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Wanting to speed up their victory, Tōrmoh's court managed to get the support of [[Agzor]], a young [[superhero warrior]] who lived in the cold plains to the east of Quoon River. Agzor was tasked to use his powers to incinerate Keetoh's camp.

Wanting to speed up their victory, Tōrmoh's court managed to get the support of [[Agzor]], a young [[superhero warrior]] who lived in the cold plains to the east of Quoon River. Agzor was tasked to use his powers to incinerate Keetoh's camp.

And this is where the simple "rebels against mineowners" narrative began to fall apart.

The simple "rebels against mineowners" narrative began to fall apart at around this point in the conflict.

First, some miners began local wars with each other, trying to use the situation to fight out old rivalries or simply gain more land. In some cases, mineowners would provide money and even troops to their former serfs in order to maintain some sort of ownership in the land. One of the most aggressive was Rolee, a mine which belonged to the wealthy courtier [[Noana Rolee]]. So by the time Gozodōroh was ready to march on Lord Oroat, she had to first establish the dominance of her own forces against several of the other rebel armies. She was successful at first, but was eventually killed, with her army decisively defeated by the Rolee.

First, some miners began local wars with each other, trying to use the situation to fight out old rivalries or simply gain more land. In some cases, mineowners would provide money and even troops to their former serfs in order to maintain some sort of ownership in the land. One of the most aggressive was Rolee, a mine which belonged to the wealthy courtier [[Noana Rolee]]. So by the time Gozodōroh was ready to march on Lord Oroat, she had to first establish the dominance of her own forces against several of the other rebel armies. She was successful at first, but was eventually killed, with her army decisively defeated by the Rolee. Rolee then followed the retreating army to Koalderood, where in the final battle she defeated the resistance army, capturing and executing [[Tareetoh]], Keetoh's sister who became the de-facto leader by that time.

Second, a small group of Gened's followers found out about his imprisonment and helped him escape. Gened then abandoned Keetoh, who would later perish when Rolee would overtake Koalderood, the mine where Keetoh's camp was based.

Second, a small group of Gened's followers found out about his imprisonment and helped him escape. Gened then abandoned Keetoh, who would later perish when Rolee would overtake Koalderood, the mine where Keetoh's camp was based.

But while this could have been good news for Chusoh, by this time Chusoh did not exist: as Agzor approached Keetoh's camp, he found out that he was known among the populace as Tōrmoh's Pet Destroyer and that King Tōrmoh and his court used Agzor's loyalty to the King as a weapon against the miners for many years now. This angered Agzor, so instead of destroying Keetoh's camp, he turned around, came to Chusoh and set fire to the palace. As Chusoh was mostly built with wood, fire quickly expanded and destroyed the whole city, killing many people. This had effectively dissolved the state of Toor, as the set of unexpected events - the destruction of Hohned, the prolonged violence at Commonground and then the destruction of Chusoh and the death of most of its court - had Deeras and Gaskal secede and stay away from the events at Commonground.

But while this could have been good news for Chusoh, by this time Chusoh did not exist: as Agzor approached Keetoh's camp, he found out that he was known among the populace as Tōrmoh's Pet Destroyer and that King Tōrmoh and his court used Agzor's loyalty to the King as a weapon against the miners for many years now. This angered Agzor, so instead of destroying Keetoh's camp, he turned around, came to Chusoh and set fire to the palace. As Chusoh was mostly built with wood, fire quickly expanded and destroyed the whole city, killing many people. This had effectively dissolved the state of Toor, as the set of unexpected events - the destruction of Hohned, the prolonged violence at Commonground and then the destruction of Chusoh and the death of most of its court - had Deeras and Gaskal secede and stay away from the events at Commonground.

Not only that, but an army from the west led by a superhero warrior Jolder attacked Floroh and then Jhet. Lord Oroat confronted Jolder at Jhet, but lost. He managed to save part of his army and retreat to the east, bringing worrying news of this conqueror to the miners and uniting forces with some of them.

Not only that, but an army from the west led by a superhero warrior Jolder attacked Floroh and then Jhet. Lord Oroat confronted Jolder at Jhet, but lost. He managed to save part of his army and retreat to the east, bringing worrying news of this conqueror to the miners and uniting forces with some of them. This was happening as Gozodōroh's army was just defeated by Rolee. Lord Oroat's insistence on uniting against Jolder convinced most of the Laeooy Coast to ignore the fate of the resistance army, which led it its decisive defeat at the hand of the Rolee just a month later.

News of this mess had reached the Empire of Barud and it began preparing for a campaign to the north.

News of this mess had reached the Empire of Barud and it began preparing for a campaign to the north.