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'''Pherro Oordar''' (1554-1600 [[SR]]) was a politician, [[tarnarian_military_ranks|Jeen]] of Ernele, the youngest son of [[kren Oordar|Kren]], brother of [[Kren the Younger]] and uncle to [[hee Oordar|Hee]] and [[iar Oordar|Iar]], founders of [[Tref]]. He was also considered to be one of the wealthiest people in [[Heran]] at the time, since he was running the [[Delavire-Gonne slave trade corridor]], one of the main slave distribution channels outside of Mantar. He also owned many farms around Delavire and supplied cheese to Ernele and Tonaran.
'''Pherro Oordar''' (1554-1600 [[SR]]) was a politician, [[tarnarian_military_ranks|Jeen]] of Ernele, the youngest son of [[kren Oordar|Kren]], brother of [[Kren the Younger]] and uncle to [[hee Oordar|Hee]] and [[iar Oordar|Iar]], founders of [[Tref]]. He was also considered to be one of the wealthiest people in [[Heran]] at the time, since he was running the [[Delavire-Gonne slave trade corridor]], one of the main slave distribution channels outside of Mantar. He also owned many farms around Delavire and supplied cheese to Ernele and Tonaran.
== Pherro's gold ==
== Pherro's gold ==
"Pherro's gold" became a term that described two separate phenomena: Hee's growing concern regarding Oordar influence in Heran following Pherro's death, and a political slogan used in [[Tref]] by [[Mayeerqnoel|Mayeerqnoel's]] opposition.
"Pherro's gold" became a term that described two separate phenomena: Hee's growing concern regarding Oordar influence in Heran following Pherro's death, which led to the decline of profits from the slave trade, and a political concept used in [[Tref]] by [[Mayeerqnoel|Mayeerqnoel's]] contenders.
Hee's concern surfaced in about 1602, when the [[Nilma Oordar|Angry King]] subjugated [[Qep]] and then helped squash a slave uprising in Delavire. This made Hee worried that he might be losing his grip on Pherro's legacy in Heran. In order to mitigate that, he sent a number of negotiators to Delavire and re-established their ties to Hee, as well as set up a military post in Gonne.
Hee's concern surfaced in about 1602, when the [[Nilma Oordar|Angry King]] subjugated [[Qep]] and then helped squash a slave uprising in Delavire. This made Hee worried that he might be losing his grip on Pherro's legacy in Heran, which was primarily the [[Delavire-Gonne slave trade corridor]]. In order to mitigate that, a number of negotiators were sent to Delavire. They re-established Delavire's ties to Hee, as well as set up a military post in Gonne.
Later, during a slave uprising led by [[Mon Lon Dōrs]], Hee was able to secure the services of [[Moon King V]] to defend Gonne and defeat the slave army. In spite of the Moon King's success, the overall damage to the slave trade made by the uprising, as well as the changing situation in Qep, now part of [[Mantareia]], led to the dissolution of the Delavire-Gonne corridor shortly thereafter. This resulted in Hee wanting to invade Mantareia to "reclaim what belongs to the Oordars". It is believed that Hee's narrow focus on the conquest of Mantareia, deemed to be unrealistic and unnecessary by his court, led to him being ousted by Mayeerqnoel.
Later, "Pherro's gold" became a political platform for a number of opposition groups and secret societies, the leaders of which typically claimed to be the descendants of Oordars, using that as a claim to the throne. Part of what they promised to their supporters was potential wealth that they would acquire as the result of reclaiming "Pherro's gold". In some cases, stories of literal treasures emerged, hidden somewhere in the Moleeq desert. A number of expeditions were documented of people searching for the ruins of Gonne and attempting to locate the hidden treasure of Oordars.
