Uroh Undin

Uroh Undin was an important figure in Sopoh Dolysoh's court. He later became the mentor of Opol Dolysoh and was one of his closest advisors. Undin is thought to be a person who helped Opol quickly understand how to reign and provided a smooth transition. For example, the construction of Gaskal, as well as the retention of most of the Jeens and nobility in the inner circle of the new gole were thought to be due to Undin's influence.

Undin was described as a strange character, with his behavior becoming more eccentric as he aged. For instance, he was said to have frequently talked about mice and considered them to be creatures of great importance, to the point that he believed that the purpose of human civilization was to provide food for mice.

A famous example of Undin's eccentric behavior was the odd role he played in the downfall of Ormyn Gos, the lover of Byskoh Losoh. When Byskoh's and Ormyn's coup against Opol Dolysoh failed, Ormyn and his quite numerous supporters left Gaskal, while Byskoh was captured. Ormyn expected her to be executed, but she then emerged as the wife of her husband, completely forgiven and back at his side. Convinced that she managed to fool Opol and that she still plans to overthrow him, Ormyn sent a messenger with a letter. However, the messenger was captured by Undin, who by that time was a very old man and lived in a small village outside of Gaskal.

Undin bribed the messengers and began an elaborate correspondence with Ormyn, posing as Byskoh in letters and sending him on wild goose chases across the country, as if in support of plots hatched by Byskoh to kill Opol. For example, at some point Undin had Ormyn move his troops to Fidoh during winter, claiming that Opol will visit the settlement by a particular month, using a particular road, and that Ormyn must ambush the royal convoy, only to then send him a letter in late February, explaining that the trip was canceled and he must move his troops to Marij, where Opol plans to visit a town on the border with the Oaleed forces. Ormyn complained in response that a number of his supporters left him after this ordeal.

Interestingly enough, it seems that Undin was acting on his own accord and did not communicate any of this to Opol or to Byskoh or to anyone in Gaskal. Instead, he stopped responding to Ormyn in 1803 FR, possibly having gotten bored with the charade. Some of Ormyn's response letters were found much later and transferred to a library in Gaskal.