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|rowspan="2"| [[List of Kharadron Overlords units|Units]] <br />
|colspan="2"| [[Aether-Khemist]] - [[Aetheric Navigator]] - [[Arkanaut Admiral]] - [[Arkanaut Captain]] - [[Arkanaut Company]] - [[Black Marine]] - [[Brewmaster]] - [[Copperhats]] - [[Endrinmaster]] - [[Gholem]] - [[Grundstok Thunderer]] - [[Logisticator]] - [[Skyrigger]] ([[Endrinrigger]] - [[Skywarden (Kharadron Overlords)|Skywarden]]) <br />
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| [[Aetherhulk]] - [[Arkanaut Frigate]] - [[Arkanaut Ironclad]] - [[Basthal-class minelayer]] - [[Cloud-Dredger]] - [[Grundcarrier]] - [[Grundstok Gunhauler]] - [[Gyrohauler]] - [[Krontanker]] - [[Khrundhal-class Battleship]] - [[Makaisson-class Hauler]] - [[Ornithopter]] - [[Siege-Carrier]] - [[Sky-Trawler]] - [[Thrunghal shieldship]] - [[Tork-class torpedo boat]] - [[Wing-Carrier]]<br />
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| [[List of Kharadron Overlords characters|Characters]] <br />
|colspan="2"| [[Njord Aethersson]] - [[Imoda Barrasdottr]] - [[Bengtsson]] - [[Horgrumm Brand]] - [[Njord Brondt]] - [[Bragga]] - [[Jakkob Bugmansson XI]] - [[Durek Coghammer]] - [[Bryge Colsstarn]] - [[Durbarak]] - [[Njarn Firewhiskers]] - [[Drak Grolsson]] - [[Olgrimm Grundstock]] - [[Brokk Grungsson]] - [[Hengtsson]] - [[Dagnai Holdenstock]] - [[Drongon Humboldsson]] - [[Khrag]] - [[Gronki Klarruz]] - [[Grubda Klarsdottr]] - [[Borri Kraglan]] - [[Nelriksson]] - [[Bulwark Norgrimsson]] - [[Kragi Ranagsson]] - [[Grymm Sternbok]] - [[Grund Tahlihro]] - [[Khurngrim]] - [[Dhurak Thengisson]] - [[Lhux Zadum]] - [[Zunggt]]<br />
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|colspan="2"| [[Barak-Dren]] - [[Barak-Durmmaz]] - [[Barak-Glöm]] - [[Barak-Jazbaz]] - [[Barak-Khazzar]] - [[Barak-Khrum]] - [[Barak-Kling]] - [[Barak-Laskar]] - [[Barak-Mhornar]] - [[Barak-Mor]] - [[Barak-Nar]] - [[Barak-Shunti]] - [[Barak-Skarren]] - [[Barak-Thargar]] - [[Barak-Thryng]] - [[Barak-Ungrin]] - [[Barak-Urbaz]] - [[Barak-Zilfin]] - [[Barak-Zon]] - [[Barak-Zhoff]] - [[Karak Ohrgaf]] - [[Toba Lorchai]]<br />
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|Image = Kharadron Overlords Assault.jpeg<br />
|Image caption = A kharadron Assault.<br />
|Name = Kharadron Overlords<br />
|Grand alliance = [[Grand Alliance of Order|Order]]<br />
|Associated factions =<br />
|Allies = [[Cities of Sigmar]]<br>[[Dispossessed]]<br>[[Fyreslayers]]<br>[[Ironweld Arsenal]]<br>[[Stormcast Eternal]]<br />
|Main grouping = [[Sky-port]]<br />
|Major characters = [[Brokk Grungsson]]<br>[[Drak Grolsson]]<br>[[Drongon Humboldsson]]<br>[[Imoda Barrasdottr]]<br>[[Jakkob Bugmansson XI]]<br />
|Core resources = [[Aether-gold]]<br />
|Races = [[Duardin]]<br />
|Mounts =<br />
|Vehicles = [[Skyvessel]]s<br>[[Endrin-cart]]s<br />
|Creatures = [[Cogmonculus]]<br>[[Drillbill]]<br />
|Spell lores =<br />
|Prayers =<br />
|Endless spells =<br />
|Manifestations =<br />
|Artefacts = [[Aethermatic Weapons]]<br>[[Great Endrinworks]]<br>[[Treasures of the Sky-ports]]<br />
|Archetypes = [[Brewmaster]]<br>[[Skyrigger]]<br>[[Aether-Khemist]]<br>[[Endrinmaster]]<br>[[Aetheric Navigator]]<br />
|Warbands = [[Thundrik's Profiteers]]<br />
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The '''Kharadron Overlords''' are a race of militaristic, mercantile [[duardin]] who dominate the skies of the [[Mortal Realms]] upon gigantic [[skyvessel]]s and floating [[sky-port]]s held aloft by a mix of engineering prowess, burgeoning science and industrialised magic.{{Fn|13e}}{{Fn|15d}}{{Fn|7e}}<br />
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Driven by a need for profit as much as by honour, they employ wondrous techno-arcane devices powered by [[aether-gold]] – the lifeblood of the Kharadron empire.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|13e}} The Kharadron are mostly secular and prefer to rely on their own science and ingenuity than lean on any god. They live by the [[Kharadron Code]], a constitution firmly based on meritocracy and pragmatism.{{Fn|9c}}{{Fn|9g}}{{Fn|9h}}<br />
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==History==<br />
===[[Age of Myth]]===<br />
The [[duardin]]s have inhabited the [[Mortal Realms]] since time immemorial. While relatively few things are known of this bygone age, legends assert that [[Grungni]] played a key role in the establishment of a lasting peace between the [[First Clans of the Khazukan]] and the ancient [[Twelve Tribes of Azyr]].{{Fn|9g}} It was also under his tutelage that the [[Khazalid Empire]] flourished like no other.{{Fn|9g}} This unequalled civilisation of engineers and craftsmen saw the Duardin flourish across the Mortal Realms working alongside [[humans]], [[aelf|aelves]], [[Gholemkind]]s and many others.{{fn|7b}}{{Fn|18c}}{{Fn|9g}}<br />
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====Grungni’s masterpiece==== <br />
It is no coincidence that [[Karak-a-Zaruk]], hearth of the [[Khazalid Empire]], was located in [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]].{{Fn|3e}} Indeed, the rich paradise then known as the [[Spiral Crux|Godwrought Isles]] is one of the [[Nineteen Wonders of Chamon]] fashioned long ago by [[Grungni]].{{Fn|17a}} Legends say that Grungni’s exertions are such that the metal-dust shed by his hammer mingled with his breath to create [[aether-gold]].{{Fn|17a}}{{Fn|3d}} Located at the heart of the Realm of Metal, the Godwrought Isles were geometrical marvels linked together by flawlessly built bridges and each possessing unfathomable treasures and alchemical wonders.{{Fn|13a}} Each of these heavenly islands is bestowed upon one of Grungni’s worshipper clans.{{Fn|17a}} <br />
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After crafting these lands and teaching the knowledge of old to his followers, Grungni departed for [[Realm of Azyr|Azyr]] to fulfil an ancient promise to [[Sigmar]] believing that only by thriving without the guiding presence of a god could his people ever grow strong.{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|7b}}{{Fn|9g}}<br />
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It is in this paradisiacal heirloom that the ever-expanding [[Khazalid Empire]] came to resemble the most to the mountain kingdoms described by ancient tales.{{Fn|18c}} Here the ancestors of the Kharadrons ruled in wondrous mountain cities and dug ever deeper into the bedrock of Chamon to excavate precious minerals and gems.{{fn|7b}}{{Fn|18c}}<br />
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====The steamhead pioneers====<br />
For generations, the people of the [[Spiral Crux|Godwrought Isles]] prospered without divine guidance.{{Fn|13a}} The discovery of priceless resources, [[Realmstone#Chamon|Chamonite]] first amongst them, and the means to extract them inevitably lead to an era of invention and progress that cemented the prominent place of [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]]’s Karaks within the [[Khazalid Empire]].{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|3e}} <br />
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It was a group of innovative duardin called the [[steamhead pioneers]] that discovered and mastered the art of extracting and refining [[aether-gold]], a wondrous mineral that can be found across the skies of the [[Mortal Realms|Eight Realms]].{{Fn|7i}}{{Fn|7c}} Capitalising on the remarkable adaptability of this substance of near-limitless power, the steamhead pioneers develop the fields of [[aethercraft]], aethermatic extraction and cogwork locomotion.{{Fn|7b}}{{Fn|7i}} <br />
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[[File:Griffon's Eyrie map 01.png|thumb|Location of the [[Lode-Griffon]]'s lair at [[Griffon's Eyrie]].]]<br />
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====Descent of the Lode-Griffon==== <br />
While near infinite, the vast riches of the [[Spiral Crux|Godwrought Isles]] are not equally enjoyed by the region’s inhabitants.{{Fn|13d}} Perhaps if wealth discrepancy had not been so rife, the changeprayers of the unfortunates would not have been so fervent, and not attracted [[Tzeentch]]’s gaze in the first place.{{Fn|17a}} But as the great powers of the Isles exploit and drive out the lesser tribes of the region in their obsessive pursuit of ever more [[Realmstone#Chamon|Chamonite]], those begging for change hear the whispers of [[Daemons of Tzeentch|daemons]] promising a better world at the expense of another’s misfortune.{{Fn|17a}}{{Fn|13d}} <br />
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Though the seeds of disaster are implanted, it is the coming of the [[Lode-Griffon]] that spelt doom for the [[Godwrought Isles]].{{Fn|17a}} Drawn forth by the extensive Chamonite mines and [[aether-gold]] clouds of the Godwrought Isles, this metallic godbeast descends from the [[Great Nothing]].{{Fn|13d}}{{Fn|9f}} In accordance with the [[Tzeentch|Change God]]’s plans, the Lode-Griffon comes to rest upon [[Griffon's Eyrie]], an island located at the very center of the [[Realm of Chamon|Realm of Metal]].{{Fn|13d}}{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|7b}}<br />
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The magnetic aura of the fortress-sized creature is such that the magnetic laws of the Godwrought Isles are rent asunder.{{Fn|13d}}{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|17a}} Once prosperous nations are instantly obliterated by the cataclysmic pulses of raw magnetism emitted by the Lode-Griffon, allowing previously less wealthy groups to rise to prominence.{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|17a}} Over time, [[Grungni]]’s handcrafted paradise begins to warp, fragment and buckle under the magical weight of the godbeast.{{Fn|13d}}{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|17a}} As titanic pipelines and bridges transporting raw Chamonite are torn asunder, their alchemical content evaporates and gathers as clouds into the Chamonic stratosphere.{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|17a}} With this, the devastated remnants of the once paradisiacal Godwrought Isles become known as the [[Spiral Crux]].{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|17a}}<br />
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[[File:Spiral Crux Map 01.jpg|thumb|Map of the [[Spiral Crux]].]]<br />
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====Opening of the Sky-Rift==== <br />
In an attempt to slay the Lode-Griffon, the remaining nations of the Spiral Crux convene a conclave of the nine mightiest aethermancers of the region.{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|17a}} These powerful sorcerers make for [[Griffon's Eyrie]] and begin to work a great spell of transmutation, planning to transform the Lode-Griffon into solid gold.{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|17a}} Though the great ritual is ultimately enacted and successfully end the magnetic curse of the godbeast, the aethermancers are betrayed and slain by one amongst their number – one of [[Tzeentch]]’s faithful [[Gaunt Summoner]]s known as the [[Watcher King]].{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|17a}}{{Fn|13d}} <br />
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As the Lode-Griffon is transmuted into inanimate gold, its agonised death-screams are so replete with magical dissonance that they tear apart the very fabric of the [[Mortal Realms|realms]].{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|17a}}{{Fn|13d}}{{Fn|7i}} As a result, a colossal sky-rift to [[Crystal Labyrinth of Tzeentch|Tzeentch’s Realm]] is open at the centre of the Spiral Crux, through it pours endless daemonic legions of the [[Tzeentch|Architect of Fate]].{{fn|7b}}{{Fn|9f}}<br />
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===[[Age of Chaos]]===<br />
As [[Disciples of Tzeentch|Tzeentch’s legions]] are unleashed upon the [[Spiral Crux]], their deity takes special interest in [[Realm of Metal|Chamon]]’s overwhelming aura of transmutation.{{Fn|13d}} Using its magic to further saturate Chamon’s stratosphere with the raw stuff of change, the [[Tzeentch|Great Mutator]] works an apocalyptic spell to rain transmutive warpfire from the skies.{{Fn|9f}}{{Fn|17a}} The transmutational storm renders the central lands of the Spiral Crux so imbued with the distorting power of Chaos as to be completely inimical to mortals.{{Fn|13d}}{{Fn|13a}} Land and sea creatures native to Chamon are twisted into horrible new flight-capable forms that take wing, or simply rise into the skies as if held by invisible hands – all of them adding to Chamon’s already prolific aerial ecosystem.{{Fn|17a}} The chaotic invasion reaches new heights as daemons overrun countless civilisations and turn many duardin mountain-holds into sealed tombs where they were either killed by daemons or starved to death.{{fn|7b}}<br />
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====Sky Exodus==== <br />
[[File:Barak-Zon 01.png|thumb|350px|[[Barak-Zon]], first founded of the [[sky-port]]s.]]<br />
As the apocalypse unfolded, the duardin thought to fight alongside their allies, but found them absent, they then thought to seek the aid of the gods through prayer, but none answered.{{Fn|17b}} When the [[Tzeentch|Changer of the Ways]] encroaches upon [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]], the normally conservative duardin are ultimately forced to face annihilation in the strongholds of their ancestors or to abandon the traditions of old by adopting a new way of life.{{Fn|7i}} <br />
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In a great leap of faith and technology, the forefathers of the Kharadrons combine their mastery of air travel with the [[aethercraft]] innovated by the [[Kharadron Overlords#The steamhead pionners|steamhead pionners]] to attach great endrinspheres and aethermatic energisers to the very foundations of their ancestral strongholds and take to the [[skies]].{{Fn|7b}} Fleets of gyrocopters and other steam-bombers blast clear a path for the great floating citadels to escape.{{Fn|13d}} As such, the Kharadron Overlords were born from the sundered mountains, or Kharadron in ancient [[khazalid]].{{Fn|7b}} <br />
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Chamon’s stratosphere wasn’t the safe heaven that the duardin hoped for, however. As the sky-ports rise into the clouds, [[Tzeentch]]’s armies give pursuit.{{Fn|7i}} A desperate flight across the Realm of Metal ensues, forcing thousands duardin pilots to sell their lives to keep the newfound aerial threats at bay.{{Fn|7i}} <br />
So deadly are the skies of Chamon that not every attempted retreat to the skies was rewarded with success. Out of the countless thousands of inhabitants of [[Karak Ohrgaf]] only three lived to tell the tale of their nascent sky-port. The fate of the others is hinted at in gruesome details when twisted wrecks of skyvessels and mangled duardin corpses begin to rain down from the Chamonic clouds.{{Fn|11a}}<br />
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After the fall of the last duardin's Great Karaks at the [[Battle of Zaruk]] and the refusal of the [[Fyreslayers]] to take any asylum seekers, the influx of refugees from the fallen Karaks seeking salvation amongst the skies grew exponentially.{{Fn|15a}}{{Fn|8a}}{{Fn|3f}} With them, the aerial mining colonies and airborne fortresses in the clouds of Chamon banded together as a loose confederation for mutual protection that would become the foundation of the greatest aerial empire the [[Mortal Realms]] have ever known.{{Fn|7i}}{{Fn|15a}}{{Fn|17a}} With time, the ever-faithful refugees of an [[Khazalid Empire|ancient empire]] became the founders of a civilisation that will come to not only survive the [[Age of Chaos]], but thrive in it.{{Fn|17b}}<br />
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Regardless of the traumatic birth of their civilisation and the drastic changes to duardin society it required, some traditions took more time to be abandoned than others, if at all. As such, in the days of the Sky Exodus, the quickly developing airfleets were still crewed by clans.{{Fn|7j}} Due to the innovations of the steamhead pioneers, kharadron sky faring science progress to the point that several sky-ports boast entire fleets of skyborne vessels.{{Fn|17a}}<br />
Similarly, the [[Grundcorps]] were founded soon after the Sky Exodus by Master Gunner [[Olgrimm Grundstok]], who organised the Grundstok clan into the [[Grundcorp]]s following the repeated successes of fleets hosting [[Thunderer]]s from that clan.{{Fn|3i}}{{Fn|3f}}<br />
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====Time of Reaving==== <br />
As the sky-ports and their requirement for [[aether-gold]] grow, so too do their rivalries.{{Fn|17a}} This resource had rapidly become the foundation upon which the Kharadron built their technology and a constant influx of the substance was required if any given sky-port wishes to stay afloat.{{Fn|7c}}<br />
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As such, competition amongst the nascent sky-ports over mining rights of this vital resource caused buried grudges and old rivalries to resurface, all of which ultimately leading to an ever-increasing level of warfare amongst the sky faring duardin.{{Fn|7b}}{{Fn|3f}} This strife-filled era, known as the Time of Reaving, saw the then openly rival sky-ports fight one another in order to safeguard their own future by gathering as much aether-gold as possible at the expanse of enemy sky-ports.{{Fn|3f}}<br />
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=====Conference of Madralta===== <br />
[[File:Madralta 01.jpg|thumb|The [[Madralta|floating island of Madralta]].]]<br />
On the verge of an all-out civil war that would spell disaster for the emergent civilisation, the leaders of the various sky-ports agreed to meet in council.{{Fn|7b}} Taking place on the floating island of [[Madralta]], the [[Conference of Madralta]] saw the leaders of all the developing sky-ports maintain an uneasy truce in order to put an early end to the Time of Reaving.{{Fn|3f}}{{Fn|7b}} Even if the debate was far from peaceful, violence frequently threatened to break out at the negotiation table, the imminent doom of their newly found way of life forced the kharadron to compromise.{{Fn|7b}} In an ultimate showcase of pragmatism, the duardin leaders establish a series of common laws that would allow all to prosper.{{Fn|7b}} The [[Kharadron Code]] was thus born.{{Fn|6h}}<br />
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Organised worship and age-old dynasties had failed to protect their people.{{Fn|7b}} There would be no more kings and queens, nor would the kharadron ever again look for divine intervention to save them.{{Fn|7b}} This now united empire would be governed by elected leaders chosen for their aptitude instead of their bloodline, and powered by technology and science rather than pointless faith.{{Fn|7b}}<br />
As a new secular era was set in motion, the old clans were dissolved and replaced by an individualistic mindset. Meritocracy supplanted the old ways, creating a fundamental divide with traditional duardin society.{{Fn|17b}} Airfleeets were no longer crewed by clans, but instead by those kharadron that distinguished themselves at the Musterpresses.{{Fn|3h}} Duardin woman became common sight amongst both the developing industrial workforce and the fighting forces of the Sky-fleets.{{Fn|9d}}{{Fn|18}} <br />
However, other traditions are simply reframed into this new contract-driven culture, as exemplified by the [[Rune of Mark]]s codified in the grudge-clause of the Kharadron Code.{{Fn|18b}} For their part, ancient duardin oaths now take the form of legally signed contracts.{{Fn|17a}} <br />
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The founding and unifying constitutional document that is the [[Kharadron Code]] was conceived by expanding upon naval laws initially designed to maintain discipline aboard sky-vessels.{{Fn|7b}} The resulting nine artycles covered every facet of kharadron society, from the overall governance of their now-united sky-empire to the personal freedom of its citizens. {{Fn|7b}} With time, the Kharadrons expanded those rules so that by following their new code, every decision they take would adhere to its ever adapting stipulations.{{Fn|15a}} Indeed, the isolationist stance they temporarily adopted towards the land dwellers hailed from their adherence to the Kharadron Code.{{Fn|15a}}<br />
[[File:Kharadron Overlords vs Disciples of Tzeentch 02.jpg|thumb|The [[Great Sky War]].]]<br />
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====Great Sky War==== <br />
When the Kharadron first sought refuge in the chamonic skies, the [[Disciples of Tzeentch]] gave pursuit.{{Fn|7i}} These titanic battles amongst the clouds were but the first engagements of the [[Great Sky War]].{{Fn|13d}} This quickly escalating conflict saw the two major aerial power of the Mortal Realms fight for the control of Chamon’s skies for centuries.{{Fn|7i}} <br />
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More broadly and due to the absence of any comparable aerial superpowers outside of [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]], the Great Sky War’s outcome will come to determine who was to rule the skies of the [[Mortal Realms]].{{Fn|7e}}{{Fn|7d}} <br />
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Initially simply fighting for survival, the Kharadron Overlords develop their war technology at a pace never before seen to turn the tides of war. The ancestral blackpowder weapons are replaced with an ever-evolving and adapting aethermatically powered arsenal, and the gyrocopters rapidly make way for skyvessels entirely designed to secure aerial supremacy over the Realms.{{Fn|7g}} After centuries of refinements, those early airships designs evolved into the prolific Arkanaut class of skyvessel.{{Fn|7g}}<br />
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While this technological leap allows the Kharadron to hurl back the tides of chaos on multiple fronts, the sky-ports are still pursued by the infernal fleets of the dreaded triad of tzeentchian daemon princes infamously known as the [[Tetronomicar]].{{Fn|17a}}{{Fn|7i}}<br />
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=====Battle of the First Coalition===== <br />
Following the [[Conference of Madralta]], the now united Kharadron Overlords decide to tackle the horizon spanning armada of the [[Tetronomicar]] above the [[Straits of Helsilver]] in a titanic conflict named the [[Battle of the First Coalition]].{{Fn|7i}}<br />
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There, [[Horgrumm Brand]] of [[Barak-Nar]], first of the Kharadron [[Grand Admiral]]s, masterminds a legendary victory that altered the fate of the skyways of the [[Mortal Realms]]. Outnumbered at least two to one, Horgrumm Brand splits his fleet into multiple smaller formations capable of outmanoeuvring the monumental crystal barges of the Tetronomicar. Aboard [[Nazgrund]], arguably the most legendary kharadron skyvessel, Grand Admiral Brand directs his swift forces to blast the daemonic crystal barges into shards one by one.{{Fn|7i}}<br />
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Though the Kharadron were ultimately victorious, Grand Admiral Horgrumm Brand is slain during the battle, his flesh turned to silver by a [[Lord of Change]].{{Fn|7j}} His victory lays down the core tenets of kharadron naval strategy and ensures their undisputed dominance of the Chamonic skies for more than a century.{{Fn|7i}}<br />
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====Season of Strife====<br />
[[Barak-Mhornar]] develops rune-markings of illusion able to conceal their skyvessels' allegiance.{{Fn|7i}} Using this technology, corsairs of the [[Barak-Mhornar|Shadow Port]] begin to prey upon merchant convoys belonging to other sky-ports.{{Fn|7i}} <br />
Only after tremendous amounts of aether-gold are hijacked is the identity of the perpetrators discovered.{{Fn|7i}} A series of fierce battles involving over a dozen sky-ports are fought.{{Fn|3f}} <br />
Urgent amendments to the [[Kharadron Code|Code]] prohibiting such piratical practices and a series of counterraids personally led by [[Brokk Grungsson]] allow the Season of Strife to end before open warfare breaks out.{{Fn|3g}}{{Fn|7i}}<br />
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|+ Composition of the Geldraad after the disparition of Barak-Zhoff<br />
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! Sky-ports<br />
! Capital (aether-gold shares){{fn|3k}}<br />
! Delegates on the [[Geldraad]]{{fn|3k}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[Barak-Nar]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 307,620,967 ||style="text-align: center;" | 7<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Zilfin]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 102,300,678 ||style="text-align: center;" | 4<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Zon]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 54,000,000 ||style="text-align: center;" | 3<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Urbaz]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 46,412,890 ||style="text-align: center;" | 2<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Mhornar]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 26,806,212 ||style="text-align: center;" | 1<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Thryng]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 173,000 ||style="text-align: center;" | 1<br />
|-<br />
! TOTAL !! 537,313,747 !! 18 <br />
|}<br />
=====Disappearance of Barak-Zhoff=====<br />
[[Barak-Zhoff]] had once been one of the greatest and most influential [[sky-port]], perhaps second only to [[Barak-Nar]]. However, this jewel of the Kharadron Empire mysteriously vanished. To maintain the balance of six represented sky-ports at the [[Geldraad]], [[Barak-Thryng]] was admitted with a single delegate.{{Fn|18a}}<br />
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===[[Age of Sigmar]]=== <br />
[[Sigmar's Tempest]] is unleashed across the skies of the Mortal Realms, signalling the dawn of the [[Realmgate Wars]].{{Fn|17a}} The fury of the storm is such that it drove potent veins of [[aether-gold]] before it.{{Fn|17a}} The Kharadron Overlords rush to mine this priceless bounty before the tempest further disturbs their operations.{{Fn|17a}} <br />
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As the [[Realmgate|Gates of Azyr]] reopened and the [[Allpoints#All-gates|All-gates]] came under attack by [[Stormcast Eternals|Sigmar’s followers]], many Kharadrons vote to join the land dwellers’ crusade, but the [[Kharadron Code|Code]] specified when alliances could be negotiated.{{Fn|3f}} Consequently, only when the Azyrite began to build their [[Cities of Sigmar|cities]] did the skyfarers send delegates to the [[Sigmar|God-King]]’s court.{{Fn|3f}}{{Fn|7i}}<br />
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====Treaty of Vindicarum==== <br />
The sigmarite city of [[Vindicarum]] is assaulted by the forces of the Dark Gods. Outnumbered, the [[Stormcast Eternals]] defenders are quickly overwhelmed. Disaster is avoided when a sky-fleet from [[Barak-Nar]] descends upon the daemonic hordes and blasts them apart.{{Fn|7i}}<br />
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The encounter results in the Treaty of Vindicarum, which ratifies an economic pact between the Overlord’s mercantile empire and the growing domain of the God-King.{{Fn|7i}}<br />
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As a result, the Kharadron Overlords develop an ever-increasing trading network that takes full advantage of every newly founded [[Cities of Sigmar|city]] of Order.{{Fn|7d}} The commercial enclaves thus established rapidly grow in both size and influence.{{Fn|7d}} <br />
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====Great Sky Purge====<br />
Though the lands of the [[Spiral Crux]] remain firmly under Tzeentchian hands, the Kharadron Overlords’ control over its stratosphere is cemented by a united push with their new sigmarite allies.{{Fn|17a}} The efficiency of this mutually beneficial alliance is such that the [[Aetherstrike Force]] is legitimised in the [[Kharadron Code]].{{Fn|13d}}<br />
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====Blockade of Barak-Zon==== <br />
A tzeentchian convocation led by [[Kairos Fateweaver]] creates a gigantic arcane barrier around [[Barak-Zon]].{{Fn|3f}} Sky-ports needing a constant supply of [[aether-gold]], such a blockade was nothing less than an attempt to bring the colossal city crashing down.{{Fn|3d}} For ninety-nice days the Kharadron city remained besieged by the [[Tzeentch|Change God]]’s faithful.{{Fn|3f}}<br />
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Under the leadership of its High Admiral [[Brokk Grungsson]], a confederation of sky-fleets hailing from every sky-port executes a daring massed ramming action.{{Fn|3f}} The [[Arkanaut Frigate]]s assumed a line abreast formation and discharged so much firepower that the arcane chain and the besiegers were erased from existence.{{Fn|7j}} So devastating was the kharadron assault at the breaking of the blockade of Barak-Zon that it could be seen in broad daylight from the [[Kharzdon Mountains]].{{Fn|7j}}<br />
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{|style="margin:7px 50px 0 50px; float:right<br />
|+ Impact of the Garaktormun<br />
|-<br />
! rowspan="2" | Sky-ports<br />
! colspan="2" | Capital (aether-gold shares){{fn|7f}}{{fn|3k}}<br />
! colspan="1" | Delegates on the [[Geldraad]]{{fn|7f}}{{fn|3k}}<br />
|-<br />
! gain/loss !! Pourcentage gained or lost !! gain/loss <br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Mhornar]] || style="text-align: center;" | +65,308,673 ||style="text-align: center;" | +243.63% || style="text-align: center;" | +2 <br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Zilfin]] || style="text-align: center;" | +50,452,513||style="text-align: center;" | +49.32%|| style="text-align: center;" | +1<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Thryng]] || style="text-align: center;" | +650,500 ||style="text-align: center;" | +376.01% || style="text-align: center;" | n/a<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Nar]] || style="text-align: center;" | -11,488,020 ||style="text-align: center;" | -3.73% || style="text-align: center;" | -1<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Zon]] || style="text-align: center;" | -15,346,658 ||style="text-align: center;" | -28.42% || style="text-align: center;" | -1<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Urbaz]] || style="text-align: center;" | -20,696,788 ||style="text-align: center;" | -44.59% || style="text-align: center;" | -1<br />
|-<br />
! TOTAL !!style="text-align: center;" | +68,880,220 !!style="text-align: center;" | +12.82% !!style="text-align: center;" | n/a<br />
|}<br />
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====Garaktormun (Necroquake)==== <br />
[[Nagash]] performs a vast necromantic ritual that inverts the arcane energies of [[Realm of Shyish|Shyish]] and unleashes the all-devouring vortex known as the '''Garaktormun''' – or '''‘Great Gale of Death’''' – kharadron term for the [[Necroquake]].{{Fn|7a}} The resulting shockwave broke across the skies of every [[Mortal Realms|Mortal Realm]], home to the aerial domain of the Kharadron Overlords, like a crashing tidal wave that disrupted the laws of magic.{{Fn|7a}} This aetheric disturbance scattered the [[aetherstreams]]. The havoc wrought on once-stable veins of aether-gold swept lucrative mining zones, previously thought to be reliable revenue streams, completely off course and forced hundreds of [[Kharadron Overlords#Organisations|guilds and companies]] to file for bankruptcy. {{Fn|9e}} Endless legions of gheists were dragged up from the [[Realm of Shyish|underworlds]] to prey upon the skyfarers, and [[Endless Spell|predatory spells]] wrought considerable destruction on the commercial interests of the sky-ports.{{Fn|7a}} <br />
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The dockyards of [[Barak-Nar]] were nearly overwhelmed by [[Nighthaunt]] processions, and only a desperate stand by [[Grundstok Thunderer]]s under the command of [[Njarn Firewhiskers]] stopped the undead from invading the city proper.{{fn|7d}} <br />
Even worse, [[Barak-Durmmaz]] and [[Barak-Kling]] were knocked down by the tidal waves of death magic at the onset of the Garaktormun.{{fn|7d}} Entire sky-fleets were battered off course with [[Barak-Nar]] alone losing an estimated one-fifth of its navy.{{fn|7d}}<br />
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====Gorak-drek (Arcanum Optimar)==== <br />
Despite sustaining catastrophic losses that would have certainly crippled other, non-proactive, civilisations, the swift actions of the [[Geldraad]] – in securing new guild-contracts to replace the lost skyvessels and organising new Musterpresses on a grand scale to reinforce their diminished armed forces – allowed the Kharadron Overlords to not only survive the Garaktormun, but to turn the tragedy into opportunity.{{Fn|7d}} It is no small indication of the adaptability and pragmatism of the skyborne duardin that over seventeen amendments to the [[Kharadron Code]] were passed in response to the shyishian apocalypse.{{fn|7b}} <br />
{|style="margin:7px 50px 0 50px; float:right<br />
|+ Current composition of the Geldraad<br />
|-<br />
! Sky-ports<br />
! Capital (aether-gold shares){{fn|7f}}<br />
! Delegates on the [[Geldraad]]{{fn|7f}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Nar]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 296,132,947 ||style="text-align: center;" | 6<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Zilfin]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 152,753,191||style="text-align: center;" | 5<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Mhornar]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 92,114,885 ||style="text-align: center;" | 3<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Zon]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 38,653,342 ||style="text-align: center;" | 2<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Urbaz]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 25,716,102 ||style="text-align: center;" | 1<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Thryng]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 823,500 ||style="text-align: center;" | 1<br />
|-<br />
! TOTAL !!style="text-align: center;" | 606,193,967 !!style="text-align: center;" | 18 <br />
|}<br />
Indeed, the [[Admirals Council|Admiralties]] swiftly realised that the Garaktormun possessed both destructive and lucrative potential.{{Fn|7d}} <br />
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Great monopolies had been established long ago over many of the most substantial [[aether-gold]] streams by individual sky-ports. Predicated on the relative stationary behaviour of those established mining zones, a familiar hierarchy of influence had slowly taken root within Kharadron society.{{Fn|7d}} <br />
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The dispersal of so many aetherstreams and the presence of intricacies in the Code that allowed rival powers to claim the displaced aether-gold resulted in a power vacuum amongst the Kharadron.{{Fn|7a}}{{Fn|7d}} This vacuum led to the Gorak-drek – the '''Great Venture''' – kharadron term for the [[Arcanum Optimar]].{{Fn|7a}} This new age of prospection and exploration ushered the greatest and boldest aether-gold rush seen since the [[Kharadron Overlords#Time of Reaving|Time of Reaving]].{{Fn|7a}}<br />
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Countless thousands of sky-fleets were chartered into action, most heading into new and deadly lands to seize innumerable swathes of enemy territory and further expand an empire that already stretched across every [[Mortal Realms|Mortal Realm]].{{Fn|7d}} <br />
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The new era also created an arms race resulting in inventions such as incendiary torpedoes capped with slivers of aqthracite, handheld anti-magic repulsors, and aetheric lenses that can gaze through a ship’s hull. Developments of countermeasures against the predatory spells include Ironclads armed with magic-dampening null projectors and [[voidstone]] scatter-mines.{{fn|7c}} <br />
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=====Wraith Fleet Conflict=====<br />
To counter the increasing tides of undead, the sky-ports decreed the formation of elite Grundstok units specialised in the destruction of ‘non-physical entities’. These [[Black Marine]]s, named after the obsidian armour carapaces they wear, are armed with scatter-shot rifles and equipped with a variety of anti-ethereal equipment and weaponry such as celestium burst-grenades, scintillator lenses and aether-vapour projectors. They were first deployed during the [[Wraith Fleet Conflict]] where they successfully fought the ghostly corsairs of the vampire [[Varkos Varactyr]].{{fn|7c}}<br />
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[[File:Kharadron Overlords vs Disciples of Tzeentch 01.jpeg|thumb|[[Drak Grolsson]] combatting [[Ab-het]] in the [[Azure Crown]].]]<br />
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====Aether War====<br />
:''For more information see: [[Aether War]]''<br />
The aether-gold rush set in motion during the [[Kharadron Overlords#Gorak-Drek|Gorak-Drek]] led profiteering kharadron sky-fleets to make daring forays into [[Griffon's Eyrie]], the former lair of the [[Lode-Griffon]] turned into a sacred land and safe haven for the [[Disciples of Tzeentch]].{{Fn|16a}}<br />
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Following new [[aether-gold]] trails, [[Barak-Nar]] edges ever closer to Griffon's Eyrie.{{Fn|13b}} A sky-fleet led by [[Bjarnus Tragg]] utilise an aetheric forcefield, invented by [[Drak Grolsson]], to venture into those toxic skies controlled by the [[Cult of the Transient Form]].{{Fn|16a}} <br />
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The kharadron expedition discovers more than extensive aether-gold deposits, however, for they stumble upon a dark ritual that would see a deadly magical storm unleashed upon Barak-Nar, performed by Magister [[Ab-het]] and his [[Tzaangor Shamans]].{{Fn|13d}} After his personal [[Arkanaut Ironclad|Ironclad]], the [[Intrepid]], suffers critical damage, Admiral Tragg commands Drak Grolsson to lead a small force to destroy the source of the aethermatic storm.{{Fn|13c}}<br />
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The Kharadrons make way towards the [[Azure Crown]], located at the very centre of [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]].{{Fn|13b}} There, [[Drak Grolsson]] and his forces successfully thwart the tzeentchian plot, but the [[Great Sky War]] between the [[Disciples of Tzeentch]] and Kharadron Empire intensifies.{{Fn|28a}}<br />
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====Chamon Under Attack====<br />
[[File:Humboldsson 01.png|thumb|200px|[[Endrinmaster]] [[Drongon Humboldsson]].]]<br />
During the [[Assault on the Eater's Lair]], the [[Silver Tower]] of the [[Eater of Tomes]] was destroyed in a cataclysmic explosion that turned the [[Rusted Wastes]] into a thousand-mile wide crater and sent a magical wave that destabilised or destroyed many Realmgates. The destruction of the Silver Tower had been masterminded by [[Be'lakor]] to occur there since the membrane separating the [[Mortal Realms]] from the tides of [[Chaos]] was at its weakest in [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]]. The antique foundations of the portals situated relatively close to the ground zero of the explosion had been greatly weakened by the immense arcane forces released by the explosion. Those were to be sabotaged and corrupted beyond recovery so that a torrent of Chaos energy may spill forth to stain the skies of the Mortal Realms and sever their link to [[Realm of Azyr|Azyr]]. Attacking in parallel with the [[Nighthaunt]], the Legion of the First Prince darkened and soured the skies with wicked magic. As the scent of brimstone and burned blood saturated the air, daemons in their thousands surged forth to serve Be'lakor. Meanwhile, the processions of [[Lady Olynder]] struck at isolated outposts, strongpoints and columns of reinforcing troops. So thick and fast were the predations of the Nighthaunt that many were convinced a second [[Necroquake]] had occurred.{{Fn|6b}}{{Fn|6c}}{{Fn|6d}}{{Fn|6e}}<br />
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=====Second Conference of Madralta=====<br />
The [[Redoubtable]], a prototype [[Arkanaut Frigate]] fresh from the [[Grammtok-Rahl yards]] of [[Barak-Zilfin]] captained by [[Endrinmaster]] [[Drongon Humboldsson]], was on its maiden voyage in the [[Arable Heartlands]] when the [[Rusted Wastes]] were destroyed by the detonation of the Silver Tower. While the Redoubtable investigated the incident, [[Imoda Barrasdottr]], noting a bigger plan in motion, alerted the Geldraad.{{Fn|6f}} <br />
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The [[Geldraad]] convened upon the neutral ground of [[Madralta]] resulting in the [[Second Conference of Madralta]]. The Kharadron Overlords, however, were as much concerned about the ramifications for trade and industry as they were any grander notions.{{Fn|6i}}<br />
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With reports of Vindicarum being assaulted by daemonic hordes, [[Barak-Nar]] and [[Barak-Zilfin]] advocated prompt intervention to prevent their trade partners from being overrun. Their initiative, however, was denied by the rest of the council who banded together to veto this initiative. With the venerable [[High Admiral]] [[Grubda Klarsdottr]] of the isolationist [[Barak-Thryng]] leading the opposition to direct intervention, the conference was soon stuck in a deadlock. It was the intervention of [[Drongon Humboldsson]] and [[Gromthi]], in a breach of the [[Kharadron Code]], that stopped the infighting. They revealed a grand convergence of energies around Vindicarum, a stormfront of Chaos magic all but unprecedented since the Descent of the [[Lode-Griffon]] which would draw in every [[aetherstreams]] within ten thousand air leagues of Vindicarum turning the city into the most valuable location in the [[Spiral Crux]], something that even Klarsdottr couldn't ignore. ASeizing the opportunity, [[Arkanaut Admiral|Admiral]] [[Imoda Barrasdottr]] called for a motion regarding the dispatch of a sky-fleet to relieve Vindicarum. Ultimately, the historic [[Second Conference of Madralta]] ended in consensus: the fractious [[sky-port]]s of the Kharadron Empire would rescue [[Sigmar]]'s armies from their dire predicament and lay claim to valuable aetherstreams around Vindicarum.{{Fn|6i}}{{Fn|6k}}<br />
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=====Siege of Vindicarum=====<br />
At the [[Siege of Vindicarum]] the Legion of the First Prince whose initial estimates outnumbered Vindicarum's forces at least six to one had begun overrunning the city. Its walls were breached, thousands of its inhabitants slaughtered and more than half of the [[Celestial Vindicators]] fell in the desperate defence, along with almost all of the city's mortal regiments.{{Fn|6h}}{{Fn|6l}}<br />
It was when the defenders were making their last stand that the [[Second Madraltan Armada]] arrived. This colossal fleet was led by [[Drongon Humboldsson]] on the [[Redoubtable]], as it was the fastest [[skyvessel]] in the Kharadron Empire, and guided by [[Imoda Barrasdottr]] who helped chart a course for the Kharadron armada through the tormented sky-lanes of [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]], ensuring that they arrive in time to save Vindicarum.{{Fn|6k}} Following the Redoubtable came hundreds of [[Arkanaut Ironclad]]s, other [[Arkanaut Frigate|Frigates]] and colossal, wide-platformed [[Wing-Carrier|Carrier]]s that unleashed squadrons of [[Gunhauler]]s and '''single-pilot fighter craft''', swarming like angry glowjackets from a stirred-up hive. The colours of most [[sky-port]] and of hundred other imperial trading posts could be seen amidst the shining wall of endrins.{{Fn|6k}}<br />
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The combined firepower of the fleet was unleashed upon the Legion with extreme accuracy, annihilated countless greater daemons alongside their lesser kin. Skyvessels swept in low to disgorge [[Grundstok Thunderer|Grundstok Marines]] and [[Arkanaut]]s from rapid-descent lines into the city. There, the kharadron ground-troops laid down fields of fire around the few remaining pockets of vindicarian defenders. Daemons were cut down by the score by salvoes of aethershot, while aetheric fumigators cleared thicker daemonic crowds. The counter-attack of the Legion of the First Prince was furious but ultimately futile since the Second Madraltan Armada had enough guns, bombs and torpedoes to level entire kingdoms. While near numberless, even the chaotic host that had conquered Vindicarum withered before the overwhelming firepower of the Kharadron. Be'lakor refused to admit defeat and leapt into the air towards the Redoubtable. The Dark Master killed the [[Skywarden]]s that counter-charged the Daemon Prince, and Humboldsson himself was at his mercy until [[Gromthi]] advanced towards Be'lakor. A flicker of fear briefly seizes the First Prince, who then releases the Frigate and leaves the battlefield.{{Fn|6k}}<br />
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Vindicarum was a ruin, but the Second Madraltan Armada had prevented its total destruction. Represented by no fewer than five Grand Admirals of the [[Geldraad]], the Kharadron delegation offered the battered sigmarite forces to transport them anywhere in the [[Mortal Realms]] using their roughly unaffected [[sky-path]]s. Taking advantage of the situation, the Kharadron Overlords oversaw the reparation works of Vindicarum and constructed several cloud-mining platforms above [[Mount Ketnus]]. The Geldraad claimed the sky-lanes from the [[Viscid Flux]] to [[Prosperis]]' northern coast. The losses suffered by the sky-ports were tempered by the new rich [[aetherstreams]] flooding into their coffers.{{Fn|6l}}<br />
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{| width="33%" align="center"<br />
|align="center"|''Let these foolish land-sloggers put their trust in gods and faith, I put mine in a freshly fuelled ship and an open horizon.''<br />
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'''- [[Drongon Humboldsson]]'s reaction to [[Gromthi]]'s disapproval'''.{{Fn|6l}}<br />
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==Culture & Society==<br />
The Kharadron Empire is a conglomerate of duardin powers united by the guidelines of the [[Kharadron Code]], a common legacy of sky travel and an insatiable need for [[aether-gold]].{{Fn|7a}} Short and stocky, Kharadron are stubborn, resilient as stone, and take great pride in iron discipline and hard work.{{Fn|4a}}<br />
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This mercantile empire is one of the most potent political and military bodies in the entirety of the [[Mortal Realms]] and its dominion over all their airways is near undisputed.{{Fn|7a}}{{Fn|9f}}<br />
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Every level of the industrial, militaristic and highly meritocratic kharadron society is managed like a business conglomerate.{{Fn|7f}}{{Fn|7b}}{{Fn|15b}} Decisions made by the elected councillors of the [[Admirals Council]] and of the [[Geldraad]] are dictated by a necessity for profit, and further justified by the regulations laid down in the Kharadron Code.{{Fn|7f}}{{Fn|7b}}<br />
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Driven by commerce, the ruthlessly pragmatic Kharadron Empire is powered by technology and science.{{Fn|7i}} As such, advancement within kharadron society is based ''almost'' entirely upon [[mehret]] – a combination of success, profit and experience.{{Fn|9a}}{{Fn|3g}}<br />
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[[Aether-gold]] being the lifeblood of the Kharadron Empire, its natural properties and means of extraction heavily impact the inner-workings of kharadron society. Foremost amongst those is its susceptibility to being swept across vast distances by magical storms and other natural phenomena.{{Fn|7c}} Furthermore, the Kharadron Code stipulates that aether-gold deposits are not the property of the individuals who discovered them, but of their affiliated [[sky-port]].{{Fn|7k}}<br />
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The importance of '''mehret''' in kharadron society is also to be considered. Indeed, the concept of '''mehret''' takes into account the success of an individual, not of their ancestors; it considers one’s ability to turn a profit, not to inherit wealth; it considers personal experience, not the accomplishments of your bloodline.{{Fn|3g}} No wonder that even the children of [[Admirals Council]]’s members are sent to work for the [[sky-fleet]]s as simple [[Arkanaut Company|Arkanauts]].{{Fn|18}}<br />
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Nevertheless, wealth and power grant some privileges in kharadron society. Many [[Admirals Council|council members]] establish sizeable estates far above the cloudscrapers that house the common folk. With time, a sufficient number of such endrinvillas came to be maintained by their descendants that an upper class had emerged within some sky-ports, an elite who saw themselves as the centre of power in their respective sky-port.{{Fn|18d}} <br />
