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The hordes of the Khagan, i.e., the "Khaganate (ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨᠲᠤ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ)," is a Terran faction/"nation" that has ceased to exist by the time of the Main Theme. It was a powerful nomadic empire of Nightzmoran Kurantas led by its namesake that once pillaged the entire Terra.
Background[]
The origin of the Khagan could be traced back to a young warrior who accomplished his "Khaganquest," a coming-of-age tradition among some Nightzmoras, a thousand years ago. Starting from the steppes in eastern Ursus, the Khagan led his Kheshigs for a grand conquest across Terra. They almost toppled the Elderly Pegasian rulers of Kazimierz, defeated the Hippogryphs of proto-Ursus leading to the uprising of the Ursi, and destroyed numerous garrison cities of Gaul and Leithanien.[1] They even invaded the victorian and taran regions, which led to Victoria´s annexation process of the kingdom of Tara[2]. Along their ways, they struck terror onto the nations of Terra using their brutal tactics and the Nightzmora's illusory Arts, leaving an unforgettable memory among them until present days. The Khagan's worldwide pillage seems to have left a deep impact on the whole world, marking the dawn of a common era that "burned away the previous epoch." Indeed, the current dating system used on Terra even sets its beginning around the time of this string of conquest.
However, the Khagan's ambition did not stop at mere mortal kingdoms; he laid his eyes onto the untouched borders of the known world of Terra. The Khagan formed a military alliance with the king of Sargon and drove away the Collapsals together from the Foehn Hotlands of the south.[3] A decade later, he started his conquest onto the frigid Northland; but this time, he suddenly vanished and no one knew his whereabout.[4]
It is likely that the Nightzmoras suffered severe losses against the Northland demons, for they will never again achieve the same height of glory. Still, some Kurantas who can trace their origin to this ancient bloodline still survive until present days, one of which is Tola - the so-called "Last Kheshig."
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Kheshigs[]
The Kheshigs (ᠬᠡᠰᠢᠭᠲᠡᠨ) are the royal guards of the Khaganate who acted as both his personal bodyguards and his military. Their numbers have dwindled over the years, however some of them still rose to prominence such as the famed Padishah of Reefsteep.[5]
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