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"I was embarrassed for my family. I was embarrassed for my father. And I knew that I wanted to punish our enemies. But I also wanted to punish those in the room who said nothing. They were cowards, and cowards deserve death."
"I was embarrassed for my family. I was embarrassed for my father. And I knew that I wanted to punish our enemies. But I also wanted to punish those in the room who said nothing. They were cowards, and cowards deserve death."
The embarrassment that he mentions might relate to the humiliation that Gutsag, the gole of Tirna, subjected Meerō to: throughout the siege Gutsag had not only numerous times sent letters with insults by throwing them with rocks over the walls, but also had musicians and a choir perform songs with offensive lyrics about Meerō every morning.
== Reign ==
== Reign ==
=== Campaign against Tirna ===
=== Campaign against Tirna ===
Mosk-Sopoh opened his reign with an immediate march on Tirna. The campaign is known as the Green Cherry and was a resounding success, which also earned the new gole respect among his [[Tarnarian_military_ranks|Jeens]].
Mosk-Sopoh opened his reign with an immediate march on Tirna. This campaign is known as the Green Cherry and was a resounding success, which also earned the new gole respect among his [[Tarnarian_military_ranks|Jeens]].
Unlike his father, Mosk-Sopoh was not in the habit of preparing for a campaign for years, instead putting together an army quickly and counting on the element of surprise. Additionally, he introduced the idea of first attacking Tirna from water and then, when most forces would be focused on the coastal side of the city, enter it from its southern gates. As Toor did not have warships, the attack was commenced at night, with hundreds of sailing ships carrying archers that began to fire flaming spears. This set Tirna's port and fleet on fire.
Unlike his father, Mosk-Sopoh was not in the habit of preparing for a campaign for years, instead putting together an army quickly and counting on the element of surprise. Additionally, he introduced the idea of first attacking Tirna from water and then, when most forces would be focused on the coastal side of the city, enter it from its southern gates. As Toor did not have warships, the attack was commenced at night, with hundreds of sailing ships carrying archers that began to fire flaming spears. This set Tirna's port and fleet on fire.
In the morning toorians attacked the southern gates and were able to easily enter the city. Tirna was then sacked and Mosk-Sopoh ordered its inhabitants slaughtered. Porteek references several toorian sources that have not survived that explain that the brutal treatment was not simply due to Mosk-Sopoh's personal hatred of Tirna and how it embarrassed his father, but that he needed to be sure that he won't be attacked from behind when marching further west.
In the morning toorians attacked the southern gates and were able to easily enter the city. Tirna was then sacked and Mosk-Sopoh ordered its inhabitants slaughtered. He then had a choir perform a Porteek references several toorian sources that have not survived that explain that the brutal treatment was not simply due to Mosk-Sopoh's personal hatred of Tirna and how it embarrassed his father, but that he needed to be sure that he won't be attacked from behind when marching further west.
A relief in the Gaskal royal palace shows the toorians bringing back the spoils of war. The inscription below says:
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=== Conflict with Deeras ===
Meerō honored his father's agreement with the Deeras family and Deeras was treated as an independent land. However, the consensus of nobility in Gaskal was that Deeras should at some point be confronted and begin contributing to the treasury. [[Uroh Maadoh]] became the negotiator with Deeras and established regular correspondence with them.
By the end of Meerō's reign, Uroh Maadoh began sounding the alarm that the population of Deeras had increased dramatically, due to the many [[Negy]] opting to migrate to the region and settle. Uroh Maadoh argued that Deeras might become a threat to Toor and choose to invade like they have during the reign of [[Opol Dolysoh|Opol]].
The new gole was much more receptive to Uroh Maadoh and after the army returned from the campaign against Tirna,