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Despite the volatile nature of aether-gold, great monopolies over many substantial [[aether-gold]] streams were gradually established by various sky-ports. Predicated on the relative stationary behaviour of those established mining zones, a familiar hierarchy of influence had slowly taken root within kharadron society.{{Fn|7d}} This hierarchy, however, was swept aside with the dispersal of so many aetherstreams by the Garaktormun.{{Fn|7a}}{{Fn|7d}} This vacuum led to a new age of prospection and exploration – called the Gorak-drek – ushering the greatest and boldest aether-gold rush seen since the [[Kharadron Overlords#Time of Reaving|Time of Reaving]].{{Fn|7a}}<br />
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===Secularism and Ancestor Worship===<br />
[[File:Barak-Thryng 01.png|thumb|500px|Statues of [[Ancestor-Gods]] (notably [[Valaya]], [[Grimnir]] and [[Grungni]]) in [[Barak-Thryng]].]] <br />
The Kharadron largely scorn organised worship and, save for the more traditionalist [[sky-port]]s such as [[Barak-Thryng]], have placed science above the worship of the [[Ancestor Gods]]. While the Kharadron acknowledge the presence of magic and [[deities]], they believe everything can be explained with some rational, science-based formula.{{Fn|7a}}{{Fn|3d}} <br />
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Superstitions persist, however, and many legends tell of how the exertions [[Grungni]] experienced during his [[Age of Myth#The Labours of Grungni|Grand Works]] were such that the metal-dust shed by his hammer mingled with his breath to form air-borne clouds of [[aether-gold]]. Others say that the creation of aether-gold was Grungni’s folly and the reason he would ultimately leave the [[Pantheon of Order]].{{Fn|3d}}<br />
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Images of the [[Ancestor Gods]] nonetheless adorns many Kharadron vessels, equipment and statues. With the bulk of Kharadron being secular, however, the Maker has become a ''sign of fortune'' and a ''paternal ancestor-spirit'' instead of a figure of active worship.{{Fn|7a}}{{Fn|9g}}{{Fn|15c}} <br />
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{| width="33%" align="center"<br />
|align="center"|''Grungni was only as good as the weapons he forged.''<br />
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'''- A common saying amongst the Kharadron Overlords'''.{{Fn|18d}}<br />
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The Kharadron attitude towards Grungni stems from their perceived abandonment by the gods during the [[Sky Exodus|Age of Chaos]]. Resultantly, many Kharadron still hold a grudge against the Maker for forsaking them in their time of need.{{Fn|9h}} <br />
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====Reverence to the Past====<br />
Historical and ancestral bonds play a large part in the lives of many Kharadron. This affinity and reverence for what has come before are apparent with the tradition of inscribing the names of the fallen into [[Rocks of Remembrance]].{{Fn|3g}}{{Fn|9i}}<br />
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[[Honour Bearer]]s accompany most [[Grundstok Thunderer]] formations to record their unit’s proud history and carry an ancestral standard. It is also tradition for such units to be accompanied by a [[drillbill]], in honour of the original one that was taken to battle by [[Olgrimm Grundstok]].{{Fn|3i}}<br />
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=====Naming Conventions=====<br />
The Kharadron's reverence for the past often leads them to combine the name of a proud ancestor with the honorific ‘-sson’ or ‘-dotr’ to form new surnames.{{Fn|9i}}<br />
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Following is a list of known kharadron surnames:<br />
*Aetherdotr, Brondotr, Coghammer, Dainsson, Grundstock, Grungsson, Junesson, Khurgisson, Menzidotr, Norgrimsson, Runesson, Sternbok, Tahilro, Varrdotr, Zadotr.{{Fn|9i}}<br />
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===Honour, Oaths and Loopholes=== <br />
[[File:Kharadron Code 01.png|thumb|A Kharadron reading the [[Kharadron Code]] for 'business matters'.]]<br />
Pragmatism governs the Kharadron's approach to matters of honour. Although they take sworn oaths as seriously as any [[duardin]], the skyfarers heartily exploit loopholes and technicalities in loosely worded contracts to gain an edge whenever they can. Though not callous, the sky-duardin display a notoriously flexible moral compass when it comes to business.{{Fn|7a}} <br />
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Honourable, for the most part, the Kharadron always act in accordance with the [[Kharadron Code|Code]], however, there are targets so tempting that a loophole is found to justify a raid that most would perceive to be piratical.{{Fn|3o}}<br />
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To the Kharadron, anyone foolish enough to sign a contract without fully anticipating any and all potential outcomes deserve absolutely no sympathy.{{Fn|7a}} <br />
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{| width="33%" align="center"<br />
|align="center"|''Never sign a Kharadron writ without reading it ten thousand times.''<br />
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'''- A common saying amongst [[Dispossessed]] clan-chiefs'''.{{Fn|7a}} <br />
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The Kharadron remember how duardin stubbornness and reluctance to accept the inevitable almost led to the destruction of their people in the [[Age of Chaos]]. Therefore, the Kharadron scorn decisions based on emotions and take stances born of cold logic, like rarely risking open war with their trading partners despite their cut-throat business acumen.{{Fn|7a}} <br />
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Once aboard a [[skyvessel]], crewmates are bonded by many oaths and Code-prescribed rituals.{{Fn|3n}} <br />
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The professional soldiers of the [[Grundcorps]] are oathsigned into contracts. Accordingly, they do all in their power to ensure the safety of their clients.{{Fn|3i}}<br />
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[[File:Grudge-clause 01.png|thumb|230px|A [[Rune of Mark]].]]<br />
===Grudges & Rune of Marks===<br />
The Kharadron Overlords value a good grudge just as much as any duardin. If the skyfarers are cheated in a trade agreement, their territory trespassed on, or they have been defeated in battle, it becomes only a matter of time until vengeance comes upon those who wronged them.{{Fn|3m}}<br />
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Grudges have taken a new form in Kharadron society, notably through the [[Rune of Mark]]s codified in the grudge-clause of the Kharadron Code.{{Fn|18b}}<br />
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The dour traditionalists of [[Barak-Thryng]] take grudges to new highs. Their resentments burning fiercely for centuries, they always ensure that every slight is repaid in kind. Given the opportunity to wreak revenge upon their enemies, those Kharadron will fight with singleminded stubbornness, refusing to even consider death until they have spilt every drop of their nemeses' blood.{{Fn|7l}}<br />
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Every offence against the City of the Ancestors is inscribed upon a rune-slate and added to a titanic library, located in the [[Grudgehall]], that covers an entire district. Barak-Thryng's soldiers are encouraged to settle these grudges whenever possible, and usually carry [[runic tablet]]s listing the most heinous insults into battle, so that they may ensure that retribution is delivered properly.{{Fn|7l}}<br />
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===Fashion===<br />
[[File:Thundrik's Profiteers 02.png|thumb|The Kharadron's heavily armoured environment suits allow them to dwell in toxic environments.]]<br />
Raw [[aether-gold]] being extremely caustic, the Kharadron Overlords must keep it contained, hence their use of heavily armoured environment suits.{{Fn|15d}}{{Fn|14d}} Their helms are airtight and connected to a rebreather and an oxygen canister, allowing them to work in high altitudes or within toxic-metal clouds.{{Fn|3l}}<br />
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[[Kharadron Overlords#Hierarchy of the Sky-fleets|Commissioned and warrant officers]] normally incorporate more gold in their armour than those of lesser ranks. Many Kharadron [[skyvessel]]s and equipment prominently feature images of their ancestors. For most Kharadron, however, these are more artistic adornments than objects of worship or superstition.{{Fn|3o}} <br />
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Every Kharadron must polish their equipment and keep it in excellent working order.{{Fn|3q}} <br />
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The folks of [[Barak-Zon]] take great pride in their uniforms and regimental bearing. To ensure that their foes see them coming and know that it is they who shall bring them their doom, these Kharadron paint their armour and ships brightly. Their ships are often tied to their squadron using bear stripe arrangements. These bandings are regularly featured on the armour of fleet officers.{{Fn|3q}}<br />
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Battered by war and hard-sailing journeys, the uniforms and airships from [[Barak-Mhornar]] show an uncharacteristic amount of wear by Kharadron standards.{{Fn|3s}} <br />
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In [[Barak-Thryng]], simplicity and utility are preferred to flashy displays of wealth. To simulate the hammers and axes of their forebears going to war today, ancestor runes and images are cast in metals melted down from weapons of antiquity.{{Fn|3s}}<br />
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'''Inside the sky-ports''', traders wear ostensive garbs. Richly brocaded jackets with jewelled buttons and elaborate sashes of silk are accompanied by rakish hats, sagging beneath the weight of exotic feathers sewn into their brims. Gloved fingers acting like a riot of rings and gilded nails.{{Fn|19a}}<br />
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[[Admirals Council|Councillors]] wear robes of office, the colours, cut and design of their garments reflecting the duties and responsibilities they hold.{{Fn|18e}}<br />
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====Tattoos====<br />
Many Kharadron are covered in tattoos, though most are hidden beneath their armour. In Kharadron culture, tattoos mark all manner of achievements such as an honourable kill, lover, successful journey, or [[aetherstream]] found.{{Fn|25a}}{{Fn|25b}}<br />
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====Hair and Beard==== <br />
To better fit within their suits of Arkanaut armour, male Kharadron regularly trim their beards.{{Fn|9h}} Beards are sometimes knotted through a string of beads to avoid combing it.{{Fn|14a}} <br />
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Inside the sky-ports, the beards ornaments of the male elite are often picked out in dazzling arrays of gemstones.{{Fn|19a}} Some male administrators have beards so long that they sweep the floor.{{Fn|18e}}<br />
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Kharadron hairstyles are extremely variated, locks amongst them.{{Fn|24}} A specific type of decorated braid is referred to as the Kharadron style.{{Fn|10}}<br />
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<gallery heights="160px" widths="200px" mode="packed" caption="Kharadron hairstyles, tattoos, beards and piercings"><br />
Magbeth 01.png|[[Arkanaut Captain|Captain]] [[Magbeth Izrum]] of [[Barak-Mhornar]].<br />
Gronki 01.png|[[Musterlord]] [[Gronki Draug]] of [[Barak-Thryng]].<br />
Brokka 01.jpg|[[Arkanaut Captain|Captain]] [[Brokka Brokkisdotr]].<br />
Kravich 01.png|'''Kravich'''.<br />
Kharadron Factory 01.jpg|'''Malgra Dainsson'''.<br />
Kharadron Overlords Armour 01.jpg|A Kharadron suiting up.<br />
</gallery><br />
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====Ancestor Masks====<br />
While considered by many Kharadron as aesthetic decorations rather than symbols of worship, many kharadron helmets take the form of '''Ancestor Masks''' representing stylised visages of the various ancestors of the Kharadron.{{Fn|18a}}{{Fn|3t}} <br />
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Amongst the ancestors present upon kharadron Ancestor Masks are the countless duardin [[Ancestor Gods]], notably [[Valaya]] and [[Grungni]], along with the warrior-ancestors of the Kharadron.{{Fn|18a}}<br />
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<gallery heights="160px" widths="200px" mode="packed" caption="Ancestor Masks"><br />
Barsa 01.png|[[Arkanaut Admiral|Admiral]] [[Barsa Herlsdottr]] of [[Barak-Nar]]<br />
Ragnar 01.png|[[Grundstok Marshall]] [[Ragnar Kling-Harald]] of [[Barak-Zon]]<br />
Hester 01.png|[[Grand Admiral]] [[Hester Grummund]] of [[Barak-Zilfin]]<br />
Aether-Khemist 02.png|[[Aether-Khemist]] Ancestor Mask.<br />
Aetheric Navigator 01.png|[[Aetheric Navigator]] Ancestor Mask.<br />
Endrinmaster 01.png|[[Endrinmaster]] Ancestor Mask.<br />
</gallery><br />
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[[File:Kharadron Overlords 01.jpg|thumb|200px|A kharadron crew on a [[skyvessel]].]]<br />
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===Crew and Skyvessel===<br />
Kharadron [[skyvessel]]s are akin to ancient duardin clans inasmuch as they are akin to a basic family unit for those working in the [[Sky-fleet]]s. Within this structure, the airship's [[Arkanaut Captain|Captain]] embodies the head of that family.{{Fn|15b}}<br />
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Every ship and crew member of the sky-fleets boastfully displays the insignia, colours and symbols of their [[sky-port]]. Bearing the honour of its entire homeport, each skyvessel is the pride of its Captain and their crew.{{Fn|3l}} Furthermore, runes and heraldic devices are used to link a crew to its skyvessel and the wider fleet.{{Fn|3u}}<br />
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[[Arkanaut Company]] members often display their fleet’s marking on their right shoulder pad, leaving the left one for their ship’s marking.{{Fn|3p}} [[Endrinrigger]]s wear the colours of their sky-port but normally scorn any ship markings, those that do, however, display them on their rudders.{{Fn|3r}} <br />
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In some sky-ports, notably [[Barak-Zilfin]], skyvessels are held in so much esteem that their crew will regularly prioritize repairing their beloved vessel over tending to their own wounds.{{Fn|3p}}<br />
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===Language===<br />
:''For more information see: [[Kharadrid]] and [[Khazalid Lexicon]]''<br />
While the Kharadron Overlords may master many languages, like [[Barterspeak]], in order to conclude advantageous trade deals across the Mortal Realms, their own language is [[Kharadrid]]. It is distinct enough from the other successor languages of [[Old Khazalid]] that those familiar with the [[Khazalid Lexicon]] are only able to get a general idea of the contents of Kharadron texts.{{Fn|26a}}{{Fn|31}} <br />
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===Kharadron Titles===<br />
In kharadron society, titles and ranks are earned by mehret.{{Fn|3g}}<br />
*[[Delegate on the Geldraad]]<br />
*[[Prime Admiral]]<br />
*[[Grand Admiral]]<br />
*[[Lord-Magnate]]<br />
*[[Arkanaut Admiral]]<br />
*[[Arkanaut Captain]]<br />
*[[Master Arkwright]]{{Fn|3c}} <br />
*[[Endrinmaster]]<br />
*[[Endrineer]]<br />
*[[Brewmaster-General]]{{Fn|20a}} <br />
*[[Brewmaster]]{{Fn|21a}} <br />
*[[Brewsmith]]{{Fn|21a}} <br />
*[[Grundstok Marshal]]{{Fn|7k}} <br />
*[[Musterlord]]{{Fn|7k}}<br />
*[[Runescribe]]{{Fn|7e}} <br />
*[[Copperhats]]{{Fn|7e}}<br />
*[[Logisticator]]<br />
*[[Trade-Commodore]]<br />
*[[Nav-Master]]{{Fn|30}}<br />
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==Organisations==<br />
[[File:Khardron Overlords Hierarchy 01.png|470px|thumb|right|Khardron Overlord's hierarchy]]<br />
The overall structure of the kharadron sky-empire is inscribed in the [[Kharadron Code]] that was established during the [[Conference of Madralta]]. Among the nine initial artycles are found the Artycles of Union and the Twelve Points of Election.{{fn|7b}} It resulted in a bureaucratic system of governance.{{fn|7f}}<br />
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* The [[Geldraad]]: Serving both as the unifying structure and the highest governing body of the colossal aerial empire, the Geldraad is composed of delegates from the six wealthiest sky-port plus a single delegate from a different minor port every 25 shifts of the [[Strahlstrom]].{{fn|3k}}<br />
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Under the unifying umbrella of the Geldraad, the Kharadron Overlords hierarchy falls in the hands of the various sky-ports. <br />
* The [[Admirals Council]]: Each Sky-Port is led by its Admiral Council which is answerable to the Geldraad{{fn|9a}} while presiding over a body of the 6 most powerful guilds present in the sky-port.{{fn|3k}}<br />
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===Guilds===<br />
Beneath the Admirals Council are the largest guilds, while the relative authority of the guilds fluctuates from city to city, they normally include: {{fn|7f}}<br />
* The [[Fleet Service]]: The Sky-Fleets tends to be the most influential guild of any given sky-port due to their key role in gathering aether-gold.{{fn|7f}}<br />
* The [[Aether-Khemists Guild]]: Scientists who locate and follow the aether-gold seams.{{fn|3v}}<br />
* The [[Nav-League]]: A secretive order of aero-cartographers.{{fn|3v}}<br />
* The [[Endrineers Guild]]: Engineers notably specialised in smithing, metallurgy, shipwrighting, and machining.{{fn|3v}}{{Fn|9c}}<br />
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* The [[Forecastrinator Guild]] {{fn|3w}}<br />
* The [[Logistrator Guild]] {{fn|3w}}<br />
* The [[Tenguild League]]: A merchant guild of [[Barak-Zilfin]].{{Fn|19a}}<br />
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===Unions===<br />
* The [[Khazukan]]: The conglomerate of all the city’s craftsfolk.{{fn|3c}}<br />
* The '''Consortium of Cloudminers'''{{fn|3v}}<br />
* The '''Dockworkers Union'''{{fn|3v}}<br />
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===Chartered Companies===<br />
:''For more information see: [[Chartered Company]] ''<br />
Alongside the guilds, each sky-port has hundreds of for-profit enterprises, known as [[Chartered Company|guild-companies or chartered companies]], specialised in selling a particular product or service .{{fn|7f}}<br />
* [[Grundcorp]]: Career soldiers formations hired to defend the ships and fleets.{{fn|3i}}<br />
*'''Weaponsmith Thrund Armoury''': The aethershot rifles it produces are always in high demand for their ruggedness and accuracy. Such is its success that the powerful Grundcorps of [[Barak-Zon]] owns many of its shares.{{Fn|7f}}<br />
* '''Bugman’s Brew''': Known producer of [[Barak-Thryng’s dark ale]] that also sell watered-down grog unfit for duardin consumption in the [[Cities of Sigmar]].{{Fn|7f}}<br />
* '''Grumgar Brothers’ Hoppery''': Known producer of [[Cuisine of the Mortal Realms|Barak-Thryng’s dark ale]] that also sell watered-down grog unfit for duardin consumption in the [[Cities of Sigmar]].{{Fn|7f}} <br />
* '''Iggrind-Kaz Aeronautics''': Famed for its surgeinjection endrins, which utilise liquidised aether-gold to grant a vessel supercharged bursts of speed.{{Fn|7f}}<br />
* '''Blazebeard and Sons''': This company is well known for its risky ventures. Such as when they sent a team of [[Arkanaut Company|Arkanauts]] into the [[Bloodwind Spoil]] to field test the experimental [[Realmsplitter Fusil]].{{Fn|27a}}<br />
* '''Harpooners’ Society''': This company is responsible for developing some of the [[Skyhook]]s employed by [[Kharadron]] vessels.{{Fn|14e}}<br />
*'''Zonbarcorp''': An upstart arm manufacturer.{{Fn|7n}}<br />
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===Other Organisations===<br />
Other organisations present in kharadron society:<br />
* The [[Longshore Marshals]]: Also known as the "Copperhats", they are the naval police that maintains order within the sky-ports. They mostly consist of injured Grundstok Marines and neophyte Arkanaut recruits usually armed with billy clubs and fists.{{fn|7e}}<br />
* The [[Trommraad]]: "The Bearded Council" Informal group of the eldest or wisest in a group.{{fn|3x}}<br />
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==Domain of the Kharadron Empire==<br />
The '''Kharadron Empire''' is the dominant power in the skies of the [[Mortal Realms]].{{Fn|7e}} However, the kharadron Overlords' presence in the Mortal Realms goes beyond simply controlling their various airways and [[sky-path]]s.{{Fn|3k}} <br />
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*[[High Airs]]: The airspace beyond the span of three cannon shots of any kharadron settlement or established mining zones is considered neutral territory amongst Kharadrons.{{Fn|7e}} The High Airs, or Outer Airs, are regulated according to Artycle 6 of the [[Kharadron Code]].{{Fn|7j}}{{Fn|7k}}<br />
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===Sky-paths===<br />
[[Sky-path]]s are airborne [[realmgate]]s. Due to their critical role in trade routes, the Kharadron Overlords lay claim to those realmgates across all the [[Mortal Realms]] and fortify them with [[Zonbek]]s.{{Fn|29a}}<br />
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[[File:Barak-Nar 01.png|thumb|350px|right|A kharadron sky-port from afar.]]<br />
[[File:Barak-Zilfin 01.png|thumb|350px|right|Skyview of a kharadron sky-port.]]<br />
[[File:Barak-Mhornar Sky-Port 01.png|thumb|350px|right|The streets of a kharadron sky-port.]]<br />
===Settlements===<br />
The Kharadron Overlords are an ever-present sight in the Mortal Realms' skies.{{Fn|7e}} As such, the Kharadrons have established a great variety of settlements across the Realms.<br />
*[[Sky-port]]s: Gargantuan floating metropolises, the sky-ports are some of the greatest centres of trade in the Mortal Realms. These heavily fortified industrial cities are the beating heart of the Kharadron Empire.{{Fn|7e}}<br />
*[[Kharadron Enclave]]s: Kharadron establishments within another faction’s settlement.<br />
*[[Kharadron Outpost]]s: Remote settlements of the Kharadron Empire. <br />
*[[Aether-gold Refinery|Aether-gold Refineries]]: Immense industrial complexes used to condense, distil and refine raw [[aether-gold]].{{Fn|14b}}{{Fn|14c}}<br />
*[[Zonbek]]s: Heavily armed kharadron glowbeacon lighthouse docks.{{Fn|7m}}<br />
*[[Zunfar tower]]s: Floating fortresses protecting the borders of the [[sky-port]]s.{{Fn|7e}}<br />
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===Kharadron Infrastructure===<br />
While the Kharadron Overlords exist in a highly industrialised society they still value the idea of stout craftsmanship.{{Fn|15b}} <br />
====Buildings====<br />
As the most technologically advanced nation in the Mortal Realms, the Kharadron Overlords are able to build architectural wonders.{{Fn|9g}}<br />
*[[Endrinvilla]]s{{Fn|7e}} <br />
*[[Darak-den]]s{{Fn|7e}}<br />
*[[Kharadron bawdyhouse]]s{{Fn|7e}} <br />
*[[Gamgling Hall]]s{{Fn|7e}} <br />
*[[Grudgehall]] of [[Barak-Thryng]]{{Fn|7l}}<br />
*[[Coghall]]s{{Fn|7f}} <br />
*[[Cloudscraper]]s{{Fn|18d}}<br />
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Legendary Buildings:<br />
*[[Hall of Endeavour]] of [[Barak-Zilfin]]{{Fn|7e}} <br />
*[[Sunrise Citadel]] of [[Barak-Nar]]{{Fn|7e}} <br />
*[[Shadowmark Repository]] of [[Barak-Mhornar]]{{Fn|7e}} <br />
*[[Kazakluft]] of [[Barak-Thryng]]{{Fn|7e}}<br />
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====Means of Transport====<br />
The unmatched technological advancement of the Kharadron Overlords allows them to build transport vehicles unimaginable to other inhabitants of the Mortal Realms.{{Fn|9g}}{{Fn|7d}}<br />
*[[Skyvessel]]s<br />
*[[Endrintram]]s{{Fn|7e}} <br />
*[[Steam-gondola]]s{{Fn|7e}} <br />
*[[Aethermatic lift]]s{{Fn|19a}} <br />
*[[Endrin-cart]]s{{Fn|10a}}<br />
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==Aethercraft==<br />
[[File:Kharadron Equipment 01.jpg|thumb|400px|Kharadron devices]]<br />
:''For more information see: [[Aethercraft]]''<br />
The Kharadron Empire is the most technologically advanced civilisation in the Mortal Realms.{{Fn|9g}} It is through the conception of a wide range of mechanised inventions and aethermatically powered apparatuses that the Kharadron Overlords were able to dominate the skies of the Mortal Realms. From airships to propulsion-packs, weapons to high-altitude rebreathers, the ever-evolving technology of the Kharadron lays at the centre of their success.{{Fn|3a}}<br />
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The technology of the kharadron, often referred to as [[aethercraft]] due to its common reliance on [[aether-gold]], is pioneered by members of the [[Endrineers Guild]]s and [[Aether-Khemists Guild]]s.{{Fn|7c}}<br />
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===Academies===<br />
It is in the various [[Kharadron Academies]] that the various guilds form most of their members.{{Fn|7g}}<br />
*[[Navcademies]]{{Fn|7f}}<br />
*[[Endrineering Academies]]{{Fn|7f}}<br />
**[[Great Coghalls]] of [[Barak-Zilfin]]{{Fn|7f}}<br />
*[[Arkanaut Academies]]{{Fn|7j}} <br />
*[[Grundstok Academies]]{{Fn|7h}}<br />
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==Diplomacy and Commerce==<br />
[[File:Kharadron Overlords Trade 01.jpg|thumb|450px|Cartographic spectromitor are used by members of the [[Logistrator Guild|Logistrator]] and [[Forecastinator Guild]]s to keep track of the profits generated by all Kharadron trading activity in each of the realms]] <br />
To ensure that their relations with others are to their benefit, the Kharadron Overlords establish ever-evolving webs of trade agreements and contracts with their trade partners.{{Fn|23a}}{{Fn|22b}} They often invest in the construction of vital commercial infrastructure in foreign settlements by handling the contracts and providing the design, materials and labour.{{Fn|22b}} This allows them to establish monopolies over key trade routes and resources.{{Fn|22b}}<br />
As a result, [[kharadron enclave]]s have grown exponentially in both size and influence.{{Fn|7d}}<br />
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While the [[Cities of Sigmar]] are an important market for the Kharadron Overlords, the skyfarers make sure to diversify their trading opportunities. Deals with [[Orruk]]s and [[Ossiarch Bonereaper]]s are but a glimpse of the grand trade network maintained by the Kharadron Empire.{{Fn|7d}}<br />
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The Kharadron Overlords do not see the [[Fyreslayers]] as kin since they refused to take them in after the fall of the Karaks. To the Kharadron, they are only trade partners that are likely to hold to their end of an oath. The Fyreslayers only see them as distant relations and rich customers. It doesn't sit well to the zealous Fyreslayers that the Kharadron have abandoned their gods.{{Fn|8a}}<br />
Since they are both duardin, they are cantankerous and contemptuous of the other, furthermore, while open conflict is rare it is not unheard of. However, in the [[Granthium Mountains]] of [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]] there is open conflict as both sides seek to claim a deposit of [[Ur-Gold]] and [[Aether-gold]].{{Fn|8a}}<br />
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===Commercial Practices===<br />
Despite its importance, [[aether-gold]] is far from the only source of commerce for the Kharadron Empire. Trade between the [[sky-port]]s is vital, and ever since the [[Kharadron Code]] decreed [[drek-urb]], other markets have become extremely lucrative.{{Fn|3d}}<br />
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Due to their extensive trade networks, made possible by their [[sky-path]]s, kharadron airships are often laden with rare and exotic goods from every corner of the [[Mortal Realms]].{{Fn|7a}}<br />
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As the most technologically advanced civilization in the Mortal Realms, the Kharadron Overlords look upon human technology with bemused contempt. Many Kharadrons have taken advantage of this state of affairs to sell outdated cogwork machines and blackpowder weapons that are laughably simplistic by kharadron standards.{{Fn|7d}}{{Fn|9e}}<br />
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Kharadrons have often taken advantage of human naivety and ignorance to charge extortionate prices for vital supplies, undermine their trading partners whenever possible, and make a fortune by selling 'real, genuine realmstone' or useless artefacts that they claim possess magical powers.{{Fn|7d}}{{Fn|7a}}<br />
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[[Barak-Mhornar]], in particular, is suspected to be heavily involved in most black markets and the illicit trade that supplies them.{{Fn|7a}}<br />
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In settlements without [[realmgate]]s, kharadron trade fleets are often required to supply the location in vital resources.{{Fn|22a}} Kharadron [[sky-fleet]]s are also known to ferry settlers to friendly settlements.{{Fn|22a}}<br />
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==Sky-Fleets==<br />
[[File:Sky-fleet 01.png|right]]<br />
It is the sky-fleets of the Kharadrom Overlords that seek and mine out aether-gold. Other, more heavily armed, sky-fleets specialise in the protection of those that mine substances or transport cargo. The airspace of the sky-ports and the common trade routes are patrolled by such sky-fleets. Thus the sky-fleets are the very lifeblood of the Kharadron Overlords' mercantile empire and it is the dream of every young Kharadron to serve aboard them.{{fn|7g}}<br />
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Acting as bombers, gunships or transport craft, the Arkanaut Frigates and Ironclads are the ships of the line and the mainstay of the sky-fleets. For their part, Grundstok Gunhaulers are hired escort-class fighters, used for interdiction and attack runs.{{fn|7g}}<br />
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===Skyvessels===<br />
:''For more information see: [[Skyvessel]]''<br />
The Kharadron have a variety of vessels in their fleets ranging from the Grundstock Gunhauler fighter to the massive Khrundhal-class battleships. Warships are usually used sparingly due to the massive cost of producing and maintaining them - they also strain Artycle 2 of the Code.{{fn|3c}}<br />
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Known skyvessels :<br />
*'''Arkanaut class'''<br />
**[[Arkanaut Frigate]]s<br />
**[[Arkanaut Ironclad]]s<br />
*'''Escort-class'''<br />
**[[Grundstok Gunhauler]]s<br />
*'''Krundhal-class'''<br />
**[[Khrundhal-class Battleship]]s<br />
*'''Basthal-class'''<br />
**[[Basthal-class Minelayer]]s<br />
*'''Makaisson-class'''<br />
**[[Makaisson-class Hauler]] {{fn|4}}<br />
*'''Thrunghal-class'''<br />
**[[Thrunghal Shieldship]]<br />
*'''Tork-class'''<br />
**[[Tork-class Torpedo Boat]]s<br />
*[[Wing-Carrier]]s<br />
*[[Grundcarrier]]s<br />
*[[Krontanker]]s<br />
*[[Aetherhulk]]s<br />
*[[Cloud-Dredger]]s<br />
*[[Siege-Carrier]]s<br />
*[[Sky-Trawler]]s<br />
*[[Ornithopter]]s<br />
*[[Gyrohauler]]s<br />
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===Hierarchy of the Sky-fleets===<br />
[[File:Arkanaut Frigate with Heroes 01.jpg|450px|thumb|right|Kharadron Officers.]]<br />
The highest in the fleet hierarchy is its commissioned officer including the [[Arkanaut Captain|Captains]] who rules over their own craft, the [[Arkanaut Admiral|Admiral]] responsible for the overall command of a fleet. All ships must have a captain under the [[Kharadron Code]] and the code also allows the crew to usurp the captain if he does not bring success. This is not considered mutiny and the captain is not dishonoured, merely demoted and can rise back or fall even further. Others are specialists from the guilds including [[Aetheric Navigator]]s, [[Aether-Khemist]]s and [[Endrinmaster]]s and many fleets boast several such officers.{{Fn|7g}}<br />
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[[Arkanaut Company|Arkanaut Companies]] form the bulk of a fleet's infantry and a responsible for landing and boarding actions while the more heavily armed and armoured [[Grundstok Thunderer]]s are professionals contracted to safeguard the fleet. High-mobility units often called "[[Skyrigger]]s" consist of [[Endrinrigger]]s who are responsible for repairing ships and the more offensive [[Skywarden]]s who accompany the [[Grundcorp]]s into battle.{{Fn|7g}}<br />
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====Commissioned Officers====<br />
When a sky-fleet is formed, veterans from the Arkanaut academies are chosen by their sky-port's fleet council to lead its ships and, if the fleet is of considerable size, the entire sky-fleet.{{Fn|3b}}<br />
* [[Arkanaut Admiral]]<br />
* [[Arkanaut Captain]]<br />
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====Warrant Officers====<br />
Warrant officers are technicians and specialists who are given warrants and contracts approved by their guilds instead of being commissioned by the fleet.{{Fn|3b}} As such they hail not form the Arkanaut training academies but from the other specilized guilds present in Kharadron society.{{Fn|7g}}<br />
* [[Aether-Khemist]]<br />
* [[Aetheric Navigator]] <br />
* [[Endrinmaster]]<br />
* [[Grundcaptain]]{{Fn|7h}}<br />
* [[Mizzenmaster]]<br />
* [[Custodian]]<br />
* [[Company Captain]]<br />
* [[Logisticator]]{{Fn|14a}}<br />
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====Infantry====<br />
* [[Arkanaut Company]]: The main fighting force of the sky-fleets whose primary role is to perform ground-based or boarding actions in furtherance of the fleet’s goals.{{Fn|7g}}<br />
* [[Grundstok Thunderer]]<br />
* [[Black Marine]]<br />
* [[Copperhats]]{{Fn|7e}}<br />
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====Airborne Troops====<br />
* [[Skyrigger]]<br />
** [[Endrinrigger]]<br />
** [[Skywarden (Kharadron Overlords)|Skywarden]]<br />
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==Sources==<br />
*{{Endn|1}}: [https://www.games-workshop.com/en-CA/Kharodron-Overlords-battletome-HB-ENG-2017 Battletome: Kharadron Overlords product description]<br />
*{{Endn|2}}: [https://www.games-workshop.com/en-CA/Brokk-Grungsson-Lord-Magnate-Barak-nar-2017 Brokk Grungsson product description]<br />
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2017)]]<br />
**{{Endn|3a}}: The Wonders of Aethercraft, pg 18<br />
**{{Endn|3b}}: Admirals & Warrant Officers, pg 42-43.<br />
**{{Endn|3c}}: The Arkanaut Sky-Fleets, pg 30-31.<br />
**{{Endn|3d}}: The Breath of Grungni, pg. 12-13<br />
**{{Endn|3e}}: Upon Clouds of Gold, pg. 24-25<br />
**{{Endn|3f}}: A Rising Power, pg. 26-27<br />
**{{Endn|3g}}: Brokk Grungsson, pg. 40-41<br />
**{{Endn|3h}}: Frigates and Companies, pg. 46-47<br />
**{{Endn|3i}}: The Grundcorps, pg. 48-49<br />
**{{Endn|3k}}: Structured for Profit, pg. 28<br />
**{{Endn|3l}}: Regalia of the Sky-ports, pg. 32<br />
**{{Endn|3m}}: A Grudge to Settle, pg. 106-107<br />
**{{Endn|3n}}: The Sky-fleets, pg. 16<br />
**{{Endn|3o}}: Barak-Nar, pg. 33<br />
**{{Endn|3p}}: Barak-Zilfin, pg. 34<br />
**{{Endn|3q}}: Barak-Zon, pg. 35<br />
**{{Endn|3r}}: Barak-Urbaz, pg. 36<br />
**{{Endn|3s}}: Barak-Mhornar and Barak-Thryng, pg. 37<br />
**{{Endn|3t}}: Kharadron Overlords Warband Tables, pg. 116-119<br />
**{{Endn|3u}}: Symbols and Markings, pg. 84-85<br />
**{{Endn|3v}}: The Guilds, pg. 29<br />
**{{Endn|3w}}: Trade in the Realms, pg. 14-15<br />
**{{Endn|3x}}: Ironclads and Skyriggers, pg. 44-45<br />
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Spear of Shadows (novel)]] - Chapter 5<br />
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Battletome: Gloomspite Gitz (2019)]] - Ages of Loonacy, pg. 16-19<br />
*{{Endn|6}}: [[Broken Realms: Be'lakor]] <br />
**{{Endn|6a}}: Flight of the Tower, pg. 20-21<br />
**{{Endn|6b}}: Stampede of Scales, pg. 22-23<br />
**{{Endn|6c}}: Amongst the Ruins, pg. 24-25<br />
**{{Endn|6d}}: An Infernal Plan, pg. 32-33<br />
**{{Endn|6e}}: Chain Reaction, pg. 36-37<br />
**{{Endn|6f}}: A Malign Pattern, pg. 38-39<br />
**{{Endn|6g}}: Ruination, pg. 46-47<br />
**{{Endn|6h}}: Chamon Aflame, pg. 52-53<br />
**{{Endn|6i}}: A City on the Brink, pg. 54-55<br />
**{{Endn|6j}}: The Siege of Vindicarum, pg. 56-57<br />
**{{Endn|6k}}: On Wings of Iron, pg. 64-65<br />
**{{Endn|6l}}: After the Storm, pg. 66-67<br />
*{{Endn|7}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2020)]]<br />
**{{Endn|7a}}: Masters of the Skies, pg.4-5<br />
**{{Endn|7b}}: Rise of the Overlords, pg. 8-9<br />
**{{Endn|7c}}: The Breath of Grungni, pg.12-13<br />
**{{Endn|7d}}: Strife and Opportunity, pg.14-15<br />
**{{Endn|7e}}: The Sky-Ports, pg.16-17<br />
**{{Endn|7f}}: Structured for Profit, pg.18-19<br />
**{{Endn|7g}}: The Arkanaut Sky-Fleets, pg.22-23<br />
**{{Endn|7h}}: The Grundcorps, pg.34-35<br />
**{{Endn|7i}}: Annals of the Overlords, pg. 20-21<br />
**{{Endn|7j}}: Frigates and Companies, pg. 32-33<br />
**{{Endn|7k}}: The Code Amended, pg. 10-11<br />
**{{Endn|7l}}: Barak-Thryng, City of the Ancestors, pg. 73<br />
**{{Endn|7m}}: Dwellings of the Kharadron, pg. 26-27<br />
**{{Endn|7n}}: Great Endrinworks, pg. 66-67<br />
* {{Endn|8}}: [[Battletome: Fyreslayers (2019)]]<br />
** {{Endn|8a}}: Magmaholds, pg. 10-11<br />
* {{Endn|9}}: [[Soulbound Core Rulebook]]<br />
** {{Endn|9a}}: Kharadron Overlords, pg. 194<br />
** {{Endn|9b}}: Aqshy: the Realm of Fire, pg. 171<br />
** {{Endn|9c}}: Kharadron Overlords, pg. 65-68<br />
** {{Endn|9d}}: Equipment, pg. 99<br />
** {{Endn|9e}}: Kharadron Equipment, pg. 110-116<br />
** {{Endn|9f}}: Chamon – The Realm of Metal, pg. 172-173<br />
** {{Endn|9g}}: Grungni – The Maker, pg. 240-241<br />
** {{Endn|9h}}: Duardin, pg. 24-25<br />
** {{Endn|9i}}: Duardin Names, pg. 29-30<br />
** {{Endn|9j}}: Chapter Five: Equipment, Pg. 119<br />
* {{Endn|10}}: [[Myths & Revenants]]: The Sea Taketh<br />
** {{Endn|10a}}: pg. 23<br />
* {{Endn|11}}: [[Battletome: Beasts of Chaos (2018)]]<br />
** {{Endn|11a}}: pg 18<br />
* {{Endn|12}}: [[Battletome: Legions of Nagash (2018)]]<br />
** {{Endn|12a}}: pg 19<br />
*{{Endn|13}}: [[Aether War (boxed set)]]<br />
**{{Endn|13a}}: The Spiral Crux, pg. 2-3<br />
**{{Endn|13b}}: Cults of the Eyrie, pg. 4-5<br />
**{{Endn|13c}}: Prosper or Die, pg. 6-7<br />
**{{Endn|13d}}: War in the Skies, pg. 8-9<br />
**{{Endn|13e}}: Kharadron Overlords, pg. 12-13<br />
* {{Endn|14}}: [[Overlords of the Iron Dragon]]<br />
**{{Endn|14a}}: Chapter 2<br />
**{{Endn|14b}}: Chapter 10<br />
**{{Endn|14c}}: Chapter 13<br />
**{{Endn|14d}}: Chapter 6<br />
**{{Endn|14e}}: Chapter 5<br />
* {{Endn|15}}: [[White Dwarf April 2017]]<br />
** {{Endn|15a}}: pg. 33<br />
** {{Endn|15b}}: pg. 44<br />
** {{Endn|15c}}: pg. 38<br />
** {{Endn|15d}}: pg. 45<br />
* {{Endn|16}}: [[Battletome: Disciples of Tzeentch (2020)]]<br />
** {{Endn|16a}}: Domains of the Cults, pg. 12-13<br />
* {{Endn|17}}: [[Age of Sigmar: Core Book (2nd Edition)]]<br />
**{{Endn|17a}}: The Spiral Crux, pg. 104-107<br />
**{{Endn|17b}}: Kharadron Overlords, pg. 130-131<br />
* {{Endn|18}}: [[Code of the Skies (novella)]]<br />
** {{Endn|18a}}: Chapter 1 <br />
** {{Endn|18b}}: Chapter 4<br />
** {{Endn|18c}}: Chapter 7<br />
** {{Endn|18d}}: Chapter 3<br />
** {{Endn|18e}}: Chapter 2<br />
* {{Endn|19}}: [[Profit's Ruin (novel)]]<br />
** {{Endn|19a}}: Chapter 1<br />
* {{Endn|20}}: [[White Dwarf November 2020]]<br />
** {{Endn|20a}}: pg. 72<br />
* {{Endn|21}}: [[Soulbound Touble Brewing]]<br />
** {{Endn|21a}}: pg. 18<br />
*{{Endn|22}}: [[Soulbound Brightspear City Guide]]<br />
**{{Endn|22a}}: pg. 3<br />
**{{Endn|22b}}: pg. 26-27<br />
*{{Endn|23}}: [[Battletome: Cities of Sigmar (2019)]]<br />
**{{Endn|23a}}: pg. 31<br />
*{{Endn|24}}: [[Buyer Beware (Short Story)]]<br />
*{{Endn|25}}: [[Soulbound Crash and Burn]]<br />
**{{Endn|25a}}: pg. 5<br />
**{{Endn|25b}}: pg. 20<br />
* {{Endn|26}}: [[Soulbound: Cities of Flame]]<br />
** {{Endn|26a}}: A Keen Eye dor Profit<br />
*{{Endn|27}}: [[Warcry: Tome of Champions 2019]]<br />
**{{Endn|27a}}: Kharadron Overlords, A Bad Investment, Pg. 20-21<br />
*{{Endn|28}}: [[White Dwarf February 2021]]<br />
**{{Endn|28a}}: pg. 10-13<br />
*{{Endn|29}}: [[Soulbound: Champions of Order]]<br />
**{{Endn|29a}}: Kharadron Overlords, pg. 50-54<br />
*{{Endn|30}}: [[The Lost Karak (Short Story)]]<br />
*{{Endn|31}}: [[Krenkha Gorogna (Short Story)]]<br />
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{{Kharadron Overlords}}<br />
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[[Category: Age of Sigmar factions]]<br />
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[[Category: Sky-nations]]</div>DukeEligoshttps://ageofsigmar.lexicanum.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Skyvessel&diff=120145Skyvessel2022-05-29T21:25:26Z<p>DukeEligos: /* Types of Skyvessels */</p>
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<div>[[File:Barak-Zilfin 01.png|thumb|Skyvessels in [[Barak-Zilfin]].]]<br />
'''Skyvessels''' are a type [[kharadron]] airships. They are the most technologically advanced war machines in the [[Mortal Realms]] and the Kharadron Overlords' greatest assets to ensure their monopoly over the trade lanes of the Eight Realms.{{Fn|1a}}<br />
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==History==<br />
===Age of Chaos===<br />
Since the [[Sky Exodus]], the Kharadron outfitted their skyvessels with as much weaponry as possible. As [[aethercraft]] reached new technological heights, the ancestral black powder weapons were replaced by a multitude of [[aetheric devices]].{{Fn|1a}}<br />
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==Production==<br />
While most skyvessels are built by the [[Endrineers Guild]]s, it is the [[Fleet Service]] that finishes arming and armouring them by purchasing weapons and equipment from [[chartered companies]].{{Fn|3a}}<br />
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==Crew==<br />
Crewing is a job for [[Arkanaut companies]], who lease skyvessels from the Fleet Service for their own [[aether-gold]] expeditions.{{Fn|3a}}<br />
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The kharadron airships are led by two hierarchies of command: [[Kharadron Overlords#Commissioned Officers|fleet-commissioned officers]] and [[Kharadron Overlords#Warrant Officers|warrant officers]].{{Fn|2a}} Each skyvessel must bear a [[Arkanaut Captain|Captain]], a leader who rules the ship absolutely. Whilst aboard, none save [[Arkanaut Admiral|Admirals]] have the right to disobey their order.{{Fn|1a}}<br />
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Crews are chosen at the [[Musterpress]] and can come from different academies within the same [[sky-port]]. Once aboard, the crew are bonded by many oaths and Code-prescribed rituals. Kharadron skyfarers pride themselves on their loyalty to ship and shipmates, and the most successful [[sky-fleet]]s employ crew that have served together for decades.{{Fn|1a}}<br />
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==Types of Skyvessels==<br />
*'''Arkanaut class'''<br />
**[[Arkanaut Frigate]]s<br />
**[[Arkanaut Ironclad]]s<br />
*'''Escort-class'''<br />
**[[Grundstok Gunhauler]]s<br />
*'''Krundhal-class'''<br />
**[[Khrundhal-class Battleship]]s<br />
*'''Basthal-class'''<br />
**[[Basthal-class Minelayer]]s<br />
*'''Makaisson-class'''<br />
**[[Makaisson-class Hauler]]<br />
*'''Thrunghal-class'''<br />
**[[Thrunghal Shieldship]]<br />
*'''Tork-class'''<br />
**[[Tork-class Torpedo Boat]]s<br />
*[[Wing-Carrier]]s<br />
*[[Grundcarrier]]s<br />
*[[Krontanker]]s<br />
*[[Aetherhulk]]s<br />
*[[Cloud-Dredger]]s<br />
*[[Siege-Carrier]]s<br />
*[[Sky-Trawler]]s<br />
*[[Ornithopter]]s<br />
*[[Gyrohauler]]s<br />
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==Sources==<br />
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2020)]]<br />
**{{Endn|1a}}: The Arkanaut Sky-Fleets, pg. 22-23<br />
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2017)]]<br />
**{{Endn|2a}}: Admirals & Warrant Officers, pg. 42-43<br />
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Soulbound: Steam and Steel]]<br />
**{{Endn|3a}}: The Fleet Service, pg. 71<br />
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{{Kharadron Overlords}}<br />
[[Category:Skyvessels| ]]<br />
[[Category:Kharadron Overlords]]<br />
[[Category:Grand Alliance of Order]]</div>DukeEligoshttps://ageofsigmar.lexicanum.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Siege-Carrier&diff=120144Siege-Carrier2022-05-29T21:23:59Z<p>DukeEligos: Created page with "'''Siege-Carriers''' are huge kharadron skyvessels known to transport precious cargo.{{Fn|1a}} ==Known Siege-Carriers== *Trommdal{{Fn|1a}} =..."</p>
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<div>'''Siege-Carriers''' are huge [[Kharadron Overlords|kharadron]] [[skyvessel]]s known to transport precious cargo.{{Fn|1a}} <br />
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==Known Siege-Carriers==<br />
*[[Trommdal]]{{Fn|1a}}<br />
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==Sources==<br />
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Battletome: Idoneth Deepkin (2022)]] <br />
**{{Endn|1a}}: The Radiant Oceans, pg. 16-17<br />
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{{Kharadron Overlords}}<br />
[[Category: Grand Alliance of Order]]<br />
[[Category: Kharadron Overlords units]]<br />
[[Category:Skyvessels]]</div>DukeEligoshttps://ageofsigmar.lexicanum.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Old_Khazalid&diff=119375Old Khazalid2022-04-06T21:33:37Z<p>DukeEligos: </p>
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<div>:''This is an article for the version of Khazalid spoken by the [[Duardin]] of the [[Khazalid Empire]], for the language still spoken in the [[Age of Sigmar]] see [[Modern Khazalid]]''<br />
'''Khazalid''', also known as '''Old Khazalid''', was the [[language]] of the [[Khazalid Empires|Khazalid Empire]]. Many of the [[Dispossessed]] clans have long forgotten much of this ancestral language and instead speak [[Modern Khazalid|dialects]] descended from it.{{Fn|1a}}<br />
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==Structure==<br />
'''Old Khazalid''' uses runic ''Klinkerhun'' letters. One known example of this runic script is a letter that bears a passing resemblance to two mountains stacked on their sides.{{Fn|1a}}<br />
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==History==<br />
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===Age of Myth===<br />
'''Old Khazalid''' was the most prominently used language and script of the [[Khazalid Empires]].{{Fn|1a}}<br />
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===Age of Chaos===<br />
Those [[Duardin]] who have enough sense to leave their doomed [[Karak]]s behind and flee to the [[Kharadron|sky]] or to [[Realm of Azyr|Azyr]] lose much of their lore and history. Eventually, even the tongues they speak become distinct from one another, though most [[Duardin]] seem to still speak some manner of [[Modern Khazalid]] as well as their own distinct languages.{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|2a}}{{Fn|3a}}{{Fn|3b}}<br />
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===Age of Sigmar===<br />
By the time [[Sigmar's Tempest]] has broken across the [[Mortal Realms]] and [[Dispossessed]] return to retake their ancestral homes, most of those who spoke the old tongue have long since passed and many of the living generations never knew it.{{Fn|1a}}<br />
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==Related Languages==<br />
The many dialects and forms of both [[Modern Khazalid]] and [[Kharadrid]] descend from this ancestral language.{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|4}}{{Fn|5a}}<br />
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==See Also==<br />
* [[Khazalid Lexicon]]: A lexicon including known [[Old Khazalid]], [[Modern Khazalid]], and [[Kharadrid]] words.<br />
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==Sources==<br />
* {{Endn|1}}: [[White Dwarf February 2021]]<br />
** {{Endn|1a}}: Old Whitebeard's Special (short story)<br />
* {{Endn|2}}: [[Battletome: Fyreslayers (2019)]]<br />
** {{Endn|2a}}: Legacy of the Lodges, pg. 22-23<br />
* {{Endn|3}}: [[Spear of Shadows (novel)]]<br />
** {{Endn|3a}}: Chapter Two: Volker<br />
** {{Endn|3b}}: Chapter Five: Captain Brondt<br />
* {{Endn|4}}: [[Krenkha Gorogna (Short Story)]]<br />
* {{Endn|5}}: [[Callis and Toll: The Silver Shard (novel)]]<br />
** {{Endn|5a}}: Chapter Twenty-Four<br />
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[[Category: Grand Alliance of Order]]<br />
[[Category: Khazalid Empires]]<br />
[[Category: Languages]]</div>DukeEligoshttps://ageofsigmar.lexicanum.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Barak-Zon&diff=119192Barak-Zon2022-03-20T20:46:02Z<p>DukeEligos: </p>
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<div>{{InfoSkyports<br />
|Name = Barak-Zon<br />
|Image = Barak-Zon 01.png<br />
|Image caption = Barak-Zon from afar<br />
|Emblem = Barak-Zon Crest 01.png<br />
|Emblem caption = Emblem of Barak-Zon<br />
|Emblem_alt =<br />
|Emblem caption_alt =<br />
|Aliases = City of the Sun{{fn|1}}<br />
|Type = [[Sky-port]]<br />
|Associated factions = [[Kharadron Overlords]]<br />
|Founding = [[Age of Chaos]]<br />
|Status = Active<br />
|Map = Barak-Zon map 01.png<br />
|Map caption = Location of Barak-Zon<br />
|Map_alt = <br />
|Map caption_alt = <br />
|Mortal Realm = [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]]<br />
|Region = [[Spiral Crux]]<br />
|Size = Metropolis{{Fn|3b}}<br />
|Settlements =<br />
|Founder = <br />
|Current Rulers = <br />
|Former Rulers = <br />
|Major characters = [[Arkanaut Admiral|Admiral]] [[Nelriksson]]<br>[[Grundstok Marshall]] [[Ragnar Kling-Harald]]<br />
|Demonym = <br />
|Motto = <br />
|Races = [[Duardin]]<br />
|Languages = [[Kharadrid]]<br />
|Beliefs = Martially minded.{{Fn|3c}} <br />
|Imports = <br />
|Exports = Elite soldiers and peerless marksman.{{Fn|3c}}<br />
|Delegates on the Geldraad= 2{{Fn|3a}}<br />
|Aether-gold Shares = 38,653,342{{Fn|3a}}<br />
|Governing Body = [[Admirals Council]]<br />
|Allies = <br />
|Specialty = Professional soldiers.{{Fn|3c}}<br />
|Colours = Bright red echoing the crimson hue of Barak-Zon when it is viewed from afar.{{Fn|1b}}<br />
|Colour Scheme_image = Barak-Zon Arkanaut Company 01.jpg<br />
|Colour Scheme_image alt = Barak-Zon Frigate regalia 01.png<br />
}}<br />
'''Barak-Zon''', the '''City of the Sun''', was the first founded of the [[Kharadron]] [[sky-port]]s and is still one of the “Big Six”, sailing high in the [[Realm of Chamon]].{{fn|1}}<br />
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==History==<br />
===[[Time of Reaving]]===<br />
Admiral [[Nelriksson]] wins a famous victory at the [[Battle of the Tungsten Peaks]].{{fn|1}}<br />
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===[[Age of Sigmar]]===<br />
The daemonic legions of [[Tzeentch]] led by [[Kairos Fateweaver]] created an arcane barrier that enveloped Barak-Zon and began a siege that lasted ninety-nine days. The city was relieved by a confederation of sky-port fleets led by [[Brokk Grungsson]].{{fn|1}}<br />
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==Geography==<br />
===Location===<br />
Following the [[Aethersteam]] of [[Ziffenbrynar]], in the [[Age of Sigmar]] Barak-Zon hangs above the plains of [[Gazan Zhar]], north of the [[Patina Peaks]]{{fn|1}} in the [[Spiral Crux]].{{fn|2a}}<br />
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==Culture==<br />
Its name, the City of the Sun is gained from the light that illuminates the vast structure as it sails high – the highest of the sky-ports. The city celebrates its warriors and their wars with fourteen triumphal arches and many avenues of heroes.{{fn|1}} <br />
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The [[duardin]] crew and the ships of the City of the Sun are bright and colourful (predominately red) so that their enemies can see them coming and who it is that has defeated them following any battle.{{fn|1}}<br />
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==Power and Influence==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+ '''Influence of Barak-Zon and Impact of the [[Garaktormun]]''' <br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | Capital (aether-gold shares)<br />
! colspan="3" | Delegates on the [[Geldraad]]<br />
|-<br />
! Current capital{{fn|3a}} !! Pre-Garaktormun capital{{fn|1a}} !! loss !! Pourcentage lost !! Current Delegates {{fn|3a}} !! Delegates Pre-Garaktormun{{fn|1a}} !! loss<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align: center;" | '''38,653,342''' ||style="text-align: center;" | 54,000,000 ||style="text-align: center;" | -15,346,658 ||style="text-align: center;" | -28.42% ||style="text-align: center;" | '''2''' ||style="text-align: center;" | 3 ||style="text-align: center;" | -1<br />
|}<br />
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==Notable People==<br />
* Captain [[Grund Tahlihro]]: Conducted a successful campaign in the sky-islands of the [[Outer Airs]] and received a ''Kuzzbryndal''(hero’s welcome). {{fn|1}}<br />
* Admiral [[Nelriksson]]: Considered the greatest champion of Barak-Zon.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<center><br />
<gallery> <br />
Barak-Zon regalia 01.png|Barak-Zon regalia.<br />
Barak-Zon regalia 02.png|An Arkanaut Company from Barak-Zon.<br />
</gallery><br />
</center><br />
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==Sources==<br />
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2017)]]<br />
** {{Endn|1a}}: Structured for Profit, pg. 28<br />
** {{Endn|1b}}: Barak-Zon, pg. 35<br />
* {{Endn|2}}: [[Age of Sigmar: Core Book (2nd Edition)]]<br />
** {{Endn|2a}}: Spiral Crux, pg. 104-107<br />
* {{Endn|3}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2020)]]<br />
**{{Endn|3a}}: Structured for Profit, pg. 28<br />
**{{Endn|3b}}: The Sky-ports, pg. 16-17<br />
**{{Endn|3c}}: Barak-Zon, City of the Sun, pg. 70<br />
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{{Kharadron Overlords}}<br />
[[Category:Grand Alliance of Order]]<br />
[[Category:Realm of Chamon]]<br />
[[Category:Spiral Crux]]<br />
[[Category:Sky-Ports]]<br />
[[Category:Barak-Zon| ]]</div>DukeEligoshttps://ageofsigmar.lexicanum.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Barak-Zilfin&diff=119191Barak-Zilfin2022-03-20T20:45:26Z<p>DukeEligos: </p>
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<div>{{InfoSkyports<br />
|Name = Barak-Zilfin<br />
|Image = Barak-Zilfin 01.png<br />
|Image caption = Barak-Zilfin skyline.<br />
|Emblem = Barak-Zilfin Crest 01.png<br />
|Emblem caption = Emblem of Barak-Zilfin<br />
|Emblem_alt =<br />
|Emblem caption_alt =<br />
|Aliases = Windswept City{{Fn|6d}}<br />
|Type = [[Sky-port]]<br />
|Associated factions = [[Kharadron Overlords]]<br />
|Founding = [[Age of Chaos]]<br />
|Status = Active<br />
|Map = Barak-Zilfin map 02.png<br />
|Map caption = Location of Barak-Zilfin<br />
|Map_alt = <br />
|Map caption_alt = <br />
|Mortal Realm = [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]]<br />
|Region = [[Spiral Crux]]<br />
|Size = Metropolis{{Fn|6c}}<br />
|Settlements =<br />
|Founder = <br />
|Current Rulers = <br />
|Former Rulers = <br />
|Major characters = [[Imoda Barrasdottr]]<br>[[Drongon Humboldsson]]<br>[[Hester Grummund]]<br />
|Demonym = Windmaster{{Fn|6d}}<br />
|Motto = <br />
|Races = [[Duardin]]<br />
|Languages = [[Kharadrid]]<br />
|Beliefs = Science over faith and superstition.{{Fn|6e}}<br />
|Imports = <br />
|Exports = [[Skyvessel]]s{{Fn|6d}}<br />
|Delegates on the Geldraad= 5{{Fn|6b}}<br />
|Aether-gold Shares = 152,753,191{{Fn|6b}}<br />
|Governing Body = [[Admirals Council]]<br />
|Allies = <br />
|Specialty = Cutting-edge skyvessels and air travel.{{Fn|6d}}<br />
|Colours = Tempest-blue and bronze.{{Fn|8a}}<br />
|Colour Scheme_image = Barak-Zilfin Arkanaut Company 01.jpg<br />
|Colour Scheme_image alt = Barak-Zilfin C01.png<br />
}}<br />
'''Barak-Zifin''', the '''Windswept City''', is one of the six major [[sky-ports]] of the [[Kharadron Overlords]], sailing high in the [[Realm of Chamon]]. {{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
Although Barak-Zilfin discovered the location of the lost Forge-city of Grungni, it had been entirely infested by the [[skaven]] and all seven expeditions to the city have met with failure – either to retake it or even to return lost artefacts.{{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
The sky-port is raided by the [[Much-great Sky-kill Air Armada]] commanded by the [[skaven]] Warlock-Admiral [[Steelklaw]]. {{fn|5a}}<br />
<br />
At the beginning of the [[Time of Tribulations]], Admiral Drekk Leifson leads a fleet through the [[Lesser Mawr-Portal]], looking to reach the city of [[Shadespire]], despite strong resistance by the undead they send search parties into the city. Ten duardin return from the search and send word to their home via clockwork hawk, claiming their retrieval of the [[Magnificent Mirror]], but they are never seen again.{{fn|2}}<br />
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After the Garaktormun, Barak-Zilfin managed to take advantage of the chaos to stake claim to many profitable veins of Aether-Gold. This accumulation of aether-gold shares was enough to gain an additional seat on the Geldraad.{{fn|6a}}<br />
<br />
==Geography==<br />
===Location===<br />
During the [[Age of Sigmar]] Barak-Zilfin can found to the north of the [[Auric Hills]], west of the site of the last battle by the [[League of Karaks]] and the site of the lost [[Forge-city of Grungni]].{{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
==Culture==<br />
Famed for its shipwrights and pilots, explorers and traders from Barak-Zilfin venture further in the search for profit than any other sky-port. The pilots can read the winds and zephyrs so well that they are known as the windmasters. More airships come from the many and powerful [[Coghall]]s than from any other sky-port and now the city is the second largest, a position it will be hard to shift from. {{fn|1}} <br />
<br />
Notably, Barak-Zilfin are able to deploy ships with [[Aetherspheric Endrins]] which allow them deploy unseen and unheralded far higher than other sky-ports.{{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
==Trade Partners==<br />
*'''[[Greypeak]]''': A walled city that trades with Barak-Zilfin. Its main export, grain, is considered of great quality by the [[Kharadron]] of Barak-Zilfin.{{Fn|7}}<br />
*'''[[Lamasery of Kheitar]]''': A lamasery built into the peak of a mountain. It's reception hall had many lavish tapestries, each depicting legendary scenes or historic events. The root of the lamas fate lay in the belief that a daemon founded their order, after setting aside it's heinous ways to seek purity. It was overrun by [[Skaven]].{{Fn|7}}<br />
<br />
==Power and Influence==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+ '''Influence of Barak-Zilfin and Impact of the [[Garaktormun]]''' <br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | Capital (aether-gold shares)<br />
! colspan="3" | Delegates on the [[Geldraad]]<br />
|-<br />
! Current capital{{fn|6b}} !! Pre-Garaktormun capital{{fn|1a}} !! gain !! Pourcentage gained !! Current Delegates {{fn|6b}} !! Delegates Pre-Garaktormun{{fn|1a}} !! gain<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align: center;" | '''152,753,191''' ||style="text-align: center;" | 102,300,678 ||style="text-align: center;" | +50,452,513||style="text-align: center;" | +49.32%||style="text-align: center;" | '''5''' ||style="text-align: center;" | 4 ||style="text-align: center;" | +1<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Notable People==<br />
* Admiral [[Bengtsson]]: He made a deal with the Witch Hunter [[Hanniver Toll]] for transportation in exchange for the location of a major [[Aether-gold]] seam. {{fn|4}}<br />
* Admiral [[Drekk Leifson]]: Led an expedition to find Shadespire during the [[Malign Portents]].{{fn|2}}<br />
* Admiral [[Hengtsson]]: Following the [[Necroquake]], he searched for a lost temple and its treasures beneath [[Hammerhal]] Ghyra. {{fn|3}}<br />
* Admiral [[Khrag]] always leads from his favoured [[Arkanaut Ironclad]], the ''Grund Ang''. {{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
==Gallery==<br />
<center><br />
<gallery> <br />
Barak Zilfin regalia 01.png|Barak Zilfin regalia.<br />
</gallery><br />
</center><br />
<br />
==Sources==<br />
* {{Endn|1}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2017)]], {{Specify}}<br />
** {{Endn|1a}}: Structured for Profit, pg. 28<br />
* {{Endn|2}}: [[Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Malign Portents]] - The Time of Tribulations, pg. 34<br />
* {{Endn|3}}: [[Deadly Venture (short story)]]<br />
* {{Endn|4}}: [[Callis and Toll: The Silver Shard (novel)]], {{Specify}}<br />
* {{Endn|5}}: [[Battletome: Skaven (2019)]]<br />
** {{Endn|5a}}: Rise of the Under-Empire, pg. 18<br />
* {{Endn|6}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2020)]]<br />
** {{Endn|6a}}: Barak-Zilfin, pg. 26<br />
** {{Endn|6b}}: Structured for Profit, pg. 18<br />
** {{Endn|6c}}: The Sky-ports, pg. 16-17<br />
** {{Endn|6d}}: Barak-Zilfin, pg. 69<br />
** {{Endn|6e}}: Masters of the Skies, pg. 4-5<br />
* {{Endn|7}}: [[Shiprats]] by C L Werner<br />
* {{Endn|8}}: [[Soulbound: Champions of Order]]<br />
**{{Endn|8a}}: Kharadron Overlords, pg. 50-54<br />
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{{Kharadron Overlords}}<br />
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[[Category:Grand Alliance of Order]]<br />
[[Category:Sky-Ports]]<br />
[[Category:Barak-Zilfin| ]]</div>DukeEligoshttps://ageofsigmar.lexicanum.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Barak-Urbaz&diff=119190Barak-Urbaz2022-03-20T20:45:11Z<p>DukeEligos: </p>
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<div>{{InfoSkyports<br />
|Name = Barak-Urbaz<br />
|Image = Barak-Urbaz 01.png<br />
|Image caption = A [[Solarian Wyvern]] being harvested in Barak-Urbaz<br />
|Emblem = Barak-Urbaz Crest 01.png<br />
|Emblem caption = Emblem of Barak-Urbaz<br />
|Emblem_alt =<br />
|Emblem caption_alt =<br />
|Aliases = The Market City{{Fn|4c}}<br />
|Type = [[Sky-port]]<br />
|Associated factions = [[Kharadron Overlords]]<br />
|Founding = [[Age of Chaos]]<br />
|Status = Active<br />
|Map = Barak-Urbaz map 01.png<br />
|Map caption = Location of Barak-Urbaz<br />
|Map_alt = <br />
|Map caption_alt = <br />
|Mortal Realm = [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]]<br />
|Region = [[Spiral Crux]]<br />
|Size = Metropolis{{Fn|4d}}<br />
|Settlements =<br />
|Founder = <br />
|Current Rulers = [[Lord Admiral]] [[Solmund]]{{Fn|7a}}<br />
|Former Rulers = <br />
|Major characters = [[Varsk Hunniger]]<br>[[Duggrun Khrung]]<br />
|Demonym = <br />
|Motto = <br />
|Races = [[Duardin]]<br />
|Languages = [[Kharadrid]]<br />
|Beliefs = Science over faith and superstition.{{Fn|4e}}<br />
|Imports = <br />
|Exports = <br />
|Delegates on the Geldraad= 1{{Fn|4a}}<br />
|Aether-gold Shares = 25,716,102{{Fn|4a}}<br />
|Governing Body = [[Admirals Council]]<br />
|Allies = <br />
|Specialty = Chemistry, sky-fishing and trade.{{Fn|4c}}{{Fn|6a}}<br />
|Colours = Pink-purple overalls and green-tinted armour. They wear bodysuits of a rich pink-purple, and metals used in their steel alloys give it a subtle blue-green sheen.{{Fn|6a}}{{Fn|1a}}<br />
|Colour Scheme_image = Barak-Urbaz Arkanaut Company 01.jpg<br />
|Colour Scheme_image alt = Barak-Urbaz Gunhauler regalia 01.png<br />
}}<br />
'''Barak-Urbaz''', the '''Market City''', is one of the six major [[sky-ports]] of the [[Kharadron Overlords]], sailing high in the [[Realm of Chamon]].{{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
In the Age of Sigmar, the fleets of Barak-Urbaz sailed to the [[Realm of Aqshy]] to aid the [[Fyreslayers]] against the daemonic hordes of [[Tzeentch]] who were attacking nine different mountain ranges in order to secure strange crystals.{{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
A fleet is dispatched to clear cults of [[Slaanesh]] from the lands surrounding a small kingdom, but when the task is accomplished instead of the gold coins that the original pallid envoy promised, the duardin are instead presented with thousands of vertebral discs, each bearing a crude image of the [[Carrion King]].{{fn|3}}<br />
<br />
==Geography==<br />
===Location===<br />
During the [[Age of Sigmar]] Barak-Urbaz floats above the Kingdom of [[Ayadah]], north of [[Galhalla]], the [[City of the Golden Domes]] and the [[Chimera Isles]]. {{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
==Culture==<br />
The most cosmopolitan of the sky-ports with many trading partners and the ability to ferry people not only around the Realm of Chamon but into other realms through its secret [[realmgates]]. In addition, the most skilled and greatest number of [[Aether-Khemist]]s dwell in Barak-Urbaz and help to ensure that the [[aetherstreams|cloud mines]] are the most efficient. The skilled [[Codewrights]] have worked hard to ensure that Code claims to the best cloud banks are reserved for the city.{{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
==Power and Influence==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+ '''Influence of Barak-Urbaz and Impact of the [[Garaktormun]]''' <br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | Capital (aether-gold shares)<br />
! colspan="3" | Delegates on the [[Geldraad]]<br />
|-<br />
! Current capital{{fn|4a}} !! Pre-Garaktormun capital{{fn|1}} !! loss !! Pourcentage lost !! Current Delegates {{fn|4a}} !! Delegates Pre-Garaktormun{{fn|1}} !! loss<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align: center;" | '''25,716,102''' ||style="text-align: center;" | 46,412,890 ||style="text-align: center;" | -20,696,788 ||style="text-align: center;" | -44.59% ||style="text-align: center;" | '''1''' ||style="text-align: center;" | 2 ||style="text-align: center;" | -1<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Inhabitants==<br />
Barak-Urbaz is renowned as a cosmopolitan city even by the standards of the [[sky-port]]s of the [[Kharadron]]. As such [[Humans]], [[Aelves]], and [[Gholemkind]] are common sites among the city's outer districts. Though the city's population still remains predominantly [[Duardin]].{{Fn|6a}}<br />
<br />
===Notable People===<br />
* [[Zhargan Irynheart]]: [[Arkanaut Admiral]] of the [[Drekka-Duraz]].{{Fn|2}}<br />
* [[Fulson Aethereye]]: [[Aetheric Navigator]] of the Drekka-Duraz.{{Fn|2}}<br />
* [[Endal Cogfinger]]: crew member of the Drekka-Duraz.{{Fn|2}}<br />
* [[Varsk Hunniger]] Grand Admiral of Barak-Urbaz.{{Fn|5a}}<br />
<br />
==Quotes==<br />
{| width="33%" align="center"<br />
|align="center"| ''It was not the gods that saved us. It was not even our skyvessels, nor the thunder of our guns. It was compromise. It was negotiation. It was a transaction between equal parties. The Code saved us, and made us what we are.’ .''<br />
<br />
'''Grand Admiral [[Varsk Hunniger]] of Barak-Urbaz'''.{{Fn|4b}}<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Gallery==<br />
<center><br />
<gallery> <br />
Barak-Urbaz regalia 01.png|Barak-Urbaz regalia.<br />
Barak-Urbaz Skyrigger regalia 01.png|Skyrigger from Barak-Urbaz.<br />
</gallery><br />
</center><br />
<br />
==Sources==<br />
* {{Endn|1}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2017)]]<br />
** {{Endn|1a}}: Barak-Urbaz, pg. 36<br />
* {{Endn|2}}: [[The Lightning Golem (short story)]]<br />
* {{Endn|3}}: [[Battletome: Flesh-Eater Courts (2019)]]: Tales of Madness, pg. 19<br />
* {{Endn|4}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2020)]]<br />
** {{Endn|4a}}: Structured for Profit, pg. 28<br />
** {{Endn|4b}}: Rise of the Overlords, pg 8-9<br />
** {{Endn|4c}}: Barak-Urbaz, The Market City, pg 71<br />
** {{Endn|4d}}: The Sky-ports, pg. 16-17<br />
** {{Endn|4e}}: Masters of the Skies, pg. 4-5<br />
* {{Endn|5}}: [[Soulbound Core Rulebook]]<br />
** {{Endn|5a}}: Chapter Six: Rules, Pg. 122<br />
* {{Endn|6}}: [[Soulbound: Champions of Order]]<br />
** {{Endn|6a}}: Chapter Three: Archetypes<br />
* {{Endn|7}}: [[Gitslayer]]<br />
** {{Endn|7a}}: Chapter Ten<br />
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{{Kharadron Overlords}}<br />
[[Category:Grand Alliance of Order]]<br />
[[Category:Sky-Ports]]</div>DukeEligoshttps://ageofsigmar.lexicanum.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Barak-Thryng&diff=119189Barak-Thryng2022-03-20T20:44:55Z<p>DukeEligos: </p>
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<div>{{InfoSkyports<br />
|Name = Barak-Thryng<br />
|Image = Barak-Thryng 01.png<br />
|Image caption = Statues of [[Ancestor-Gods]] in Barak-Thryng<br />
|Emblem = Barak-Thryng Crest 01.png<br />
|Emblem caption = Emblem of Barak-Thryng<br />
|Emblem_alt =<br />
|Emblem caption_alt =<br />
|Aliases = City of the Ancestors{{Fn|4b}}<br />
|Type = [[Sky-port]]<br />
|Associated factions = [[Kharadron Overlords]]<br />
|Founding = [[Age of Chaos]]<br />
|Status = Active<br />
|Map = Barak-Thryng map 01.png<br />
|Map caption = Location of Barak-Thryng<br />
|Map_alt = <br />
|Map caption_alt = <br />
|Mortal Realm = [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]]<br />
|Region = [[Spiral Crux]]<br />
|Size = Metropolis{{Fn|4c}}<br />
|Settlements =<br />
|Founder = <br />
|Current Rulers = <br />
|Former Rulers = <br />
|Major characters = [[High Admiral]] [[Grubda Klarsdottr]]<br>[[Musterlord]] [[Gronki Draug]]<br />
|Demonym = <br />
|Motto = <br />
|Races = [[Duardin]]<br />
|Languages = [[Kharadrid]]<br />
|Beliefs = Constitutional literalists that only abide to the original [[Kharadron Code]].{{Fn|6a}}<br />
|Imports = <br />
|Exports = <br />
|Delegates on the Geldraad= 1{{Fn|4a}}<br />
|Aether-gold Shares = 823,500{{Fn|4a}}<br />
|Governing Body = [[Admirals Council]]<br />
|Allies = <br />
|Specialty = Grudges{{Fn|4b}}{{Fn|6a}}<br />
|Colours = Plain beige plate and red overalls. They disdain flashy displays of wealth. Tradition dictates that ancestor runes and images be cast in metals melted down from weapons of antiquity.{{Fn|6a}}{{Fn|1b}}<br />
|Colour Scheme_image = Barak-Thryng Grundstok Thunderer 01.jpg<br />
|Colour Scheme_image alt = Barak-Thryng regalia 01.png<br />
}}<br />
'''Barak-Thryng''', the '''City of the Ancestors''', is one of six major [[sky-ports]] of the [[Kharadron Overlords]].{{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
When the powerful Sky-port of [[Barak-Zhoff]] disappeared, the city was admitted onto the Geldraad.{{fn|3a}}<br />
<br />
==Geography==<br />
===Location===<br />
Barak-Thryng can be found in the skies of the [[Spiral Crux]]{{fn|2a}} near the ruins of [[Karak-A-Zaruk]] and the [[Karak Caintomb]], to the south-east of the [[Shattered Lands]] which are claimed by a [[Flesh-Eater Court]].{{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
===Notable Locations===<br />
*'''Aether Mints''': The golden coins minted in these facilities are accepted legal tender in all six of the major sky-ports. One type of coin minted in them is known as a [[Quarter-Share]].{{Fn|5a}}<br />
<br />
===Colonies and Holdings===<br />
*[[Toba Lorchai]]: A free port built near the [[Blackfire Bight]].{{Fn|5a}}<br />
<br />
==Culture==<br />
The deeply conservative [[duardin]] of Barak-Thryng are the antithesis of the innovative piratical [[Barak-Mhornar]] and have a reputation amongst the other Kharadron Overlords as gruff, disapproving grudge holders. They resent any addition or amendment to the [[Kharadron Code]] and often fail to recognise those that are made against their will. Tradition holds that any ancestor runes or images must be cast from melted down weapons of antiquity – so that the weapons of the cities forebears still go to war.{{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
==Power and Influence==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+ '''Influence of Barak-Thryng and Impact of the [[Garaktormun]]''' <br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | Capital (aether-gold shares)<br />
! colspan="3" | Delegates on the [[Geldraad]]<br />
|-<br />
! Current capital{{fn|4a}} !! Pre-Garaktormun capital{{fn|1a}} !! gain !! Pourcentage gained !! Current Delegates {{fn|4a}} !! Delegates Pre-Garaktormun{{fn|1a}} <br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align: center;" | '''823,500''' ||style="text-align: center;" | 173,000 ||style="text-align: center;" | +650,500 ||style="text-align: center;" | +376.01% ||style="text-align: center;" | '''1''' ||style="text-align: center;" | 1 <br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Notables People==<br />
* [[Arkanaut Admiral|Admiral]] [[Grymm Sternbok]], Barak-Thyrng’s former sole delegate in the Geldraad.{{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
==Known Vessels==<br />
* [[Gromthi-a-Grund]]: A [[Khrundhal-class Battleship]].{{Fn|1a}}<br />
<br />
==Sources==<br />
* {{Endn|1}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2017)]]<br />
** {{Endn|1a}}: Structured for Profit, pg. 28<br />
** {{Endn|1b}}: Barak-Thryng, pg. 37<br />
* {{Endn|2}}: [[Age of Sigmar: Core Book (2nd Edition)]]<br />
** {{Endn|2a}}: Spiral Crux, pg. 104-107<br />
* {{Endn|3}}: [[Code of the Skies (novella)]]<br />
** {{Endn|3a}}: Chapter Two, pg. 19<br />
* {{Endn|4}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2020)]]<br />
**{{Endn|4a}}: Structured for Profit, pg. 18<br />
**{{Endn|4b}}: Barak-Thryng, City of the Ancestors, pg. 73<br />
** {{Endn|4c}}: The Sky-ports, pg. 16-17<br />
* {{Endn|5}}: [[Myths & Revenants]]<br />
** {{Endn|5a}}: The Sea Taketh<br />
* {{Endn|6}}: [[Soulbound: Champions of Order]]<br />
** {{Endn|6a}}: Chapter Three: Archetypes<br />
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[[Category:Grand Alliance of Order]]<br />
[[Category:Realm of Chamon]]<br />
[[Category:Spiral Crux]]<br />
[[Category:Sky-Ports]]<br />
[[Category:Barak-Thryng| ]]<br />
{{Kharadron Overlords}}</div>DukeEligoshttps://ageofsigmar.lexicanum.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Barak-Mhornar&diff=119188Barak-Mhornar2022-03-20T20:44:20Z<p>DukeEligos: </p>
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<div>{{InfoSkyports<br />
|Name = Barak-Mhornar<br />
|Image = Barak-Mhornar Sky-Port 01.png<br />
|Image caption = The streets of Barak-Mhornar<br />
|Emblem = Barak-Mhornar Crest.png<br />
|Emblem caption = Emblem of Barak-Mhornar<br />
|Emblem_alt =<br />
|Emblem caption_alt =<br />
|Aliases = The City of Shadow{{Fn|4c}}<br />
|Type = [[Sky-port]]<br />
|Associated factions = [[Kharadron Overlords]]<br />
|Founding = [[Age of Chaos]]<br />
|Status = Active<br />
|Map = Spiral Crux Region Map 01.jpg<br />
|Map caption = Location of the Shadowed Zone (the portal to Barak-Mhornar)<br />
|Map_alt = <br />
|Map caption_alt = <br />
|Mortal Realm = <br />
|Region = <br />
|Size = Metropolis{{Fn|4d}}<br />
|Settlements =<br />
|Founder = <br />
|Current Rulers = <br />
|Former Rulers = <br />
|Major characters = [[Arkanaut Admiral|Admiral]] [[Blackhammer]]<br>[[Arkanaut Captain|Captain]] [[Magbeth Izrum]]<br>[[Arkanaut Captain|Captain]] [[Torvald Skysplitter]]<br />
|Demonym = <br />
|Motto = ''The rules don't say we can't''{{Fn|5a}}<br />
|Races = [[Duardin]]<br />
|Languages = [[Kharadrid]]<br />
|Beliefs = Science over faith and superstition.{{Fn|4d}}<br />
|Imports = <br />
|Exports = <br />
|Delegates on the Geldraad= 3{{Fn|4a}}<br />
|Aether-gold Shares = 92,114,885{{Fn|4a}}<br />
|Governing Body = [[Admirals Council]]<br />
|Allies = <br />
|Specialty = Piracy, runes of illusion, preliminary strikes, and psychological warfare.{{Fn|4c}}{{Fn|5a}}<br />
|Colours = Midnight blue. The uniforms and airships of those from Barak-Mhornar are battered by war and many hard-sailing journeys. Exotic minerals are used to forge optics that grant the wearer extraordinary night-sight. Strange tattoos are prevalent amongst Barak-Mhornar's citizens.{{Fn|5a}}{{Fn|1a}}<br />
|Colour Scheme_image = Barak-Mhornar Arkanaut Company 01.png<br />
|Colour Scheme_image alt = Barak-Mhornar regalia 01.png<br />
}}<br />
'''Barak-Mhornar''', the '''City of Shadows''', is one of the six major [[sky-ports]] of the [[Kharadron Overlords]].{{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
In the [[Age of Sigmar]] the sky-port is raided by the [[Much-great Sky-kill Air Armada]] commanded by the [[skaven]] Warlock-Admiral [[Steelklaw]].{{fn|3a}}<br />
<br />
==Geography==<br />
===Location=== <br />
During the [[Age of Sigmar]] Barak-Mhornar was hidden within the [[Shadowed Zone]] to the north of the [[Charwood Forest]] and east of the [[Rivenlands]].{{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
==Culture==<br />
The City of Shadows has a dubious reputation amongst the Overlords, often labelled pirates or worse by other [[kharadron]] of their rival sky-ports. They are also well known for their ability to interpret the [[Kharadron Code]] to their own advantage. The code has even been adjusted several times to try and halt actions carried out by the privateers of the Barak-Mhornar. They are also well known for their special optics that grant superior night-sight and unusual tattoos.{{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
==Power and Influence==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+ '''Influence of Barak-Mhornar and Impact of the [[Garaktormun]]''' <br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | Capital (aether-gold shares)<br />
! colspan="3" | Delegates on the [[Geldraad]]<br />
|-<br />
! Current capital{{fn|4a}} !! Pre-Garaktormun capital{{fn|1}} !! gain !! Pourcentage gained !! Current Delegates {{fn|4a}} !! Delegates Pre-Garaktormun{{fn|1}} !! gain<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align: center;" | '''92,114,885''' ||style="text-align: center;" | 26,806,212 ||style="text-align: center;" | +65,308,673 ||style="text-align: center;" | +243.63% ||style="text-align: center;" | '''3''' ||style="text-align: center;" | 1||style="text-align: center;" | +2<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Notable People==<br />
* [[Arkanaut Captain|Captain]] [[Njord Brondt]], commander of the ''[[Zank]]'', a modified [[Makaisson-class Hauler]].{{fn|2}}<br />
<br />
==Sources==<br />
* {{Endn|1}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2017)]]<br />
** {{Endn|1a}}: Barak-Mhornar, pg. 37<br />
* {{Endn|2}}: [[Spear of Shadows (novel)]]<br />
* {{Endn|3}}: [[Battletome: Skaven (2019)]]<br />
** {{Endn|3a}}: Rise of the Under-Empire, pg. 20<br />
* {{Endn|4}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2020)]]<br />
** {{Endn|4a}}: Structured for Profit, pg. 18<br />
** {{Endn|4b}}: The Sky-ports, pg. 16-17<br />
** {{Endn|4c}}: Barak-Mhornar, The City of Shadow, pg 72<br />
** {{Endn|4d}}: Masters of the Skies, pg. 4-5<br />
* {{Endn|5}}: [[Soulbound: Champions of Order]]<br />
** {{Endn|5a}}: Chapter Three: Archetypes<br />
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<div>'''Sky-ports''' are the massive floating metropolises of the [[Kharadron Overlords]]. These bustling hubs of trade and military strongholds are capable of drifting vast distances to reach new prosperous lands. While being some of the greatest centres of trade and industry in the [[Mortal Realms]], the sky-ports maintain enough firepower to be all but impervious to frontal assaults.{{Fn|1c}}{{Fn|3b}}<br />
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Despite some similarities, every sky-port has its own peculiar traditions and beliefs. Furthermore, different interpretations of the [[Kharadron Code]] are maintained depending on the sky-ports.{{Fn|17a}}<br />
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==Origin and Creation==<br />
The fall of the grand [[duardin]] [[karak]]s during the [[Age of Chaos]] lead to the [[Sky Exodus]]. Utilising [[aethercraft]], the [[Steamhead Pioneers]] gave flight to several karaks upon great endrinspheres and aethermatic energisers. Other sky-ports originate from preexisting aerial mining colonies and airborne fortresses which grew with the influx of refugees from the fallen [[Khazalid Empire]].{{Fn|18a}}{{Fn|1e}}<br />
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New sky-ports are continually being constructed, however, some in the name of particularly powerful [[Kharadron]] and others are [[kharadron outpost]]s who developed enough to gain autonomy from their homeport.{{Fn|17c}}{{Fn|8}}<br />
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==Geography==<br />
The size and layout of the sky-ports vary greatly but most are constructed as a series of concentric squares with the administrative districts at the centre. The outer areas consist of vast dockyards and are often the only area allowed to visitors.{{Fn|1c}}<br />
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In [[Barak-Zilfin]], workshops and markets, forges and refineries lay far below, overlooked by clan-houses, arkanaut academies, coghalls and shipyards. Grey clouds separate these lower sections from the [[windfasts]] that house the elite.{{Fn|19a}} [[Barak-Nar]] is akin to an immense superstructure of interconnected platforms, domes and docks stretching across a wider area than any land city.{{Fn|9c}} Other sky-ports are shaped like a cylinder balancing on its end, bristling with spires and jetties like the spikes on a mace. They are often composed of steel plates, iron struts and ornamental statues of bronze and gold with duardin figures standing taller than towers.{{Fn|20a}}<br />
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Barak-Nar 01.png|[[Barak-Nar]] from afar.<br />
Barak-Zon 01.png|[[Barak-Zon]] from afar.<br />
Tower Barak-Mhornar 01.jpg|A towershaped sky-port.<br />
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===Districts===<br />
====Administrative District====<br />
At the centre of a sky-port is normally host to its nexus of government and often displays the greatest achievements of the metropolis. Minor armies of runescribes and dignitaries populate the monumental chambers echoing to the bellicose cacophony of Kharadron politics. Very few outsiders have ever been granted entrance to these closely guarded quarters.{{fn|1c}}<br />
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The council chamber used by the [[Admirals Council]]s are often situated as far above the sky-port's docks as the throne rooms of ancient duardin kings had been below the entrances to their karaks.{{Fn|9c}} The various guildhalls hosting the powerful [[Kharadron Overlords#Guilds|kharadron guilds]] are marvellously decorated masterpieces that both recreate the impression of ancestral mountain halls and vaults deep beneath the mountains and conjure the image of lofty heights far above the clouds. As such, kharadron architecture is reminiscent of what their ancestors once ruled, the mountains, and what they themselves currently rule, the skies.{{Fn|19a}}<br />
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Ancestor's Plaza of Barak-Nar 01.jpg|The [[Ancestor's Plaza]] of [[Barak-Nar]].<br />
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====Residential Districts====<br />
Those that live near the dock districts and work in industrial zones are canned together in almshouses, workhalls and [[cloudscraper]]s while the wealthiest reside close to its heart in gated towers and floating manses held aloft by a steady flow of [[aether-gold]] where [[Lord-Magnate]]s and master industrialists look down upon those less fortunate.{{fn|1c}}{{Fn|9b}}<br />
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These [[endrinvilla]]s and [[windfast]]s float above the alchemical smoke and smells of the lower sections. Colossal sculptures hulk outwards from every facade and great domed roofs bulge from their peak, golden tiles blazing. Elaborate arrays of metal shafts rise even higher, lightning rods cast into the shape of protective runes and familial sigils, clan-brands and the emblems of a hundred guilds. These residences are protected by immense fortifications bristling with cannons and torpedoes.{{Fn|19a}}<br />
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Kharadron Fleet with tentacles 01.jpeg|Kharadron residential districts with endrinworks.<br />
Residential District Barak-Mhornar 01.jpg|Kharadron residential districts viewed from afar.<br />
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====Industrial Zones====<br />
Beyond the dock districts are warehouses, [[aether-factories]] and other industrial zones run by lesser-chartered guilds. These workhouses are filled with hardworking kharadron who, despite the undoubted technological mastery of the Kharadron, live in difficult conditions. Packed together in almshouses and workhalls, they labour daily for a relative pittance. Although Kharadron society is proudly meritocratic, their struggles are never rewarded with social mobility, so long as capitalist overseers benefit from their labour. After all, the factory bosses have a vested interest in ensuring their downtrodden workers do not rise beyond their rank.{{fn|1c}}{{Fn|17b}}<br />
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Kharadron Factory 01.jpg|The inside of a kharadron factory.<br />
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====Markets====<br />
People from all over the [[Mortal Realms]] flock to the grand markets of the sky-ports. Carrying all manner of rare and exotic resources from every corner of the [[Cosmos Arcane]], impossible amalgams of anything imaginable are the norm in such places. Everything one could imagine is for sale – weapons and armour, meat and mead, clothes and boots and row upon row of [[skyvessel]] parts: sky-hooks, hull plates and shiny endrin spheres, floating from tethers of rope. Some kharadron markets are located in huge domed space, floor covered with stalls and awnings.{{Fn|20d}}{{Fn|21a}}<br />
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Barak-Mhornar Sky-Port 01.png|The streets of [[Barak-Mhornar]].<br />
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====Dock Districts====<br />
All sky-ports are bordered by extensive and bustling dockyards. Most sky-ports don't allow any non-Kharadron beyond the docklands. Resultingly, these quarters are packed to the brim with foreigners. Those districts are host to countless merchants.{{fn|1c}}{{Fn|1d}}<br />
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Network of walkways, ladders and loading cranes branch from the sky-ports' side like the nest of giant steel insect, but without a sense of order and regularity. Innumerable Kharadron load and unload, barter and haggle, gathering in rowdy groups or sitting alone, keeping watch over their possessions.{{Fn|20a}} Deeper into the sky-ports, voices echoes as the walls close in, tunnels high and broad, their curved plate surfaces gleaming with moisture. Kharadron bustle by, leading pack animals, hefting sacks and boxes or pushing carts heaped with crates.{{Fn|20b}}<br />
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Barak-Urbaz 01.png|Fishing docks of [[Barak-Urbaz]].<br />
Kharadron Dock 01.png|A kharadron dock.<br />
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===Cultural and Academic Centres===<br />
The famed [[Kharadron Academies]], responsible for the formation of the members of the various [[Kharadaron Overlords#Guilds|kharadron guilds]], are located within the various sky-ports.{{Fn|1f}}<br />
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Some sky-ports maintain [[Grudgehall]]s, where every grudge against the sky-port is recorded upon a rune-slate and added to a boundless library that encompasses entire districts.{{Fn|1g}}<br />
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Barak-Thryng 01.png|[[Grudgehall]] of [[Barak-Thryng]].<br />
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===Defenses===<br />
Sky-ports, packed with aethercannon emplacements and skyburst mortars, are impervious to most frontal assaults. In addition, immense fortifications teeming with cannons and torpedoes predominate the edges of the sky-holds. Their borders are further guarded by [[Zunfar tower]]s.{{Fn|1c}}{{Fn|3b}}{{Fn|19a}}<br />
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Barak-Nar Defenses 01.jpg|Outer-defenses of [[Barak-Nar]].<br />
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===Bilges===<br />
Since many sky-ports were created by attaching duardin strongholds upon great endrinspheres to give them flight, untold secrets are left buried in the depths of the sky-holds that not even the [[Admirals Council]] know off.{{Fn|9c}}{{Fn|9e}}<br />
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Kharadron vs Skaven 01.png|Failed [[skaven]] invasion of the lowest bilges of [[Barak-Nar]].<br />
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==Population and Society==<br />
===Demography===<br />
The industrial zones of the sky-ports alone are populated by many thousands of [[Kharadron]]. Resultingly, each sky-port is inhabited by countless thousands of Kharadron.{{Fn|1c}}<br />
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===Foreigners===<br />
The sky-holds are visited by representatives from every civilised nation in the [[Mortal Realms]]. Since most sky-ports don't allow any non-Kharadron beyond the docklands, the Dock Districts are normally crammed with [[human]]s, [[Gholemkind]], [[aelves]] and other races.{{Fn|1c}} <br />
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===Languages===<br />
[[Kharadrid]] is the main language spoken in the sky-ports. Due to the cosmopolitan nature of the sky-ports, however, thousands of different languages echo through their labyrinthine streets.{{Fn|1c}}<br />
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===Wealth and Income Disparity===<br />
Despite a meritocratic facade, opportunities to advance are limited for many Kharadron, especially those relegated to civilian dockworking duties.{{Fn|17b}} In Kharadron society, wealth and power grant several privileges. Several members of the [[Admirals Council|Admiralty]] establish sizeable estates far above the [[cloudscraper]]s that house the common folk. With time, the descendants of councillors typically form an upper class within their sky-port.{{Fn|9b}}<br />
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==Transportation==<br />
===Air===<br />
The airlines of the sky-ports are congested with [[skyvessel]]s – not solely military models, but civilian skiffs, bulk haulers and yachts. In extreme cases, traders may be forced to wait in lane for entire days just to secure a berth.{{Fn|1c}} <br />
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Barak-Zilfin 01.png|The congested sky-lanes of [[Barak-Zilfin]].<br />
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===Endrintrams===<br />
[[Endrintram]]s provide inhabitants with rapid transit throughout their sky-port.{{Fn|1c}}<br />
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Endrintram 01.png|[[Endrintram]]s.<br />
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===Canalways===<br />
[[Steam-gondola]]s provide access along the canalways that crisscross the sky-ports. Those canalways function as sewers and water-pipe routes, while also disposing of waste by spilling it out of hatches to rain down from the skies.{{Fn|1c}}<br />
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===Streets===<br />
The metal walkways of the labyrinthine streets and cramped passageways are lit with sputtering whaleen-oil lamps.{{Fn|22}}<br />
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Barak-Mhornar Sky-Port 01.png|The streets of [[Barak-Mhornar]].<br />
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==Economy==<br />
The prosperous industry of the Kharadron's sky-ports is universally renowned. Every sky-hold is engaged in various lucrative businesses ranging from sky-fishing, to mercenary work, to beard-wax oil manufacturers.{{Fn|23a}}<br />
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==Politics and Administration==<br />
===Jurisdiction===<br />
According to the [[Kharadron Code]], a sky-port technically only controls the airspace within the span of three cannon shots and beyond that is the [[high air]]s which is neutral territory.{{Fn|1c}}<br />
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===Admiral's Council===<br />
At the city’s nexus, the [[Admiral's Council]] sets military and economic policy within grand government ministries.{{Fn|17b}}<br />
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===Law Enforcment===<br />
The [[Kharadron Code]] is vigorously, and violently, enforced by the [[Copperhat]]s.{{Fn|1c}}{{Fn|22}}<br />
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==Health and Environment==<br />
===Pollution===<br />
While [[aether-gold]] can be processed without pollution the Kharadron Overlords' heavy industry uses a wide variety of chemicals and metals thus smog and acid rains are common. Endrin-bellows and dispersal fans are built to clear the worst of the contamination but some such as Barak-Nar’s relentless industrial drive and Barak-Zon’s weapons industries create even greater levels of pollution and cause diseases such as sky-miner's consumption, ironscale and the glowlung. Barak-Thryng’s refusal to utilise wasteful, non-traditional methods of power generation has given it relatively clear skies.{{fn|1c}}<br />
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===Healthcare===<br />
The [[Aether-Khemists Guild]] of some sky-ports dedicate entire arms of their alchemical labs to research needed cures using subdermal infusions of [[aether-gold]]. For now, however, only the richest residents are able to afford the treatments.{{fn|1c}}<br />
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===Waste Disposal===<br />
Canalways running through the sky-ports function as sewers and water-pipe routes to dispose of waste by emptying it out of hatches.{{Fn|1c}} Smaller hatches lined with steel, acting as rubbish chute, lead to grand conveyors that crush and burn the detritus.{{Fn|20b}}{{Fn|20c}}<br />
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==Notable Sky-Ports==<br />
While [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]] is home to some of the most powerful sky-ports due to its richness in aether-gold, sky-ports can be found in every [[Mortal Realms|Mortal Realm]].{{fn|2}}<br />
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* [[Barak-Mhornar]], The City of Shadow: Hidden in dark mists and with a reputation for shady deals, piracy and "innovative" interpretation of the Code.{{fn|2}}<br />
* [[Barak-Nar]], City of the First Sunrise: Well known for its mastery of science and technology. They also have the most delegates on the [[Geldraad]].{{fn|2}}<br />
* [[Barak-Thryng]], City of the Ancestors: The most conservative of the Sky-ports and full of monuments to the ancestors and gods of the old [[Duardin]].{{fn|2}}<br />
* [[Barak-Urbaz]], The Market City: A cosmopolitan centre of trade whose citizens "pursue profit with unmatched zeal." Has access to secret [[Realmgates]] and it is said the most skilled [[Aether-Khemist]]s are from this sky-port.{{fn|2}}<br />
* [[Barak-Zilfin]], The Windswept City: Famous for its shipwrights and pilots, the 2nd largest sky-port with the best Endrineering Academies or Coghalls. Often called the "Windmasters".{{fn|2}}<br />
* [[Barak-Zon]], City of the Sun: First of the sky-ports and renowned for its martial pride.{{fn|2}}<br />
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Known sky-ports with no [[Geldraad]] representatives:<br />
* [[Barak-Dren]]: A kharadron sky-port famed for its discovery of one of the largest seams of aether-gold ever recorded, located above the [[Sirrusian Fields]] of the [[Realm of Hysh]].{{fn|3a}}<br />
* [[Da Moon City|Barak-Khazzar]]: Overrun by an alliance of [[Gloomspite Gitz]] and [[Grotbag Scuttlers]], now a Gloomspite enclave known as "Da Moon City".{{Fn|4}}<br />
* [[Barak-Skarren]]{{fn|6}}<br />
* [[Barak-Zhoff]]: Missing, last sighted above the [[Rabble Coast]] in the Realm of Metal.{{fn|2}}<br />
* [[Barak-Kol]]: The City of Ashes. A Kharadron trading post floating above the [[Charrwind Coast]], near [[Anvilgard]] (in [[Realm of Aqshy|Aqshy]]).{{Fn|5a}} <br />
* [[Toba Lorchai]]: Sky-port established by pioneers from Barak-Thryng in [[Blackfire Bight]], in [[Realm of Ghur|Ghur]]. Following its founding, a free-city, the Greys, formed under the sky-port. Both were last seen being raided by the [[Idoneth Deepkin]] of [[Aighmar]].{{Fn|8}}<br />
* [[Barak-Durmmaz]]: Overwhelmed by the [[Nighthaunt]]s processions following the Garaktormun. Legends say that the port still plies the sky-lanes, crewed by the bitter spirits of dead duardin.{{Fn|1a}} <br />
* [[Barak-Kling]]: Destroyed by the first destructive shock-waves of amethyst magic swept forth from the Realm of Death.{{Fn|1b}} <br />
* [[Karak Ohrgaf]]: Like many ancestors of the Kharadron Overlords, the duardins of Karak Ohgrgaf attempted to flee the hordes of Chaos by retreating into the stratosphere. However not every attempt was rewarded with success, out of the countless thousands of inhabitants of Karak-Orgaf only three lived to tell the tale of their sky-port. The fate of the others is hinted at in gruesome details when twisted wrecks of sky-vessels and mangled duardin corpses begin to rain down from the Chamonic clouds.{{Fn|6a}} <br />
* [[Barak-Mor]]: A sky-fleet from Barak-Mor sought to harvest the aether-gold clouds which drifted about the peaks of Garnhak’s Maw. In the attempt, the kharadron were swarmed by hulking, leather-winged monsters that snatched scores of crewmen from their vessels.{{Fn|7a}}<br />
* [[Barak-Shunti]]: A smaller sky-port far away from [[Barak-Nar]].{{Fn|9a}}<br />
* [[Barak-Thargar]]: Successor sky-port of [[Karak Thain]].{{Fn|10a}}<br />
* [[Barak-Laskar]]{{Fn|13a}} <br />
* [[Barak-Ungrin]]{{Fn|11a}} <br />
* [[Barak-Khrum]]: A warlike sky-port widely known for its mercenaries and breweries.{{Fn|14a}}<br />
* [[Barak-Jazbaz]]{{Fn|15a}}<br />
* [[Barak-Glöm]]: A sky-port located in [[Realm of Shyish|Shyish]].{{Fn|16a}}<br />
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==Sources==<br />
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2020)]]<br />
