history: