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'''Mon Lon Dōrs''' /mɑn lɑn dɔːrs/ was a leader of the Gonne slave uprising of 1608-1611 [[SR]]. A former slave owner, Mon Lon Dōrs was the one of the few insurrection leaders of the era whose goal was to put an end to slavery. Although brief and ultimately unsuccessful, his rebellion became one of the most famous and his name is the symbol of freedom in [[Tarnaria]] to this day.
'''Mon Lon Dōrs''' /mɑn lɑn dɔːrs/ (c. 1585 - 1615 [[SR]] ) was a leader of the Gonne slave uprising of 1608-1611 [[SR]]. A former slave trader, Mon Lon Dōrs was the one of the few insurrection leaders of the era whose goal was to put an end to slavery. Although brief and ultimately unsuccessful, his rebellion became one of the most famous and his name is the symbol of freedom in [[Tarnaria]] to this day.
Notable for attacks during the night, he was eventually defeated by [[Moon King V]].
Notable for attacks during the night, he was eventually defeated by [[Moon King V]].
== Life ==
Mon Lon was born in [[Mantar]] into a family of a wealthy merchant who dealt in salt. Mon Lon began working at his father's enterprise, but then his father went out of favor with the court when the [[Nilma Oordar|Angry King]] came to power. This was due to his father being part of a [[The Coming of Vaona|bizarre cult]] that was gaining ground in Mantar, whereas Nilma was a Xaewoon Blue purist and began religious cleansing which resulted in a number of cults being banned and their followers expelled, most notably [[Foft]].
Mon Lon was not part of the cult, but seeing his father's standing losing ground, he took some of the family money and left for Delavire, where he used his funds to enter into slave trade. He began working the [[Delavire-Gonne slave trade corridor]], but quickly became known for his underhanded tactics, like providing information to the Kippies on his competitors' travel timetables and routes. He was described as arrogant and difficult to work with. Eventually, he made many enemies, but managed to became a relatively successful and important figure at Delavire. He hired a whole unit of personal guards and was unafraid of the Kippies due to establishing a good relationship with a number of tribes. However, in 1603 his slave caravan was attacked by one of the Kippie tribes and he was taken prisoner and then sold as a slave at Delavire to his competitor. It turned out that his competitors sent out word to local Kippie tribes that a reward was set for capturing Mon Lon and bringing him to Delavire alive.
For the next several years Mon Lon was utilized as a slave at his competitors' slave barracks. They sold him to one another in order to humiliate him. According to Mon Lon, he was frequently beaten and tortured. Eventually, however, his captors tired of denigrating their former enemy themselves and decided to move him on and sell him off.
Mon Lon was sent to Gonne, but the caravan was attacked by Kippies and he was again captured by a Kippie tribe, although a different one. He reached out to its chief and told his story: his previous standing, his cooperation with Kippies and his hardships as a slave. The chief was impressed by his life story and agreed to give him a chance to live as a free man in his tribe, as long as he vows complete loyalty and allegiance to the tribe. Mon Lon agreed. Over the next year he earned respect of the tribe, by teaching them about slave traders' routes, ways of working and habits, which allowed the tribe to rob several slave caravans. At some point in 1606 the tribe was attacked by the guards of one of the slave traders that they had robbed and who was able to track them down. Most of the tribe was killed, but some taken into slavery. Thus, a year later, Mon Lon was back on his way to Gonne where he was put on the market and bought by a [[Tref]] merchant named Done Darvis.
== The uprising ==
Mon Lon was kept in the Gonne barracks, when he and several others managed to escape. One of those slaves was [[Lord Soader]] who became Mon Lon's right hand man. Over the next weeks Mon Lon raided Gonne, while freeing slaves. He amassed a several thousand-strong army, which became a serious threat for Gonne. Reinforcements from Ernele faced Lon Mon and forced them to retreat, however the slaves successfully moved into the mountains of Maird, which slightly under a century ago created such difficulties for [[Maksag Oordar]].
For the next several years, Mon Lon continued raids on Gonne, building a community of former slaves and becoming known as the fighter against slavery, which was a very new and controversial idea at the time even against slaves.
After several years of raids on Gonne, Mon Lon Dōrs marched on Delavire with a mere 4000 army and managed to defeat the city, with Lord Soader fighting by his side. Two months later Mon Lon Dōrs led his now 7500-strong slave army on Gonne, but was defeated with the help of Moon King V. Mon Lon Dōrs managed to flee, but Lord Soader was captured and executed, along with a number of others. This was discovered only later, to the great disappointment of Moon King V, who wanted to personally punish Soader for his treatment of Lotyfa.