**{{Endn|1a}}: The Breath of Grungni, pg. 12-13<br />
**{{Endn|1b}}: Strife and Opportunity, pg. 14-15<br />
**{{Endn|1c}}: The Sky-Ports, pg. 16-17<br />
**{{Endn|1d}}: Masters of the Skies, pg. 4-5<br />
**{{Endn|1e}}: Rise of the Overlords, pg. 8-9<br />
**{{Endn|1f}}: The Arkanaut Sky-Fleets, pg. 22-23<br />
**{{Endn|1g}}: Barak-Thryng, City of the Ancestors, pg. 73<br />
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2017)]]<br />
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Aether War (boxed set)]]<br />
**{{Endn|3a}}: The Spiral Crux, pg. 2-3<br />
**{{Endn|3b}}: Cults of the Eyrie, pg. 4-5<br />
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Battletome: Gloomspite Gitz (2019)]] - Ages of Loonacy, pg. 16-19<br />
* {{Endn|5}}: [[Soulbound Core Rulebook]]<br />
** {{Endn|5a}}: Aqshy: the Realm of Fire, pg. 171<br />
* {{Endn|6}}: [[Battletome: Beasts of Chaos (2018)]]<br />
** {{Endn|6a}}: pg. 18<br />
* {{Endn|7}}: [[Battletome: Legions of Nagash (2018)]]<br />
** {{Endn|7a}}: pg. 19<br />
* {{Endn|8}}: [[Myths & Revenants]]: The Sea Taketh<br />
* {{Endn|9}}: [[Code of the Skies (novella)]]<br />
** {{Endn|9a}}: Chapter 7<br />
** {{Endn|9b}}: Chapter 3<br />
** {{Endn|9c}}: Chapter 2<br />
* {{Endn|10}}: [[White Dwarf October 2020]]<br />
** {{Endn|10a}}: pg. 30-31<br />
* {{Endn|11}}: [[Overlords of the Iron Dragon]]<br />
** {{Endn|11a}}: pg. 284<br />
* {{Endn|13}}: [[Inferno! Volume 4]]<br />
** {{Endn|13a}}: The Fourfold Wound<br />
* {{Endn|14}}: [[White Dwarf May 2017]]<br />
** {{Endn|14a}}: pg. 140<br />
* {{Endn|15}}: [[White Dwarf November 2020]]<br />
** {{Endn|15a}}: The Comet’s Call, pg. 76-93<br />
* {{Endn|16}}: [[White Dwarf April 2019]]<br />
** {{Endn|16a}}: pg. 25<br />
*{{Endn|17}}: [[Soulbound: Champions of Order]]<br />
**{{Endn|17a}}: Introduction, pg. 4-5<br />
**{{Endn|17b}}: Kharadron Overlords, pg. 50-54<br />
**{{Endn|17c}}: Long-Term Goals, pg. 15-17<br />
* {{Endn|18}}: [[White Dwarf April 2017]]<br />
** {{Endn|18a}}: pg. 40<br />
* {{Endn|19}}: [[Profit's Ruin (novel)]]<br />
** {{Endn|19a}}: Chapter 1<br />
* {{Endn|20}}: [[Warhammer Adventures: Flight of the Kharadron]]<br />
** {{Endn|20a}}: Chapter 3<br />
** {{Endn|20b}}: Chapter 4<br />
** {{Endn|20c}}: Chapter 5<br />
** {{Endn|20d}}: Chapter 6<br />
* {{Endn|21}}: [[Soulbound: Doomed Lands]]<br />
** {{Endn|21a}}: pg. 7<br />
* {{Endn|22}}: [[Marked for Death (Short Story)]]<br />
*{{Endn|23}}: [[Soulbound Corebook]]<br />
**{{Endn|23a}}: Life in the Realms, pg. 164-168<br />
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<div>{{InfoSkyports<br />
|Name = Barak-Nar<br />
|Image = Barak-Nar 01.png<br />
|Image caption = Barak-Nar from afar<br />
|Emblem = Barak-Nar Crest 01.png<br />
|Emblem caption = Emblem of Barak-Nar<br />
|Emblem_alt =<br />
|Emblem caption_alt =<br />
|Aliases = City of the First Sunrise{{Fn|5f}}<br />
|Type = [[Sky-port]]<br />
|Associated factions = [[Kharadron Overlords]]<br />
|Founding = [[Age of Chaos]]<br />
|Status = Active<br />
|Map = Barak-Nar map 01.png<br />
|Map caption = Location of Barak-Nar<br />
|Map_alt = <br />
|Map caption_alt = <br />
|Mortal Realm = [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]]<br />
|Region = [[Spiral Crux]]<br />
|Size = Metropolis{{Fn|5e}}<br />
|Settlements =<br />
|Founder = [[Bulwark Norgrimsson]]{{Fn|1e}}<br />
|Current Rulers = [[Prime Admiral]] [[Bran Torgsson]]{{Fn|3b}}<br />
|Former Rulers = <br />
|Major characters = [[Brokk Grungsson]]<br>[[Horgrumm Brand]]<br />
|Demonym = <br />
|Motto = ''Priffa dreng'' – Prosper or die{{fn|1}}<br />
|Races = [[Duardin]]<br />
|Languages = [[Kharadrid]]<br />
|Beliefs = Science over faith and superstition. Ancestor worship abandoned by most.{{Fn|5f}}{{Fn|3c}} <br />
|Imports = <br />
|Exports = Cutting-edge science{{Fn|5f}}<br />
|Delegates on the Geldraad= 6 (Steering Hand){{Fn|5a}}{{Fn|5g}}<br />
|Aether-gold Shares = 296,132,947{{Fn|5a}}<br />
|Governing Body = [[Admirals Council]]<br />
|Allies = <br />
|Specialty = Cutting-edge aethermatic inventions{{Fn|5f}}<br />
|Colours = Regal purple and silver colours. Leaders tend to incorporate more gold in their armour than do those of lesser ranks. The Arkanauts wear overalls of regal purple underneath cold steel armour with gold flourishes.{{Fn|6a}}{{Fn|1f}}{{Fn|1g}}<br />
|Colour Scheme_image = Barak Nar Grundstok Thunderer 02.png<br />
|Colour Scheme_image alt = Barak-Nar C01.png<br />
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'''Barak-Nar''', the '''City of the First Sunrise''', is the pre-eminent [[sky-port]] of the [[Kharadron Overlords]].{{fn|1}}<br />
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{{spoiler|source= Code of the Skies (novella)}}<br />
==History==<br />
===[[Age of Chaos]]===<br />
[[Time of Reaving]]: Following the establishment of the [[Kharadron Code]], the fleets of the city begin sweeping out to establish new [[cloud mines]] and to expand their frontiers. {{fn|1}}<br />
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Bulwark Norgrimsson leads the fleets of the city to defeat the [[Waaagh]] of the [[Great Ghazbag]], in the wake of that victory, Barak-Nar claims the [[Gleaming Banks]]. {{fn|1}}<br />
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The wealth and power of the fleets of Barak-Nar ensure victory in the [[Hydrox Wars]]. {{fn|1}}<br />
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===[[Age of Sigmar]]===<br />
Njord Aethersson leads an ill-favoured raid on the [[Olwyr]] [[ogors]] which nearly ruins him, he liquidates all his remaining assets to assemble a new fleet and sacks the [[Great Anvrokian Dreadhold]]. The fleets of the city, commanded by Brokk Grungsson destroy [[Daemon]] hordes and break the siege of [[Barak-Zon]]. {{fn|1}}<br />
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Following the [[Necroquake]], forces from Barak-Nar aid the city of [[Lethis]] against the hordes of [[Nighthaunt]]s commanded by the [[Mortarch]] of Grief but are unable to save it. {{fn|2a}}<br />
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A force from the city led by Admiral [[Borri Kraglan]] attacks the [[Thrice-Forged Fastness]] and finds an ancient artefact which may steer the way to the lost Sky-port of [[Barak-Zhoff]]. Despite orders to the contrary, Kraglan leads a force in search of the city, breaking the siege of the [[Empyrean Bastion]] [[Stormkeep]] of the [[Sigmarite Brotherhood]] to claim the next clue. Finally, they locate the lost hold that launched the lost Sky-port but find it has been claimed and corrupted by [[Skaven]], at a great cost they destroy the tainted fortress it launches, reuniting the two fleets of Brak-Nar. {{fn|3}}<br />
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==Geography==<br />
===Location===<br />
Barak-Nar sails the skies of the [[Realm of Chamon]] and in the [[Age of Sigmar]] can be found within the [[Gleaming Banks]] to the north of the [[Strait of Fangs]] and the [[Stormkeep]] of the [[Iron Tridents]]. {{fn|1b}}<br />
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===Architecture===<br />
* '''Admirals Chamber''': The ante chamber is a huge circular room atop a high tower with windows to look down to the activity in the city below and which houses a museum with artefacts that track the history of the Sky-port. The Audience chamber at its centre has a spectacular frieze on the wall that encloses the chamber and also tells the story of the city. <br />
** '''Council Chamber''': Beyond this, protected by aether-automated doors is the chamber. {{fn|3b}}<br />
* '''Memorial of Triumph''': The name of every privateer that returned home with treasure is inscribed upon it. {{fn|3f}}<br />
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==Culture==<br />
The City of the First Sunrise is the largest of the sky-ports and it is said that, with the potential exception of [[Azyrheim]] in High Azyr, no land city can hope to match its size.{{fn|3b}} As such, it has the most delegates on the ruling council of the Kharadron Overlords, the [[Geldraad]]. They are renowned for their forward-thinking and bold initiatives – they were the first to move to establish trade with non-[[duardin]] and in doing so have established well-patrolled trade routes, guarded by [[Zonbek]]s.{{fn|1a}}<br />
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===Religion===<br />
They venerate [[Grimnir]], [[Grungni]] and [[Valaya]] as ancestors of their race, but some go as far as to actually worship them, having shrines in their homes. {{fn|3c}}<br />
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==Power and Influence==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+ '''Influence of Barak-Nar and Impact of the [[Garaktormun]]''' <br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | Capital (aether-gold shares)<br />
! colspan="3" | Delegates on the [[Geldraad]]<br />
|-<br />
! Current capital{{fn|5a}} !! Pre-Garaktormun capital{{fn|1c}} !! loss !! Pourcentage lost !! Current Delegates {{fn|5a}} !! Delegates Pre-Garaktormun{{fn|1c}} !! loss<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align: center;" | '''296,132,947''' ||style="text-align: center;" | 307,620,967 ||style="text-align: center;" | -11,488,020 ||style="text-align: center;" | -3.73% ||style="text-align: center;" | '''6''' ||style="text-align: center;" | 7 ||style="text-align: center;" | -1<br />
|}<br />
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==Notable People==<br />
* [[Horgrumm Brand]]: Victor of the [[Kharadron Overlords#Battle of the First Coalition|Battle of the First Coalition]].{{Fn|5b}}<br />
* [[Njarn Firewhiskers]]: [[Aether-Khemist]] responsible for stopping the [[Nighthaunt]] invasion of Barak-Nar that followed the [[Kharadron Overlords#Garaktormun|Garaktormun]].{{Fn|5c}}<br />
* [[Njord Aethersson]], [[Grumblemaestro]] of Barak-Nar: Commander of the ''Cannonchild''.{{fn|1}}<br />
* [[Grakki Greybeard]]: Member of the ruling Admirals Council. {{fn|3b}}<br />
* [[Brokk Grungsson]]: The [[Lord-Magnate]] of Barak-Nar. {{fn|1}}<br />
* [[Borri Kraglan]]: Admiral. {{fn|3}}<br />
* [[Zaff Norgrim]]: Captain of the ''[[Fearless Undertaking]]''. {{fn|3b}}<br />
* [[Bulwark Norgrimsson]]: The founder of Barak-Nar. {{fn|1}}<br />
* [[Harak Steelfist]]. Member of the ruling Admirals Council. {{fn|3b}}<br />
* [[Orrum Steelfist]]. {{fn|3}}<br />
* [[Fargrimm Stoutheart]]: Member of the ruling Admirals Council. {{fn|3b}}<br />
* [[Bran Torgsson]]: Member and leader of the ruling Admirals Council. {{fn|3b}}<br />
* [[Bjarnus Tragg]]: Admiral. {{fn|4a}}<br />
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==Known Vessels==<br />
* ''[[Nazgrund]]'': [[Arkanaut Frigate]] that was commanded by Grand Admiral [[Horgrumm Brand]] during the [[Battle of the First Coalition]].{{fn|5d}}<br />
* ''[[Ancestor's Axe]]'': [[Krundhal-class Battleship]]. {{fn|3d}}<br />
* ''[[Bright Eddra]]'': [[Grundstok Gunhauler]]. {{fn|1d}}<br />
* ''[[Broken Blade]]'': [[Arkanaut Frigate]]. {{fn|3d}}<br />
* ''[[Brondt's Last Gamble]]'': [[Arkanaut Frigate]]. {{fn|1d}}<br />
* ''[[Cannonchild]]'': [[Arkanaut Ironclad]]. Flagship of Njord Aethersson. {{fn|1d}}<br />
* ''[[Crimson Talon]]'': [[Grundstok Gunhauler]]. {{fn|3f}}<br />
* ''[[Dawnrunner]]'': [[Arkanaut Frigate]]. {{fn|1d}}<br />
* ''[[Fearless Undertaking]]'': [[Arkanaut Ironclad]]. Flagship of Borri Kraglan. {{fn|3b}}<br />
* ''[[Fortune's Fool]]'': [[Grundstok Gunhauler]]. {{fn|3f}}<br />
* ''[[Honour of Valaya]]'': Had a harrowing encounter with a [[fell-drake]] seeing them as a rival....or mate. {{fn|3d}}<br />
* ''[[Intrepid]]:'' [[Arkanaut Ironclad]]. Flagship of Admiral Bjarnus Tragg. {{fn|4a}}<br />
* ''[[Loaded Gun]]'': [[Arkanaut Frigate]]. {{fn|3e}}<br />
* ''[[Randravenger]]'': [[Grundstok Gunhauler]]. {{fn|1d}}<br />
* ''[[Skjarlhelm's Bane]]'': [[Arkanaut Frigate]]. {{fn|1d}}<br />
* ''[[Steel Avalanche]]'': [[Grundstok Gunhauler]]. {{fn|1d}}<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<center><br />
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Kharadron Fleet with tentacles 01.jpeg|Barak-Nar under assault by an harkraken.<br />
Kharadron vs Skaven 01.png|Thanquol's invasion of Barak-Nar's lower quarters.<br />
Barak-Nar regalia 01.png|Regalia of Barak-Nar.<br />
Barak-Nar C02.png|Grundstok Thunderer.<br />
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==Sources==<br />
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2017)]]<br />
** {{Endn|1a}}: pg. 23<br />
** {{Endn|1b}}: pg. 25<br />
** {{Endn|1c}}: Structured for Profit, pg. 28<br />
** {{Endn|1d}}: pg. 31<br />
** {{Endn|1e}}: A Rising Power, pg. 26-27<br />
** {{Endn|1f}}: Barak-Nar, pg. 33<br />
** {{Endn|1g}}: The Major Sky-ports, pg. 78-81<br />
* {{Endn|2}}: [[White Dwarf Vol 3 No 36]], <br />
** {{Endn|2a}}: [[Tome Celestial: The Sempiternals]] pg. 28-29<br />
* {{Endn|3}}: [[Code of the Skies (novella)]]<br />
** {{Endn|3a}}: Chapter One, pg. 9-16<br />
** {{Endn|3b}}: Chapter Two, pg 17-31<br />
** {{Endn|3c}}: Chapter Three, pg 33-41<br />
** {{Endn|3d}}: Chapter Four, pg 44-52<br />
** {{Endn|3e}}: Chapter Five, pg 55-65<br />
** {{Endn|3f}}: Chapter Seven, pg 85-94<br />
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Aether War (boxed set)]], Lore and Warscrolls book,<br />
**{{Endn|4a}}: The Spiral Crux, pg. 2-3<br />
* {{Endn|5}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2020)]]<br />
**{{Endn|5a}}: Structured for Profit, pg. 28<br />
**{{Endn|5b}}: Annals of the Overlords, pg. 20-21<br />
**{{Endn|5c}}: Strife and Opportunity, pg. 14-15<br />
**{{Endn|5d}}: Frigates and Companies, pg. 32-33<br />
**{{Endn|5e}}: The Sky-ports, pg. 16-17<br />
**{{Endn|5f}}: Barak-Nar, City of the First Sunrise, pg. 68<br />
**{{Endn|5g}}: Dwellings of the Kharadron, pg. 24-27<br />
* {{Endn|6}}: [[Soulbound: Champions of Order]]<br />
**{{Endn|6a}}: Kharadron Overlords, pg. 50-54<br />
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Kharadrid is distinct enough from the other successor languages of Khazalid that even those familiar with other successor languages may only be able to grasp a general idea of the contents of Kharadrid texts.{{Fn|2a}}{{Fn|4}}<br />
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==Known Dialects and Accents==<br />
*'''Westdock-of-Barak-Zilfin''': This is one of the known accents of [[Kharadron (Language)|Kharadron]]. It is a more neutral accent used in more professional settings.{{Fn|3}}<br />
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==Related Languages==<br />
'''Kharadrid''' is one of the many languages that has its roots in the original [[Old Khazalid|Khazalid]] spoken by the [[Duardin]] of the [[Khazalid Empire]] in the [[Age of Myth]].{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|2a}}{{Fn|4}}<br />
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==Sources==<br />
* {{Endn|1}}: [[Callis and Toll: The Silver Shard (novel)]]<br />
** {{Endn|1a}}: Chapter Twenty-Four<br />
* {{Endn|2}}: [[Soulbound: Cities of Flame]]<br />
** {{Endn|2a}}: A Keen Eye dor Profit<br />
* {{Endn|3}}: [[Buyer Beware (Short Story)]]<br />
* {{Endn|4}}: [[Krenkha Gorogna (Short Story)]]<br />
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|rowspan="2"| [[List of Kharadron Overlords units|Units]] <br />
|colspan="2"| [[Aether-Khemist]] - [[Aetheric Navigator]] - [[Arkanaut Admiral]] - [[Arkanaut Captain]] - [[Arkanaut Company]] - [[Black Marine]] - [[Brewmaster]] - [[Copperhats]] - [[Endrinmaster]] - [[Gholem]] - [[Grundstok Thunderer]] - [[Logisticator]] - [[Skyrigger]] ([[Endrinrigger]] - [[Skywarden (Kharadron Overlords)|Skywarden]]) <br />
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| [[Aetherhulk]] - [[Arkanaut Frigate]] - [[Arkanaut Ironclad]] - [[Basthal-class minelayer]] - [[Cloud-Dredger]] - [[Grundcarrier]] - [[Grundstok Gunhauler]] - [[Gyrohauler]] - [[Krontanker]] - [[Khrundhal-class Battleship]] - [[Makaisson-class Hauler]] - [[Ornithopter]] - [[Sky-Trawler]] - [[Thrunghal shieldship]] - [[Tork-class torpedo boat]] - [[Wing-Carrier]]<br />
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| [[List of Kharadron Overlords characters|Characters]] <br />
|colspan="2"| [[Njord Aethersson]] - [[Imoda Barrasdottr]] - [[Bengtsson]] - [[Horgrumm Brand]] - [[Njord Brondt]] - [[Bragga]] - [[Jakkob Bugmansson XI]] - [[Durek Coghammer]] - [[Bryge Colsstarn]] - [[Durbarak]] - [[Njarn Firewhiskers]] - [[Drak Grolsson]] - [[Olgrimm Grundstock]] - [[Brokk Grungsson]] - [[Hengtsson]] - [[Dagnai Holdenstock]] - [[Drongon Humboldsson]] - [[Khrag]] - [[Gronki Klarruz]] - [[Grubda Klarsdottr]] - [[Borri Kraglan]] - [[Nelriksson]] - [[Bulwark Norgrimsson]] - [[Kragi Ranagsson]] - [[Grymm Sternbok]] - [[Grund Tahlihro]] - [[Khurngrim]] - [[Dhurak Thengisson]] - [[Lhux Zadum]] - [[Zunggt]]<br />
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|colspan="2"| [[Barak-Dren]] - [[Barak-Durmmaz]] - [[Barak-Glöm]] - [[Barak-Jazbaz]] - [[Barak-Khazzar]] - [[Barak-Khrum]] - [[Barak-Kling]] - [[Barak-Laskar]] - [[Barak-Mhornar]] - [[Barak-Mor]] - [[Barak-Nar]] - [[Barak-Shunti]] - [[Barak-Skarren]] - [[Barak-Thargar]] - [[Barak-Thryng]] - [[Barak-Ungrin]] - [[Barak-Urbaz]] - [[Barak-Zilfin]] - [[Barak-Zon]] - [[Barak-Zhoff]] - [[Karak Ohrgaf]] - [[Toba Lorchai]]<br />
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|Image = Kharadron Overlords Assault.jpeg<br />
|Image caption = A kharadron Assault.<br />
|Name = Kharadron Overlords<br />
|Grand alliance = [[Grand Alliance of Order|Order]]<br />
|Associated factions =<br />
|Allies = [[Cities of Sigmar]]<br>[[Dispossessed]]<br>[[Fyreslayers]]<br>[[Ironweld Arsenal]]<br>[[Stormcast Eternal]]<br />
|Main grouping = [[Sky-port]]<br />
|Major characters = [[Brokk Grungsson]]<br>[[Drak Grolsson]]<br>[[Drongon Humboldsson]]<br>[[Imoda Barrasdottr]]<br>[[Jakkob Bugmansson XI]]<br />
|Core resources = [[Aether-gold]]<br />
|Races = [[Duardin]]<br />
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|Vehicles = [[Skyvessel]]s<br>[[Endrin-cart]]s<br />
|Creatures = [[Cogmonculus]]<br>[[Drillbill]]<br />
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|Endless spells =<br />
|Manifestations =<br />
|Artefacts = [[Aethermatic Weapons]]<br>[[Great Endrinworks]]<br>[[Treasures of the Sky-ports]]<br />
|Archetypes = [[Brewmaster]]<br>[[Skyrigger]]<br>[[Aether-Khemist]]<br>[[Endrinmaster]]<br>[[Aetheric Navigator]]<br />
|Warbands = [[Thundrik's Profiteers]]<br />
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The '''Kharadron Overlords''' are a race of militaristic, mercantile [[duardin]] who dominate the skies of the [[Mortal Realms]] upon gigantic [[skyvessel]]s and floating [[sky-port]]s held aloft by a mix of engineering prowess, burgeoning science and industrialised magic.{{Fn|13e}}{{Fn|15d}}{{Fn|7e}}<br />
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Driven by a need for profit as much as by honour, they employ wondrous techno-arcane devices powered by [[aether-gold]] – the lifeblood of the Kharadron empire.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|13e}} The Kharadron are mostly secular and prefer to rely on their own science and ingenuity than lean on any god. They live by the [[Kharadron Code]], a constitution firmly based on meritocracy and pragmatism.{{Fn|9c}}{{Fn|9g}}{{Fn|9h}}<br />
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==History==<br />
===[[Age of Myth]]===<br />
The [[duardin]]s have inhabited the [[Mortal Realms]] since time immemorial. While relatively few things are known of this bygone age, legends assert that [[Grungni]] played a key role in the establishment of a lasting peace between the [[First Clans of the Khazukan]] and the ancient [[Twelve Tribes of Azyr]].{{Fn|9g}} It was also under his tutelage that the [[Khazalid Empire]] flourished like no other.{{Fn|9g}} This unequalled civilisation of engineers and craftsmen saw the Duardin flourish across the Mortal Realms working alongside [[humans]], [[aelf|aelves]], [[Gholemkind]]s and many others.{{fn|7b}}{{Fn|18c}}{{Fn|9g}}<br />
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====Grungni’s masterpiece==== <br />
It is no coincidence that [[Karak-a-Zaruk]], hearth of the [[Khazalid Empire]], was located in [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]].{{Fn|3e}} Indeed, the rich paradise then known as the [[Spiral Crux|Godwrought Isles]] is one of the [[Nineteen Wonders of Chamon]] fashioned long ago by [[Grungni]].{{Fn|17a}} Legends say that Grungni’s exertions are such that the metal-dust shed by his hammer mingled with his breath to create [[aether-gold]].{{Fn|17a}}{{Fn|3d}} Located at the heart of the Realm of Metal, the Godwrought Isles were geometrical marvels linked together by flawlessly built bridges and each possessing unfathomable treasures and alchemical wonders.{{Fn|13a}} Each of these heavenly islands is bestowed upon one of Grungni’s worshipper clans.{{Fn|17a}} <br />
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After crafting these lands and teaching the knowledge of old to his followers, Grungni departed for [[Realm of Azyr|Azyr]] to fulfil an ancient promise to [[Sigmar]] believing that only by thriving without the guiding presence of a god could his people ever grow strong.{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|7b}}{{Fn|9g}}<br />
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It is in this paradisiacal heirloom that the ever-expanding [[Khazalid Empire]] came to resemble the most to the mountain kingdoms described by ancient tales.{{Fn|18c}} Here the ancestors of the Kharadrons ruled in wondrous mountain cities and dug ever deeper into the bedrock of Chamon to excavate precious minerals and gems.{{fn|7b}}{{Fn|18c}}<br />
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====The steamhead pioneers====<br />
For generations, the people of the [[Spiral Crux|Godwrought Isles]] prospered without divine guidance.{{Fn|13a}} The discovery of priceless resources, [[Realmstone#Chamon|Chamonite]] first amongst them, and the means to extract them inevitably lead to an era of invention and progress that cemented the prominent place of [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]]’s Karaks within the [[Khazalid Empire]].{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|3e}} <br />
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It was a group of innovative duardin called the [[steamhead pioneers]] that discovered and mastered the art of extracting and refining [[aether-gold]], a wondrous mineral that can be found across the skies of the [[Mortal Realms|Eight Realms]].{{Fn|7i}}{{Fn|7c}} Capitalising on the remarkable adaptability of this substance of near-limitless power, the steamhead pioneers develop the fields of [[aethercraft]], aethermatic extraction and cogwork locomotion.{{Fn|7b}}{{Fn|7i}} <br />
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[[File:Griffon's Eyrie map 01.png|thumb|Location of the [[Lode-Griffon]]'s lair at [[Griffon's Eyrie]].]]<br />
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====Descent of the Lode-Griffon==== <br />
While near infinite, the vast riches of the [[Spiral Crux|Godwrought Isles]] are not equally enjoyed by the region’s inhabitants.{{Fn|13d}} Perhaps if wealth discrepancy had not been so rife, the changeprayers of the unfortunates would not have been so fervent, and not attracted [[Tzeentch]]’s gaze in the first place.{{Fn|17a}} But as the great powers of the Isles exploit and drive out the lesser tribes of the region in their obsessive pursuit of ever more [[Realmstone#Chamon|Chamonite]], those begging for change hear the whispers of [[Daemons of Tzeentch|daemons]] promising a better world at the expense of another’s misfortune.{{Fn|17a}}{{Fn|13d}} <br />
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Though the seeds of disaster are implanted, it is the coming of the [[Lode-Griffon]] that spelt doom for the [[Godwrought Isles]].{{Fn|17a}} Drawn forth by the extensive Chamonite mines and [[aether-gold]] clouds of the Godwrought Isles, this metallic godbeast descends from the [[Great Nothing]].{{Fn|13d}}{{Fn|9f}} In accordance with the [[Tzeentch|Change God]]’s plans, the Lode-Griffon comes to rest upon [[Griffon's Eyrie]], an island located at the very center of the [[Realm of Chamon|Realm of Metal]].{{Fn|13d}}{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|7b}}<br />
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The magnetic aura of the fortress-sized creature is such that the magnetic laws of the Godwrought Isles are rent asunder.{{Fn|13d}}{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|17a}} Once prosperous nations are instantly obliterated by the cataclysmic pulses of raw magnetism emitted by the Lode-Griffon, allowing previously less wealthy groups to rise to prominence.{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|17a}} Over time, [[Grungni]]’s handcrafted paradise begins to warp, fragment and buckle under the magical weight of the godbeast.{{Fn|13d}}{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|17a}} As titanic pipelines and bridges transporting raw Chamonite are torn asunder, their alchemical content evaporates and gathers as clouds into the Chamonic stratosphere.{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|17a}} With this, the devastated remnants of the once paradisiacal Godwrought Isles become known as the [[Spiral Crux]].{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|17a}}<br />
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[[File:Spiral Crux Map 01.jpg|thumb|Map of the [[Spiral Crux]].]]<br />
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====Opening of the Sky-Rift==== <br />
In an attempt to slay the Lode-Griffon, the remaining nations of the Spiral Crux convene a conclave of the nine mightiest aethermancers of the region.{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|17a}} These powerful sorcerers make for [[Griffon's Eyrie]] and begin to work a great spell of transmutation, planning to transform the Lode-Griffon into solid gold.{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|17a}} Though the great ritual is ultimately enacted and successfully end the magnetic curse of the godbeast, the aethermancers are betrayed and slain by one amongst their number – one of [[Tzeentch]]’s faithful [[Gaunt Summoner]]s known as the [[Watcher King]].{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|17a}}{{Fn|13d}} <br />
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As the Lode-Griffon is transmuted into inanimate gold, its agonised death-screams are so replete with magical dissonance that they tear apart the very fabric of the [[Mortal Realms|realms]].{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|17a}}{{Fn|13d}}{{Fn|7i}} As a result, a colossal sky-rift to [[Crystal Labyrinth of Tzeentch|Tzeentch’s Realm]] is open at the centre of the Spiral Crux, through it pours endless daemonic legions of the [[Tzeentch|Architect of Fate]].{{fn|7b}}{{Fn|9f}}<br />
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===[[Age of Chaos]]===<br />
As [[Disciples of Tzeentch|Tzeentch’s legions]] are unleashed upon the [[Spiral Crux]], their deity takes special interest in [[Realm of Metal|Chamon]]’s overwhelming aura of transmutation.{{Fn|13d}} Using its magic to further saturate Chamon’s stratosphere with the raw stuff of change, the [[Tzeentch|Great Mutator]] works an apocalyptic spell to rain transmutive warpfire from the skies.{{Fn|9f}}{{Fn|17a}} The transmutational storm renders the central lands of the Spiral Crux so imbued with the distorting power of Chaos as to be completely inimical to mortals.{{Fn|13d}}{{Fn|13a}} Land and sea creatures native to Chamon are twisted into horrible new flight-capable forms that take wing, or simply rise into the skies as if held by invisible hands – all of them adding to Chamon’s already prolific aerial ecosystem.{{Fn|17a}} The chaotic invasion reaches new heights as daemons overrun countless civilisations and turn many duardin mountain-holds into sealed tombs where they were either killed by daemons or starved to death.{{fn|7b}}<br />
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====Sky Exodus==== <br />
[[File:Barak-Zon 01.png|thumb|350px|[[Barak-Zon]], first founded of the [[sky-port]]s.]]<br />
As the apocalypse unfolded, the duardin thought to fight alongside their allies, but found them absent, they then thought to seek the aid of the gods through prayer, but none answered.{{Fn|17b}} When the [[Tzeentch|Changer of the Ways]] encroaches upon [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]], the normally conservative duardin are ultimately forced to face annihilation in the strongholds of their ancestors or to abandon the traditions of old by adopting a new way of life.{{Fn|7i}} <br />
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In a great leap of faith and technology, the forefathers of the Kharadrons combine their mastery of air travel with the [[aethercraft]] innovated by the [[Kharadron Overlords#The steamhead pionners|steamhead pionners]] to attach great endrinspheres and aethermatic energisers to the very foundations of their ancestral strongholds and take to the [[skies]].{{Fn|7b}} Fleets of gyrocopters and other steam-bombers blast clear a path for the great floating citadels to escape.{{Fn|13d}} As such, the Kharadron Overlords were born from the sundered mountains, or Kharadron in ancient [[khazalid]].{{Fn|7b}} <br />
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Chamon’s stratosphere wasn’t the safe heaven that the duardin hoped for, however. As the sky-ports rise into the clouds, [[Tzeentch]]’s armies give pursuit.{{Fn|7i}} A desperate flight across the Realm of Metal ensues, forcing thousands duardin pilots to sell their lives to keep the newfound aerial threats at bay.{{Fn|7i}} <br />
So deadly are the skies of Chamon that not every attempted retreat to the skies was rewarded with success. Out of the countless thousands of inhabitants of [[Karak Ohrgaf]] only three lived to tell the tale of their nascent sky-port. The fate of the others is hinted at in gruesome details when twisted wrecks of skyvessels and mangled duardin corpses begin to rain down from the Chamonic clouds.{{Fn|11a}}<br />
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After the fall of the last duardin's Great Karaks at the [[Battle of Zaruk]] and the refusal of the [[Fyreslayers]] to take any asylum seekers, the influx of refugees from the fallen Karaks seeking salvation amongst the skies grew exponentially.{{Fn|15a}}{{Fn|8a}}{{Fn|3f}} With them, the aerial mining colonies and airborne fortresses in the clouds of Chamon banded together as a loose confederation for mutual protection that would become the foundation of the greatest aerial empire the [[Mortal Realms]] have ever known.{{Fn|7i}}{{Fn|15a}}{{Fn|17a}} With time, the ever-faithful refugees of an [[Khazalid Empire|ancient empire]] became the founders of a civilisation that will come to not only survive the [[Age of Chaos]], but thrive in it.{{Fn|17b}}<br />
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Regardless of the traumatic birth of their civilisation and the drastic changes to duardin society it required, some traditions took more time to be abandoned than others, if at all. As such, in the days of the Sky Exodus, the quickly developing airfleets were still crewed by clans.{{Fn|7j}} Due to the innovations of the steamhead pioneers, kharadron sky faring science progress to the point that several sky-ports boast entire fleets of skyborne vessels.{{Fn|17a}}<br />
Similarly, the [[Grundcorps]] were founded soon after the Sky Exodus by Master Gunner [[Olgrimm Grundstok]], who organised the Grundstok clan into the [[Grundcorp]]s following the repeated successes of fleets hosting [[Thunderer]]s from that clan.{{Fn|3i}}{{Fn|3f}}<br />
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====Time of Reaving==== <br />
As the sky-ports and their requirement for [[aether-gold]] grow, so too do their rivalries.{{Fn|17a}} This resource had rapidly become the foundation upon which the Kharadron built their technology and a constant influx of the substance was required if any given sky-port wishes to stay afloat.{{Fn|7c}}<br />
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As such, competition amongst the nascent sky-ports over mining rights of this vital resource caused buried grudges and old rivalries to resurface, all of which ultimately leading to an ever-increasing level of warfare amongst the sky faring duardin.{{Fn|7b}}{{Fn|3f}} This strife-filled era, known as the Time of Reaving, saw the then openly rival sky-ports fight one another in order to safeguard their own future by gathering as much aether-gold as possible at the expanse of enemy sky-ports.{{Fn|3f}}<br />
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=====Conference of Madralta===== <br />
[[File:Madralta 01.jpg|thumb|The [[Madralta|floating island of Madralta]].]]<br />
On the verge of an all-out civil war that would spell disaster for the emergent civilisation, the leaders of the various sky-ports agreed to meet in council.{{Fn|7b}} Taking place on the floating island of [[Madralta]], the [[Conference of Madralta]] saw the leaders of all the developing sky-ports maintain an uneasy truce in order to put an early end to the Time of Reaving.{{Fn|3f}}{{Fn|7b}} Even if the debate was far from peaceful, violence frequently threatened to break out at the negotiation table, the imminent doom of their newly found way of life forced the kharadron to compromise.{{Fn|7b}} In an ultimate showcase of pragmatism, the duardin leaders establish a series of common laws that would allow all to prosper.{{Fn|7b}} The [[Kharadron Code]] was thus born.{{Fn|6h}}<br />
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Organised worship and age-old dynasties had failed to protect their people.{{Fn|7b}} There would be no more kings and queens, nor would the kharadron ever again look for divine intervention to save them.{{Fn|7b}} This now united empire would be governed by elected leaders chosen for their aptitude instead of their bloodline, and powered by technology and science rather than pointless faith.{{Fn|7b}}<br />
As a new secular era was set in motion, the old clans were dissolved and replaced by an individualistic mindset. Meritocracy supplanted the old ways, creating a fundamental divide with traditional duardin society.{{Fn|17b}} Airfleeets were no longer crewed by clans, but instead by those kharadron that distinguished themselves at the Musterpresses.{{Fn|3h}} Duardin woman became common sight amongst both the developing industrial workforce and the fighting forces of the Sky-fleets.{{Fn|9d}}{{Fn|18}} <br />
However, other traditions are simply reframed into this new contract-driven culture, as exemplified by the [[Rune of Mark]]s codified in the grudge-clause of the Kharadron Code.{{Fn|18b}} For their part, ancient duardin oaths now take the form of legally signed contracts.{{Fn|17a}} <br />
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The founding and unifying constitutional document that is the [[Kharadron Code]] was conceived by expanding upon naval laws initially designed to maintain discipline aboard sky-vessels.{{Fn|7b}} The resulting nine artycles covered every facet of kharadron society, from the overall governance of their now-united sky-empire to the personal freedom of its citizens. {{Fn|7b}} With time, the Kharadrons expanded those rules so that by following their new code, every decision they take would adhere to its ever adapting stipulations.{{Fn|15a}} Indeed, the isolationist stance they temporarily adopted towards the land dwellers hailed from their adherence to the Kharadron Code.{{Fn|15a}}<br />
[[File:Kharadron Overlords vs Disciples of Tzeentch 02.jpg|thumb|The [[Great Sky War]].]]<br />
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====Great Sky War==== <br />
When the Kharadron first sought refuge in the chamonic skies, the [[Disciples of Tzeentch]] gave pursuit.{{Fn|7i}} These titanic battles amongst the clouds were but the first engagements of the [[Great Sky War]].{{Fn|13d}} This quickly escalating conflict saw the two major aerial power of the Mortal Realms fight for the control of Chamon’s skies for centuries.{{Fn|7i}} <br />
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More broadly and due to the absence of any comparable aerial superpowers outside of [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]], the Great Sky War’s outcome will come to determine who was to rule the skies of the [[Mortal Realms]].{{Fn|7e}}{{Fn|7d}} <br />
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Initially simply fighting for survival, the Kharadron Overlords develop their war technology at a pace never before seen to turn the tides of war. The ancestral blackpowder weapons are replaced with an ever-evolving and adapting aethermatically powered arsenal, and the gyrocopters rapidly make way for skyvessels entirely designed to secure aerial supremacy over the Realms.{{Fn|7g}} After centuries of refinements, those early airships designs evolved into the prolific Arkanaut class of skyvessel.{{Fn|7g}}<br />
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While this technological leap allows the Kharadron to hurl back the tides of chaos on multiple fronts, the sky-ports are still pursued by the infernal fleets of the dreaded triad of tzeentchian daemon princes infamously known as the [[Tetronomicar]].{{Fn|17a}}{{Fn|7i}}<br />
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=====Battle of the First Coalition===== <br />
Following the [[Conference of Madralta]], the now united Kharadron Overlords decide to tackle the horizon spanning armada of the [[Tetronomicar]] above the [[Straits of Helsilver]] in a titanic conflict named the [[Battle of the First Coalition]].{{Fn|7i}}<br />
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There, [[Horgrumm Brand]] of [[Barak-Nar]], first of the Kharadron [[Grand Admiral]]s, masterminds a legendary victory that altered the fate of the skyways of the [[Mortal Realms]]. Outnumbered at least two to one, Horgrumm Brand splits his fleet into multiple smaller formations capable of outmanoeuvring the monumental crystal barges of the Tetronomicar. Aboard [[Nazgrund]], arguably the most legendary kharadron skyvessel, Grand Admiral Brand directs his swift forces to blast the daemonic crystal barges into shards one by one.{{Fn|7i}}<br />
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Though the Kharadron were ultimately victorious, Grand Admiral Horgrumm Brand is slain during the battle, his flesh turned to silver by a [[Lord of Change]].{{Fn|7j}} His victory lays down the core tenets of kharadron naval strategy and ensures their undisputed dominance of the Chamonic skies for more than a century.{{Fn|7i}}<br />
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====Season of Strife====<br />
[[Barak-Mhornar]] develops rune-markings of illusion able to conceal their skyvessels' allegiance.{{Fn|7i}} Using this technology, corsairs of the [[Barak-Mhornar|Shadow Port]] begin to prey upon merchant convoys belonging to other sky-ports.{{Fn|7i}} <br />
Only after tremendous amounts of aether-gold are hijacked is the identity of the perpetrators discovered.{{Fn|7i}} A series of fierce battles involving over a dozen sky-ports are fought.{{Fn|3f}} <br />
Urgent amendments to the [[Kharadron Code|Code]] prohibiting such piratical practices and a series of counterraids personally led by [[Brokk Grungsson]] allow the Season of Strife to end before open warfare breaks out.{{Fn|3g}}{{Fn|7i}}<br />
{| style="margin:7px 50px 0 50px; float:right<br />
|+ Composition of the Geldraad after the disparition of Barak-Zhoff<br />
|-<br />
! Sky-ports<br />
! Capital (aether-gold shares){{fn|3k}}<br />
! Delegates on the [[Geldraad]]{{fn|3k}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[Barak-Nar]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 307,620,967 ||style="text-align: center;" | 7<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Zilfin]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 102,300,678 ||style="text-align: center;" | 4<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Zon]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 54,000,000 ||style="text-align: center;" | 3<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Urbaz]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 46,412,890 ||style="text-align: center;" | 2<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Mhornar]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 26,806,212 ||style="text-align: center;" | 1<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Thryng]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 173,000 ||style="text-align: center;" | 1<br />
|-<br />
! TOTAL !! 537,313,747 !! 18 <br />
|}<br />
=====Disappearance of Barak-Zhoff=====<br />
[[Barak-Zhoff]] had once been one of the greatest and most influential [[sky-port]], perhaps second only to [[Barak-Nar]]. However, this jewel of the Kharadron Empire mysteriously vanished. To maintain the balance of six represented sky-ports at the [[Geldraad]], [[Barak-Thryng]] was admitted with a single delegate.{{Fn|18a}}<br />
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===[[Age of Sigmar]]=== <br />
[[Sigmar's Tempest]] is unleashed across the skies of the Mortal Realms, signalling the dawn of the [[Realmgate Wars]].{{Fn|17a}} The fury of the storm is such that it drove potent veins of [[aether-gold]] before it.{{Fn|17a}} The Kharadron Overlords rush to mine this priceless bounty before the tempest further disturbs their operations.{{Fn|17a}} <br />
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As the [[Realmgate|Gates of Azyr]] reopened and the [[Allpoints#All-gates|All-gates]] came under attack by [[Stormcast Eternals|Sigmar’s followers]], many Kharadrons vote to join the land dwellers’ crusade, but the [[Kharadron Code|Code]] specified when alliances could be negotiated.{{Fn|3f}} Consequently, only when the Azyrite began to build their [[Cities of Sigmar|cities]] did the skyfarers send delegates to the [[Sigmar|God-King]]’s court.{{Fn|3f}}{{Fn|7i}}<br />
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====Treaty of Vindicarum==== <br />
The sigmarite city of [[Vindicarum]] is assaulted by the forces of the Dark Gods. Outnumbered, the [[Stormcast Eternals]] defenders are quickly overwhelmed. Disaster is avoided when a sky-fleet from [[Barak-Nar]] descends upon the daemonic hordes and blasts them apart.{{Fn|7i}}<br />
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The encounter results in the Treaty of Vindicarum, which ratifies an economic pact between the Overlord’s mercantile empire and the growing domain of the God-King.{{Fn|7i}}<br />
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As a result, the Kharadron Overlords develop an ever-increasing trading network that takes full advantage of every newly founded [[Cities of Sigmar|city]] of Order.{{Fn|7d}} The commercial enclaves thus established rapidly grow in both size and influence.{{Fn|7d}} <br />
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====Great Sky Purge====<br />
Though the lands of the [[Spiral Crux]] remain firmly under Tzeentchian hands, the Kharadron Overlords’ control over its stratosphere is cemented by a united push with their new sigmarite allies.{{Fn|17a}} The efficiency of this mutually beneficial alliance is such that the [[Aetherstrike Force]] is legitimised in the [[Kharadron Code]].{{Fn|13d}}<br />
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====Blockade of Barak-Zon==== <br />
A tzeentchian convocation led by [[Kairos Fateweaver]] creates a gigantic arcane barrier around [[Barak-Zon]].{{Fn|3f}} Sky-ports needing a constant supply of [[aether-gold]], such a blockade was nothing less than an attempt to bring the colossal city crashing down.{{Fn|3d}} For ninety-nice days the Kharadron city remained besieged by the [[Tzeentch|Change God]]’s faithful.{{Fn|3f}}<br />
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Under the leadership of its High Admiral [[Brokk Grungsson]], a confederation of sky-fleets hailing from every sky-port executes a daring massed ramming action.{{Fn|3f}} The [[Arkanaut Frigate]]s assumed a line abreast formation and discharged so much firepower that the arcane chain and the besiegers were erased from existence.{{Fn|7j}} So devastating was the kharadron assault at the breaking of the blockade of Barak-Zon that it could be seen in broad daylight from the [[Kharzdon Mountains]].{{Fn|7j}}<br />
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{|style="margin:7px 50px 0 50px; float:right<br />
|+ Impact of the Garaktormun<br />
|-<br />
! rowspan="2" | Sky-ports<br />
! colspan="2" | Capital (aether-gold shares){{fn|7f}}{{fn|3k}}<br />
! colspan="1" | Delegates on the [[Geldraad]]{{fn|7f}}{{fn|3k}}<br />
|-<br />
! gain/loss !! Pourcentage gained or lost !! gain/loss <br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Mhornar]] || style="text-align: center;" | +65,308,673 ||style="text-align: center;" | +243.63% || style="text-align: center;" | +2 <br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Zilfin]] || style="text-align: center;" | +50,452,513||style="text-align: center;" | +49.32%|| style="text-align: center;" | +1<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Thryng]] || style="text-align: center;" | +650,500 ||style="text-align: center;" | +376.01% || style="text-align: center;" | n/a<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Nar]] || style="text-align: center;" | -11,488,020 ||style="text-align: center;" | -3.73% || style="text-align: center;" | -1<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Zon]] || style="text-align: center;" | -15,346,658 ||style="text-align: center;" | -28.42% || style="text-align: center;" | -1<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Urbaz]] || style="text-align: center;" | -20,696,788 ||style="text-align: center;" | -44.59% || style="text-align: center;" | -1<br />
|-<br />
! TOTAL !!style="text-align: center;" | +68,880,220 !!style="text-align: center;" | +12.82% !!style="text-align: center;" | n/a<br />
|}<br />
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====Garaktormun (Necroquake)==== <br />
[[Nagash]] performs a vast necromantic ritual that inverts the arcane energies of [[Realm of Shyish|Shyish]] and unleashes the all-devouring vortex known as the '''Garaktormun''' – or '''‘Great Gale of Death’''' – kharadron term for the [[Necroquake]].{{Fn|7a}} The resulting shockwave broke across the skies of every [[Mortal Realms|Mortal Realm]], home to the aerial domain of the Kharadron Overlords, like a crashing tidal wave that disrupted the laws of magic.{{Fn|7a}} This aetheric disturbance scattered the [[aetherstreams]]. The havoc wrought on once-stable veins of aether-gold swept lucrative mining zones, previously thought to be reliable revenue streams, completely off course and forced hundreds of [[Kharadron Overlords#Organisations|guilds and companies]] to file for bankruptcy. {{Fn|9e}} Endless legions of gheists were dragged up from the [[Realm of Shyish|underworlds]] to prey upon the skyfarers, and [[Endless Spell|predatory spells]] wrought considerable destruction on the commercial interests of the sky-ports.{{Fn|7a}} <br />
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The dockyards of [[Barak-Nar]] were nearly overwhelmed by [[Nighthaunt]] processions, and only a desperate stand by [[Grundstok Thunderer]]s under the command of [[Njarn Firewhiskers]] stopped the undead from invading the city proper.{{fn|7d}} <br />
Even worse, [[Barak-Durmmaz]] and [[Barak-Kling]] were knocked down by the tidal waves of death magic at the onset of the Garaktormun.{{fn|7d}} Entire sky-fleets were battered off course with [[Barak-Nar]] alone losing an estimated one-fifth of its navy.{{fn|7d}}<br />
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====Gorak-drek (Arcanum Optimar)==== <br />
Despite sustaining catastrophic losses that would have certainly crippled other, non-proactive, civilisations, the swift actions of the [[Geldraad]] – in securing new guild-contracts to replace the lost skyvessels and organising new Musterpresses on a grand scale to reinforce their diminished armed forces – allowed the Kharadron Overlords to not only survive the Garaktormun, but to turn the tragedy into opportunity.{{Fn|7d}} It is no small indication of the adaptability and pragmatism of the skyborne duardin that over seventeen amendments to the [[Kharadron Code]] were passed in response to the shyishian apocalypse.{{fn|7b}} <br />
{|style="margin:7px 50px 0 50px; float:right<br />
|+ Current composition of the Geldraad<br />
|-<br />
! Sky-ports<br />
! Capital (aether-gold shares){{fn|7f}}<br />
! Delegates on the [[Geldraad]]{{fn|7f}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Nar]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 296,132,947 ||style="text-align: center;" | 6<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Zilfin]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 152,753,191||style="text-align: center;" | 5<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Mhornar]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 92,114,885 ||style="text-align: center;" | 3<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Zon]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 38,653,342 ||style="text-align: center;" | 2<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Urbaz]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 25,716,102 ||style="text-align: center;" | 1<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Thryng]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 823,500 ||style="text-align: center;" | 1<br />
