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Meerō did begin a series of campaigns against the [[Laeooy Coast]] in honor of his father who wanted to subjugate the territory. Four separate campaigns - 1824-1825, 1829-1831, 1834-1835 and 1841-1842 - were fairly successful, but all stopped short of actually finishing the job, with Meerō's inconsistent strategy and erratic behavior leading to bizarre decisions. The first campaign, for example, which reached the city-state of [[Troun]], failed to confront it, with Meerō suddenly turning the army around. Confused generals tried to interpret Meerō's actions as having religious significance, and the army eventually returned to [[Gaskal]].
Meerō did begin a series of campaigns against the [[Laeooy Coast]] in honor of his father who wanted to subjugate the territory. Four separate campaigns - 1824-1825, 1829-1831, 1834-1835 and 1841-1842 - were fairly successful, but all stopped short of actually finishing the job, with Meerō's inconsistent strategy and erratic behavior leading to bizarre decisions. The first campaign, for example, which reached the city-state of [[Troun]], failed to confront it, with Meerō suddenly turning the army around. Confused generals tried to interpret Meerō's actions as having religious significance, and the army eventually returned to [[Gaskal]].
The second campaign was similarly odd, with Meerō ordering his forces to the south at Frooj. The army made an exhausting crossing of [[Kōnzoh]] and then returned back through Uzar, Dol and Palas. According to [[Porteek]], Meerō's goal was a pilgrimage to the place of death of his father and then his mother. The Jeenor of his army, [[Brone Forod]], became his advisor and the official interpreter of his actions.
The second campaign was similarly odd, with Meerō ordering his forces to the south at Frooj. The army made an exhausting crossing of [[Kōnzoh]] and then returned back through Uzar, Dol and Palas. According to [[Porteek]], Meerō's goal was a pilgrimage to the place of death of his father and then his mother.
It is at this time that the [[Tarnarian_military_ranks|Jeenor]] of his army, [[Brone Forod]], became his advisor and the official interpreter of his actions.
Writes [[Porteek]]:
Writes [[Porteek]]:
''Forod took on the role of the Gole's advisor, but ultimately it was a fantasy that he and others in the court wanted desperately to believe. Meerō was a good listener, but a poor student. He did what he wanted and Forod became a pitiful translator of the Gole's actions, summoning all the confidence and dignity he could muster in order to give an appearance of intent where there was none, of order where there was only chaos, of religious providence when there were just the unpredictable whims of a truly lost soul.''
''Forod took on the role of the Gole's advisor, but ultimately it was a fantasy that he and others in the court wanted desperately to believe. Meerō was a good listener, but a poor student. He did what he wanted and Forod became a pitiful translator of the Gole's actions, summoning all the confidence and dignity he could muster in order to give an appearance of intent where there was none, of order where there was only chaos, of religious providence when there were just the unpredictable whims of a truly lost soul.''
Nevertheless, Forod attempted to orchestrate and basically lead the third campaign. During the preparation for the campaign in 1833 [[FR]] two influential Ienana named [[Olboloh Joleeloh]] and [[Gorōntoh Kōtele]] were able to get Meerō's attention through disseminating what many believed to be important prophecies. Both Ienana were experts of [[the Great Lore]] and their arrival to Gaskal became an important event of the summer of 1833.
They were then able to upset Meerō's trust in Forod's judgement and tried getting him executed. This, however, had not worked and the Gole had him imprisoned and then embarked on a third campaign against the peoples of the Laeooy Coast.