Grondar

Grondar was a Thurian nation located east of Zarfhaana.

Government
Grondar was ruled by an unnamed king who was advised by a council. Volmana, the Valusian count of Karaban, had at least one kinsman on the council (how many is uncertain).

Geography
Grondar was the easternmost of the Thurian kingdoms. The western border was formed by an unnamed mountain range that separated it from Zarfhaana. A pass through the mountains led out near the Zarfhaanan city of Talunia about a day's ride from the mountains. The eastern border of Grondar was formed by the great River Stagus, beyond which was the mysterious realm of no return known as World's End.

Flora and Fauna
The interior of Grondar consisted of an endless expanse of plains, grasslands, and savanna, with roaming herds of buffalo and deer.

Inhabitants
No one dared to ride into Grondar any further than necessary or unless they were on official business, for the Grondarians were wild and aggressive and only half civilized. It was said that men who rode in Grondar carried their lives in their right hands. They were, however, not quite as barbaric as the various island peoples. They were born and bred in the saddle, and sometimes formed mounted raiding parties to attack the borders of Thurania and other lesser nations. For this reason the borders of those kingdoms were closely guarded against Grondarian marauders.

History
Throughout the Grondarian countryside there were ruins of ancient cities from the distant past when the ancestors of the Grondarians first arrived and conquered the original inhabitants of the region. The conquered peoples probably included populations of the Elder Race (among others) since they had ruled the world until the rise of the Thurians.

During the tyrannical reign of the Valusian king Borna, Grondar took advantage of Valusia's weakened state by preparing to launch a devastating raid against the kingdom. When Kull usurped the throne of Valusia he crushed the power of Grondar and prevented the raid from taking place, though how he did this is not chronicled.