|-<br />
! TOTAL !!style="text-align: center;" | 606,193,967 !!style="text-align: center;" | 18 <br />
|}<br />
Indeed, the [[Admirals Council|Admiralties]] swiftly realised that the Garaktormun possessed both destructive and lucrative potential.{{Fn|7d}} <br />
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Great monopolies had been established long ago over many of the most substantial [[aether-gold]] streams by individual sky-ports. Predicated on the relative stationary behaviour of those established mining zones, a familiar hierarchy of influence had slowly taken root within Kharadron society.{{Fn|7d}} <br />
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The dispersal of so many aetherstreams and the presence of intricacies in the Code that allowed rival powers to claim the displaced aether-gold resulted in a power vacuum amongst the Kharadron.{{Fn|7a}}{{Fn|7d}} This vacuum led to the Gorak-drek – the '''Great Venture''' – kharadron term for the [[Arcanum Optimar]].{{Fn|7a}} This new age of prospection and exploration ushered the greatest and boldest aether-gold rush seen since the [[Kharadron Overlords#Time of Reaving|Time of Reaving]].{{Fn|7a}}<br />
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Countless thousands of sky-fleets were chartered into action, most heading into new and deadly lands to seize innumerable swathes of enemy territory and further expand an empire that already stretched across every [[Mortal Realms|Mortal Realm]].{{Fn|7d}} <br />
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The new era also created an arms race resulting in inventions such as incendiary torpedoes capped with slivers of aqthracite, handheld anti-magic repulsors, and aetheric lenses that can gaze through a ship’s hull. Developments of countermeasures against the predatory spells include Ironclads armed with magic-dampening null projectors and [[voidstone]] scatter-mines.{{fn|7c}} <br />
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=====Wraith Fleet Conflict=====<br />
To counter the increasing tides of undead, the sky-ports decreed the formation of elite Grundstok units specialised in the destruction of ‘non-physical entities’. These [[Black Marine]]s, named after the obsidian armour carapaces they wear, are armed with scatter-shot rifles and equipped with a variety of anti-ethereal equipment and weaponry such as celestium burst-grenades, scintillator lenses and aether-vapour projectors. They were first deployed during the [[Wraith Fleet Conflict]] where they successfully fought the ghostly corsairs of the vampire [[Varkos Varactyr]].{{fn|7c}}<br />
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[[File:Kharadron Overlords vs Disciples of Tzeentch 01.jpeg|thumb|[[Drak Grolsson]] combatting [[Ab-het]] in the [[Azure Crown]].]]<br />
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====Aether War====<br />
:''For more information see: [[Aether War]]''<br />
The aether-gold rush set in motion during the [[Kharadron Overlords#Gorak-Drek|Gorak-Drek]] led profiteering kharadron sky-fleets to make daring forays into [[Griffon's Eyrie]], the former lair of the [[Lode-Griffon]] turned into a sacred land and safe haven for the [[Disciples of Tzeentch]].{{Fn|16a}}<br />
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Following new [[aether-gold]] trails, [[Barak-Nar]] edges ever closer to Griffon's Eyrie.{{Fn|13b}} A sky-fleet led by [[Bjarnus Tragg]] utilise an aetheric forcefield, invented by [[Drak Grolsson]], to venture into those toxic skies controlled by the [[Cult of the Transient Form]].{{Fn|16a}} <br />
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The kharadron expedition discovers more than extensive aether-gold deposits, however, for they stumble upon a dark ritual that would see a deadly magical storm unleashed upon Barak-Nar, performed by Magister [[Ab-het]] and his [[Tzaangor Shamans]].{{Fn|13d}} After his personal [[Arkanaut Ironclad|Ironclad]], the [[Intrepid]], suffers critical damage, Admiral Tragg commands Drak Grolsson to lead a small force to destroy the source of the aethermatic storm.{{Fn|13c}}<br />
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The Kharadrons make way towards the [[Azure Crown]], located at the very centre of [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]].{{Fn|13b}} There, [[Drak Grolsson]] and his forces successfully thwart the tzeentchian plot, but the [[Great Sky War]] between the [[Disciples of Tzeentch]] and Kharadron Empire intensifies.{{Fn|28a}}<br />
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====Chamon Under Attack====<br />
[[File:Humboldsson 01.png|thumb|200px|[[Endrinmaster]] [[Drongon Humboldsson]].]]<br />
During the [[Assault on the Eater's Lair]], the [[Silver Tower]] of the [[Eater of Tomes]] was destroyed in a cataclysmic explosion that turned the [[Rusted Wastes]] into a thousand-mile wide crater and sent a magical wave that destabilised or destroyed many Realmgates. The destruction of the Silver Tower had been masterminded by [[Be'lakor]] to occur there since the membrane separating the [[Mortal Realms]] from the tides of [[Chaos]] was at its weakest in [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]]. The antique foundations of the portals situated relatively close to the ground zero of the explosion had been greatly weakened by the immense arcane forces released by the explosion. Those were to be sabotaged and corrupted beyond recovery so that a torrent of Chaos energy may spill forth to stain the skies of the Mortal Realms and sever their link to [[Realm of Azyr|Azyr]]. Attacking in parallel with the [[Nighthaunt]], the Legion of the First Prince darkened and soured the skies with wicked magic. As the scent of brimstone and burned blood saturated the air, daemons in their thousands surged forth to serve Be'lakor. Meanwhile, the processions of [[Lady Olynder]] struck at isolated outposts, strongpoints and columns of reinforcing troops. So thick and fast were the predations of the Nighthaunt that many were convinced a second [[Necroquake]] had occurred.{{Fn|6b}}{{Fn|6c}}{{Fn|6d}}{{Fn|6e}}<br />
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=====Second Conference of Madralta=====<br />
The [[Redoubtable]], a prototype [[Arkanaut Frigate]] fresh from the [[Grammtok-Rahl yards]] of [[Barak-Zilfin]] captained by [[Endrinmaster]] [[Drongon Humboldsson]], was on its maiden voyage in the [[Arable Heartlands]] when the [[Rusted Wastes]] were destroyed by the detonation of the Silver Tower. While the Redoubtable investigated the incident, [[Imoda Barrasdottr]], noting a bigger plan in motion, alerted the Geldraad.{{Fn|6f}} <br />
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The [[Geldraad]] convened upon the neutral ground of [[Madralta]] resulting in the [[Second Conference of Madralta]]. The Kharadron Overlords, however, were as much concerned about the ramifications for trade and industry as they were any grander notions.{{Fn|6i}}<br />
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With reports of Vindicarum being assaulted by daemonic hordes, [[Barak-Nar]] and [[Barak-Zilfin]] advocated prompt intervention to prevent their trade partners from being overrun. Their initiative, however, was denied by the rest of the council who banded together to veto this initiative. With the venerable [[High Admiral]] [[Grubda Klarsdottr]] of the isolationist [[Barak-Thryng]] leading the opposition to direct intervention, the conference was soon stuck in a deadlock. It was the intervention of [[Drongon Humboldsson]] and [[Gromthi]], in a breach of the [[Kharadron Code]], that stopped the infighting. They revealed a grand convergence of energies around Vindicarum, a stormfront of Chaos magic all but unprecedented since the Descent of the [[Lode-Griffon]] which would draw in every [[aetherstreams]] within ten thousand air leagues of Vindicarum turning the city into the most valuable location in the [[Spiral Crux]], something that even Klarsdottr couldn't ignore. ASeizing the opportunity, [[Arkanaut Admiral|Admiral]] [[Imoda Barrasdottr]] called for a motion regarding the dispatch of a sky-fleet to relieve Vindicarum. Ultimately, the historic [[Second Conference of Madralta]] ended in consensus: the fractious [[sky-port]]s of the Kharadron Empire would rescue [[Sigmar]]'s armies from their dire predicament and lay claim to valuable aetherstreams around Vindicarum.{{Fn|6i}}{{Fn|6k}}<br />
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=====Siege of Vindicarum=====<br />
At the [[Siege of Vindicarum]] the Legion of the First Prince whose initial estimates outnumbered Vindicarum's forces at least six to one had begun overrunning the city. Its walls were breached, thousands of its inhabitants slaughtered and more than half of the [[Celestial Vindicators]] fell in the desperate defence, along with almost all of the city's mortal regiments.{{Fn|6h}}{{Fn|6l}}<br />
It was when the defenders were making their last stand that the [[Second Madraltan Armada]] arrived. This colossal fleet was led by [[Drongon Humboldsson]] on the [[Redoubtable]], as it was the fastest [[skyvessel]] in the Kharadron Empire, and guided by [[Imoda Barrasdottr]] who helped chart a course for the Kharadron armada through the tormented sky-lanes of [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]], ensuring that they arrive in time to save Vindicarum.{{Fn|6k}} Following the Redoubtable came hundreds of [[Arkanaut Ironclad]]s, other [[Arkanaut Frigate|Frigates]] and colossal, wide-platformed [[Wing-Carrier|Carrier]]s that unleashed squadrons of [[Gunhauler]]s and '''single-pilot fighter craft''', swarming like angry glowjackets from a stirred-up hive. The colours of most [[sky-port]] and of hundred other imperial trading posts could be seen amidst the shining wall of endrins.{{Fn|6k}}<br />
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The combined firepower of the fleet was unleashed upon the Legion with extreme accuracy, annihilated countless greater daemons alongside their lesser kin. Skyvessels swept in low to disgorge [[Grundstok Thunderer|Grundstok Marines]] and [[Arkanaut]]s from rapid-descent lines into the city. There, the kharadron ground-troops laid down fields of fire around the few remaining pockets of vindicarian defenders. Daemons were cut down by the score by salvoes of aethershot, while aetheric fumigators cleared thicker daemonic crowds. The counter-attack of the Legion of the First Prince was furious but ultimately futile since the Second Madraltan Armada had enough guns, bombs and torpedoes to level entire kingdoms. While near numberless, even the chaotic host that had conquered Vindicarum withered before the overwhelming firepower of the Kharadron. Be'lakor refused to admit defeat and leapt into the air towards the Redoubtable. The Dark Master killed the [[Skywarden]]s that counter-charged the Daemon Prince, and Humboldsson himself was at his mercy until [[Gromthi]] advanced towards Be'lakor. A flicker of fear briefly seizes the First Prince, who then releases the Frigate and leaves the battlefield.{{Fn|6k}}<br />
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Vindicarum was a ruin, but the Second Madraltan Armada had prevented its total destruction. Represented by no fewer than five Grand Admirals of the [[Geldraad]], the Kharadron delegation offered the battered sigmarite forces to transport them anywhere in the [[Mortal Realms]] using their roughly unaffected [[sky-path]]s. Taking advantage of the situation, the Kharadron Overlords oversaw the reparation works of Vindicarum and constructed several cloud-mining platforms above [[Mount Ketnus]]. The Geldraad claimed the sky-lanes from the [[Viscid Flux]] to [[Prosperis]]' northern coast. The losses suffered by the sky-ports were tempered by the new rich [[aetherstreams]] flooding into their coffers.{{Fn|6l}}<br />
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{| width="33%" align="center"<br />
|align="center"|''Let these foolish land-sloggers put their trust in gods and faith, I put mine in a freshly fuelled ship and an open horizon.''<br />
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'''- [[Drongon Humboldsson]]'s reaction to [[Gromthi]]'s disapproval'''.{{Fn|6l}}<br />
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==Culture & Society==<br />
The Kharadron Empire is a conglomerate of duardin powers united by the guidelines of the [[Kharadron Code]], a common legacy of sky travel and an insatiable need for [[aether-gold]].{{Fn|7a}} Short and stocky, Kharadron are stubborn, resilient as stone, and take great pride in iron discipline and hard work.{{Fn|4a}}<br />
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This mercantile empire is one of the most potent political and military bodies in the entirety of the [[Mortal Realms]] and its dominion over all their airways is near undisputed.{{Fn|7a}}{{Fn|9f}}<br />
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Every level of the industrial, militaristic and highly meritocratic kharadron society is managed like a business conglomerate.{{Fn|7f}}{{Fn|7b}}{{Fn|15b}} Decisions made by the elected councillors of the [[Admirals Council]] and of the [[Geldraad]] are dictated by a necessity for profit, and further justified by the regulations laid down in the Kharadron Code.{{Fn|7f}}{{Fn|7b}}<br />
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Driven by commerce, the ruthlessly pragmatic Kharadron Empire is powered by technology and science.{{Fn|7i}} As such, advancement within kharadron society is based ''almost'' entirely upon [[mehret]] – a combination of success, profit and experience.{{Fn|9a}}{{Fn|3g}}<br />
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[[Aether-gold]] being the lifeblood of the Kharadron Empire, its natural properties and means of extraction heavily impact the inner-workings of kharadron society. Foremost amongst those is its susceptibility to being swept across vast distances by magical storms and other natural phenomena.{{Fn|7c}} Furthermore, the Kharadron Code stipulates that aether-gold deposits are not the property of the individuals who discovered them, but of their affiliated [[sky-port]].{{Fn|7k}}<br />
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The importance of '''mehret''' in kharadron society is also to be considered. Indeed, the concept of '''mehret''' takes into account the success of an individual, not of their ancestors; it considers one’s ability to turn a profit, not to inherit wealth; it considers personal experience, not the accomplishments of your bloodline.{{Fn|3g}} No wonder that even the children of [[Admirals Council]]’s members are sent to work for the [[sky-fleet]]s as simple [[Arkanaut Company|Arkanauts]].{{Fn|18}}<br />
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Nevertheless, wealth and power grant some privileges in kharadron society. Many [[Admirals Council|council members]] establish sizeable estates far above the cloudscrapers that house the common folk. With time, a sufficient number of such endrinvillas came to be maintained by their descendants that an upper class had emerged within some sky-ports, an elite who saw themselves as the centre of power in their respective sky-port.{{Fn|18d}} <br />
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Despite the volatile nature of aether-gold, great monopolies over many substantial [[aether-gold]] streams were gradually established by various sky-ports. Predicated on the relative stationary behaviour of those established mining zones, a familiar hierarchy of influence had slowly taken root within kharadron society.{{Fn|7d}} This hierarchy, however, was swept aside with the dispersal of so many aetherstreams by the Garaktormun.{{Fn|7a}}{{Fn|7d}} This vacuum led to a new age of prospection and exploration – called the Gorak-drek – ushering the greatest and boldest aether-gold rush seen since the [[Kharadron Overlords#Time of Reaving|Time of Reaving]].{{Fn|7a}}<br />
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===Secularism and Ancestor Worship===<br />
[[File:Barak-Thryng 01.png|thumb|500px|Statues of [[Ancestor-Gods]] (notably [[Valaya]], [[Grimnir]] and [[Grungni]]) in [[Barak-Thryng]].]] <br />
The Kharadron largely scorn organised worship and, save for the more traditionalist [[sky-port]]s such as [[Barak-Thryng]], have placed science above the worship of the [[Ancestor Gods]]. While the Kharadron acknowledge the presence of magic and [[deities]], they believe everything can be explained with some rational, science-based formula.{{Fn|7a}}{{Fn|3d}} <br />
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Superstitions persist, however, and many legends tell of how the exertions [[Grungni]] experienced during his [[Age of Myth#The Labours of Grungni|Grand Works]] were such that the metal-dust shed by his hammer mingled with his breath to form air-borne clouds of [[aether-gold]]. Others say that the creation of aether-gold was Grungni’s folly and the reason he would ultimately leave the [[Pantheon of Order]].{{Fn|3d}}<br />
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Images of the [[Ancestor Gods]] nonetheless adorns many Kharadron vessels, equipment and statues. With the bulk of Kharadron being secular, however, the Maker has become a ''sign of fortune'' and a ''paternal ancestor-spirit'' instead of a figure of active worship.{{Fn|7a}}{{Fn|9g}}{{Fn|15c}} <br />
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|align="center"|''Grungni was only as good as the weapons he forged.''<br />
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'''- A common saying amongst the Kharadron Overlords'''.{{Fn|18d}}<br />
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The Kharadron attitude towards Grungni stems from their perceived abandonment by the gods during the [[Sky Exodus|Age of Chaos]]. Resultantly, many Kharadron still hold a grudge against the Maker for forsaking them in their time of need.{{Fn|9h}} <br />
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====Reverence to the Past====<br />
Historical and ancestral bonds play a large part in the lives of many Kharadron. This affinity and reverence for what has come before are apparent with the tradition of inscribing the names of the fallen into [[Rocks of Remembrance]].{{Fn|3g}}{{Fn|9i}}<br />
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[[Honour Bearer]]s accompany most [[Grundstok Thunderer]] formations to record their unit’s proud history and carry an ancestral standard. It is also tradition for such units to be accompanied by a [[drillbill]], in honour of the original one that was taken to battle by [[Olgrimm Grundstok]].{{Fn|3i}}<br />
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=====Naming Conventions=====<br />
The Kharadron's reverence for the past often leads them to combine the name of a proud ancestor with the honorific ‘-sson’ or ‘-dotr’ to form new surnames.{{Fn|9i}}<br />
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Following is a list of known kharadron surnames:<br />
*Aetherdotr, Brondotr, Coghammer, Dainsson, Grundstock, Grungsson, Junesson, Khurgisson, Menzidotr, Norgrimsson, Runesson, Sternbok, Tahilro, Varrdotr, Zadotr.{{Fn|9i}}<br />
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===Honour, Oaths and Loopholes=== <br />
[[File:Kharadron Code 01.png|thumb|A Kharadron reading the [[Kharadron Code]] for 'business matters'.]]<br />
Pragmatism governs the Kharadron's approach to matters of honour. Although they take sworn oaths as seriously as any [[duardin]], the skyfarers heartily exploit loopholes and technicalities in loosely worded contracts to gain an edge whenever they can. Though not callous, the sky-duardin display a notoriously flexible moral compass when it comes to business.{{Fn|7a}} <br />
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Honourable, for the most part, the Kharadron always act in accordance with the [[Kharadron Code|Code]], however, there are targets so tempting that a loophole is found to justify a raid that most would perceive to be piratical.{{Fn|3o}}<br />
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To the Kharadron, anyone foolish enough to sign a contract without fully anticipating any and all potential outcomes deserve absolutely no sympathy.{{Fn|7a}} <br />
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{| width="33%" align="center"<br />
|align="center"|''Never sign a Kharadron writ without reading it ten thousand times.''<br />
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'''- A common saying amongst [[Dispossessed]] clan-chiefs'''.{{Fn|7a}} <br />
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The Kharadron remember how duardin stubbornness and reluctance to accept the inevitable almost led to the destruction of their people in the [[Age of Chaos]]. Therefore, the Kharadron scorn decisions based on emotions and take stances born of cold logic, like rarely risking open war with their trading partners despite their cut-throat business acumen.{{Fn|7a}} <br />
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Once aboard a [[skyvessel]], crewmates are bonded by many oaths and Code-prescribed rituals.{{Fn|3n}} <br />
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The professional soldiers of the [[Grundcorps]] are oathsigned into contracts. Accordingly, they do all in their power to ensure the safety of their clients.{{Fn|3i}}<br />
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[[File:Grudge-clause 01.png|thumb|230px|A [[Rune of Mark]].]]<br />
===Grudges & Rune of Marks===<br />
The Kharadron Overlords value a good grudge just as much as any duardin. If the skyfarers are cheated in a trade agreement, their territory trespassed on, or they have been defeated in battle, it becomes only a matter of time until vengeance comes upon those who wronged them.{{Fn|3m}}<br />
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Grudges have taken a new form in Kharadron society, notably through the [[Rune of Mark]]s codified in the grudge-clause of the Kharadron Code.{{Fn|18b}}<br />
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The dour traditionalists of [[Barak-Thryng]] take grudges to new highs. Their resentments burning fiercely for centuries, they always ensure that every slight is repaid in kind. Given the opportunity to wreak revenge upon their enemies, those Kharadron will fight with singleminded stubbornness, refusing to even consider death until they have spilt every drop of their nemeses' blood.{{Fn|7l}}<br />
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Every offence against the City of the Ancestors is inscribed upon a rune-slate and added to a titanic library, located in the [[Grudgehall]], that covers an entire district. Barak-Thryng's soldiers are encouraged to settle these grudges whenever possible, and usually carry [[runic tablet]]s listing the most heinous insults into battle, so that they may ensure that retribution is delivered properly.{{Fn|7l}}<br />
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===Fashion===<br />
[[File:Thundrik's Profiteers 02.png|thumb|The Kharadron's heavily armoured environment suits allow them to dwell in toxic environments.]]<br />
Raw [[aether-gold]] being extremely caustic, the Kharadron Overlords must keep it contained, hence their use of heavily armoured environment suits.{{Fn|15d}}{{Fn|14d}} Their helms are airtight and connected to a rebreather and an oxygen canister, allowing them to work in high altitudes or within toxic-metal clouds.{{Fn|3l}}<br />
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[[Kharadron Overlords#Hierarchy of the Sky-fleets|Commissioned and warrant officers]] normally incorporate more gold in their armour than those of lesser ranks. Many Kharadron [[skyvessel]]s and equipment prominently feature images of their ancestors. For most Kharadron, however, these are more artistic adornments than objects of worship or superstition.{{Fn|3o}} <br />
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Every Kharadron must polish their equipment and keep it in excellent working order.{{Fn|3q}} <br />
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The folks of [[Barak-Zon]] take great pride in their uniforms and regimental bearing. To ensure that their foes see them coming and know that it is they who shall bring them their doom, these Kharadron paint their armour and ships brightly. Their ships are often tied to their squadron using bear stripe arrangements. These bandings are regularly featured on the armour of fleet officers.{{Fn|3q}}<br />
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Battered by war and hard-sailing journeys, the uniforms and airships from [[Barak-Mhornar]] show an uncharacteristic amount of wear by Kharadron standards.{{Fn|3s}} <br />
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In [[Barak-Thryng]], simplicity and utility are preferred to flashy displays of wealth. To simulate the hammers and axes of their forebears going to war today, ancestor runes and images are cast in metals melted down from weapons of antiquity.{{Fn|3s}}<br />
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'''Inside the sky-ports''', traders wear ostensive garbs. Richly brocaded jackets with jewelled buttons and elaborate sashes of silk are accompanied by rakish hats, sagging beneath the weight of exotic feathers sewn into their brims. Gloved fingers acting like a riot of rings and gilded nails.{{Fn|19a}}<br />
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[[Admirals Council|Councillors]] wear robes of office, the colours, cut and design of their garments reflecting the duties and responsibilities they hold.{{Fn|18e}}<br />
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====Tattoos====<br />
Many Kharadron are covered in tattoos, though most are hidden beneath their armour. In Kharadron culture, tattoos mark all manner of achievements such as an honourable kill, lover, successful journey, or [[aetherstream]] found.{{Fn|25a}}{{Fn|25b}}<br />
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====Hair and Beard==== <br />
To better fit within their suits of Arkanaut armour, male Kharadron regularly trim their beards.{{Fn|9h}} Beards are sometimes knotted through a string of beads to avoid combing it.{{Fn|14a}} <br />
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Inside the sky-ports, the beards ornaments of the male elite are often picked out in dazzling arrays of gemstones.{{Fn|19a}} Some male administrators have beards so long that they sweep the floor.{{Fn|18e}}<br />
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Kharadron hairstyles are extremely variated, locks amongst them.{{Fn|24}} A specific type of decorated braid is referred to as the Kharadron style.{{Fn|10}}<br />
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<gallery heights="160px" widths="200px" mode="packed" caption="Kharadron hairstyles, tattoos, beards and piercings"><br />
Magbeth 01.png|[[Arkanaut Captain|Captain]] [[Magbeth Izrum]] of [[Barak-Mhornar]].<br />
Gronki 01.png|[[Musterlord]] [[Gronki Draug]] of [[Barak-Thryng]].<br />
Brokka 01.jpg|[[Arkanaut Captain|Captain]] [[Brokka Brokkisdotr]].<br />
Kravich 01.png|'''Kravich'''.<br />
Kharadron Factory 01.jpg|'''Malgra Dainsson'''.<br />
Kharadron Overlords Armour 01.jpg|A Kharadron suiting up.<br />
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====Ancestor Masks====<br />
While considered by many Kharadron as aesthetic decorations rather than symbols of worship, many kharadron helmets take the form of '''Ancestor Masks''' representing stylised visages of the various ancestors of the Kharadron.{{Fn|18a}}{{Fn|3t}} <br />
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Amongst the ancestors present upon kharadron Ancestor Masks are the countless duardin [[Ancestor Gods]], notably [[Valaya]] and [[Grungni]], along with the warrior-ancestors of the Kharadron.{{Fn|18a}}<br />
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<gallery heights="160px" widths="200px" mode="packed" caption="Ancestor Masks"><br />
Barsa 01.png|[[Arkanaut Admiral|Admiral]] [[Barsa Herlsdottr]] of [[Barak-Nar]]<br />
Ragnar 01.png|[[Grundstok Marshall]] [[Ragnar Kling-Harald]] of [[Barak-Zon]]<br />
Hester 01.png|[[Grand Admiral]] [[Hester Grummund]] of [[Barak-Zilfin]]<br />
Aether-Khemist 02.png|[[Aether-Khemist]] Ancestor Mask.<br />
Aetheric Navigator 01.png|[[Aetheric Navigator]] Ancestor Mask.<br />
Endrinmaster 01.png|[[Endrinmaster]] Ancestor Mask.<br />
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[[File:Kharadron Overlords 01.jpg|thumb|200px|A kharadron crew on a [[skyvessel]].]]<br />
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===Crew and Skyvessel===<br />
Kharadron [[skyvessel]]s are akin to ancient duardin clans inasmuch as they are akin to a basic family unit for those working in the [[Sky-fleet]]s. Within this structure, the airship's [[Arkanaut Captain|Captain]] embodies the head of that family.{{Fn|15b}}<br />
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Every ship and crew member of the sky-fleets boastfully displays the insignia, colours and symbols of their [[sky-port]]. Bearing the honour of its entire homeport, each skyvessel is the pride of its Captain and their crew.{{Fn|3l}} Furthermore, runes and heraldic devices are used to link a crew to its skyvessel and the wider fleet.{{Fn|3u}}<br />
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[[Arkanaut Company]] members often display their fleet’s marking on their right shoulder pad, leaving the left one for their ship’s marking.{{Fn|3p}} [[Endrinrigger]]s wear the colours of their sky-port but normally scorn any ship markings, those that do, however, display them on their rudders.{{Fn|3r}} <br />
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In some sky-ports, notably [[Barak-Zilfin]], skyvessels are held in so much esteem that their crew will regularly prioritize repairing their beloved vessel over tending to their own wounds.{{Fn|3p}}<br />
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===Language===<br />
:''For more information see: [[Kharadrid]] and [[Khazalid Lexicon]]''<br />
While the Kharadron Overlords may master many languages, like [[Barterspeak]], in order to conclude advantageous trade deals across the Mortal Realms, their own language is [[Kharadrid]]. It is distinct enough from the other successor languages of [[Old Khazalid]] that those familiar with the [[Khazalid Lexicon]] are only able to get a general idea of the contents of Kharadron texts.{{Fn|26a}}{{Fn|31}} <br />
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===Kharadron Titles===<br />
In kharadron society, titles and ranks are earned by mehret.{{Fn|3g}}<br />
*[[Delegate on the Geldraad]]<br />
*[[Prime Admiral]]<br />
*[[Grand Admiral]]<br />
*[[Lord-Magnate]]<br />
*[[Arkanaut Admiral]]<br />
*[[Arkanaut Captain]]<br />
*[[Master Arkwright]]{{Fn|3c}} <br />
*[[Endrinmaster]]<br />
*[[Endrineer]]<br />
*[[Brewmaster-General]]{{Fn|20a}} <br />
*[[Brewmaster]]{{Fn|21a}} <br />
*[[Brewsmith]]{{Fn|21a}} <br />
*[[Grundstok Marshal]]{{Fn|7k}} <br />
*[[Musterlord]]{{Fn|7k}}<br />
*[[Runescribe]]{{Fn|7e}} <br />
*[[Copperhats]]{{Fn|7e}}<br />
*[[Logisticator]]<br />
*[[Trade-Commodore]]<br />
*[[Nav-Master]]{{Fn|30}}<br />
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==Organisations==<br />
[[File:Khardron Overlords Hierarchy 01.png|470px|thumb|right|Khardron Overlord's hierarchy]]<br />
The overall structure of the kharadron sky-empire is inscribed in the [[Kharadron Code]] that was established during the [[Conference of Madralta]]. Among the nine initial artycles are found the Artycles of Union and the Twelve Points of Election.{{fn|7b}} It resulted in a bureaucratic system of governance.{{fn|7f}}<br />
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* The [[Geldraad]]: Serving both as the unifying structure and the highest governing body of the colossal aerial empire, the Geldraad is composed of delegates from the six wealthiest sky-port plus a single delegate from a different minor port every 25 shifts of the [[Strahlstrom]].{{fn|3k}}<br />
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Under the unifying umbrella of the Geldraad, the Kharadron Overlords hierarchy falls in the hands of the various sky-ports. <br />
* The [[Admirals Council]]: Each Sky-Port is led by its Admiral Council which is answerable to the Geldraad{{fn|9a}} while presiding over a body of the 6 most powerful guilds present in the sky-port.{{fn|3k}}<br />
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===Guilds===<br />
Beneath the Admirals Council are the largest guilds, while the relative authority of the guilds fluctuates from city to city, they normally include: {{fn|7f}}<br />
* The [[Fleet Service]]: The Sky-Fleets tends to be the most influential guild of any given sky-port due to their key role in gathering aether-gold.{{fn|7f}}<br />
* The [[Aether-Khemists Guild]]: Scientists who locate and follow the aether-gold seams.{{fn|3v}}<br />
* The [[Nav-League]]: A secretive order of aero-cartographers.{{fn|3v}}<br />
* The [[Endrineers Guild]]: Engineers notably specialised in smithing, metallurgy, shipwrighting, and machining.{{fn|3v}}{{Fn|9c}}<br />
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* The [[Forecastrinator Guild]] {{fn|3w}}<br />
* The [[Logistrator Guild]] {{fn|3w}}<br />
* The [[Tenguild League]]: A merchant guild of [[Barak-Zilfin]].{{Fn|19a}}<br />
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===Unions===<br />
* The [[Khazukan]]: The conglomerate of all the city’s craftsfolk.{{fn|3c}}<br />
* The '''Consortium of Cloudminers'''{{fn|3v}}<br />
* The '''Dockworkers Union'''{{fn|3v}}<br />
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===Chartered Companies===<br />
:''For more information see: [[Chartered Company]] ''<br />
Alongside the guilds, each sky-port has hundreds of for-profit enterprises, known as [[Chartered Company|guild-companies or chartered companies]], specialised in selling a particular product or service .{{fn|7f}}<br />
* [[Grundcorp]]: Career soldiers formations hired to defend the ships and fleets.{{fn|3i}}<br />
*'''Weaponsmith Thrund Armoury''': The aethershot rifles it produces are always in high demand for their ruggedness and accuracy. Such is its success that the powerful Grundcorps of [[Barak-Zon]] owns many of its shares.{{Fn|7f}}<br />
* '''Bugman’s Brew''': Known producer of [[Barak-Thryng’s dark ale]] that also sell watered-down grog unfit for duardin consumption in the [[Cities of Sigmar]].{{Fn|7f}}<br />
* '''Grumgar Brothers’ Hoppery''': Known producer of [[Cuisine of the Mortal Realms|Barak-Thryng’s dark ale]] that also sell watered-down grog unfit for duardin consumption in the [[Cities of Sigmar]].{{Fn|7f}} <br />
* '''Iggrind-Kaz Aeronautics''': Famed for its surgeinjection endrins, which utilise liquidised aether-gold to grant a vessel supercharged bursts of speed.{{Fn|7f}}<br />
* '''Blazebeard and Sons''': This company is well known for its risky ventures. Such as when they sent a team of [[Arkanaut Company|Arkanauts]] into the [[Bloodwind Spoil]] to field test the experimental [[Realmsplitter Fusil]].{{Fn|27a}}<br />
* '''Harpooners’ Society''': This company is responsible for developing some of the [[Skyhook]]s employed by [[Kharadron]] vessels.{{Fn|14e}}<br />
*'''Zonbarcorp''': An upstart arm manufacturer.{{Fn|7n}}<br />
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===Other Organisations===<br />
Other organisations present in kharadron society:<br />
* The [[Longshore Marshals]]: Also known as the "Copperhats", they are the naval police that maintains order within the sky-ports. They mostly consist of injured Grundstok Marines and neophyte Arkanaut recruits usually armed with billy clubs and fists.{{fn|7e}}<br />
* The [[Trommraad]]: "The Bearded Council" Informal group of the eldest or wisest in a group.{{fn|3x}}<br />
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==Domain of the Kharadron Empire==<br />
The '''Kharadron Empire''' is the dominant power in the skies of the [[Mortal Realms]].{{Fn|7e}} However, the kharadron Overlords' presence in the Mortal Realms goes beyond simply controlling their various airways and [[sky-path]]s.{{Fn|3k}} <br />
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*[[High Airs]]: The airspace beyond the span of three cannon shots of any kharadron settlement or established mining zones is considered neutral territory amongst Kharadrons.{{Fn|7e}} The High Airs, or Outer Airs, are regulated according to Artycle 6 of the [[Kharadron Code]].{{Fn|7j}}{{Fn|7k}}<br />
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===Sky-paths===<br />
[[Sky-path]]s are airborne [[realmgate]]s. Due to their critical role in trade routes, the Kharadron Overlords lay claim to those realmgates across all the [[Mortal Realms]] and fortify them with [[Zonbek]]s.{{Fn|29a}}<br />
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[[File:Barak-Nar 01.png|thumb|350px|right|A kharadron sky-port from afar.]]<br />
[[File:Barak-Zilfin 01.png|thumb|350px|right|Skyview of a kharadron sky-port.]]<br />
[[File:Barak-Mhornar Sky-Port 01.png|thumb|350px|right|The streets of a kharadron sky-port.]]<br />
===Settlements===<br />
The Kharadron Overlords are an ever-present sight in the Mortal Realms' skies.{{Fn|7e}} As such, the Kharadrons have established a great variety of settlements across the Realms.<br />
*[[Sky-port]]s: Gargantuan floating metropolises, the sky-ports are some of the greatest centres of trade in the Mortal Realms. These heavily fortified industrial cities are the beating heart of the Kharadron Empire.{{Fn|7e}}<br />
*[[Kharadron Enclave]]s: Kharadron establishments within another faction’s settlement.<br />
*[[Kharadron Outpost]]s: Remote settlements of the Kharadron Empire. <br />
*[[Aether-gold Refinery|Aether-gold Refineries]]: Immense industrial complexes used to condense, distil and refine raw [[aether-gold]].{{Fn|14b}}{{Fn|14c}}<br />
*[[Zonbek]]s: Heavily armed kharadron glowbeacon lighthouse docks.{{Fn|7m}}<br />
*[[Zunfar tower]]s: Floating fortresses protecting the borders of the [[sky-port]]s.{{Fn|7e}}<br />
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===Kharadron Infrastructure===<br />
While the Kharadron Overlords exist in a highly industrialised society they still value the idea of stout craftsmanship.{{Fn|15b}} <br />
====Buildings====<br />
As the most technologically advanced nation in the Mortal Realms, the Kharadron Overlords are able to build architectural wonders.{{Fn|9g}}<br />
*[[Endrinvilla]]s{{Fn|7e}} <br />
*[[Darak-den]]s{{Fn|7e}}<br />
*[[Kharadron bawdyhouse]]s{{Fn|7e}} <br />
*[[Gamgling Hall]]s{{Fn|7e}} <br />
*[[Grudgehall]] of [[Barak-Thryng]]{{Fn|7l}}<br />
*[[Coghall]]s{{Fn|7f}} <br />
*[[Cloudscraper]]s{{Fn|18d}}<br />
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Legendary Buildings:<br />
*[[Hall of Endeavour]] of [[Barak-Zilfin]]{{Fn|7e}} <br />
*[[Sunrise Citadel]] of [[Barak-Nar]]{{Fn|7e}} <br />
*[[Shadowmark Repository]] of [[Barak-Mhornar]]{{Fn|7e}} <br />
*[[Kazakluft]] of [[Barak-Thryng]]{{Fn|7e}}<br />
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====Means of Transport====<br />
The unmatched technological advancement of the Kharadron Overlords allows them to build transport vehicles unimaginable to other inhabitants of the Mortal Realms.{{Fn|9g}}{{Fn|7d}}<br />
*[[Skyvessel]]s<br />
*[[Endrintram]]s{{Fn|7e}} <br />
*[[Steam-gondola]]s{{Fn|7e}} <br />
*[[Aethermatic lift]]s{{Fn|19a}} <br />
*[[Endrin-cart]]s{{Fn|10a}}<br />
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==Aethercraft==<br />
[[File:Kharadron Equipment 01.jpg|thumb|400px|Kharadron devices]]<br />
:''For more information see: [[Aethercraft]]''<br />
The Kharadron Empire is the most technologically advanced civilisation in the Mortal Realms.{{Fn|9g}} It is through the conception of a wide range of mechanised inventions and aethermatically powered apparatuses that the Kharadron Overlords were able to dominate the skies of the Mortal Realms. From airships to propulsion-packs, weapons to high-altitude rebreathers, the ever-evolving technology of the Kharadron lays at the centre of their success.{{Fn|3a}}<br />
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The technology of the kharadron, often referred to as [[aethercraft]] due to its common reliance on [[aether-gold]], is pioneered by members of the [[Endrineers Guild]]s and [[Aether-Khemists Guild]]s.{{Fn|7c}}<br />
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===Academies===<br />
It is in the various [[Kharadron Academies]] that the various guilds form most of their members.{{Fn|7g}}<br />
*[[Navcademies]]{{Fn|7f}}<br />
*[[Endrineering Academies]]{{Fn|7f}}<br />
**[[Great Coghalls]] of [[Barak-Zilfin]]{{Fn|7f}}<br />
*[[Arkanaut Academies]]{{Fn|7j}} <br />
*[[Grundstok Academies]]{{Fn|7h}}<br />
<br />
==Diplomacy and Commerce==<br />
[[File:Kharadron Overlords Trade 01.jpg|thumb|450px|Cartographic spectromitor are used by members of the [[Logistrator Guild|Logistrator]] and [[Forecastinator Guild]]s to keep track of the profits generated by all Kharadron trading activity in each of the realms]] <br />
To ensure that their relations with others are to their benefit, the Kharadron Overlords establish ever-evolving webs of trade agreements and contracts with their trade partners.{{Fn|23a}}{{Fn|22b}} They often invest in the construction of vital commercial infrastructure in foreign settlements by handling the contracts and providing the design, materials and labour.{{Fn|22b}} This allows them to establish monopolies over key trade routes and resources.{{Fn|22b}}<br />
As a result, [[kharadron enclave]]s have grown exponentially in both size and influence.{{Fn|7d}}<br />
<br />
While the [[Cities of Sigmar]] are an important market for the Kharadron Overlords, the skyfarers make sure to diversify their trading opportunities. Deals with [[Orruk]]s and [[Ossiarch Bonereaper]]s are but a glimpse of the grand trade network maintained by the Kharadron Empire.{{Fn|7d}}<br />
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The Kharadron Overlords do not see the [[Fyreslayers]] as kin since they refused to take them in after the fall of the Karaks. To the Kharadron, they are only trade partners that are likely to hold to their end of an oath. The Fyreslayers only see them as distant relations and rich customers. It doesn't sit well to the zealous Fyreslayers that the Kharadron have abandoned their gods.{{Fn|8a}}<br />
Since they are both duardin, they are cantankerous and contemptuous of the other, furthermore, while open conflict is rare it is not unheard of. However, in the [[Granthium Mountains]] of [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]] there is open conflict as both sides seek to claim a deposit of [[Ur-Gold]] and [[Aether-gold]].{{Fn|8a}}<br />
<br />
===Commercial Practices===<br />
Despite its importance, [[aether-gold]] is far from the only source of commerce for the Kharadron Empire. Trade between the [[sky-port]]s is vital, and ever since the [[Kharadron Code]] decreed [[drek-urb]], other markets have become extremely lucrative.{{Fn|3d}}<br />
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Due to their extensive trade networks, made possible by their [[sky-path]]s, kharadron airships are often laden with rare and exotic goods from every corner of the [[Mortal Realms]].{{Fn|7a}}<br />
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As the most technologically advanced civilization in the Mortal Realms, the Kharadron Overlords look upon human technology with bemused contempt. Many Kharadrons have taken advantage of this state of affairs to sell outdated cogwork machines and blackpowder weapons that are laughably simplistic by kharadron standards.{{Fn|7d}}{{Fn|9e}}<br />
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Kharadrons have often taken advantage of human naivety and ignorance to charge extortionate prices for vital supplies, undermine their trading partners whenever possible, and make a fortune by selling 'real, genuine realmstone' or useless artefacts that they claim possess magical powers.{{Fn|7d}}{{Fn|7a}}<br />
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[[Barak-Mhornar]], in particular, is suspected to be heavily involved in most black markets and the illicit trade that supplies them.{{Fn|7a}}<br />
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In settlements without [[realmgate]]s, kharadron trade fleets are often required to supply the location in vital resources.{{Fn|22a}} Kharadron [[sky-fleet]]s are also known to ferry settlers to friendly settlements.{{Fn|22a}}<br />
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==Sky-Fleets==<br />
[[File:Sky-fleet 01.png|right]]<br />
It is the sky-fleets of the Kharadrom Overlords that seek and mine out aether-gold. Other, more heavily armed, sky-fleets specialise in the protection of those that mine substances or transport cargo. The airspace of the sky-ports and the common trade routes are patrolled by such sky-fleets. Thus the sky-fleets are the very lifeblood of the Kharadron Overlords' mercantile empire and it is the dream of every young Kharadron to serve aboard them.{{fn|7g}}<br />
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Acting as bombers, gunships or transport craft, the Arkanaut Frigates and Ironclads are the ships of the line and the mainstay of the sky-fleets. For their part, Grundstok Gunhaulers are hired escort-class fighters, used for interdiction and attack runs.{{fn|7g}}<br />
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===Skyvessels===<br />
:''For more information see: [[Skyvessel]]''<br />
The Kharadron have a variety of vessels in their fleets ranging from the Grundstock Gunhauler fighter to the massive Khrundhal-class battleships. Warships are usually used sparingly due to the massive cost of producing and maintaining them - they also strain Artycle 2 of the Code.{{fn|3c}}<br />
<br />
Known skyvessels :<br />
*'''Arkanaut class'''<br />
**[[Arkanaut Frigate]]s<br />
**[[Arkanaut Ironclad]]s<br />
*'''Escort-class'''<br />
**[[Grundstok Gunhauler]]s<br />
*'''Krundhal-class'''<br />
**[[Khrundhal-class Battleship]]s<br />
*'''Basthal-class'''<br />
**[[Basthal-class Minelayer]]s<br />
*'''Makaisson-class'''<br />
**[[Makaisson-class Hauler]] {{fn|4}}<br />
*'''Thrunghal-class'''<br />
**[[Thrunghal Shieldship]]<br />
*'''Tork-class'''<br />
**[[Tork-class Torpedo Boat]]s<br />
*[[Wing-Carrier]]s<br />
*[[Grundcarrier]]s<br />
*[[Krontanker]]s<br />
*[[Aetherhulk]]s<br />
*[[Cloud-Dredger]]s<br />
*[[Sky-Trawler]]s<br />
*[[Ornithopter]]s<br />
*[[Gyrohauler]]s<br />
<br />
===Hierarchy of the Sky-fleets===<br />
[[File:Arkanaut Frigate with Heroes 01.jpg|450px|thumb|right|Kharadron Officers.]]<br />
The highest in the fleet hierarchy is its commissioned officer including the [[Arkanaut Captain|Captains]] who rules over their own craft, the [[Arkanaut Admiral|Admiral]] responsible for the overall command of a fleet. All ships must have a captain under the [[Kharadron Code]] and the code also allows the crew to usurp the captain if he does not bring success. This is not considered mutiny and the captain is not dishonoured, merely demoted and can rise back or fall even further. Others are specialists from the guilds including [[Aetheric Navigator]]s, [[Aether-Khemist]]s and [[Endrinmaster]]s and many fleets boast several such officers.{{Fn|7g}}<br />
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[[Arkanaut Company|Arkanaut Companies]] form the bulk of a fleet's infantry and a responsible for landing and boarding actions while the more heavily armed and armoured [[Grundstok Thunderer]]s are professionals contracted to safeguard the fleet. High-mobility units often called "[[Skyrigger]]s" consist of [[Endrinrigger]]s who are responsible for repairing ships and the more offensive [[Skywarden]]s who accompany the [[Grundcorp]]s into battle.{{Fn|7g}}<br />
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====Commissioned Officers====<br />
When a sky-fleet is formed, veterans from the Arkanaut academies are chosen by their sky-port's fleet council to lead its ships and, if the fleet is of considerable size, the entire sky-fleet.{{Fn|3b}}<br />
* [[Arkanaut Admiral]]<br />
* [[Arkanaut Captain]]<br />
<br />
====Warrant Officers====<br />
Warrant officers are technicians and specialists who are given warrants and contracts approved by their guilds instead of being commissioned by the fleet.{{Fn|3b}} As such they hail not form the Arkanaut training academies but from the other specilized guilds present in Kharadron society.{{Fn|7g}}<br />
* [[Aether-Khemist]]<br />
* [[Aetheric Navigator]] <br />
* [[Endrinmaster]]<br />
* [[Grundcaptain]]{{Fn|7h}}<br />
* [[Mizzenmaster]]<br />
* [[Custodian]]<br />
* [[Company Captain]]<br />
* [[Logisticator]]{{Fn|14a}}<br />
<br />
====Infantry====<br />
* [[Arkanaut Company]]: The main fighting force of the sky-fleets whose primary role is to perform ground-based or boarding actions in furtherance of the fleet’s goals.{{Fn|7g}}<br />
* [[Grundstok Thunderer]]<br />
* [[Black Marine]]<br />
* [[Copperhats]]{{Fn|7e}}<br />
<br />
====Airborne Troops====<br />
* [[Skyrigger]]<br />
** [[Endrinrigger]]<br />
** [[Skywarden (Kharadron Overlords)|Skywarden]]<br />
<br />
==Sources==<br />
*{{Endn|1}}: [https://www.games-workshop.com/en-CA/Kharodron-Overlords-battletome-HB-ENG-2017 Battletome: Kharadron Overlords product description]<br />
*{{Endn|2}}: [https://www.games-workshop.com/en-CA/Brokk-Grungsson-Lord-Magnate-Barak-nar-2017 Brokk Grungsson product description]<br />
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2017)]]<br />
**{{Endn|3a}}: The Wonders of Aethercraft, pg 18<br />
**{{Endn|3b}}: Admirals & Warrant Officers, pg 42-43.<br />
**{{Endn|3c}}: The Arkanaut Sky-Fleets, pg 30-31.<br />
**{{Endn|3d}}: The Breath of Grungni, pg. 12-13<br />
**{{Endn|3e}}: Upon Clouds of Gold, pg. 24-25<br />
**{{Endn|3f}}: A Rising Power, pg. 26-27<br />
**{{Endn|3g}}: Brokk Grungsson, pg. 40-41<br />
**{{Endn|3h}}: Frigates and Companies, pg. 46-47<br />
**{{Endn|3i}}: The Grundcorps, pg. 48-49<br />
**{{Endn|3k}}: Structured for Profit, pg. 28<br />
**{{Endn|3l}}: Regalia of the Sky-ports, pg. 32<br />
**{{Endn|3m}}: A Grudge to Settle, pg. 106-107<br />
**{{Endn|3n}}: The Sky-fleets, pg. 16<br />
**{{Endn|3o}}: Barak-Nar, pg. 33<br />
**{{Endn|3p}}: Barak-Zilfin, pg. 34<br />
**{{Endn|3q}}: Barak-Zon, pg. 35<br />
**{{Endn|3r}}: Barak-Urbaz, pg. 36<br />
**{{Endn|3s}}: Barak-Mhornar and Barak-Thryng, pg. 37<br />
**{{Endn|3t}}: Kharadron Overlords Warband Tables, pg. 116-119<br />
**{{Endn|3u}}: Symbols and Markings, pg. 84-85<br />
**{{Endn|3v}}: The Guilds, pg. 29<br />
**{{Endn|3w}}: Trade in the Realms, pg. 14-15<br />
**{{Endn|3x}}: Ironclads and Skyriggers, pg. 44-45<br />
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Spear of Shadows (novel)]] - Chapter 5<br />
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Battletome: Gloomspite Gitz (2019)]] - Ages of Loonacy, pg. 16-19<br />
*{{Endn|6}}: [[Broken Realms: Be'lakor]] <br />
**{{Endn|6a}}: Flight of the Tower, pg. 20-21<br />
**{{Endn|6b}}: Stampede of Scales, pg. 22-23<br />
**{{Endn|6c}}: Amongst the Ruins, pg. 24-25<br />
**{{Endn|6d}}: An Infernal Plan, pg. 32-33<br />
**{{Endn|6e}}: Chain Reaction, pg. 36-37<br />
**{{Endn|6f}}: A Malign Pattern, pg. 38-39<br />
**{{Endn|6g}}: Ruination, pg. 46-47<br />
**{{Endn|6h}}: Chamon Aflame, pg. 52-53<br />
**{{Endn|6i}}: A City on the Brink, pg. 54-55<br />
**{{Endn|6j}}: The Siege of Vindicarum, pg. 56-57<br />
**{{Endn|6k}}: On Wings of Iron, pg. 64-65<br />
**{{Endn|6l}}: After the Storm, pg. 66-67<br />
*{{Endn|7}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2020)]]<br />
**{{Endn|7a}}: Masters of the Skies, pg.4-5<br />
**{{Endn|7b}}: Rise of the Overlords, pg. 8-9<br />
**{{Endn|7c}}: The Breath of Grungni, pg.12-13<br />
**{{Endn|7d}}: Strife and Opportunity, pg.14-15<br />
**{{Endn|7e}}: The Sky-Ports, pg.16-17<br />
**{{Endn|7f}}: Structured for Profit, pg.18-19<br />
**{{Endn|7g}}: The Arkanaut Sky-Fleets, pg.22-23<br />
**{{Endn|7h}}: The Grundcorps, pg.34-35<br />
**{{Endn|7i}}: Annals of the Overlords, pg. 20-21<br />
**{{Endn|7j}}: Frigates and Companies, pg. 32-33<br />
**{{Endn|7k}}: The Code Amended, pg. 10-11<br />
**{{Endn|7l}}: Barak-Thryng, City of the Ancestors, pg. 73<br />
**{{Endn|7m}}: Dwellings of the Kharadron, pg. 26-27<br />
**{{Endn|7n}}: Great Endrinworks, pg. 66-67<br />
* {{Endn|8}}: [[Battletome: Fyreslayers (2019)]]<br />
** {{Endn|8a}}: Magmaholds, pg. 10-11<br />
* {{Endn|9}}: [[Soulbound Core Rulebook]]<br />
** {{Endn|9a}}: Kharadron Overlords, pg. 194<br />
** {{Endn|9b}}: Aqshy: the Realm of Fire, pg. 171<br />
** {{Endn|9c}}: Kharadron Overlords, pg. 65-68<br />
** {{Endn|9d}}: Equipment, pg. 99<br />
** {{Endn|9e}}: Kharadron Equipment, pg. 110-116<br />
** {{Endn|9f}}: Chamon – The Realm of Metal, pg. 172-173<br />
** {{Endn|9g}}: Grungni – The Maker, pg. 240-241<br />
** {{Endn|9h}}: Duardin, pg. 24-25<br />
** {{Endn|9i}}: Duardin Names, pg. 29-30<br />
** {{Endn|9j}}: Chapter Five: Equipment, Pg. 119<br />
* {{Endn|10}}: [[Myths & Revenants]]: The Sea Taketh<br />
** {{Endn|10a}}: pg. 23<br />
* {{Endn|11}}: [[Battletome: Beasts of Chaos (2018)]]<br />
** {{Endn|11a}}: pg 18<br />
* {{Endn|12}}: [[Battletome: Legions of Nagash (2018)]]<br />
** {{Endn|12a}}: pg 19<br />
*{{Endn|13}}: [[Aether War (boxed set)]]<br />
**{{Endn|13a}}: The Spiral Crux, pg. 2-3<br />
**{{Endn|13b}}: Cults of the Eyrie, pg. 4-5<br />
**{{Endn|13c}}: Prosper or Die, pg. 6-7<br />
**{{Endn|13d}}: War in the Skies, pg. 8-9<br />
**{{Endn|13e}}: Kharadron Overlords, pg. 12-13<br />
* {{Endn|14}}: [[Overlords of the Iron Dragon]]<br />
**{{Endn|14a}}: Chapter 2<br />
**{{Endn|14b}}: Chapter 10<br />
**{{Endn|14c}}: Chapter 13<br />
**{{Endn|14d}}: Chapter 6<br />
**{{Endn|14e}}: Chapter 5<br />
* {{Endn|15}}: [[White Dwarf April 2017]]<br />
** {{Endn|15a}}: pg. 33<br />
** {{Endn|15b}}: pg. 44<br />
** {{Endn|15c}}: pg. 38<br />
** {{Endn|15d}}: pg. 45<br />
* {{Endn|16}}: [[Battletome: Disciples of Tzeentch (2020)]]<br />
** {{Endn|16a}}: Domains of the Cults, pg. 12-13<br />
* {{Endn|17}}: [[Age of Sigmar: Core Book (2nd Edition)]]<br />
**{{Endn|17a}}: The Spiral Crux, pg. 104-107<br />
**{{Endn|17b}}: Kharadron Overlords, pg. 130-131<br />
* {{Endn|18}}: [[Code of the Skies (novella)]]<br />
** {{Endn|18a}}: Chapter 1 <br />
** {{Endn|18b}}: Chapter 4<br />
** {{Endn|18c}}: Chapter 7<br />
** {{Endn|18d}}: Chapter 3<br />
** {{Endn|18e}}: Chapter 2<br />
* {{Endn|19}}: [[Profit's Ruin (novel)]]<br />
** {{Endn|19a}}: Chapter 1<br />
* {{Endn|20}}: [[White Dwarf November 2020]]<br />
** {{Endn|20a}}: pg. 72<br />
* {{Endn|21}}: [[Soulbound Touble Brewing]]<br />
** {{Endn|21a}}: pg. 18<br />
*{{Endn|22}}: [[Soulbound Brightspear City Guide]]<br />
**{{Endn|22a}}: pg. 3<br />
**{{Endn|22b}}: pg. 26-27<br />
*{{Endn|23}}: [[Battletome: Cities of Sigmar (2019)]]<br />
**{{Endn|23a}}: pg. 31<br />
*{{Endn|24}}: [[Buyer Beware (Short Story)]]<br />
*{{Endn|25}}: [[Soulbound Crash and Burn]]<br />
**{{Endn|25a}}: pg. 5<br />
**{{Endn|25b}}: pg. 20<br />
* {{Endn|26}}: [[Soulbound: Cities of Flame]]<br />
** {{Endn|26a}}: A Keen Eye dor Profit<br />
*{{Endn|27}}: [[Warcry: Tome of Champions 2019]]<br />
**{{Endn|27a}}: Kharadron Overlords, A Bad Investment, Pg. 20-21<br />
*{{Endn|28}}: [[White Dwarf February 2021]]<br />
**{{Endn|28a}}: pg. 10-13<br />
*{{Endn|29}}: [[Soulbound: Champions of Order]]<br />
**{{Endn|29a}}: Kharadron Overlords, pg. 50-54<br />
*{{Endn|30}}: [[The Lost Karak (Short Story)]]<br />
*{{Endn|31}}: [[Krenkha Gorogna (Short Story)]]<br />
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<div>This '''Khazalid Lexicon''' contains a list of all the words and phrases of the Khazalid [[Languages of the Mortal Realms|language]]s found in the many publications of Warhammer: Age of Sigmar<br />
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==Lexicon==<br />
The following is a Lexicon containing a list of words and phrases, and their meanings, of all the [[Duardin]] [[Languages of the Mortal Realms|language]]s and dialects, including [[Modern Khazalid|Khazalid]], [[Old Khazalid]], [[Kharadron (Language)|Kharadron]], and the dialects of the Duardin allied to [[Chaos]], the [[Fyreslayers]], and [[Gazul-Zagaz]]. These words and phrases will be presented in alphabetical order. <br />
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===A=== <br />
*'''Adaz kronn''': Death by a thousand axes.{{Fn|17a}}<br />
*'''Angazuben''': Aetherically anchored banner-poles left in cardinal directions around a claimed plot. Newly discovered aether-gold deposits must be marked with angazuben before they can be considered the property of any sky-port.{{Fn|2c}} <br />
*'''Ang''': Iron.{{Fn|3b}}<br />
*'''Ang Drak''': Literally 'Iron Dragon' - The name of an Arkanaut Ironclad in the service of Barak-Zilfin.{{Fn|3b}} <br />
*'''Anu Dammaz''': Soon a grievance will be avenged{{Fn|15b}}<br />
*'''Azgildum''': Signification unclear, but it is used to refer to Disciples of Tzeentch.{{Fn|5b}}<br />
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===B===<br />
*'''Bakraz''': Berserker; madman or nutter.{{Fn|16c}}<br />
*'''Barak''': Sky-port, city - Term generally used to designate [[Kharadron Overlords|kharadron]] sky-ports.{{Fn|1n}}{{Fn|1o}}{{Fn|1p}}{{Fn|1q}}{{Fn|1r}}{{Fn|1s}} <br />
*'''Barak-Kol''': City of Ashes.{{Fn|7a}} <br />
*'''Barak-Mhornar''': City of Shadow.{{Fn|1r}}<br />
*'''Barak-Nar''': City of the First Sunrise.{{Fn|1n}} <br />
*'''Barak-Thryng''': City of the Ancestors.{{Fn|1s}}<br />
*'''Barak-Urbaz''': Market City.{{Fn|1q}}<br />
*'''Barak-Zilfin''': Windswept City.{{Fn|1o}} <br />
*'''Barak-Zon''': City of the Sun.{{Fn|1p}} <br />
*'''Barazakdum''': Literally 'Doom-oath'.{{Fn|7d}}<br />
*'''Bokak''': A curse word.{{Fn|6b}}<br />
*'''Burz Mulnkuremon''': The name of a Kharadron frigate, roughly translates to 'Golden Flying Fortress'.{{Fn|12a}} <br />
*'''Bryn''': Anything that is shiny or brillant; gold which shine strikingly in the sunlight.{{Fn|1k}}{{Fn|2c}} <br />
*'''Brynruf''': When the sun shines gold over Chamon.{{Fn|1k}} Each wind cycle a Musterpress shall be held upon the Brynruf. This shall consist of six days of physical competition and rigorous examinations, the nature of which shall be decided individually by each sky-port’s Admirals Council. Upon the culmination of the Musterpress, Admirals and Captains of the fleets shall have seven days in which to offer contracts of service to the contestants. - ARTYCLE 8 - TENETS OF DEFENCE, SECTION 3.{{Fn|2c}}<br />
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===D===<br />
*'''Dawr Tromm''': A term of respect{{Fn|15b}}<br />
*'''Drak''': Dragon.{{Fn|3b}}<br />
*'''Drek''': A great distance; great ambition or enterprise.{{Fn|1d}}{{Fn|2d}} <br />
*'''Drek-urb''': The opening up of trade with other races; long distance trade.{{Fn|1d}}<br />
*'''Drum Duraz''': Means ''Black Stone''; name of a prison in [[Anvilgard]].{{Fn|18a}}<br />
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===E===<br />
*'''Eki Wattock''': literally 'he is an unsuccessful prospector'; used as insult {{Fn|15b}}<br />
*'''Elgi''': Archaic term for Elves/[[Aelves]]{{Fn|15b}}<br />
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===F===<br />
*'''Funti-druk''': A Kharadron swear.{{Fn|19}} <br />
**'What the funti-druk are you playing at?' 'Chew on this, you funti-druk!'{{Fn|19}} <br />
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===G===<br />
*'''Galkhron''': Literally ‘dividing of plunder’{{Fn|1a}} or ‘salvage rights’.{{Fn|13a}}<br />
**‘Admirals, Captains and Master Shareholders shall each receive two shares of a galkhron.’ - Artycle 2, Point 2 of the Code.{{Fn|1a}}<br />
**‘Upon obtaining a properly signed and approved grudgeclause, a duardin is given the [[Rune of Mark]] and considered exempt from other statutes of the Code. Any plunder seized during an act of vengeance must be taken to the Admiralty’s Court so that galkhron can be performed.’: Amendment 3 of the Code.{{Fn|1e}} <br />
***Other appearances of the term.{{Fn|6a}}<br />
*'''Garaktormun''': Literally ‘Great Gale of Death’ - Kharadron term for the [[Necroquake]].{{Fn|2a}} <br />
*'''Geldrungburz''': The Kharadron commodities and stock market.{{Fn|19}}<br />
*'''Gnollendrom''': Respect due to someone. A mark of respect often used as a welcome.{{Fn|6d}}<br />
**Example: "Gnollendrom, Lady Murrag." - Ingrid Jonsson{{Fn|6d}} <br />
*'''Gorak-drek''': Literally ‘Great Venture’ - Period of kharadron history that follows the Necroquake.{{Fn|2d}} <br />
*'''Griks''': Pains in the neck{{Fn|15b}}<br />
*'''Grobkaz''': Evil deed or goblin work, sometimes used as a curse word.{{Fn|2g}} <br />
*'''Grund''': Literally ‘Hammer’.{{Fn|1d}}{{Fn|2f}}{{Fn|1g}}<br />
*'''Grund Ang''': Literally ‘Hammer of Iron’ - The name of an Arkanaut Ironclad in the service of Barak-Zilfin.{{Fn|1d}} <br />
*'''Grobi''': A grot.{{Fn|16b}}<br />
*'''Gromthi''': Ancestor.{{Fn|1g}}<br />
*'''Gromthi-a-Grund''': Literally ‘Ancestral Hammer’ - The name of a Khrundhal-class battleship in the service of Barak-Thryng.{{Fn|1g}}<br />
*'''Guzungrim''': Mark of those who use inferior hops or fail to allow appropriate fermentation time.{{Fn|2c}} <br />
===H===<br />
*'''Hazkal''': A strong duardin ale, brewed and fermented over the course of many wind cycles.{{Fn|2c}} <br />
*'''Hun-ghrumtok''': Literally ‘heavy bomber wing’ - Name of a sky-fleet from Barak-Thryng.{{Fn|1h}}<br />
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===K===<br />
*'''Karak''': The term used for the ancient holds and cities of the Khazalid Empire.{{Fn|7b}}<br />
*'''Kazar valrhank''': Literally ‘protect with honour’ - Motto of the Grundcorps.{{Fn|1l}} <br />
*'''Kezraak''': A Kharadron stout.{{Fn|2a}}<br />
** Having a kezraak card up his sleeve - Literally ‘Having an ace up his sleeve’.{{Fn|5a}} <br />
*'''Kharadrar-Kharadror''': A Kharadron war cry. Notably used to signal a charge.{{Fn|19}} <br />
*'''Kharadron''': Approximately ‘born from the sundered mountain’ in ancient duardin.{{Fn|2b}} <br />
*'''Khazukan''': ‘City-folk’{{Fn|1h}} or ‘the conglomerate of all the city’s craftsfolk’.{{Fn|1g}}<br />
*'''Khazuk''': Shortend version of 'Khazukan Khazukit-ha', literally 'Look out! the Duardin are on the warpath' {{Fn|15b}}<br />
*'''Khazukan Khazukit-ha''': Warcry of the Unbak [[Fyreslayer]] Lodge.{{Fn|15a}} <br />
*'''Krenkha gorogna''': Literally ‘leadership driving us to a place of no alcohol’ - A term most commonly used to describe a vote of no confidence, usually occurring when leadership is either ill-fated or insistent upon following a path along which lies little or no profit.{{Fn|1j}} <br />
*'''Kruk''': A seemingly promising vein of ore which gives out suddenly; an unexpected disappointment; a venture which comes to nothing {{Fn|15b}}<br />
*'''Kruntzi-brog''': A Kharadron swear.{{Fn|19}} <br />
*'''Kuzzbryndal''': Literally ‘hero’s welcome’ - Ceremony, practiced most notably in Barak-Zon, celebrating the triumphs of kharadron expeditions that have accomplished a string of victories and came back with holds filled with aether-gold.{{Fn|1a}}<br />
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===M===<br />
*'''Mehret''': A combination of success, profit and experience.{{Fn|1i}} <br />
*'''Mighromtok''': Literally ‘scout patrol wing’ - Name of a sky-fleet from Barak-Zilfin.{{Fn|1h}} <br />
*'''Mhornar''': Shadow.{{Fn|1r}}<br />
===N===<br />
*'''Nar''': Sunrise.{{Fn|1n}} <br />
*'''Nazgrund''': Literally ‘Cloudhammer’ - The legendary flagship (even though an Arkanaut Frigate) of Horgrumm Brand, first of the Kharadron Grand Admirals.{{Fn|2f}} <br />
===O===<br />
*'''Ong''': One.{{Fn|7c}}{{Fn|11a}}<br />
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===P===<br />
*'''Priffa dreng''': Literally ‘prosper or die’ - Motto of Barak-Nar.{{Fn|1b}}<br />
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===R===<br />
*'''Raadfathom''': One aerial raadfathom is the distance a hypothetically average [[skyvessel]] powered by the long-obsolete Mark I Grindisson aether-endrin would traverse horizontally in a single second. The measurement is old, from the dawn of the [[sky-port]]s, and calculated according to Nav-Master Groffin Terrenk's aethermatical mode.{{Fn|19}}<br />
*'''Rhyngul Vengryn''': Literally ‘Redmetal Vengeance’ - The name of an Arkanaut Frigate in the service of Barak-Zon.{{Fn|1a}}<br />
*'''Rinn''': A lady Duardin.{{Fn|3a}} <br />
*'''Rik''': King or lord.{{Fn|2c}}<br />
===S===<br />
*'''Skat''': A swear word. {{Fn|6c}}<br />
*'''Strahlstrom''': The great windstream.{{Fn|1g}}<br />
===T===<br />
*'''Thaggaz''': A treacherous individual who should be slayed{{Fn|15b}}<br />
*'''Thaggoraki''': A skaven.{{Fn|2e}}<br />
*'''Thagduegi''': The Great Betrayal{{Fn|9a}}<br />
*'''Thagi''': Murderous traitor{{Fn|15b}}<br />
*'''Thryng''': Temple, shrine of Ancestors.{{Fn|1s}}<br />
*'''Tromm''': Beard, respect due to experience or age.{{Fn|1j}} <br />
*'''Trommraad''': Literally ‘Bearded Council’ - An informal group of the eldest or wisest individuals in a group. They are seen as givers of sound counsel.{{Fn|1j}}<br />
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===U===<br />
*'''Umgali''': The Azyrite language.{{Fn|8a}}<br />
*'''Umgash''': Means ''raw iron'', ''untempered'', and ''untested''. Used as an insult.{{Fn|14a}}<br />
*'''Umgi''': Foreigners or humans.{{Fn|2c}}<br />
*'''Undawi''': A non-duardin. Used by some [[Dispossessed]] to refer to the [[Kharadron]].{{Fn|19}} <br />
*'''Unguz throlt''': literally ‘undrinkable batch’ - A lost cause for when an error occurs in the brewing of alcohol and good ingredients are lost, it is regarded as a tragedy among duardin.{{Fn|1l}}<br />
*'''Urbaz''': Market.{{Fn|1q}}<br />
*'''Urki Zank''': Literally ‘Foecleaver’ - The name of an Arkanaut Ironclad in the service of Barak-Zilfin.{{Fn|1m}} <br />
*'''Uzkul''': Bone.{{Fn|2c}} <br />
*'''Uzkulrik''': Literally ‘Bone kings’ - A Kharadron term for the [[Ossiarch Bonereapers]].{{Fn|2c}}<br />
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===V===<br />
*'''Varrkhulg''': Chief of enemy tribes; an insult.{{Fn|16a}}<br />
*'''Vengryn''': Vengeance.{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|1m}}<br />
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===W===<br />
*'''Wazzok''': A foolish or gullible duardin; one who has exchanged a valuable item for something of little or no worth; an insult.{{Fn|4b}}<br />
*'''Wergild''': Restitution for damage done to one's ship.{{Fn|10a}}<br />
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===Z===<br />
*'''Zank''': Cleaver.{{Fn|4a}} <br />
*'''Zhaktopper''': Headgear of a Lord-Magnate.{{Fn|1i}}<br />
*'''Zilfin''': Windswept.{{Fn|1o}} <br />
*'''Zil Vengryn''': Literally ‘Vengeance of the Wind’ - Name of a sky-fleet from Barak-Zilfin.{{Fn|1m}}<br />
*'''Zon''': Sun.{{Fn|1p}} <br />
*'''Zonbek''': A well-garrisoned glowbeacon lighthouse docks.{{Fn|1f}}<br />
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==Sources==<br />
* {{Endn|1}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2017)]]<br />
**{{Endn|1a}}: TKharadron Overlords, pg. 4-5<br />
**{{Endn|1b}}: Prosper or Die, pg. 6-7<br />
**{{Endn|1c}}: The Code, pg. 10-11<br />
**{{Endn|1d}}: The Breath of Grungni, pg. 12-13<br />
**{{Endn|1e}}: The Sky-fleets, pg. 16-17<br />
**{{Endn|1f}}: Dwellings of the Kharadron, pg. 20-23<br />
**{{Endn|1g}}: Structured for Profit, pg. 28<br />
**{{Endn|1h}}: The Arkanaut Sky-fleets, pg. 30-31<br />
**{{Endn|1i}}: Brokk Grungsson, pg. 40-41<br />
**{{Endn|1j}}: Ironclads and Skyriggers, pg. 44-45<br />
**{{Endn|1k}}: Frigates and Companies, pg. 46-47<br />
**{{Endn|1l}}: The Grundcorps, pg. 48-49<br />
**{{Endn|1m}}: Vengeance of the Wind, pg. 64-65<br />
**{{Endn|1n}}: Barak-Nar, City of the First Sunrise, pg. 92<br />
**{{Endn|1o}}: Barak-Zilfin, the Windswept City, pg. 93<br />
**{{Endn|1p}}: Barak-Zon, City of the Sun, pg. 94<br />
**{{Endn|1q}}: Barak-Urbaz, the Market City, pg. 95<br />
**{{Endn|1r}}: Barak-Mhornar, City of Shadow, pg. 96<br />
**{{Endn|1s}}: Barak-Thryng,City of the Ancestors, pg. 97<br />
* {{Endn|2}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2020)]]<br />
**{{Endn|2a}}: Masters of the Skies, pg. 4-7<br />
**{{Endn|2b}}: Rise of the Overlords, pg. 8-9<br />
**{{Endn|2c}}: The Code Amended, pg. 10-11<br />
**{{Endn|2d}}: Strife and Opportunity, pg. 14-15<br />
**{{Endn|2e}}: Annals of the Overlords, pg. 20-21<br />
**{{Endn|2f}}: Frigates and Companies, pg. 32-33<br />
**{{Endn|2g}}: The Grundcorps, pg. 34-35<br />
* {{Endn|3}}: [[Overlords of the Iron Dragon]]<br />
**{{Endn|3a}}: pg. 120<br />
**{{Endn|3b}}: back cover<br />
* {{Endn|4}}: [[Spear of Shadows (novel)]]<br />
**{{Endn|4a}}: pg. 100<br />
**{{Endn|4b}}: pg. 184<br />
* {{Endn|5}}: [[Aether War (boxed set)]]<br />
**{{Endn|5a}}: pg. 7<br />
**{{Endn|5b}}: pg. 28<br />
* {{Endn|6}}: [[Myths & Revenants]] - [[The Sea Taketh]]<br />
**{{Endn|6a}}: pg. 39<br />
**{{Endn|6b}}: pg. 13<br />
**{{Endn|6c}}: pg. 36<br />
**{{Endn|6d}}: pg. 27<br />
* {{Endn|7}}: [[Soulbound Core Rulebook]]<br />
** {{Endn|7a}}: Aqshy: the Realm of Fire, pg. 171<br />
** {{Endn|7b}}: Chapter Nine: The Great Parch<br />
** {{Endn|7c}}: Chapter Three: Archetypes<br />
** {{Endn|7d}}: Doomseeker, pg. 60<br />
* {{Endn|8}}: [[Hallowed Knights: Black Pyramid (novel)]]<br />
** {{Endn|8a}}: Chapter Four: Take and Hold<br />
* {{Endn|9}}: [[Battletome: Fyreslayers (2019)]]<br />
** {{Endn|9a}}: The Fall of Grimnir, pg. 8<br />
* {{Endn|10}}: [[Gods & Mortals]] - [[Gravesend Gold]]<br />
** {{Endn|10a}}: pg 294<br />
* {{Endn|11}}: [[Hamilcar: Champion of the Gods]]<br />
** {{Endn|11a}}: Chapter Twelve pg. 131-135<br />
* {{Endn|12}}: [[Soulbound Shadows in the Mist]]<br />
** {{Endn|12a}}: Blood Tide, Pg. 5<br />
* {{Endn|13}}: [[Soulbound Cities of Flame]]<br />
** {{Endn|13a}}: A Keen Eye for Profit, pg. 29<br />
* {{Endn|14}}: [[Warcry Anthology]]<br />
** {{Endn|14a}}: The Iron Promise<br />
* {{Endn|15}}: [[Realmslayer]] audio drama by David Guymer<br />
** {{Endn|15a}}: Chapter 1<br />
** {{Endn|15b}}: Appendix, page 297-298(Script)<br />
* {{Endn|16}}: [[Code of the Skies (novella)]] <br />
** {{Endn|16a}}: pg. 11<br />
** {{Endn|16b}}: pg. 19<br />
** {{Endn|16c}}: pg. 21<br />
* {{Endn|17}}: [[Age of Sigmar: Core Book (2nd Edition)]] <br />
** {{Endn|17a}}: The Spiral Crux, pg. 104-107.<br />
* {{Endn|18}}: [[Soulbound: Anvilgard City Guide]]<br />
** {{Endn|18a}}: Pg. 16<br />
* {{Endn|19}}: [[The Lost Karak (Short Story)]]<br />
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|Image = Kharadron Overlords Assault.jpeg<br />
|Image caption = A kharadron Assault.<br />
|Name = Kharadron Overlords<br />
|Grand alliance = [[Grand Alliance of Order|Order]]<br />
|Associated factions =<br />
|Allies = [[Cities of Sigmar]]<br>[[Dispossessed]]<br>[[Fyreslayers]]<br>[[Ironweld Arsenal]]<br>[[Stormcast Eternal]]<br />
|Main grouping = [[Sky-port]]<br />
|Major characters = [[Brokk Grungsson]]<br>[[Drak Grolsson]]<br>[[Drongon Humboldsson]]<br>[[Imoda Barrasdottr]]<br>[[Jakkob Bugmansson XI]]<br />
|Core resources = [[Aether-gold]]<br />
|Races = [[Duardin]]<br />
|Mounts =<br />
|Vehicles = [[Skyvessel]]s<br>[[Endrin-cart]]s<br />
|Creatures = [[Cogmonculus]]<br>[[Drillbill]]<br />
|Spell lores =<br />
|Prayers =<br />
|Endless spells =<br />
|Manifestations =<br />
|Artefacts = [[Aethermatic Weapons]]<br>[[Great Endrinworks]]<br>[[Treasures of the Sky-ports]]<br />
|Archetypes = [[Brewmaster]]<br>[[Skyrigger]]<br>[[Aether-Khemist]]<br>[[Endrinmaster]]<br>[[Aetheric Navigator]]<br />
|Warbands = [[Thundrik's Profiteers]]<br />
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The '''Kharadron Overlords''' are a race of militaristic, mercantile [[duardin]] who dominate the skies of the [[Mortal Realms]] upon gigantic [[skyvessel]]s and floating [[sky-port]]s held aloft by a mix of engineering prowess, burgeoning science and industrialised magic.{{Fn|13e}}{{Fn|15d}}{{Fn|7e}}<br />
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Driven by a need for profit as much as by honour, they employ wondrous techno-arcane devices powered by [[aether-gold]] – the lifeblood of the Kharadron empire.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|13e}} The Kharadron are mostly secular and prefer to rely on their own science and ingenuity than lean on any god. They live by the [[Kharadron Code]], a constitution firmly based on meritocracy and pragmatism.{{Fn|9c}}{{Fn|9g}}{{Fn|9h}}<br />
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==History==<br />
===[[Age of Myth]]===<br />
The [[duardin]]s have inhabited the [[Mortal Realms]] since time immemorial. While relatively few things are known of this bygone age, legends assert that [[Grungni]] played a key role in the establishment of a lasting peace between the [[First Clans of the Khazukan]] and the ancient [[Twelve Tribes of Azyr]].{{Fn|9g}} It was also under his tutelage that the [[Khazalid Empire]] flourished like no other.{{Fn|9g}} This unequalled civilisation of engineers and craftsmen saw the Duardin flourish across the Mortal Realms working alongside [[humans]], [[aelf|aelves]], [[Gholemkind]]s and many others.{{fn|7b}}{{Fn|18c}}{{Fn|9g}}<br />
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====Grungni’s masterpiece==== <br />
It is no coincidence that [[Karak-a-Zaruk]], hearth of the [[Khazalid Empire]], was located in [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]].{{Fn|3e}} Indeed, the rich paradise then known as the [[Spiral Crux|Godwrought Isles]] is one of the [[Nineteen Wonders of Chamon]] fashioned long ago by [[Grungni]].{{Fn|17a}} Legends say that Grungni’s exertions are such that the metal-dust shed by his hammer mingled with his breath to create [[aether-gold]].{{Fn|17a}}{{Fn|3d}} Located at the heart of the Realm of Metal, the Godwrought Isles were geometrical marvels linked together by flawlessly built bridges and each possessing unfathomable treasures and alchemical wonders.{{Fn|13a}} Each of these heavenly islands is bestowed upon one of Grungni’s worshipper clans.{{Fn|17a}} <br />
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After crafting these lands and teaching the knowledge of old to his followers, Grungni departed for [[Realm of Azyr|Azyr]] to fulfil an ancient promise to [[Sigmar]] believing that only by thriving without the guiding presence of a god could his people ever grow strong.{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|7b}}{{Fn|9g}}<br />
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It is in this paradisiacal heirloom that the ever-expanding [[Khazalid Empire]] came to resemble the most to the mountain kingdoms described by ancient tales.{{Fn|18c}} Here the ancestors of the Kharadrons ruled in wondrous mountain cities and dug ever deeper into the bedrock of Chamon to excavate precious minerals and gems.{{fn|7b}}{{Fn|18c}}<br />
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====The steamhead pioneers====<br />
For generations, the people of the [[Spiral Crux|Godwrought Isles]] prospered without divine guidance.{{Fn|13a}} The discovery of priceless resources, [[Realmstone#Chamon|Chamonite]] first amongst them, and the means to extract them inevitably lead to an era of invention and progress that cemented the prominent place of [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]]’s Karaks within the [[Khazalid Empire]].{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|3e}} <br />
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It was a group of innovative duardin called the [[steamhead pioneers]] that discovered and mastered the art of extracting and refining [[aether-gold]], a wondrous mineral that can be found across the skies of the [[Mortal Realms|Eight Realms]].{{Fn|7i}}{{Fn|7c}} Capitalising on the remarkable adaptability of this substance of near-limitless power, the steamhead pioneers develop the fields of [[aethercraft]], aethermatic extraction and cogwork locomotion.{{Fn|7b}}{{Fn|7i}} <br />
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[[File:Griffon's Eyrie map 01.png|thumb|Location of the [[Lode-Griffon]]'s lair at [[Griffon's Eyrie]].]]<br />
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====Descent of the Lode-Griffon==== <br />
While near infinite, the vast riches of the [[Spiral Crux|Godwrought Isles]] are not equally enjoyed by the region’s inhabitants.{{Fn|13d}} Perhaps if wealth discrepancy had not been so rife, the changeprayers of the unfortunates would not have been so fervent, and not attracted [[Tzeentch]]’s gaze in the first place.{{Fn|17a}} But as the great powers of the Isles exploit and drive out the lesser tribes of the region in their obsessive pursuit of ever more [[Realmstone#Chamon|Chamonite]], those begging for change hear the whispers of [[Daemons of Tzeentch|daemons]] promising a better world at the expense of another’s misfortune.{{Fn|17a}}{{Fn|13d}} <br />
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Though the seeds of disaster are implanted, it is the coming of the [[Lode-Griffon]] that spelt doom for the [[Godwrought Isles]].{{Fn|17a}} Drawn forth by the extensive Chamonite mines and [[aether-gold]] clouds of the Godwrought Isles, this metallic godbeast descends from the [[Great Nothing]].{{Fn|13d}}{{Fn|9f}} In accordance with the [[Tzeentch|Change God]]’s plans, the Lode-Griffon comes to rest upon [[Griffon's Eyrie]], an island located at the very center of the [[Realm of Chamon|Realm of Metal]].{{Fn|13d}}{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|7b}}<br />
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The magnetic aura of the fortress-sized creature is such that the magnetic laws of the Godwrought Isles are rent asunder.{{Fn|13d}}{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|17a}} Once prosperous nations are instantly obliterated by the cataclysmic pulses of raw magnetism emitted by the Lode-Griffon, allowing previously less wealthy groups to rise to prominence.{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|17a}} Over time, [[Grungni]]’s handcrafted paradise begins to warp, fragment and buckle under the magical weight of the godbeast.{{Fn|13d}}{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|17a}} As titanic pipelines and bridges transporting raw Chamonite are torn asunder, their alchemical content evaporates and gathers as clouds into the Chamonic stratosphere.{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|17a}} With this, the devastated remnants of the once paradisiacal Godwrought Isles become known as the [[Spiral Crux]].{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|17a}}<br />
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[[File:Spiral Crux Map 01.jpg|thumb|Map of the [[Spiral Crux]].]]<br />
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====Opening of the Sky-Rift==== <br />
In an attempt to slay the Lode-Griffon, the remaining nations of the Spiral Crux convene a conclave of the nine mightiest aethermancers of the region.{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|17a}} These powerful sorcerers make for [[Griffon's Eyrie]] and begin to work a great spell of transmutation, planning to transform the Lode-Griffon into solid gold.{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|17a}} Though the great ritual is ultimately enacted and successfully end the magnetic curse of the godbeast, the aethermancers are betrayed and slain by one amongst their number – one of [[Tzeentch]]’s faithful [[Gaunt Summoner]]s known as the [[Watcher King]].{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|17a}}{{Fn|13d}} <br />
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As the Lode-Griffon is transmuted into inanimate gold, its agonised death-screams are so replete with magical dissonance that they tear apart the very fabric of the [[Mortal Realms|realms]].{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|17a}}{{Fn|13d}}{{Fn|7i}} As a result, a colossal sky-rift to [[Crystal Labyrinth of Tzeentch|Tzeentch’s Realm]] is open at the centre of the Spiral Crux, through it pours endless daemonic legions of the [[Tzeentch|Architect of Fate]].{{fn|7b}}{{Fn|9f}}<br />
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===[[Age of Chaos]]===<br />
As [[Disciples of Tzeentch|Tzeentch’s legions]] are unleashed upon the [[Spiral Crux]], their deity take special interest in [[Realm of Metal|Chamon]]’s overwhelming aura of transmutation.{{Fn|13d}} Using its magic to further saturate Chamon’s stratosphere with the raw stuff of change, the [[Tzeentch|Great Mutator]] works an apocalyptic spell to rain transmutive warpfire from the skies.{{Fn|9f}}{{Fn|17a}} The transmutational storm renders the central lands of the Spiral Crux so imbued with the distorting power of Chaos as to be completely inimical to mortals.{{Fn|13d}}{{Fn|13a}} Land and sea creatures native to Chamon are twisted into horrible new flight-capable forms that take wing, or simply rise into the skies as if held by invisible hands – all of them adding to Chamon’s already prolific aerial ecosystem.{{Fn|17a}} The chaotic invasion reaches new heights as daemons overrun countless civilisations and turn many duardin mountain-holds into sealed tombs where they were either killed by daemons or starved to death.{{fn|7b}}<br />
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====Sky Exodus==== <br />
[[File:Barak-Zon 01.png|thumb|350px|[[Barak-Zon]], first founded of the [[sky-port]]s.]]<br />
As the apocalypse unfolded, the duardin thought to fight alongside their allies, but found them absent, they then thought to seek the aid of the gods through prayer, but none answered.{{Fn|17b}} When the [[Tzeentch|Changer of the Ways]] encroaches upon [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]], the normally conservative duardin are ultimately forced to face annihilation in the strongholds of their ancestors or to abandon the traditions of old by adopting a new way of life.{{Fn|7i}} <br />
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In a great leap of faith and technology, the forefathers of the Kharadrons combine their mastery of air travel with the [[aethercraft]] innovated by the [[Kharadron Overlords#The steamhead pionners|steamhead pionners]] to attach great endrinspheres and aethermatic energisers to the very foundations of their ancestral strongholds and take to the [[skies]].{{Fn|7b}} Fleets of gyrocopters and other steam-bombers blast clear a path for the great floating citadels to escape.{{Fn|13d}} As such, the Kharadron Overlords were born from the sundered mountains, or Kharadron in ancient [[khazalid]].{{Fn|7b}} <br />
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Chamon’s stratosphere wasn’t the safe heaven that the duardin hoped for, however. As the sky-ports rise into the clouds, [[Tzeentch]]’s armies give pursuit.{{Fn|7i}} A desperate flight across the Realm of Metal ensues, forcing thousands duardin pilots to sell their lives to keep the newfound aerial threats at bay.{{Fn|7i}} <br />
So deadly are the skies of Chamon that not every attempted retreat to the skies was rewarded with success. Out of the countless thousands of inhabitants of [[Karak Ohrgaf]] only three lived to tell the tale of their nascent sky-port. The fate of the others is hinted at in gruesome details when twisted wrecks of skyvessels and mangled duardin corpses begin to rain down from the Chamonic clouds.{{Fn|11a}}<br />
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After the fall of the last duardin's Great Karaks at the [[Battle of Zaruk]] and the refusal of the [[Fyreslayers]] to take any asylum seekers, the influx of refugees from the fallen Karaks seeking salvation amongst the skies grew exponentially.{{Fn|15a}}{{Fn|8a}}{{Fn|3f}} With them, the aerial mining colonies and airborne fortresses in the clouds of Chamon banded together as a loose confederation for mutual protection that would become the foundation of the greatest aerial empire the [[Mortal Realms]] have ever known.{{Fn|7i}}{{Fn|15a}}{{Fn|17a}} With time, the ever-faithful refugees of an [[Khazalid Empire|ancient empire]] became the founders of a civilisation that will come to not only survive the [[Age of Chaos]], but thrive in it.{{Fn|17b}}<br />
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Regardless of the traumatic birth of their civilisation and the drastic changes to duardin society it required, some traditions took more time to be abandoned than others, if at all. As such, in the days of the Sky Exodus, the quickly developing airfleets were still crewed by clans.{{Fn|7j}} Due to the innovations of the steamhead pioneers, kharadron sky faring science progress to the point that several sky-ports boast entire fleets of skyborne vessels.{{Fn|17a}}<br />
Similarly, the [[Grundcorps]] were founded soon after the Sky Exodus by Master Gunner [[Olgrimm Grundstok]], who organised the Grundstok clan into the [[Grundcorp]]s following the repeated successes of fleets hosting [[Thunderer]]s from that clan.{{Fn|3i}}{{Fn|3f}}<br />
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====Time of Reaving==== <br />
As the sky-ports and their requirement for [[aether-gold]] grow, so too do their rivalries.{{Fn|17a}} This resource had rapidly become the foundation upon which the Kharadron built their technology and a constant influx of the substance was required if any given sky-port wishes to stay afloat.{{Fn|7c}}<br />
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As such, competition amongst the nascent sky-ports over mining rights of this vital resource caused buried grudges and old rivalries to resurface, all of which ultimately leading to an ever-increasing level of warfare amongst the sky faring duardin.{{Fn|7b}}{{Fn|3f}} This strife-filled era, known as the Time of Reaving, saw the then openly rival sky-ports fight one another in order to safeguard their own future by gathering as much aether-gold as possible at the expanse of enemy sky-ports.{{Fn|3f}}<br />
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=====Conference of Madralta===== <br />
[[File:Madralta 01.jpg|thumb|The [[Madralta|floating island of Madralta]].]]<br />
On the verge of an all-out civil war that would spell disaster for the emergent civilisation, the leaders of the various sky-ports agreed to meet in council.{{Fn|7b}} Taking place on the floating island of [[Madralta]], the [[Conference of Madralta]] saw the leaders of all the developing sky-ports maintain an uneasy truce in order to put an early end to the Time of Reaving.{{Fn|3f}}{{Fn|7b}} Even if the debate was far from peaceful, violence frequently threatened to break out at the negotiation table, the imminent doom of their newly found way of life forced the kharadron to compromise.{{Fn|7b}} In an ultimate showcase of pragmatism, the duardin leaders establish a series of common laws that would allow all to prosper.{{Fn|7b}} The [[Kharadron Code]] was thus born.{{Fn|6h}}<br />
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Organised worship and age-old dynasties had failed to protect their people.{{Fn|7b}} There would be no more kings and queens, nor would the kharadron ever again look for divine intervention to save them.{{Fn|7b}} This now united empire would be governed by elected leaders chosen for their aptitude instead of their bloodline, and powered by technology and science rather than pointless faith.{{Fn|7b}}<br />
As a new secular era was set in motion, the old clans were dissolved and replaced by an individualistic mindset. Meritocracy supplanted the old ways, creating a fundamental divide with traditional duardin society.{{Fn|17b}} Airfleeets were no longer crewed by clans, but instead by those kharadron that distinguished themselves at the Musterpresses.{{Fn|3h}} Duardin woman became common sight amongst both the developing industrial workforce and the fighting forces of the Sky-fleets.{{Fn|9d}}{{Fn|18}} <br />
However, other traditions are simply reframed into this new contract-driven culture, as exemplified by the [[Rune of Mark]]s codified in the grudge-clause of the Kharadron Code.{{Fn|18b}} For their part, ancient duardin oaths now take the form of legally signed contracts.{{Fn|17a}} <br />
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The founding and unifying constitutional document that is the [[Kharadron Code]] was conceived by expanding upon naval laws initially designed to maintain discipline aboard sky-vessels.{{Fn|7b}} The resulting nine artycles covered every facet of kharadron society, from the overall governance of their now-united sky-empire to the personal freedom of its citizens. {{Fn|7b}} With time, the Kharadrons expanded those rules so that by following their new code, every decision they take would adhere to its ever adapting stipulations.{{Fn|15a}} Indeed, the isolationist stance they temporarily adopted towards the land dwellers hailed from their adherence to the Kharadron Code.{{Fn|15a}}<br />
[[File:Kharadron Overlords vs Disciples of Tzeentch 02.jpg|thumb|The [[Great Sky War]].]]<br />
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====Great Sky War==== <br />
When the Kharadron first sought refuge in the chamonic skies, the [[Disciples of Tzeentch]] gave pursuit.{{Fn|7i}} These titanic battles amongst the clouds were but the first engagements of the [[Great Sky War]].{{Fn|13d}} This quickly escalating conflict saw the two major aerial power of the Mortal Realms fight for the control of Chamon’s skies for centuries.{{Fn|7i}} <br />
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More broadly and due to the absence of any comparable aerial superpowers outside of [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]], the Great Sky War’s outcome will come to determine who was to rule the skies of the [[Mortal Realms]].{{Fn|7e}}{{Fn|7d}} <br />
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Initially simply fighting for survival, the Kharadron Overlords develop their war technology at a pace never before seen to turn the tides of war. The ancestral blackpowder weapons are replaced with an ever-evolving and adapting aethermatically powered arsenal, and the gyrocopters rapidly make way for skyvessels entirely designed to secure aerial supremacy over the Realms.{{Fn|7g}} After centuries of refinements, those early airships designs evolved into the prolific Arkanaut class of skyvessel.{{Fn|7g}}<br />
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While this technological leap allows the Kharadron to hurl back the tides of chaos on multiple fronts, the sky-ports are still pursued by the infernal fleets of the dreaded triad of tzeentchian daemon princes infamously known as the [[Tetronomicar]].{{Fn|17a}}{{Fn|7i}}<br />
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=====Battle of the First Coalition===== <br />
Following the [[Conference of Madralta]], the now united Kharadron Overlords decide to tackle the horizon spanning armada of the [[Tetronomicar]] above the [[Straits of Helsilver]] in a titanic conflict named the [[Battle of the First Coalition]].{{Fn|7i}}<br />
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There, [[Horgrumm Brand]] of [[Barak-Nar]], first of the Kharadron [[Grand Admiral]]s, masterminds a legendary victory that altered the fate of the skyways of the [[Mortal Realms]]. Outnumbered at least two to one, Horgrumm Brand splits his fleet into multiple smaller formations capable of outmanoeuvring the monumental crystal barges of the Tetronomicar. Aboard [[Nazgrund]], arguably the most legendary kharadron skyvessel, Grand Admiral Brand directs his swift forces to blast the daemonic crystal barges into shards one by one.{{Fn|7i}}<br />
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Though the Kharadron were ultimately victorious, Grand Admiral Horgrumm Brand is slain during the battle, his flesh turned to silver by a [[Lord of Change]].{{Fn|7j}} His victory lays down the core tenets of kharadron naval strategy and ensures their undisputed dominance of the Chamonic skies for more than a century.{{Fn|7i}}<br />
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====Season of Strife====<br />
[[Barak-Mhornar]] develops rune-markings of illusion able to conceal their skyvessels' allegiance.{{Fn|7i}} Using this technology, corsairs of the [[Barak-Mhornar|Shadow Port]] begin to prey upon merchant convoys belonging to other sky-ports.{{Fn|7i}} <br />
Only after tremendous amounts of aether-gold are hijacked is the identity of the perpetrators discovered.{{Fn|7i}} A series of fierce battles involving over a dozen sky-ports are fought.{{Fn|3f}} <br />
Urgent amendments to the [[Kharadron Code|Code]] prohibiting such piratical practices and a series of counterraids personally led by [[Brokk Grungsson]] allow the Season of Strife to end before open warfare breaks out.{{Fn|3g}}{{Fn|7i}}<br />
{| style="margin:7px 50px 0 50px; float:right<br />
|+ Composition of the Geldraad after the disparition of Barak-Zhoff<br />
|-<br />
! Sky-ports<br />
! Capital (aether-gold shares){{fn|3k}}<br />
! Delegates on the [[Geldraad]]{{fn|3k}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[Barak-Nar]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 307,620,967 ||style="text-align: center;" | 7<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Zilfin]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 102,300,678 ||style="text-align: center;" | 4<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Zon]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 54,000,000 ||style="text-align: center;" | 3<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Urbaz]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 46,412,890 ||style="text-align: center;" | 2<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Mhornar]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 26,806,212 ||style="text-align: center;" | 1<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Thryng]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 173,000 ||style="text-align: center;" | 1<br />
|-<br />
! TOTAL !! 537,313,747 !! 18 <br />
|}<br />
=====Disappearance of Barak-Zhoff=====<br />
[[Barak-Zhoff]] had once been one of the greatest and most influential [[sky-port]], perhaps second only to [[Barak-Nar]]. However, this jewel of the Kharadron Empire mysteriously vanished. To maintain the balance of six represented sky-ports at the [[Geldraad]], [[Barak-Thryng]] was admitted with a single delegate.{{Fn|18a}}<br />
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===[[Age of Sigmar]]=== <br />
[[Sigmar's Tempest]] is unleashed across the skies of the Mortal Realms, signalling the dawn of the [[Realmgate Wars]].{{Fn|17a}} The fury of the storm is such that it drove potent veins of [[aether-gold]] before it.{{Fn|17a}} The Kharadron Overlords rush to mine this priceless bounty before the tempest further disturbs their operations.{{Fn|17a}} <br />
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As the [[Realmgate|Gates of Azyr]] reopened and the [[Allpoints#All-gates|All-gates]] came under attack by [[Stormcast Eternals|Sigmar’s followers]], many Kharadrons vote to join the land dwellers’ crusade, but the [[Kharadron Code|Code]] specified when alliances could be negotiated.{{Fn|3f}} Consequently, only when the Azyrite began to build their [[Cities of Sigmar|cities]] did the skyfarers send delegates to the [[Sigmar|God-King]]’s court.{{Fn|3f}}{{Fn|7i}}<br />
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====Treaty of Vindicarum==== <br />
The sigmarite city of [[Vindicarum]] is assaulted by the forces of the Dark Gods. Outnumbered, the [[Stormcast Eternals]] defenders are quickly overwhelmed. Disaster is avoided when a sky-fleet from [[Barak-Nar]] descends upon the daemonic hordes and blasts them apart.{{Fn|7i}}<br />
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The encounter results in the Treaty of Vindicarum, which ratifies an economic pact between the Overlord’s mercantile empire and the growing domain of the God-King.{{Fn|7i}}<br />
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As a result, the Kharadron Overlords develop an ever-increasing trading network that takes full advantage of every newly founded [[Cities of Sigmar|city]] of Order.{{Fn|7d}} The commercial enclaves thus established rapidly grow in both size and influence.{{Fn|7d}} <br />
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====Great Sky Purge====<br />
Though the lands of the [[Spiral Crux]] remain firmly under Tzeentchian hands, the Kharadron Overlords’ control over its stratosphere is cemented by a united push with their new sigmarite allies.{{Fn|17a}} The efficiency of this mutually beneficial alliance is such that the [[Aetherstrike Force]] is legitimised in the [[Kharadron Code]].{{Fn|13d}}<br />
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====Blockade of Barak-Zon==== <br />
A tzeentchian convocation led by [[Kairos Fateweaver]] creates a gigantic arcane barrier around [[Barak-Zon]].{{Fn|3f}} Sky-ports needing a constant supply of [[aether-gold]], such a blockade was nothing less than an attempt to bring the colossal city crashing down.{{Fn|3d}} For ninety-nice days the Kharadron city remained besieged by the [[Tzeentch|Change God]]’s faithful.{{Fn|3f}}<br />
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Under the leadership of its High Admiral [[Brokk Grungsson]], a confederation of sky-fleets hailing from every sky-port executes a daring massed ramming action.{{Fn|3f}} The [[Arkanaut Frigate]]s assumed a line abreast formation and discharged so much firepower that the arcane chain and the besiegers were erased from existence.{{Fn|7j}} So devastating was the kharadron assault at the breaking of the blockade of Barak-Zon that it could be seen in broad daylight from the [[Kharzdon Mountains]].{{Fn|7j}}<br />
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{|style="margin:7px 50px 0 50px; float:right<br />
|+ Impact of the Garaktormun<br />
|-<br />
! rowspan="2" | Sky-ports<br />
! colspan="2" | Capital (aether-gold shares){{fn|7f}}{{fn|3k}}<br />
! colspan="1" | Delegates on the [[Geldraad]]{{fn|7f}}{{fn|3k}}<br />
|-<br />
! gain/loss !! Pourcentage gained or lost !! gain/loss <br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Mhornar]] || style="text-align: center;" | +65,308,673 ||style="text-align: center;" | +243.63% || style="text-align: center;" | +2 <br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Zilfin]] || style="text-align: center;" | +50,452,513||style="text-align: center;" | +49.32%|| style="text-align: center;" | +1<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Thryng]] || style="text-align: center;" | +650,500 ||style="text-align: center;" | +376.01% || style="text-align: center;" | n/a<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Nar]] || style="text-align: center;" | -11,488,020 ||style="text-align: center;" | -3.73% || style="text-align: center;" | -1<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Zon]] || style="text-align: center;" | -15,346,658 ||style="text-align: center;" | -28.42% || style="text-align: center;" | -1<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Urbaz]] || style="text-align: center;" | -20,696,788 ||style="text-align: center;" | -44.59% || style="text-align: center;" | -1<br />
|-<br />
! TOTAL !!style="text-align: center;" | +68,880,220 !!style="text-align: center;" | +12.82% !!style="text-align: center;" | n/a<br />
|}<br />
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====Garaktormun (Necroquake)==== <br />
[[Nagash]] performs a vast necromantic ritual that inverts the arcane energies of [[Realm of Shyish|Shyish]] and unleashes the all-devouring vortex known as the '''Garaktormun''' – or '''‘Great Gale of Death’''' – kharadron term for the [[Necroquake]].{{Fn|7a}} The resulting shockwave broke across the skies of every [[Mortal Realms|Mortal Realm]], home to the aerial domain of the Kharadron Overlords, like a crashing tidal wave that disrupted the laws of magic.{{Fn|7a}} This aetheric disturbance scattered the [[aetherstreams]]. The havoc wrought on once-stable veins of aether-gold swept lucrative mining zones, previously thought to be reliable revenue streams, completely off course and forced hundreds of [[Kharadron Overlords#Organisations|guilds and companies]] to file for bankruptcy. {{Fn|9e}} Endless legions of gheists were dragged up from the [[Realm of Shyish|underworlds]] to prey upon the skyfarers, and [[Endless Spell|predatory spells]] wrought considerable destruction on the commercial interests of the sky-ports.{{Fn|7a}} <br />
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The dockyards of [[Barak-Nar]] were nearly overwhelmed by [[Nighthaunt]] processions, and only a desperate stand by [[Grundstok Thunderer]]s under the command of [[Njarn Firewhiskers]] stopped the undead from invading the city proper.{{fn|7d}} <br />
Even worse, [[Barak-Durmmaz]] and [[Barak-Kling]] were knocked down by the tidal waves of death magic at the onset of the Garaktormun.{{fn|7d}} Entire sky-fleets were battered off course with [[Barak-Nar]] alone losing an estimated one-fifth of its navy.{{fn|7d}}<br />
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====Gorak-drek (Arcanum Optimar)==== <br />
Despite sustaining catastrophic losses that would have certainly crippled other, non-proactive, civilisations, the swift actions of the [[Geldraad]] – in securing new guild-contracts to replace the lost skyvessels and organising new Musterpresses on a grand scale to reinforce their diminished armed forces – allowed the Kharadron Overlords to not only survive the Garaktormun, but to turn the tragedy into opportunity.{{Fn|7d}} It is no small indication of the adaptability and pragmatism of the skyborne duardin that over seventeen amendments to the [[Kharadron Code]] were passed in response to the shyishian apocalypse.{{fn|7b}} <br />
{|style="margin:7px 50px 0 50px; float:right<br />
|+ Current composition of the Geldraad<br />
|-<br />
! Sky-ports<br />
! Capital (aether-gold shares){{fn|7f}}<br />
! Delegates on the [[Geldraad]]{{fn|7f}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Nar]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 296,132,947 ||style="text-align: center;" | 6<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Zilfin]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 152,753,191||style="text-align: center;" | 5<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Mhornar]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 92,114,885 ||style="text-align: center;" | 3<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Zon]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 38,653,342 ||style="text-align: center;" | 2<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Urbaz]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 25,716,102 ||style="text-align: center;" | 1<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Thryng]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 823,500 ||style="text-align: center;" | 1<br />
|-<br />
! TOTAL !!style="text-align: center;" | 606,193,967 !!style="text-align: center;" | 18 <br />
|}<br />
Indeed, the [[Admirals Council|Admiralties]] swiftly realised that the Garaktormun possessed both destructive and lucrative potential.{{Fn|7d}} <br />
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Great monopolies had been established long ago over many of the most substantial [[aether-gold]] streams by individual sky-ports. Predicated on the relative stationary behaviour of those established mining zones, a familiar hierarchy of influence had slowly taken root within Kharadron society.{{Fn|7d}} <br />
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The dispersal of so many aetherstreams and the presence of intricacies in the Code that allowed rival powers to claim the displaced aether-gold resulted in a power vacuum amongst the Kharadron.{{Fn|7a}}{{Fn|7d}} This vacuum led to the Gorak-drek – the '''Great Venture''' – kharadron term for the [[Arcanum Optimar]].{{Fn|7a}} This new age of prospection and exploration ushered the greatest and boldest aether-gold rush seen since the [[Kharadron Overlords#Time of Reaving|Time of Reaving]].{{Fn|7a}}<br />
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Countless thousands of sky-fleets were chartered into action, most heading into new and deadly lands to seize innumerable swathes of enemy territory and further expand an empire that already stretched across every [[Mortal Realms|Mortal Realm]].{{Fn|7d}} <br />
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The new era also created an arms race resulting in inventions such as incendiary torpedoes capped with slivers of aqthracite, handheld anti-magic repulsors, and aetheric lenses that can gaze through a ship’s hull. Developments of countermeasures against the predatory spells include Ironclads armed with magic-dampening null projectors and [[voidstone]] scatter-mines.{{fn|7c}} <br />
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=====Wraith Fleet Conflict=====<br />
To counter the increasing tides of undead, the sky-ports decreed the formation of elite Grundstok units specialised in the destruction of ‘non-physical entities’. These [[Black Marine]]s, named after the obsidian armour carapaces they wear, are armed with scatter-shot rifles and equipped with a variety of anti-ethereal equipment and weaponry such as celestium burst-grenades, scintillator lenses and aether-vapour projectors. They were first deployed during the [[Wraith Fleet Conflict]] where they successfully fought the ghostly corsairs of the vampire [[Varkos Varactyr]].{{fn|7c}}<br />
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[[File:Kharadron Overlords vs Disciples of Tzeentch 01.jpeg|thumb|[[Drak Grolsson]] combatting [[Ab-het]] in the [[Azure Crown]].]]<br />
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====Aether War====<br />
:''For more information see: [[Aether War]]''<br />
The aether-gold rush set in motion during the [[Kharadron Overlords#Gorak-Drek|Gorak-Drek]] led profiteering kharadron sky-fleets to make daring forays into [[Griffon's Eyrie]], the former lair of the [[Lode-Griffon]] turned into a sacred land and safe haven for the [[Disciples of Tzeentch]].{{Fn|16a}}<br />
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Following new [[aether-gold]] trails, [[Barak-Nar]] edges ever closer to Griffon's Eyrie.{{Fn|13b}} A sky-fleet led by [[Bjarnus Tragg]] utilise an aetheric forcefield, invented by [[Drak Grolsson]], to venture into those toxic skies controlled by the [[Cult of the Transient Form]].{{Fn|16a}} <br />
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The kharadron expedition discovers more than extensive aether-gold deposits, however, for they stumble upon a dark ritual that would see a deadly magical storm unleashed upon Barak-Nar, performed by Magister [[Ab-het]] and his [[Tzaangor Shamans]].{{Fn|13d}} After his personal [[Arkanaut Ironclad|Ironclad]], the [[Intrepid]], suffers critical damage, Admiral Tragg commands Drak Grolsson to lead a small force to destroy the source of the aethermatic storm.{{Fn|13c}}<br />
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The Kharadrons make way towards the [[Azure Crown]], located at the very centre of [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]].{{Fn|13b}} There, [[Drak Grolsson]] and his forces successfully thwart the tzeentchian plot, but the [[Great Sky War]] between the [[Disciples of Tzeentch]] and Kharadron Empire intensifies.{{Fn|28a}}<br />
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====Chamon Under Attack====<br />
[[File:Humboldsson 01.png|thumb|200px|[[Endrinmaster]] [[Drongon Humboldsson]].]]<br />
During the [[Assault on the Eater's Lair]], the [[Silver Tower]] of the [[Eater of Tomes]] was destroyed in a cataclysmic explosion that turned the [[Rusted Wastes]] into a thousand-mile wide crater and sent a magical wave that destabilised or destroyed many Realmgates. The destruction of the Silver Tower had been masterminded by [[Be'lakor]] to occur there since the membrane separating the [[Mortal Realms]] from the tides of [[Chaos]] was at its weakest in [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]]. The antique foundations of the portals situated relatively close to the ground zero of the explosion had been greatly weakened by the immense arcane forces released by the explosion. Those were to be sabotaged and corrupted beyond recovery so that a torrent of Chaos energy may spill forth to stain the skies of the Mortal Realms and sever their link to [[Realm of Azyr|Azyr]]. Attacking in parallel with the [[Nighthaunt]], the Legion of the First Prince darkened and soured the skies with wicked magic. As the scent of brimstone and burned blood saturated the air, daemons in their thousands surged forth to serve Be'lakor. Meanwhile, the processions of [[Lady Olynder]] struck at isolated outposts, strongpoints and columns of reinforcing troops. So thick and fast were the predations of the Nighthaunt that many were convinced a second [[Necroquake]] had occurred.{{Fn|6b}}{{Fn|6c}}{{Fn|6d}}{{Fn|6e}}<br />
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=====Second Conference of Madralta=====<br />
The [[Redoubtable]], a prototype [[Arkanaut Frigate]] fresh from the [[Grammtok-Rahl yards]] of [[Barak-Zilfin]] captained by [[Endrinmaster]] [[Drongon Humboldsson]], was on its maiden voyage in the [[Arable Heartlands]] when the [[Rusted Wastes]] were destroyed by the detonation of the Silver Tower. While the Redoubtable investigated the incident, [[Imoda Barrasdottr]], noting a bigger plan in motion, alerted the Geldraad.{{Fn|6f}} <br />
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The [[Geldraad]] convened upon the neutral ground of [[Madralta]] resulting in the [[Second Conference of Madralta]]. The Kharadron Overlords, however, were as much concerned about the ramifications for trade and industry as they were any grander notions.{{Fn|6i}}<br />
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With reports of Vindicarum being assaulted by daemonic hordes, [[Barak-Nar]] and [[Barak-Zilfin]] advocated prompt intervention to prevent their trade partners from being overrun. Their initiative, however, was denied by the rest of the council who banded together to veto this initiative. With the venerable [[High Admiral]] [[Grubda Klarsdottr]] of the isolationist [[Barak-Thryng]] leading the opposition to direct intervention, the conference was soon stuck in a deadlock. It was the intervention of [[Drongon Humboldsson]] and [[Gromthi]], in a breach of the [[Kharadron Code]], that stopped the infighting. They revealed a grand convergence of energies around Vindicarum, a stormfront of Chaos magic all but unprecedented since the Descent of the [[Lode-Griffon]] which would draw in every [[aetherstreams]] within ten thousand air leagues of Vindicarum turning the city into the most valuable location in the [[Spiral Crux]], something that even Klarsdottr couldn't ignore. ASeizing the opportunity, [[Arkanaut Admiral|Admiral]] [[Imoda Barrasdottr]] called for a motion regarding the dispatch of a sky-fleet to relieve Vindicarum. Ultimately, the historic [[Second Conference of Madralta]] ended in consensus: the fractious [[sky-port]]s of the Kharadron Empire would rescue [[Sigmar]]'s armies from their dire predicament and lay claim to valuable aetherstreams around Vindicarum.{{Fn|6i}}{{Fn|6k}}<br />
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=====Siege of Vindicarum=====<br />
At the [[Siege of Vindicarum]] the Legion of the First Prince whose initial estimates outnumbered Vindicarum's forces at least six to one had begun overrunning the city. Its walls were breached, thousands of its inhabitants slaughtered and more than half of the [[Celestial Vindicators]] fell in the desperate defence, along with almost all of the city's mortal regiments.{{Fn|6h}}{{Fn|6l}}<br />
It was when the defenders were making their last stand that the [[Second Madraltan Armada]] arrived. This colossal fleet was led by [[Drongon Humboldsson]] on the [[Redoubtable]], as it was the fastest [[skyvessel]] in the Kharadron Empire, and guided by [[Imoda Barrasdottr]] who helped chart a course for the Kharadron armada through the tormented sky-lanes of [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]], ensuring that they arrive in time to save Vindicarum.{{Fn|6k}} Following the Redoubtable came hundreds of [[Arkanaut Ironclad]]s, other [[Arkanaut Frigate|Frigates]] and colossal, wide-platformed [[Wing-Carrier|Carrier]]s that unleashed squadrons of [[Gunhauler]]s and '''single-pilot fighter craft''', swarming like angry glowjackets from a stirred-up hive. The colours of most [[sky-port]] and of hundred other imperial trading posts could be seen amidst the shining wall of endrins.{{Fn|6k}}<br />
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The combined firepower of the fleet was unleashed upon the Legion with extreme accuracy, annihilated countless greater daemons alongside their lesser kin. Skyvessels swept in low to disgorge [[Grundstok Thunderer|Grundstok Marines]] and [[Arkanaut]]s from rapid-descent lines into the city. There, the kharadron ground-troops laid down fields of fire around the few remaining pockets of vindicarian defenders. Daemons were cut down by the score by salvoes of aethershot, while aetheric fumigators cleared thicker daemonic crowds. The counter-attack of the Legion of the First Prince was furious but ultimately futile since the Second Madraltan Armada had enough guns, bombs and torpedoes to level entire kingdoms. While near numberless, even the chaotic host that had conquered Vindicarum withered before the overwhelming firepower of the Kharadron. Be'lakor refused to admit defeat and leapt into the air towards the Redoubtable. The Dark Master killed the [[Skywarden]]s that counter-charged the Daemon Prince, and Humboldsson himself was at his mercy until [[Gromthi]] advanced towards Be'lakor. A flicker of fear briefly seizes the First Prince, who then releases the Frigate and leaves the battlefield.{{Fn|6k}}<br />
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Vindicarum was a ruin, but the Second Madraltan Armada had prevented its total destruction. Represented by no fewer than five Grand Admirals of the [[Geldraad]], the Kharadron delegation offered the battered sigmarite forces to transport them anywhere in the [[Mortal Realms]] using their roughly unaffected [[sky-path]]s. Taking advantage of the situation, the Kharadron Overlords oversaw the reparation works of Vindicarum and constructed several cloud-mining platforms above [[Mount Ketnus]]. The Geldraad claimed the sky-lanes from the [[Viscid Flux]] to [[Prosperis]]' northern coast. The losses suffered by the sky-ports were tempered by the new rich [[aetherstreams]] flooding into their coffers.{{Fn|6l}}<br />
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{| width="33%" align="center"<br />
|align="center"|''Let these foolish land-sloggers put their trust in gods and faith, I put mine in a freshly fuelled ship and an open horizon.''<br />
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==Culture & Society==<br />
The Kharadron Empire is a conglomerate of duardin powers united by the guidelines of the [[Kharadron Code]], a common legacy of sky travel and an insatiable need for [[aether-gold]].{{Fn|7a}} Short and stocky, Kharadron are stubborn, resilient as stone, and take great pride in iron discipline and hard work.{{Fn|4a}}<br />
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This mercantile empire is one of the most potent political and military bodies in the entirety of the [[Mortal Realms]] and its dominion over all their airways is near undisputed.{{Fn|7a}}{{Fn|9f}}<br />
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Every level of the industrial, militaristic and highly meritocratic kharadron society is managed like a business conglomerate.{{Fn|7f}}{{Fn|7b}}{{Fn|15b}} Decisions made by the elected councillors of the [[Admirals Council]] and of the [[Geldraad]] are dictated by a necessity for profit, and further justified by the regulations laid down in the Kharadron Code.{{Fn|7f}}{{Fn|7b}}<br />
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Driven by commerce, the ruthlessly pragmatic Kharadron Empire is powered by technology and science.{{Fn|7i}} As such, advancement within kharadron society is based ''almost'' entirely upon [[mehret]] – a combination of success, profit and experience.{{Fn|9a}}{{Fn|3g}}<br />
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[[Aether-gold]] being the lifeblood of the Kharadron Empire, its natural properties and means of extraction heavily impact the inner-workings of kharadron society. Foremost amongst those is its susceptibility to being swept across vast distances by magical storms and other natural phenomena.{{Fn|7c}} Furthermore, the Kharadron Code stipulates that aether-gold deposits are not the property of the individuals who discovered them, but of their affiliated [[sky-port]].{{Fn|7k}}<br />
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The importance of '''mehret''' in kharadron society is also to be considered. Indeed, the concept of '''mehret''' takes into account the success of an individual, not of their ancestors; it considers one’s ability to turn a profit, not to inherit wealth; it considers personal experience, not the accomplishments of your bloodline.{{Fn|3g}} No wonder that even the children of [[Admirals Council]]’s members are sent to work for the [[sky-fleet]]s as simple [[Arkanaut Company|Arkanauts]].{{Fn|18}}<br />
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Nevertheless, wealth and power grant some privileges in kharadron society. Many [[Admirals Council|council members]] establish sizeable estates far above the cloudscrapers that house the common folk. With time, a sufficient number of such endrinvillas came to be maintained by their descendants that an upper class had emerged within some sky-ports, an elite who saw themselves as the centre of power in their respective sky-port.{{Fn|18d}} <br />
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Despite the volatile nature of aether-gold, great monopolies over many substantial [[aether-gold]] streams were gradually established by various sky-ports. Predicated on the relative stationary behaviour of those established mining zones, a familiar hierarchy of influence had slowly taken root within kharadron society.{{Fn|7d}} This hierarchy, however, was swept aside with the dispersal of so many aetherstreams by the Garaktormun.{{Fn|7a}}{{Fn|7d}} This vacuum led to a new age of prospection and exploration – called the Gorak-drek – ushering the greatest and boldest aether-gold rush seen since the [[Kharadron Overlords#Time of Reaving|Time of Reaving]].{{Fn|7a}}<br />
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===Secularism and Ancestor Worship===<br />
[[File:Barak-Thryng 01.png|thumb|500px|Statues of [[Ancestor-Gods]] (notably [[Valaya]], [[Grimnir]] and [[Grungni]]) in [[Barak-Thryng]].]] <br />
The Kharadron largely scorn organised worship and, save for the more traditionalist [[sky-port]]s such as [[Barak-Thryng]], have placed science above the worship of the [[Ancestor Gods]]. While the Kharadron acknowledge the presence of magic and [[deities]], they believe everything can be explained with some rational, science-based formula.{{Fn|7a}}{{Fn|3d}} <br />
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Superstitions persist, however, and many legends tell of how the exertions [[Grungni]] experienced during his [[Age of Myth#The Labours of Grungni|Grand Works]] were such that the metal-dust shed by his hammer mingled with his breath to form air-borne clouds of [[aether-gold]]. Others say that the creation of aether-gold was Grungni’s folly and the reason he would ultimately leave the [[Pantheon of Order]].{{Fn|3d}}<br />
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Images of the [[Ancestor Gods]] nonetheless adorns many Kharadron vessels, equipment and statues. With the bulk of Kharadron being secular, however, the Maker has become a ''sign of fortune'' and a ''paternal ancestor-spirit'' instead of a figure of active worship.{{Fn|7a}}{{Fn|9g}}{{Fn|15c}} <br />
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The Kharadron attitude towards Grungni stems from their perceived abandonment by the gods during the [[Sky Exodus|Age of Chaos]]. Resultantly, many Kharadron still hold a grudge against the Maker for forsaking them in their time of need.{{Fn|9h}} <br />
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====Reverence to the Past====<br />
Historical and ancestral bonds play a large part in the lives of many Kharadron. This affinity and reverence for what has come before are apparent with the tradition of inscribing the names of the fallen into [[Rocks of Remembrance]].{{Fn|3g}}{{Fn|9i}}<br />
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[[Honour Bearer]]s accompany most [[Grundstok Thunderer]] formations to record their unit’s proud history and carry an ancestral standard. It is also tradition for such units to be accompanied by a [[drillbill]], in honour of the original one that was taken to battle by [[Olgrimm Grundstok]].{{Fn|3i}}<br />
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=====Naming Conventions=====<br />
The Kharadron's reverence for the past often leads them to combine the name of a proud ancestor with the honorific ‘-sson’ or ‘-dotr’ to form new surnames.{{Fn|9i}}<br />
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Following is a list of known kharadron surnames:<br />
*Aetherdotr, Brondotr, Coghammer, Dainsson, Grundstock, Grungsson, Junesson, Khurgisson, Menzidotr, Norgrimsson, Runesson, Sternbok, Tahilro, Varrdotr, Zadotr.{{Fn|9i}}<br />
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===Honour, Oaths and Loopholes=== <br />
[[File:Kharadron Code 01.png|thumb|A Kharadron reading the [[Kharadron Code]] for 'business matters'.]]<br />
Pragmatism governs the Kharadron's approach to matters of honour. Although they take sworn oaths as seriously as any [[duardin]], the skyfarers heartily exploit loopholes and technicalities in loosely worded contracts to gain an edge whenever they can. Though not callous, the sky-duardin display a notoriously flexible moral compass when it comes to business.{{Fn|7a}} <br />
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Honourable, for the most part, the Kharadron always act in accordance with the [[Kharadron Code|Code]], however, there are targets so tempting that a loophole is found to justify a raid that most would perceive to be piratical.{{Fn|3o}}<br />
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To the Kharadron, anyone foolish enough to sign a contract without fully anticipating any and all potential outcomes deserve absolutely no sympathy.{{Fn|7a}} <br />
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|align="center"|''Never sign a Kharadron writ without reading it ten thousand times.''<br />
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'''- A common saying amongst [[Dispossessed]] clan-chiefs'''.{{Fn|7a}} <br />
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The Kharadron remember how duardin stubbornness and reluctance to accept the inevitable almost led to the destruction of their people in the [[Age of Chaos]]. Therefore, the Kharadron scorn decisions based on emotions and take stances born of cold logic, like rarely risking open war with their trading partners despite their cut-throat business acumen.{{Fn|7a}} <br />
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Once aboard a [[skyvessel]], crewmates are bonded by many oaths and Code-prescribed rituals.{{Fn|3n}} <br />
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The professional soldiers of the [[Grundcorps]] are oathsigned into contracts. Accordingly, they do all in their power to ensure the safety of their clients.{{Fn|3i}}<br />
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[[File:Grudge-clause 01.png|thumb|230px|A [[Rune of Mark]].]]<br />
===Grudges & Rune of Marks===<br />
The Kharadron Overlords value a good grudge just as much as any duardin. If the skyfarers are cheated in a trade agreement, their territory trespassed on, or they have been defeated in battle, it becomes only a matter of time until vengeance comes upon those who wronged them.{{Fn|3m}}<br />
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Grudges have taken a new form in Kharadron society, notably through the [[Rune of Mark]]s codified in the grudge-clause of the Kharadron Code.{{Fn|18b}}<br />
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The dour traditionalists of [[Barak-Thryng]] take grudges to new highs. Their resentments burning fiercely for centuries, they always ensure that every slight is repaid in kind. Given the opportunity to wreak revenge upon their enemies, those Kharadron will fight with singleminded stubbornness, refusing to even consider death until they have spilt every drop of their nemeses' blood.{{Fn|7l}}<br />
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Every offence against the City of the Ancestors is inscribed upon a rune-slate and added to a titanic library, located in the [[Grudgehall]], that covers an entire district. Barak-Thryng's soldiers are encouraged to settle these grudges whenever possible, and usually carry [[runic tablet]]s listing the most heinous insults into battle, so that they may ensure that retribution is delivered properly.{{Fn|7l}}<br />
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===Fashion===<br />
[[File:Thundrik's Profiteers 02.png|thumb|The Kharadron's heavily armoured environment suits allow them to dwell in toxic environments.]]<br />
Raw [[aether-gold]] being extremely caustic, the Kharadron Overlords must keep it contained, hence their use of heavily armoured environment suits.{{Fn|15d}}{{Fn|14d}} Their helms are airtight and connected to a rebreather and an oxygen canister, allowing them to work in high altitudes or within toxic-metal clouds.{{Fn|3l}}<br />
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[[Kharadron Overlords#Hierarchy of the Sky-fleets|Commissioned and warrant officers]] normally incorporate more gold in their armour than those of lesser ranks. Many Kharadron [[skyvessel]]s and equipment prominently feature images of their ancestors. For most Kharadron, however, these are more artistic adornments than objects of worship or superstition.{{Fn|3o}} <br />
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Every Kharadron must polish their equipment and keep it in excellent working order.{{Fn|3q}} <br />
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The folks of [[Barak-Zon]] take great pride in their uniforms and regimental bearing. To ensure that their foes see them coming and know that it is they who shall bring them their doom, these Kharadron paint their armour and ships brightly. Their ships are often tied to their squadron using bear stripe arrangements. These bandings are regularly featured on the armour of fleet officers.{{Fn|3q}}<br />
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Battered by war and hard-sailing journeys, the uniforms and airships from [[Barak-Mhornar]] show an uncharacteristic amount of wear by Kharadron standards.{{Fn|3s}} <br />
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In [[Barak-Thryng]], simplicity and utility are preferred to flashy displays of wealth. To simulate the hammers and axes of their forebears going to war today, ancestor runes and images are cast in metals melted down from weapons of antiquity.{{Fn|3s}}<br />
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'''Inside the sky-ports''', traders wear ostensive garbs. Richly brocaded jackets with jewelled buttons and elaborate sashes of silk are accompanied by rakish hats, sagging beneath the weight of exotic feathers sewn into their brims. Gloved fingers acting like a riot of rings and gilded nails.{{Fn|19a}}<br />
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[[Admirals Council|Councillors]] wear robes of office, the colours, cut and design of their garments reflecting the duties and responsibilities they hold.{{Fn|18e}}<br />
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====Tattoos====<br />
Many Kharadron are covered in tattoos, though most are hidden beneath their armour. In Kharadron culture, tattoos mark all manner of achievements such as an honourable kill, lover, successful journey, or [[aetherstream]] found.{{Fn|25a}}{{Fn|25b}}<br />
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====Hair and Beard==== <br />
To better fit within their suits of Arkanaut armour, male Kharadron regularly trim their beards.{{Fn|9h}} Beards are sometimes knotted through a string of beads to avoid combing it.{{Fn|14a}} <br />
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Inside the sky-ports, the beards ornaments of the male elite are often picked out in dazzling arrays of gemstones.{{Fn|19a}} Some male administrators have beards so long that they sweep the floor.{{Fn|18e}}<br />
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Kharadron hairstyles are extremely variated, locks amongst them.{{Fn|24}} A specific type of decorated braid is referred to as the Kharadron style.{{Fn|10}}<br />
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<gallery heights="160px" widths="200px" mode="packed" caption="Kharadron hairstyles, tattoos, beards and piercings"><br />
Magbeth 01.png|[[Arkanaut Captain|Captain]] [[Magbeth Izrum]] of [[Barak-Mhornar]].<br />
Gronki 01.png|[[Musterlord]] [[Gronki Draug]] of [[Barak-Thryng]].<br />
Brokka 01.jpg|[[Arkanaut Captain|Captain]] [[Brokka Brokkisdotr]].<br />
Kravich 01.png|'''Kravich'''.<br />
Kharadron Factory 01.jpg|'''Malgra Dainsson'''.<br />
Kharadron Overlords Armour 01.jpg|A Kharadron suiting up.<br />
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====Ancestor Masks====<br />
While considered by many Kharadron as aesthetic decorations rather than symbols of worship, many kharadron helmets take the form of '''Ancestor Masks''' representing stylised visages of the various ancestors of the Kharadron.{{Fn|18a}}{{Fn|3t}} <br />
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Amongst the ancestors present upon kharadron Ancestor Masks are the countless duardin [[Ancestor Gods]], notably [[Valaya]] and [[Grungni]], along with the warrior-ancestors of the Kharadron.{{Fn|18a}}<br />
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<gallery heights="160px" widths="200px" mode="packed" caption="Ancestor Masks"><br />
Barsa 01.png|[[Arkanaut Admiral|Admiral]] [[Barsa Herlsdottr]] of [[Barak-Nar]]<br />
Ragnar 01.png|[[Grundstok Marshall]] [[Ragnar Kling-Harald]] of [[Barak-Zon]]<br />
Hester 01.png|[[Grand Admiral]] [[Hester Grummund]] of [[Barak-Zilfin]]<br />
Aether-Khemist 02.png|[[Aether-Khemist]] Ancestor Mask.<br />
Aetheric Navigator 01.png|[[Aetheric Navigator]] Ancestor Mask.<br />
Endrinmaster 01.png|[[Endrinmaster]] Ancestor Mask.<br />
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[[File:Kharadron Overlords 01.jpg|thumb|200px|A kharadron crew on a [[skyvessel]].]]<br />
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===Crew and Skyvessel===<br />
Kharadron [[skyvessel]]s are akin to ancient duardin clans inasmuch as they are akin to a basic family unit for those working in the [[Sky-fleet]]s. Within this structure, the airship's [[Arkanaut Captain|Captain]] embodies the head of that family.{{Fn|15b}}<br />
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Every ship and crew member of the sky-fleets boastfully displays the insignia, colours and symbols of their [[sky-port]]. Bearing the honour of its entire homeport, each skyvessel is the pride of its Captain and their crew.{{Fn|3l}} Furthermore, runes and heraldic devices are used to link a crew to its skyvessel and the wider fleet.{{Fn|3u}}<br />
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[[Arkanaut Company]] members often display their fleet’s marking on their right shoulder pad, leaving the left one for their ship’s marking.{{Fn|3p}} [[Endrinrigger]]s wear the colours of their sky-port but normally scorn any ship markings, those that do, however, display them on their rudders.{{Fn|3r}} <br />
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In some sky-ports, notably [[Barak-Zilfin]], skyvessels are held in so much esteem that their crew will regularly prioritize repairing their beloved vessel over tending to their own wounds.{{Fn|3p}}<br />
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===Language===<br />
:''For more information see: [[Kharadron (Language)]] and [[Khazalid Lexicon]]''<br />
While the Kharadron Overlords may master many languages, like [[Barterspeak]], in order to conclude advantageous trade deals across the Mortal Realms, their own language is [[Kharadron (Language)|Kharadron]]. It is distinct enough from the other successor languages of [[Old Khazalid]] that those familiar with the [[Khazalid Lexicon]] are only able to get a general idea of the contents of Kharadron texts.{{Fn|26a}} <br />
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===Kharadron Titles===<br />
In kharadron society, titles and ranks are earned by mehret.{{Fn|3g}}<br />
*[[Delegate on the Geldraad]]<br />
*[[Prime Admiral]]<br />
*[[Grand Admiral]]<br />
*[[Lord-Magnate]]<br />
*[[Arkanaut Admiral]]<br />
*[[Arkanaut Captain]]<br />
*[[Master Arkwright]]{{Fn|3c}} <br />
*[[Endrinmaster]]<br />
*[[Endrineer]]<br />
*[[Brewmaster-General]]{{Fn|20a}} <br />
*[[Brewmaster]]{{Fn|21a}} <br />
*[[Brewsmith]]{{Fn|21a}} <br />
*[[Grundstok Marshal]]{{Fn|7k}} <br />
*[[Musterlord]]{{Fn|7k}}<br />
*[[Runescribe]]{{Fn|7e}} <br />
*[[Copperhats]]{{Fn|7e}}<br />
*[[Logisticator]]<br />
*[[Trade-Commodore]]<br />
*[[Nav-Master]]{{Fn|30}}<br />
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==Organisations==<br />
[[File:Khardron Overlords Hierarchy 01.png|470px|thumb|right|Khardron Overlord's hierarchy]]<br />
The overall structure of the kharadron sky-empire is inscribed in the [[Kharadron Code]] that was established during the [[Conference of Madralta]]. Among the nine initial artycles are found the Artycles of Union and the Twelve Points of Election.{{fn|7b}} It resulted in a bureaucratic system of governance.{{fn|7f}}<br />
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* The [[Geldraad]]: Serving both as the unifying structure and the highest governing body of the colossal aerial empire, the Geldraad is composed of delegates from the six wealthiest sky-port plus a single delegate from a different minor port every 25 shifts of the [[Strahlstrom]].{{fn|3k}}<br />
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Under the unifying umbrella of the Geldraad, the Kharadron Overlords hierarchy falls in the hands of the various sky-ports. <br />
* The [[Admirals Council]]: Each Sky-Port is led by its Admiral Council which is answerable to the Geldraad{{fn|9a}} while presiding over a body of the 6 most powerful guilds present in the sky-port.{{fn|3k}}<br />
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===Guilds===<br />
Beneath the Admirals Council are the largest guilds, while the relative authority of the guilds fluctuates from city to city, they normally include: {{fn|7f}}<br />
* The [[Fleet Service]]: The Sky-Fleets tends to be the most influential guild of any given sky-port due to their key role in gathering aether-gold.{{fn|7f}}<br />
* The [[Aether-Khemists Guild]]: Scientists who locate and follow the aether-gold seams.{{fn|3v}}<br />
* The [[Nav-League]]: A secretive order of aero-cartographers.{{fn|3v}}<br />
* The [[Endrineers Guild]]: Engineers notably specialised in smithing, metallurgy, shipwrighting, and machining.{{fn|3v}}{{Fn|9c}}<br />
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* The [[Forecastrinator Guild]] {{fn|3w}}<br />
* The [[Logistrator Guild]] {{fn|3w}}<br />
* The [[Tenguild League]]: A merchant guild of [[Barak-Zilfin]].{{Fn|19a}}<br />
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===Unions===<br />
* The [[Khazukan]]: The conglomerate of all the city’s craftsfolk.{{fn|3c}}<br />
* The '''Consortium of Cloudminers'''{{fn|3v}}<br />
* The '''Dockworkers Union'''{{fn|3v}}<br />
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===Chartered Companies===<br />
:''For more information see: [[Chartered Company]] ''<br />
Alongside the guilds, each sky-port has hundreds of for-profit enterprises, known as [[Chartered Company|guild-companies or chartered companies]], specialised in selling a particular product or service .{{fn|7f}}<br />
* [[Grundcorp]]: Career soldiers formations hired to defend the ships and fleets.{{fn|3i}}<br />
*'''Weaponsmith Thrund Armoury''': The aethershot rifles it produces are always in high demand for their ruggedness and accuracy. Such is its success that the powerful Grundcorps of [[Barak-Zon]] owns many of its shares.{{Fn|7f}}<br />
* '''Bugman’s Brew''': Known producer of [[Barak-Thryng’s dark ale]] that also sell watered-down grog unfit for duardin consumption in the [[Cities of Sigmar]].{{Fn|7f}}<br />
* '''Grumgar Brothers’ Hoppery''': Known producer of [[Cuisine of the Mortal Realms|Barak-Thryng’s dark ale]] that also sell watered-down grog unfit for duardin consumption in the [[Cities of Sigmar]].{{Fn|7f}} <br />
* '''Iggrind-Kaz Aeronautics''': Famed for its surgeinjection endrins, which utilise liquidised aether-gold to grant a vessel supercharged bursts of speed.{{Fn|7f}}<br />
* '''Blazebeard and Sons''': This company is well known for its risky ventures. Such as when they sent a team of [[Arkanaut Company|Arkanauts]] into the [[Bloodwind Spoil]] to field test the experimental [[Realmsplitter Fusil]].{{Fn|27a}}<br />
* '''Harpooners’ Society''': This company is responsible for developing some of the [[Skyhook]]s employed by [[Kharadron]] vessels.{{Fn|14e}}<br />
*'''Zonbarcorp''': An upstart arm manufacturer.{{Fn|7n}}<br />
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===Other Organisations===<br />
Other organisations present in kharadron society:<br />
* The [[Longshore Marshals]]: Also known as the "Copperhats", they are the naval police that maintains order within the sky-ports. They mostly consist of injured Grundstok Marines and neophyte Arkanaut recruits usually armed with billy clubs and fists.{{fn|7e}}<br />
* The [[Trommraad]]: "The Bearded Council" Informal group of the eldest or wisest in a group.{{fn|3x}}<br />
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==Domain of the Kharadron Empire==<br />
The '''Kharadron Empire''' is the dominant power in the skies of the [[Mortal Realms]].{{Fn|7e}} However, the kharadron Overlords' presence in the Mortal Realms goes beyond simply controlling their various airways and [[sky-path]]s.{{Fn|3k}} <br />
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*[[High Airs]]: The airspace beyond the span of three cannon shots of any kharadron settlement or established mining zones is considered neutral territory amongst Kharadrons.{{Fn|7e}} The High Airs, or Outer Airs, are regulated according to Artycle 6 of the [[Kharadron Code]].{{Fn|7j}}{{Fn|7k}}<br />
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===Sky-paths===<br />
[[Sky-path]]s are airborne [[realmgate]]s. Due to their critical role in trade routes, the Kharadron Overlords lay claim to those realmgates across all the [[Mortal Realms]] and fortify them with [[Zonbek]]s.{{Fn|29a}}<br />
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[[File:Barak-Nar 01.png|thumb|350px|right|A kharadron sky-port from afar.]]<br />
[[File:Barak-Zilfin 01.png|thumb|350px|right|Skyview of a kharadron sky-port.]]<br />
[[File:Barak-Mhornar Sky-Port 01.png|thumb|350px|right|The streets of a kharadron sky-port.]]<br />
===Settlements===<br />
The Kharadron Overlords are an ever-present sight in the Mortal Realms' skies.{{Fn|7e}} As such, the Kharadrons have established a great variety of settlements across the Realms.<br />
*[[Sky-port]]s: Gargantuan floating metropolises, the sky-ports are some of the greatest centres of trade in the Mortal Realms. These heavily fortified industrial cities are the beating heart of the Kharadron Empire.{{Fn|7e}}<br />
*[[Kharadron Enclave]]s: Kharadron establishments within another faction’s settlement.<br />
*[[Kharadron Outpost]]s: Remote settlements of the Kharadron Empire. <br />
*[[Aether-gold Refinery|Aether-gold Refineries]]: Immense industrial complexes used to condense, distil and refine raw [[aether-gold]].{{Fn|14b}}{{Fn|14c}}<br />
*[[Zonbek]]s: Heavily armed kharadron glowbeacon lighthouse docks.{{Fn|7m}}<br />
*[[Zunfar tower]]s: Floating fortresses protecting the borders of the [[sky-port]]s.{{Fn|7e}}<br />
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===Kharadron Infrastructure===<br />
While the Kharadron Overlords exist in a highly industrialised society they still value the idea of stout craftsmanship.{{Fn|15b}} <br />
====Buildings====<br />
As the most technologically advanced nation in the Mortal Realms, the Kharadron Overlords are able to build architectural wonders.{{Fn|9g}}<br />
*[[Endrinvilla]]s{{Fn|7e}} <br />
*[[Darak-den]]s{{Fn|7e}}<br />
*[[Kharadron bawdyhouse]]s{{Fn|7e}} <br />
*[[Gamgling Hall]]s{{Fn|7e}} <br />
*[[Grudgehall]] of [[Barak-Thryng]]{{Fn|7l}}<br />
*[[Coghall]]s{{Fn|7f}} <br />
*[[Cloudscraper]]s{{Fn|18d}}<br />
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Legendary Buildings:<br />
*[[Hall of Endeavour]] of [[Barak-Zilfin]]{{Fn|7e}} <br />
*[[Sunrise Citadel]] of [[Barak-Nar]]{{Fn|7e}} <br />
*[[Shadowmark Repository]] of [[Barak-Mhornar]]{{Fn|7e}} <br />
*[[Kazakluft]] of [[Barak-Thryng]]{{Fn|7e}}<br />
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====Means of Transport====<br />
The unmatched technological advancement of the Kharadron Overlords allows them to build transport vehicles unimaginable to other inhabitants of the Mortal Realms.{{Fn|9g}}{{Fn|7d}}<br />
*[[Skyvessel]]s<br />
*[[Endrintram]]s{{Fn|7e}} <br />
*[[Steam-gondola]]s{{Fn|7e}} <br />
*[[Aethermatic lift]]s{{Fn|19a}} <br />
*[[Endrin-cart]]s{{Fn|10a}}<br />
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==Aethercraft==<br />
[[File:Kharadron Equipment 01.jpg|thumb|400px|Kharadron devices]]<br />
:''For more information see: [[Aethercraft]]''<br />
The Kharadron Empire is the most technologically advanced civilisation in the Mortal Realms.{{Fn|9g}} It is through the conception of a wide range of mechanised inventions and aethermatically powered apparatuses that the Kharadron Overlords were able to dominate the skies of the Mortal Realms. From airships to propulsion-packs, weapons to high-altitude rebreathers, the ever-evolving technology of the Kharadron lays at the centre of their success.{{Fn|3a}}<br />
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The technology of the kharadron, often referred to as [[aethercraft]] due to its common reliance on [[aether-gold]], is pioneered by members of the [[Endrineers Guild]]s and [[Aether-Khemists Guild]]s.{{Fn|7c}}<br />
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===Academies===<br />
It is in the various [[Kharadron Academies]] that the various guilds form most of their members.{{Fn|7g}}<br />
*[[Navcademies]]{{Fn|7f}}<br />
*[[Endrineering Academies]]{{Fn|7f}}<br />
**[[Great Coghalls]] of [[Barak-Zilfin]]{{Fn|7f}}<br />
*[[Arkanaut Academies]]{{Fn|7j}} <br />
*[[Grundstok Academies]]{{Fn|7h}}<br />
<br />
==Diplomacy and Commerce==<br />
[[File:Kharadron Overlords Trade 01.jpg|thumb|450px|Cartographic spectromitor are used by members of the [[Logistrator Guild|Logistrator]] and [[Forecastinator Guild]]s to keep track of the profits generated by all Kharadron trading activity in each of the realms]] <br />
To ensure that their relations with others are to their benefit, the Kharadron Overlords establish ever-evolving webs of trade agreements and contracts with their trade partners.{{Fn|23a}}{{Fn|22b}} They often invest in the construction of vital commercial infrastructure in foreign settlements by handling the contracts and providing the design, materials and labour.{{Fn|22b}} This allows them to establish monopolies over key trade routes and resources.{{Fn|22b}}<br />
As a result, [[kharadron enclave]]s have grown exponentially in both size and influence.{{Fn|7d}}<br />
<br />
While the [[Cities of Sigmar]] are an important market for the Kharadron Overlords, the skyfarers make sure to diversify their trading opportunities. Deals with [[Orruk]]s and [[Ossiarch Bonereaper]]s are but a glimpse of the grand trade network maintained by the Kharadron Empire.{{Fn|7d}}<br />
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The Kharadron Overlords do not see the [[Fyreslayers]] as kin since they refused to take them in after the fall of the Karaks. To the Kharadron, they are only trade partners that are likely to hold to their end of an oath. The Fyreslayers only see them as distant relations and rich customers. It doesn't sit well to the zealous Fyreslayers that the Kharadron have abandoned their gods.{{Fn|8a}}<br />
Since they are both duardin, they are cantankerous and contemptuous of the other, furthermore, while open conflict is rare it is not unheard of. However, in the [[Granthium Mountains]] of [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]] there is open conflict as both sides seek to claim a deposit of [[Ur-Gold]] and [[Aether-gold]].{{Fn|8a}}<br />
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===Commercial Practices===<br />
Despite its importance, [[aether-gold]] is far from the only source of commerce for the Kharadron Empire. Trade between the [[sky-port]]s is vital, and ever since the [[Kharadron Code]] decreed [[drek-urb]], other markets have become extremely lucrative.{{Fn|3d}}<br />
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Due to their extensive trade networks, made possible by their [[sky-path]]s, kharadron airships are often laden with rare and exotic goods from every corner of the [[Mortal Realms]].{{Fn|7a}}<br />
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As the most technologically advanced civilization in the Mortal Realms, the Kharadron Overlords look upon human technology with bemused contempt. Many Kharadrons have taken advantage of this state of affairs to sell outdated cogwork machines and blackpowder weapons that are laughably simplistic by kharadron standards.{{Fn|7d}}{{Fn|9e}}<br />
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Kharadrons have often taken advantage of human naivety and ignorance to charge extortionate prices for vital supplies, undermine their trading partners whenever possible, and make a fortune by selling 'real, genuine realmstone' or useless artefacts that they claim possess magical powers.{{Fn|7d}}{{Fn|7a}}<br />
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[[Barak-Mhornar]], in particular, is suspected to be heavily involved in most black markets and the illicit trade that supplies them.{{Fn|7a}}<br />
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In settlements without [[realmgate]]s, kharadron trade fleets are often required to supply the location in vital resources.{{Fn|22a}} Kharadron [[sky-fleet]]s are also known to ferry settlers to friendly settlements.{{Fn|22a}}<br />
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==Sky-Fleets==<br />
[[File:Sky-fleet 01.png|right]]<br />
It is the sky-fleets of the Kharadrom Overlords that seek and mine out aether-gold. Other, more heavily armed, sky-fleets specialise in the protection of those that mine substances or transport cargo. The airspace of the sky-ports and the common trade routes are patrolled by such sky-fleets. Thus the sky-fleets are the very lifeblood of the Kharadron Overlords' mercantile empire and it is the dream of every young Kharadron to serve aboard them.{{fn|7g}}<br />
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Acting as bombers, gunships or transport craft, the Arkanaut Frigates and Ironclads are the ships of the line and the mainstay of the sky-fleets. For their part, Grundstok Gunhaulers are hired escort-class fighters, used for interdiction and attack runs.{{fn|7g}}<br />
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===Skyvessels===<br />
:''For more information see: [[Skyvessel]]''<br />
The Kharadron have a variety of vessels in their fleets ranging from the Grundstock Gunhauler fighter to the massive Khrundhal-class battleships. Warships are usually used sparingly due to the massive cost of producing and maintaining them - they also strain Artycle 2 of the Code.{{fn|3c}}<br />
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Known skyvessels :<br />
*'''Arkanaut class'''<br />
**[[Arkanaut Frigate]]s<br />
**[[Arkanaut Ironclad]]s<br />
*'''Escort-class'''<br />
**[[Grundstok Gunhauler]]s<br />
*'''Krundhal-class'''<br />
**[[Khrundhal-class Battleship]]s<br />
*'''Basthal-class'''<br />
**[[Basthal-class Minelayer]]s<br />
*'''Makaisson-class'''<br />
**[[Makaisson-class Hauler]] {{fn|4}}<br />
*'''Thrunghal-class'''<br />
**[[Thrunghal Shieldship]]<br />
*'''Tork-class'''<br />
**[[Tork-class Torpedo Boat]]s<br />
*[[Wing-Carrier]]s<br />
*[[Grundcarrier]]s<br />
*[[Krontanker]]s<br />
*[[Aetherhulk]]s<br />
*[[Cloud-Dredger]]s<br />
*[[Sky-Trawler]]s<br />
*[[Ornithopter]]s<br />
*[[Gyrohauler]]s<br />
<br />
===Hierarchy of the Sky-fleets===<br />
[[File:Arkanaut Frigate with Heroes 01.jpg|450px|thumb|right|Kharadron Officers.]]<br />
The highest in the fleet hierarchy is its commissioned officer including the [[Arkanaut Captain|Captains]] who rules over their own craft, the [[Arkanaut Admiral|Admiral]] responsible for the overall command of a fleet. All ships must have a captain under the [[Kharadron Code]] and the code also allows the crew to usurp the captain if he does not bring success. This is not considered mutiny and the captain is not dishonoured, merely demoted and can rise back or fall even further. Others are specialists from the guilds including [[Aetheric Navigator]]s, [[Aether-Khemist]]s and [[Endrinmaster]]s and many fleets boast several such officers.{{Fn|7g}}<br />
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[[Arkanaut Company|Arkanaut Companies]] form the bulk of a fleet's infantry and a responsible for landing and boarding actions while the more heavily armed and armoured [[Grundstok Thunderer]]s are professionals contracted to safeguard the fleet. High-mobility units often called "[[Skyrigger]]s" consist of [[Endrinrigger]]s who are responsible for repairing ships and the more offensive [[Skywarden]]s who accompany the [[Grundcorp]]s into battle.{{Fn|7g}}<br />
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====Commissioned Officers====<br />
When a sky-fleet is formed, veterans from the Arkanaut academies are chosen by their sky-port's fleet council to lead its ships and, if the fleet is of considerable size, the entire sky-fleet.{{Fn|3b}}<br />
* [[Arkanaut Admiral]]<br />
* [[Arkanaut Captain]]<br />
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====Warrant Officers====<br />
Warrant officers are technicians and specialists who are given warrants and contracts approved by their guilds instead of being commissioned by the fleet.{{Fn|3b}} As such they hail not form the Arkanaut training academies but from the other specilized guilds present in Kharadron society.{{Fn|7g}}<br />
* [[Aether-Khemist]]<br />
* [[Aetheric Navigator]] <br />
* [[Endrinmaster]]<br />
* [[Grundcaptain]]{{Fn|7h}}<br />
* [[Mizzenmaster]]<br />
* [[Custodian]]<br />
* [[Company Captain]]<br />
* [[Logisticator]]{{Fn|14a}}<br />
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====Infantry====<br />
* [[Arkanaut Company]]: The main fighting force of the sky-fleets whose primary role is to perform ground-based or boarding actions in furtherance of the fleet’s goals.{{Fn|7g}}<br />
* [[Grundstok Thunderer]]<br />
* [[Black Marine]]<br />
* [[Copperhats]]{{Fn|7e}}<br />
<br />
====Airborne Troops====<br />
* [[Skyrigger]]<br />
** [[Endrinrigger]]<br />
** [[Skywarden (Kharadron Overlords)|Skywarden]]<br />
<br />
==Sources==<br />
*{{Endn|1}}: [https://www.games-workshop.com/en-CA/Kharodron-Overlords-battletome-HB-ENG-2017 Battletome: Kharadron Overlords product description]<br />
*{{Endn|2}}: [https://www.games-workshop.com/en-CA/Brokk-Grungsson-Lord-Magnate-Barak-nar-2017 Brokk Grungsson product description]<br />
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2017)]]<br />
**{{Endn|3a}}: The Wonders of Aethercraft, pg 18<br />
**{{Endn|3b}}: Admirals & Warrant Officers, pg 42-43.<br />
**{{Endn|3c}}: The Arkanaut Sky-Fleets, pg 30-31.<br />
**{{Endn|3d}}: The Breath of Grungni, pg. 12-13<br />
**{{Endn|3e}}: Upon Clouds of Gold, pg. 24-25<br />
**{{Endn|3f}}: A Rising Power, pg. 26-27<br />
**{{Endn|3g}}: Brokk Grungsson, pg. 40-41<br />
**{{Endn|3h}}: Frigates and Companies, pg. 46-47<br />
**{{Endn|3i}}: The Grundcorps, pg. 48-49<br />
**{{Endn|3k}}: Structured for Profit, pg. 28<br />
**{{Endn|3l}}: Regalia of the Sky-ports, pg. 32<br />
**{{Endn|3m}}: A Grudge to Settle, pg. 106-107<br />
**{{Endn|3n}}: The Sky-fleets, pg. 16<br />
**{{Endn|3o}}: Barak-Nar, pg. 33<br />
**{{Endn|3p}}: Barak-Zilfin, pg. 34<br />
**{{Endn|3q}}: Barak-Zon, pg. 35<br />
**{{Endn|3r}}: Barak-Urbaz, pg. 36<br />
**{{Endn|3s}}: Barak-Mhornar and Barak-Thryng, pg. 37<br />
**{{Endn|3t}}: Kharadron Overlords Warband Tables, pg. 116-119<br />
**{{Endn|3u}}: Symbols and Markings, pg. 84-85<br />
**{{Endn|3v}}: The Guilds, pg. 29<br />
**{{Endn|3w}}: Trade in the Realms, pg. 14-15<br />
**{{Endn|3x}}: Ironclads and Skyriggers, pg. 44-45<br />
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Spear of Shadows (novel)]] - Chapter 5<br />
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Battletome: Gloomspite Gitz (2019)]] - Ages of Loonacy, pg. 16-19<br />
*{{Endn|6}}: [[Broken Realms: Be'lakor]] <br />
**{{Endn|6a}}: Flight of the Tower, pg. 20-21<br />
**{{Endn|6b}}: Stampede of Scales, pg. 22-23<br />
**{{Endn|6c}}: Amongst the Ruins, pg. 24-25<br />
**{{Endn|6d}}: An Infernal Plan, pg. 32-33<br />
**{{Endn|6e}}: Chain Reaction, pg. 36-37<br />
**{{Endn|6f}}: A Malign Pattern, pg. 38-39<br />
**{{Endn|6g}}: Ruination, pg. 46-47<br />
**{{Endn|6h}}: Chamon Aflame, pg. 52-53<br />
**{{Endn|6i}}: A City on the Brink, pg. 54-55<br />
**{{Endn|6j}}: The Siege of Vindicarum, pg. 56-57<br />
**{{Endn|6k}}: On Wings of Iron, pg. 64-65<br />
**{{Endn|6l}}: After the Storm, pg. 66-67<br />
*{{Endn|7}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2020)]]<br />
**{{Endn|7a}}: Masters of the Skies, pg.4-5<br />
**{{Endn|7b}}: Rise of the Overlords, pg. 8-9<br />
**{{Endn|7c}}: The Breath of Grungni, pg.12-13<br />
**{{Endn|7d}}: Strife and Opportunity, pg.14-15<br />
**{{Endn|7e}}: The Sky-Ports, pg.16-17<br />
**{{Endn|7f}}: Structured for Profit, pg.18-19<br />
**{{Endn|7g}}: The Arkanaut Sky-Fleets, pg.22-23<br />
**{{Endn|7h}}: The Grundcorps, pg.34-35<br />
**{{Endn|7i}}: Annals of the Overlords, pg. 20-21<br />
**{{Endn|7j}}: Frigates and Companies, pg. 32-33<br />
**{{Endn|7k}}: The Code Amended, pg. 10-11<br />
**{{Endn|7l}}: Barak-Thryng, City of the Ancestors, pg. 73<br />
**{{Endn|7m}}: Dwellings of the Kharadron, pg. 26-27<br />
**{{Endn|7n}}: Great Endrinworks, pg. 66-67<br />
* {{Endn|8}}: [[Battletome: Fyreslayers (2019)]]<br />
** {{Endn|8a}}: Magmaholds, pg. 10-11<br />
* {{Endn|9}}: [[Soulbound Core Rulebook]]<br />
** {{Endn|9a}}: Kharadron Overlords, pg. 194<br />
** {{Endn|9b}}: Aqshy: the Realm of Fire, pg. 171<br />
** {{Endn|9c}}: Kharadron Overlords, pg. 65-68<br />
** {{Endn|9d}}: Equipment, pg. 99<br />
** {{Endn|9e}}: Kharadron Equipment, pg. 110-116<br />
** {{Endn|9f}}: Chamon – The Realm of Metal, pg. 172-173<br />
** {{Endn|9g}}: Grungni – The Maker, pg. 240-241<br />
** {{Endn|9h}}: Duardin, pg. 24-25<br />
** {{Endn|9i}}: Duardin Names, pg. 29-30<br />
** {{Endn|9j}}: Chapter Five: Equipment, Pg. 119<br />
* {{Endn|10}}: [[Myths & Revenants]]: The Sea Taketh<br />
** {{Endn|10a}}: pg. 23<br />
* {{Endn|11}}: [[Battletome: Beasts of Chaos (2018)]]<br />
** {{Endn|11a}}: pg 18<br />
* {{Endn|12}}: [[Battletome: Legions of Nagash (2018)]]<br />
** {{Endn|12a}}: pg 19<br />
*{{Endn|13}}: [[Aether War (boxed set)]]<br />
**{{Endn|13a}}: The Spiral Crux, pg. 2-3<br />
**{{Endn|13b}}: Cults of the Eyrie, pg. 4-5<br />
**{{Endn|13c}}: Prosper or Die, pg. 6-7<br />
**{{Endn|13d}}: War in the Skies, pg. 8-9<br />
**{{Endn|13e}}: Kharadron Overlords, pg. 12-13<br />
* {{Endn|14}}: [[Overlords of the Iron Dragon]]<br />
**{{Endn|14a}}: Chapter 2<br />
**{{Endn|14b}}: Chapter 10<br />
**{{Endn|14c}}: Chapter 13<br />
**{{Endn|14d}}: Chapter 6<br />
**{{Endn|14e}}: Chapter 5<br />
* {{Endn|15}}: [[White Dwarf April 2017]]<br />
** {{Endn|15a}}: pg. 33<br />
** {{Endn|15b}}: pg. 44<br />
** {{Endn|15c}}: pg. 38<br />
** {{Endn|15d}}: pg. 45<br />
* {{Endn|16}}: [[Battletome: Disciples of Tzeentch (2020)]]<br />
** {{Endn|16a}}: Domains of the Cults, pg. 12-13<br />
* {{Endn|17}}: [[Age of Sigmar: Core Book (2nd Edition)]]<br />
**{{Endn|17a}}: The Spiral Crux, pg. 104-107<br />
**{{Endn|17b}}: Kharadron Overlords, pg. 130-131<br />
* {{Endn|18}}: [[Code of the Skies (novella)]]<br />
** {{Endn|18a}}: Chapter 1 <br />
** {{Endn|18b}}: Chapter 4<br />
** {{Endn|18c}}: Chapter 7<br />
** {{Endn|18d}}: Chapter 3<br />
** {{Endn|18e}}: Chapter 2<br />
* {{Endn|19}}: [[Profit's Ruin (novel)]]<br />
** {{Endn|19a}}: Chapter 1<br />
* {{Endn|20}}: [[White Dwarf November 2020]]<br />
** {{Endn|20a}}: pg. 72<br />
* {{Endn|21}}: [[Soulbound Touble Brewing]]<br />
** {{Endn|21a}}: pg. 18<br />
*{{Endn|22}}: [[Soulbound Brightspear City Guide]]<br />
**{{Endn|22a}}: pg. 3<br />
**{{Endn|22b}}: pg. 26-27<br />
*{{Endn|23}}: [[Battletome: Cities of Sigmar (2019)]]<br />
**{{Endn|23a}}: pg. 31<br />
*{{Endn|24}}: [[Buyer Beware (Short Story)]]<br />
*{{Endn|25}}: [[Soulbound Crash and Burn]]<br />
**{{Endn|25a}}: pg. 5<br />
**{{Endn|25b}}: pg. 20<br />
* {{Endn|26}}: [[Soulbound: Cities of Flame]]<br />
** {{Endn|26a}}: A Keen Eye dor Profit<br />
*{{Endn|27}}: [[Warcry: Tome of Champions 2019]]<br />
**{{Endn|27a}}: Kharadron Overlords, A Bad Investment, Pg. 20-21<br />
*{{Endn|28}}: [[White Dwarf February 2021]]<br />
**{{Endn|28a}}: pg. 10-13<br />
*{{Endn|29}}: [[Soulbound: Champions of Order]]<br />
**{{Endn|29a}}: Kharadron Overlords, pg. 50-54<br />
* {{Endn|30}}: [[The Lost Karak (Short Story)]]<br />
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[[Category: Sky-nations]]</div>DukeEligoshttps://ageofsigmar.lexicanum.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Aether-gold&diff=118077Aether-gold2021-12-26T02:45:31Z<p>DukeEligos: </p>
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<div>[[File:Aether-Khemist 03.jpg|thumb|400px|[[Aether-Khemist]]s collecting '''aether-gold'''.]]<br />
'''{{PAGENAME}}''', or '''Breath of Grungni''', is a lighter-than-air metallic [[realmstone]] that can be found throughout the skies of every [[Mortal Realm]].{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|11a}}<br />
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In its natural state, aether-gold is less dense than air and floats above the cloudline as a caustic and sparkling gas or vapour. Through alchemical reaction, it can be transmuted into liquid fuel, or solid bars that resemble mundane gold, but stronger, brighter, and more malleable.{{Fn|3a}}{{Fn|4b}}{{Fn|5a}} <br />
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==Origin==<br />
While it is relatively well known that '''aether-gold''' is a [[realmstone]], possibly a form of [[Chamonite]], many legends of the [[Age of Myth]] say that the exertions [[Grungni]] experienced during his [[Age of Myth#The Labours of Grungni|Grand Works]] were such that the metal-dust shed by his hammer mingled with his breath to form air-borne clouds of aether-gold. Others say that the creation of aether-gold was Grungni’s folly and the reason he would ultimately leave the [[Pantheon of Order]].{{Fn|Note1}}{{Fn|6a}}{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|12a}}{{Fn|11a}}<br />
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==Hazard==<br />
Raw aether-gold is extremely caustic, highly dangerous, almost radioactive, and very hazardous to one's health. In order to use aether-gold, the [[Kharadron Overlords]] must keep the substance contained, hence their use of sealed buoyancy endrins and their heavily armoured environment suits.{{Fn|7a}}{{Fn|4b}}<br />
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Even a slight aether-gold exposure to skin can cause chemical burns and a terrible maddening paranoia. [[Soulbound]]s are noted to be immune to aether-gold induced madness.{{Fn|8a}}<br />
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<gallery heights="200px" widths="250px" mode="packed" caption="Images"><br />
Duggrun 01.png|thumb|Chemical burn suffered by [[Arkanaut Admiral]] [[Duggrun Khrung]].<br />
Gronki 01.png|thumb|Chemical burn suffered by [[Musterlord]] [[Gronki Draug]].<br />
</gallery><br />
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==Manufacturing Cycle==<br />
The tenuous quality of aether-gold make it both very difficult to locate and susceptible to being swept vast distances across the [[skies]] by magical storms and other natural phenomena.{{Fn|3a}}<br />
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[[Aether-Khemist]]s are able to grade the quality of aether-gold by smell whilst also using a variety of technology to locate the Breath of Grungni. For their part, [[Aetheric Navigator]]s not only map the aether-gold currents but also the hazards that guard them.{{Fn|1c}}{{Fn|3b}}<br />
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===Staking a Claim===<br />
To claim an [[Aetherstreams|aether-gold deposit]], the [[Kharadron]] drive great struts of rune-marked iron into nearby land to form a latticed tower. The runic symbols on the structure glow with a faint trace of aethermantic magic to form a unique marker that combines the personal sigil of the prospector, often the [[sky-fleet]]'s [[Arkanaut Admiral|Admiral]], and the seal of his home [[sky-port|port]]. This beacon, which emits a strong geomantic signature that can be tracked by [[Aether-Khemist]]s, ensures that a sky-port's claim upon an [[aetherstream]] is sacrosanct.{{Fn|10a}}<br />
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Even with such beacons, sky-ports rapidly cordon off any newly found vein with flotillas of heavily armed [[Ironclads]] and [[Frigates]].{{Fn|3a}} <br />
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===Extraction===<br />
As the perimeter is secured by heavily armed [[skyvessels]], specialised dredger-vessels - notably colossal [[Aetherhulks]], [[Cloud-dredgers]] and [[Sky-Trawlers]] - begin gathering up the aether-gold.{{Fn|3a}}{{Fn|3c}} <br />
The Kharadron's pragmatism is such however that even [[sky-fleet]]s entirely composed of warships can operate limited mining operations.{{Fn|1a}}<br />
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To ''mine'' aether-gold, the [[Kharadron Overlords]] use many contractions, including:{{Fn|4c}}<br />
*[[Atmospheric anatomisers]]{{Fn|3d}}<br />
*'''Shifting nets'''{{Fn|4c}}<br />
*'''Pumps'''{{Fn|4c}}<br />
*'''Belows'''{{Fn|4c}}<br />
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Under the direction of [[Aether-Khemist]]s, the aether-gold is siphoned through hoses into expandable tanks in the aft hold. Meanwhile, [[Logisticator]]s observe the collection process and calculate the worth of the cargo.{{Fn|4d}}{{Fn|3d}}<br />
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===Transport===<br />
Once extracted, the raw aether-gold is stored within the holds of [[skyvessel]]s or, in larger operations, within titanic hulks known as [[Krontankers]]. Countless convoys transport the mined material in a steady stream away from the mining zone, heading back to the [[sky-port]] from which the [[sky-fleets]] originated. The voyage back is also highly perilous, for even within the armour-plated holds of [[skyvessels]] the siren call of the substance attracts sky creatures.{{Fn|1a}}<br />
[[File:Aether-gold Refinery 01.png|thumb|250px|An [[Aether-gold Refinery]] under attack.]]<br />
===Refinement===<br />
:''For more information see: [[Aether-gold Refinery]]''<br />
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If the [[aetherstream]] is significant enough, floating [[Aether-gold Refinery|Aether-gold Refineries]] held aloft by endrin-arrays are assembled to accelerate the process of extraction and purification.{{Fn|3a}}<br />
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These aether-gold refineries are used to condense, distil and refine raw '''aether-gold'''. Monitored by metallurgists from the [[Endrineers Guild]] and [[Aether-Khemists Guild]], the transmutation process begins with the liquefaction of gaseous aether-gold. The substance is then poured into moulds to form aether-gold ingots.{{Fn|4d}}{{Fn|4e}}{{Fn|4f}}<br />
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===Experimentation===<br />
The [[Kharadron Overlords]] perform all manner of scientific experiments upon the Breath of Grungni, mixing it with other minerals and subjecting it to a variety of conditions, temperatures and chemicals in order to catalogue the unusual effects that aether-gold can produce.{{Fn|3a}}<br />
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==Uses==<br />
While the [[Kharadron]] craft and trade all manner of materials, even their most mundane products are, in one way or another, reliant upon the transformative power of processed aether-gold.{{Fn|3a}}<br />
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===Technology===<br />
:''For more information see: [[Aethercraft]]''<br />
* '''Power''': Aether-gold powers the [[sky-port]]s and the [[skyvessel]]s as well as holding them aloft.{{Fn|1a}}<br />
* '''Weapons''': The gas can be compressed and fired as beams of energy, a lethal cloud or even to supercharge melee weapons.{{Fn|1b}}<br />
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Aetheric Augmentation 01.png|thumb|[[Aether-Khemist]]s can use their [[Atmospheric Anatomiser]] to augment [[Aethercraft|aetheric weapons]].<br />
Empowered Aethershot 01.png|An empowered aethershot.<br />
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[[File:Barak-Thryng Dark Ale 01.png|thumb|200px|[[Kharadron]] beer.]]<br />
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===Brewery===<br />
The [[Kharadron Overlords]] regulate their brewing process using aether-powered pumps and seals. Their brewery-stations also use aether-gold to fuel their churning stills. Brewed in large sealed vats, the beer usually picks up hints of aether-gold during the fermentation process, giving many Kharadron beers nigh magical properties and a particular golden hue.{{Fn|9a}}{{Fn|3a}}<br />
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The magical properties of kharadron beverage vary according to the recipe used by the [[Brewsmith]], [[Brewmaster]] and [[Brewmaster-General]]. These Kharadrons spend years perfecting the recipe of their beer, carefully tasting, testing and rebalancing the flavours to create unique mixtures.{{Fn|9a}}<br />
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Following is a list of known properties that kharadron beers can take due to exposure to aether-gold:<br />
*Lighting a fire in the belly of the drinker, making them more proficient at fighting.{{Fn|9a}}<br />
*Fortifying the body and spirit of the drinker.{{Fn|9a}}<br />
*Drawing out the [[Lore of Life|Jade magic]] in all living things to infuse ciders with healing properties. Drinking such a beer accelerates one's natural healing.{{Fn|9a}}<br />
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==Beliefs==<br />
Many consider aether-gold magical, although not the [[Kharadron Overlords]] who mine it relentlessly and use it to power their [[Aethercraft|technology]] and fuel their society itself. Despite this, [[kharadron]] legends still talk of how [[Grungni]] created the substance and even that it may have been why he left the [[Pantheon of Order|Pantheon]].{{Fn|1a}}<br />
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[[File:Griffon's Eyrie map 01.png|thumb|200px|A map of an [[aetherstream]].]]<br />
==Aetherstreams==<br />
:''For more information see: [[Aetherstreams]]''<br />
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Aetherstreams are rich veins of Aether-gold sought after by the fleets of the [[Kharadron]]. They inevitably draw the attention of sky creatures and of many rivals of the [[Kharadron Overlords]]. The [[Disciples of Tzeentch]] and the [[Grotbag Scuttlers]] both prize the magical qualities of aether-gold, though neither of them has mastered the processes of refining and weaponising it.{{Fn|3a}}<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
{| width="33%" align="center"<br />
|align="center"|''Aether-gold – the breath of Grungni, some call it. Rich seams run through these clouds. Through the whole realm, really. Without it, our ships wouldn’t fly. Our cities would fall from the skies. Our people – our society – would crumble, as that of our ancestors did. It’s everything.''<br />
'''~ Captain Brondt to [[Owain Volker]].'''{{Fn|2}}<br />
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==Notes==<br />
* {{Endn|Note1}}: The nature of aether-gold varies from source to source. The prevailing answers appear to change with time, with sources published around the same time tending to convey the same answer. The two main schools of thought are that aether-gold is the literal breath of Grungni{{Fn|6a}}{{Fn|5b}} and that aether-gold is a form of realmstone.{{Fn|11a}}{{Fn|12a}} <br />
**Early stances on the origin of aether-gold conveyed a clear intention to leave the origin of aether-gold mysterious and open to interpretation. This is mostly shown by the non-mention of its origin in the two Kharadron battletomes, even if both have entire sections dedicated to the substance.{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|3a}} <br />
**Ultimately, we'll give priority to the latest and most factual source, which states that aether-gold is a realmstone.<br />
{| width="33%" align="center"<br />
|align="center"|''[...] the crystallised magic known as realmstone. Even the aether-gold of the Kharadron is a form of this meta-substance.''<br />
'''- [[Phil Kelly]]'''{{Fn|11a}}<br />
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==Sources==<br />
* {{Endn|1}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2017)]] <br />
** {{Endn|1a}}: The Breath of Grungni, pg. 12-13<br />
** {{Endn|1b}}: The Wonders of Aethercraft, pg. 18<br />
** {{Endn|1c}}: Admirals & Warrant Officers, pg. 42-43<br />
** {{Endn|1d}}: Upon Clouds of Gold, pg. 24-25<br />
* {{Endn|2}}: [[Spear of Shadows (novel)]]<br />
* {{Endn|3}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2020)]] <br />
** {{Endn|3a}}: The Breath of Grungni, pg. 12-13<br />
** {{Endn|3b}}: Structured For Profit, pg. 18-19<br />
** {{Endn|3c}}: Frigates and Companies, pg. 32-33<br />
** {{Endn|3d}}: Admirals and Warrant Officers, pg. 28-29<br />
* {{Endn|4}}: [[Overlords of the Iron Dragon]]<br />
** {{Endn|4a}}: Chapter Two<br />
** {{Endn|4b}}: Chapter Six<br />
** {{Endn|4c}}: Chapter Nine<br />
** {{Endn|4d}}: Chapter Ten<br />
** {{Endn|4e}}: Chapter Twelve<br />
** {{Endn|4f}}: Chapter Thirteen <br />
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Soulbound: Steam and Steel]]<br />
**{{Endn|5a}}: Aether-Gold, pg. 72<br />
**{{Endn|5b}}: Breath of Grungni, pg. 67<br />
*{{Endn|6}}: [[Age of Sigmar: Core Book (2nd Edition)]]<br />
**{{Endn|6a}}: The Spiral Crux, pg. 104-107<br />
*{{Endn|7}}: [[White Dwarf April 2017]]<br />
**{{Endn|7a}}: pg. 45<br />
*{{Endn|8}}: [[Soulbound Core Rulebook]]<br />
**{{Endn|8a}}: Kharadron Overlords, pg. 65<br />
*{{Endn|9}}: [[Soulbound Trouble Brewing]]<br />
**{{Endn|9a}}: Talent: Special Brew, pg. 19<br />
*{{Endn|10}}: [[Aether War (boxed set)]]<br />
**{{Endn|10a}}: Staking A Claim, p. 28<br />
*{{Endn|11}}: [[White Dwarf November 2021]]<br />
**{{Endn|11a}}: Worlds of Warhammer, p. 10-13<br />
*{{Endn|12}}: [[Soulbound: Artefacts of Power]]<br />
**{{Endn|12a}}: Chamonite, p. 9<br />
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==History==<br />
===Age of Myth===<br />
The '''Steamhead Pioneers''' of [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]]'s [[Godwrought Isles]] discover ways to extract and harness [[aether-gold]], which they dub ''Breath of Grungni'' as they believe it is the lingering essence of the [[Grungni|Smith-God]]. This miraculous mineral is found in the skies of the [[Mortal Realms]], notably swirling around the angular peaks of the mountains of the Godwrought Isles.{{Fn|1b}}<br />
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===Age of Chaos===<br />
During the [[Age of Chaos]] the old [[karak]]s of the [[Khazalid Empires]] in the [[Spiral Crux]] were destroyed one by one by the encroaching [[daemonic]] legions and mortal servants loyal to the [[Dark Gods]]. Those holds that were not broken open and overrun, became the graves of their starving denizens. Only a few cities escaped the ravages of this age through the combination [[gyrocopter|gyrocraft]] technology and the innovations of the '''Steamhead Pioneers'''. With these technologies entire cities were raised into the sky on [[endrinsphere]]s and [[aethermatic energiser]]s, becoming the first [[sky-port]]s.{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|1b}}<br />
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==Sources==<br />
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2020)]]<br />
** {{Endn|1a}}: Rise of the Overlords, pg. 8-11<br />
** {{Endn|1b}}: Annals of the Overlords, pg. 20-21<br />
* {{Endn|2}}: [[White Dwarf November 2020]]<br />
* {{Endn|3}}: [[Age of Sigmar: Core Book (2nd Edition)]]<br />
** {{Endn|3a}}: Spiral Crux, pg. 104-107<br />
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|rowspan="2"| [[List of Kharadron Overlords units|Units]] <br />
|colspan="2"| [[Aether-Khemist]] - [[Aetheric Navigator]] - [[Arkanaut Admiral]] - [[Arkanaut Captain]] - [[Arkanaut Company]] - [[Black Marine]] - [[Brewmaster]] - [[Copperhats]] - [[Endrinmaster]] - [[Gholem]] - [[Grundstok Thunderer]] - [[Logisticator]] - [[Skyrigger]] ([[Endrinrigger]] - [[Skywarden (Kharadron Overlords)|Skywarden]]) <br />
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| [[Aetherhulk]] - [[Arkanaut Frigate]] - [[Arkanaut Ironclad]] - [[Basthal-class minelayer]] - [[Cloud-Dredger]] - [[Grundcarrier]] - [[Grundstok Gunhauler]] - [[Gyrohauler]] - [[Krontanker]] - [[Khrundhal-class Battleship]] - [[Makaisson-class Hauler]] - [[Ornithopter]] - [[Sky-Trawler]] - [[Thrunghal shieldship]] - [[Tork-class torpedo boat]] - [[Wing-Carrier]]<br />
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| [[List of Kharadron Overlords characters|Characters]] <br />
|colspan="2"| [[Njord Aethersson]] - [[Imoda Barrasdottr]] - [[Bengtsson]] - [[Horgrumm Brand]] - [[Njord Brondt]] - [[Bragga]] - [[Jakkob Bugmansson XI]] - [[Durek Coghammer]] - [[Bryge Colsstarn]] - [[Durbarak]] - [[Njarn Firewhiskers]] - [[Drak Grolsson]] - [[Olgrimm Grundstock]] - [[Brokk Grungsson]] - [[Hengtsson]] - [[Dagnai Holdenstock]] - [[Drongon Humboldsson]] - [[Khrag]] - [[Gronki Klarruz]] - [[Grubda Klarsdottr]] - [[Borri Kraglan]] - [[Nelriksson]] - [[Bulwark Norgrimsson]] - [[Kragi Ranagsson]] - [[Grymm Sternbok]] - [[Grund Tahlihro]] - [[Khurngrim]] - [[Dhurak Thengisson]] - [[Lhux Zadum]] - [[Zunggt]]<br />
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| [[Sky-ports]]<br />
|colspan="2"| [[Barak-Dren]] - [[Barak-Durmmaz]] - [[Barak-Glöm]] - [[Barak-Jazbaz]] - [[Barak-Khazzar]] - [[Barak-Khrum]] - [[Barak-Kling]] - [[Barak-Laskar]] - [[Barak-Mhornar]] - [[Barak-Mor]] - [[Barak-Nar]] - [[Barak-Shunti]] - [[Barak-Skarren]] - [[Barak-Thargar]] - [[Barak-Thryng]] - [[Barak-Ungrin]] - [[Barak-Urbaz]] - [[Barak-Zilfin]] - [[Barak-Zon]] - [[Barak-Zhoff]] - [[Karak Ohrgaf]] - [[Toba Lorchai]]<br />
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| colspan= "2"| [[Aethercraft]] - [[Aether-gold]] - [[Geldraad]] - [[High Airs]] - [[Kharadron Code]] - [[Sky-fleet]] - [[Sky-path]] - [[Steamhead Pioneers]]<br />
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|Image = Kharadron Overlords Assault.jpeg<br />
|Image caption = A kharadron Assault.<br />
|Name = Kharadron Overlords<br />
|Grand alliance = [[Grand Alliance of Order|Order]]<br />
|Associated factions =<br />
|Allies = [[Cities of Sigmar]]<br>[[Dispossessed]]<br>[[Fyreslayers]]<br>[[Ironweld Arsenal]]<br>[[Stormcast Eternal]]<br />
|Main grouping = [[Sky-port]]<br />
|Major characters = [[Brokk Grungsson]]<br>[[Drak Grolsson]]<br>[[Drongon Humboldsson]]<br>[[Imoda Barrasdottr]]<br>[[Jakkob Bugmansson XI]]<br />
|Core resources = [[Aether-gold]]<br />
|Races = [[Duardin]]<br />
|Mounts =<br />
|Vehicles = [[Skyvessel]]s<br>[[Endrin-cart]]s<br />
|Creatures = [[Cogmonculus]]<br>[[Drillbill]]<br />
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|Prayers =<br />
|Endless spells =<br />
|Manifestations =<br />
|Artefacts = [[Aethermatic Weapons]]<br>[[Great Endrinworks]]<br>[[Treasures of the Sky-ports]]<br />
|Archetypes = [[Brewmaster]]<br>[[Skyrigger]]<br>[[Aether-Khemist]]<br>[[Endrinmaster]]<br>[[Aetheric Navigator]]<br />
|Warbands = [[Thundrik's Profiteers]]<br />
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The '''Kharadron Overlords''' are a race of militaristic, mercantile [[duardin]] who dominate the skies of the [[Mortal Realms]] upon gigantic [[skyvessel]]s and floating [[sky-port]]s held aloft by a mix of engineering prowess, burgeoning science and industrialised magic.{{Fn|13e}}{{Fn|15d}}{{Fn|7e}}<br />
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Driven by a need for profit as much as by honour, they employ wondrous techno-arcane devices powered by [[aether-gold]] – the lifeblood of the Kharadron empire.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|13e}} The Kharadron are mostly secular and prefer to rely on their own science and ingenuity than lean on any god. They live by the [[Kharadron Code]], a constitution firmly based on meritocracy and pragmatism.{{Fn|9c}}{{Fn|9g}}{{Fn|9h}}<br />
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==History==<br />
===[[Age of Myth]]===<br />
The [[duardin]]s have inhabited the [[Mortal Realms]] since time immemorial. While relatively few things are known of this bygone age, legends assert that [[Grungni]] played a key role in the establishment of a lasting peace between the [[First Clans of the Khazukan]] and the ancient [[Twelve Tribes of Azyr]].{{Fn|9g}} It was also under his tutelage that the [[Khazalid Empire]] flourished like no other.{{Fn|9g}} This unequalled civilisation of engineers and craftsmen saw the Duardin flourish across the Mortal Realms working alongside [[humans]], [[aelf|aelves]], [[Gholemkind]]s and many others.{{fn|7b}}{{Fn|18c}}{{Fn|9g}}<br />
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====Grungni’s masterpiece==== <br />
It is no coincidence that [[Karak-a-Zaruk]], hearth of the [[Khazalid Empire]], was located in [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]].{{Fn|3e}} Indeed, the rich paradise then known as the [[Spiral Crux|Godwrought Isles]] is one of the [[Nineteen Wonders of Chamon]] fashioned long ago by [[Grungni]].{{Fn|17a}} Legends say that Grungni’s exertions are such that the metal-dust shed by his hammer mingled with his breath to create [[aether-gold]].{{Fn|17a}}{{Fn|3d}} Located at the heart of the Realm of Metal, the Godwrought Isles were geometrical marvels linked together by flawlessly built bridges and each possessing unfathomable treasures and alchemical wonders.{{Fn|13a}} Each of these heavenly islands is bestowed upon one of Grungni’s worshipper clans.{{Fn|17a}} <br />
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After crafting these lands and teaching the knowledge of old to his followers, Grungni departed for [[Realm of Azyr|Azyr]] to fulfil an ancient promise to [[Sigmar]] believing that only by thriving without the guiding presence of a god could his people ever grow strong.{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|7b}}{{Fn|9g}}<br />
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It is in this paradisiacal heirloom that the ever-expanding [[Khazalid Empire]] came to resemble the most to the mountain kingdoms described by ancient tales.{{Fn|18c}} Here the ancestors of the Kharadrons ruled in wondrous mountain cities and dug ever deeper into the bedrock of Chamon to excavate precious minerals and gems.{{fn|7b}}{{Fn|18c}}<br />
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====The steamhead pioneers====<br />
For generations, the people of the [[Spiral Crux|Godwrought Isles]] prospered without divine guidance.{{Fn|13a}} The discovery of priceless resources, [[Realmstone#Chamon|Chamonite]] first amongst them, and the means to extract them inevitably lead to an era of invention and progress that cemented the prominent place of [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]]’s Karaks within the [[Khazalid Empire]].{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|3e}} <br />
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It was a group of innovative duardin called the [[steamhead pioneers]] that discovered and mastered the art of extracting and refining [[aether-gold]], a wondrous mineral that can be found across the skies of the [[Mortal Realms|Eight Realms]].{{Fn|7i}}{{Fn|7c}} Capitalising on the remarkable adaptability of this substance of near-limitless power, the steamhead pioneers develop the fields of [[aethercraft]], aethermatic extraction and cogwork locomotion.{{Fn|7b}}{{Fn|7i}} <br />
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[[File:Griffon's Eyrie map 01.png|thumb|Location of the [[Lode-Griffon]]'s lair at [[Griffon's Eyrie]].]]<br />
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====Descent of the Lode-Griffon==== <br />
While near infinite, the vast riches of the [[Spiral Crux|Godwrought Isles]] are not equally enjoyed by the region’s inhabitants.{{Fn|13d}} Perhaps if wealth discrepancy had not been so rife, the changeprayers of the unfortunates would not have been so fervent, and not attracted [[Tzeentch]]’s gaze in the first place.{{Fn|17a}} But as the great powers of the Isles exploit and drive out the lesser tribes of the region in their obsessive pursuit of ever more [[Realmstone#Chamon|Chamonite]], those begging for change hear the whispers of [[Daemons of Tzeentch|daemons]] promising a better world at the expense of another’s misfortune.{{Fn|17a}}{{Fn|13d}} <br />
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Though the seeds of disaster are implanted, it is the coming of the [[Lode-Griffon]] that spelt doom for the [[Godwrought Isles]].{{Fn|17a}} Drawn forth by the extensive Chamonite mines and [[aether-gold]] clouds of the Godwrought Isles, this metallic godbeast descends from the [[Great Nothing]].{{Fn|13d}}{{Fn|9f}} In accordance with the [[Tzeentch|Change God]]’s plans, the Lode-Griffon comes to rest upon [[Griffon's Eyrie]], an island located at the very center of the [[Realm of Chamon|Realm of Metal]].{{Fn|13d}}{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|7b}}<br />
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The magnetic aura of the fortress-sized creature is such that the magnetic laws of the Godwrought Isles are rent asunder.{{Fn|13d}}{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|17a}} Once prosperous nations are instantly obliterated by the cataclysmic pulses of raw magnetism emitted by the Lode-Griffon, allowing previously less wealthy groups to rise to prominence.{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|17a}} Over time, [[Grungni]]’s handcrafted paradise begins to warp, fragment and buckle under the magical weight of the godbeast.{{Fn|13d}}{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|17a}} As titanic pipelines and bridges transporting raw Chamonite are torn asunder, their alchemical content evaporates and gathers as clouds into the Chamonic stratosphere.{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|17a}} With this, the devastated remnants of the once paradisiacal Godwrought Isles become known as the [[Spiral Crux]].{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|17a}}<br />
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[[File:Spiral Crux Map 01.jpg|thumb|Map of the [[Spiral Crux]].]]<br />
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====Opening of the Sky-Rift==== <br />
In an attempt to slay the Lode-Griffon, the remaining nations of the Spiral Crux convene a conclave of the nine mightiest aethermancers of the region.{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|17a}} These powerful sorcerers make for [[Griffon's Eyrie]] and begin to work a great spell of transmutation, planning to transform the Lode-Griffon into solid gold.{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|17a}} Though the great ritual is ultimately enacted and successfully end the magnetic curse of the godbeast, the aethermancers are betrayed and slain by one amongst their number – one of [[Tzeentch]]’s faithful [[Gaunt Summoner]]s known as the [[Watcher King]].{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|17a}}{{Fn|13d}} <br />
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As the Lode-Griffon is transmuted into inanimate gold, its agonised death-screams are so replete with magical dissonance that they tear apart the very fabric of the [[Mortal Realms|realms]].{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|17a}}{{Fn|13d}}{{Fn|7i}} As a result, a colossal sky-rift to [[Crystal Labyrinth of Tzeentch|Tzeentch’s Realm]] is open at the centre of the Spiral Crux, through it pours endless daemonic legions of the [[Tzeentch|Architect of Fate]].{{fn|7b}}{{Fn|9f}}<br />
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===[[Age of Chaos]]===<br />
As [[Disciples of Tzeentch|Tzeentch’s legions]] are unleashed upon the [[Spiral Crux]], their deity take special interest in [[Realm of Metal|Chamon]]’s overwhelming aura of transmutation.{{Fn|13d}} Using its magic to further saturate Chamon’s stratosphere with the raw stuff of change, the [[Tzeentch|Great Mutator]] works an apocalyptic spell to rain transmutive warpfire from the skies.{{Fn|9f}}{{Fn|17a}} The transmutational storm renders the central lands of the Spiral Crux so imbued with the distorting power of Chaos as to be completely inimical to mortals.{{Fn|13d}}{{Fn|13a}} Land and sea creatures native to Chamon are twisted into horrible new flight-capable forms that take wing, or simply rise into the skies as if held by invisible hands – all of them adding to Chamon’s already prolific aerial ecosystem.{{Fn|17a}} The chaotic invasion reaches new heights as daemons overrun countless civilisations and turn many duardin mountain-holds into sealed tombs where they were either killed by daemons or starved to death.{{fn|7b}}<br />
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====Sky Exodus==== <br />
[[File:Barak-Zon 01.png|thumb|350px|[[Barak-Zon]], first founded of the [[sky-port]]s.]]<br />
As the apocalypse unfolded, the duardin thought to fight alongside their allies, but found them absent, they then thought to seek the aid of the gods through prayer, but none answered.{{Fn|17b}} When the [[Tzeentch|Changer of the Ways]] encroaches upon [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]], the normally conservative duardin are ultimately forced to face annihilation in the strongholds of their ancestors or to abandon the traditions of old by adopting a new way of life.{{Fn|7i}} <br />
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In a great leap of faith and technology, the forefathers of the Kharadrons combine their mastery of air travel with the [[aethercraft]] innovated by the [[Kharadron Overlords#The steamhead pionners|steamhead pionners]] to attach great endrinspheres and aethermatic energisers to the very foundations of their ancestral strongholds and take to the [[skies]].{{Fn|7b}} Fleets of gyrocopters and other steam-bombers blast clear a path for the great floating citadels to escape.{{Fn|13d}} As such, the Kharadron Overlords were born from the sundered mountains, or Kharadron in ancient [[khazalid]].{{Fn|7b}} <br />
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Chamon’s stratosphere wasn’t the safe heaven that the duardin hoped for, however. As the sky-ports rise into the clouds, [[Tzeentch]]’s armies give pursuit.{{Fn|7i}} A desperate flight across the Realm of Metal ensues, forcing thousands duardin pilots to sell their lives to keep the newfound aerial threats at bay.{{Fn|7i}} <br />
So deadly are the skies of Chamon that not every attempted retreat to the skies was rewarded with success. Out of the countless thousands of inhabitants of [[Karak Ohrgaf]] only three lived to tell the tale of their nascent sky-port. The fate of the others is hinted at in gruesome details when twisted wrecks of skyvessels and mangled duardin corpses begin to rain down from the Chamonic clouds.{{Fn|11a}}<br />
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After the fall of the last duardin's Great Karaks at the [[Battle of Zaruk]] and the refusal of the [[Fyreslayers]] to take any asylum seekers, the influx of refugees from the fallen Karaks seeking salvation amongst the skies grew exponentially.{{Fn|15a}}{{Fn|8a}}{{Fn|3f}} With them, the aerial mining colonies and airborne fortresses in the clouds of Chamon banded together as a loose confederation for mutual protection that would become the foundation of the greatest aerial empire the [[Mortal Realms]] have ever known.{{Fn|7i}}{{Fn|15a}}{{Fn|17a}} With time, the ever-faithful refugees of an [[Khazalid Empire|ancient empire]] became the founders of a civilisation that will come to not only survive the [[Age of Chaos]], but thrive in it.{{Fn|17b}}<br />
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Regardless of the traumatic birth of their civilisation and the drastic changes to duardin society it required, some traditions took more time to be abandoned than others, if at all. As such, in the days of the Sky Exodus, the quickly developing airfleets were still crewed by clans.{{Fn|7j}} Due to the innovations of the steamhead pioneers, kharadron sky faring science progress to the point that several sky-ports boast entire fleets of skyborne vessels.{{Fn|17a}}<br />
Similarly, the [[Grundcorps]] were founded soon after the Sky Exodus by Master Gunner [[Olgrimm Grundstok]], who organised the Grundstok clan into the [[Grundcorp]]s following the repeated successes of fleets hosting [[Thunderer]]s from that clan.{{Fn|3i}}{{Fn|3f}}<br />
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====Time of Reaving==== <br />
As the sky-ports and their requirement for [[aether-gold]] grow, so too do their rivalries.{{Fn|17a}} This resource had rapidly become the foundation upon which the Kharadron built their technology and a constant influx of the substance was required if any given sky-port wishes to stay afloat.{{Fn|7c}}<br />
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As such, competition amongst the nascent sky-ports over mining rights of this vital resource caused buried grudges and old rivalries to resurface, all of which ultimately leading to an ever-increasing level of warfare amongst the sky faring duardin.{{Fn|7b}}{{Fn|3f}} This strife-filled era, known as the Time of Reaving, saw the then openly rival sky-ports fight one another in order to safeguard their own future by gathering as much aether-gold as possible at the expanse of enemy sky-ports.{{Fn|3f}}<br />
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=====Conference of Madralta===== <br />
[[File:Madralta 01.jpg|thumb|The [[Madralta|floating island of Madralta]].]]<br />
On the verge of an all-out civil war that would spell disaster for the emergent civilisation, the leaders of the various sky-ports agreed to meet in council.{{Fn|7b}} Taking place on the floating island of [[Madralta]], the [[Conference of Madralta]] saw the leaders of all the developing sky-ports maintain an uneasy truce in order to put an early end to the Time of Reaving.{{Fn|3f}}{{Fn|7b}} Even if the debate was far from peaceful, violence frequently threatened to break out at the negotiation table, the imminent doom of their newly found way of life forced the kharadron to compromise.{{Fn|7b}} In an ultimate showcase of pragmatism, the duardin leaders establish a series of common laws that would allow all to prosper.{{Fn|7b}} The [[Kharadron Code]] was thus born.{{Fn|6h}}<br />
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Organised worship and age-old dynasties had failed to protect their people.{{Fn|7b}} There would be no more kings and queens, nor would the kharadron ever again look for divine intervention to save them.{{Fn|7b}} This now united empire would be governed by elected leaders chosen for their aptitude instead of their bloodline, and powered by technology and science rather than pointless faith.{{Fn|7b}}<br />
As a new secular era was set in motion, the old clans were dissolved and replaced by an individualistic mindset. Meritocracy supplanted the old ways, creating a fundamental divide with traditional duardin society.{{Fn|17b}} Airfleeets were no longer crewed by clans, but instead by those kharadron that distinguished themselves at the Musterpresses.{{Fn|3h}} Duardin woman became common sight amongst both the developing industrial workforce and the fighting forces of the Sky-fleets.{{Fn|9d}}{{Fn|18}} <br />
However, other traditions are simply reframed into this new contract-driven culture, as exemplified by the [[Rune of Mark]]s codified in the grudge-clause of the Kharadron Code.{{Fn|18b}} For their part, ancient duardin oaths now take the form of legally signed contracts.{{Fn|17a}} <br />
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The founding and unifying constitutional document that is the [[Kharadron Code]] was conceived by expanding upon naval laws initially designed to maintain discipline aboard sky-vessels.{{Fn|7b}} The resulting nine artycles covered every facet of kharadron society, from the overall governance of their now-united sky-empire to the personal freedom of its citizens. {{Fn|7b}} With time, the Kharadrons expanded those rules so that by following their new code, every decision they take would adhere to its ever adapting stipulations.{{Fn|15a}} Indeed, the isolationist stance they temporarily adopted towards the land dwellers hailed from their adherence to the Kharadron Code.{{Fn|15a}}<br />
[[File:Kharadron Overlords vs Disciples of Tzeentch 02.jpg|thumb|The [[Great Sky War]].]]<br />
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====Great Sky War==== <br />
When the Kharadron first sought refuge in the chamonic skies, the [[Disciples of Tzeentch]] gave pursuit.{{Fn|7i}} These titanic battles amongst the clouds were but the first engagements of the [[Great Sky War]].{{Fn|13d}} This quickly escalating conflict saw the two major aerial power of the Mortal Realms fight for the control of Chamon’s skies for centuries.{{Fn|7i}} <br />
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More broadly and due to the absence of any comparable aerial superpowers outside of [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]], the Great Sky War’s outcome will come to determine who was to rule the skies of the [[Mortal Realms]].{{Fn|7e}}{{Fn|7d}} <br />
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Initially simply fighting for survival, the Kharadron Overlords develop their war technology at a pace never before seen to turn the tides of war. The ancestral blackpowder weapons are replaced with an ever-evolving and adapting aethermatically powered arsenal, and the gyrocopters rapidly make way for skyvessels entirely designed to secure aerial supremacy over the Realms.{{Fn|7g}} After centuries of refinements, those early airships designs evolved into the prolific Arkanaut class of skyvessel.{{Fn|7g}}<br />
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While this technological leap allows the Kharadron to hurl back the tides of chaos on multiple fronts, the sky-ports are still pursued by the infernal fleets of the dreaded triad of tzeentchian daemon princes infamously known as the [[Tetronomicar]].{{Fn|17a}}{{Fn|7i}}<br />
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=====Battle of the First Coalition===== <br />
Following the [[Conference of Madralta]], the now united Kharadron Overlords decide to tackle the horizon spanning armada of the [[Tetronomicar]] above the [[Straits of Helsilver]] in a titanic conflict named the [[Battle of the First Coalition]].{{Fn|7i}}<br />
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There, [[Horgrumm Brand]] of [[Barak-Nar]], first of the Kharadron [[Grand Admiral]]s, masterminds a legendary victory that altered the fate of the skyways of the [[Mortal Realms]]. Outnumbered at least two to one, Horgrumm Brand splits his fleet into multiple smaller formations capable of outmanoeuvring the monumental crystal barges of the Tetronomicar. Aboard [[Nazgrund]], arguably the most legendary kharadron skyvessel, Grand Admiral Brand directs his swift forces to blast the daemonic crystal barges into shards one by one.{{Fn|7i}}<br />
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Though the Kharadron were ultimately victorious, Grand Admiral Horgrumm Brand is slain during the battle, his flesh turned to silver by a [[Lord of Change]].{{Fn|7j}} His victory lays down the core tenets of kharadron naval strategy and ensures their undisputed dominance of the Chamonic skies for more than a century.{{Fn|7i}}<br />
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====Season of Strife====<br />
[[Barak-Mhornar]] develops rune-markings of illusion able to conceal their skyvessels' allegiance.{{Fn|7i}} Using this technology, corsairs of the [[Barak-Mhornar|Shadow Port]] begin to prey upon merchant convoys belonging to other sky-ports.{{Fn|7i}} <br />
Only after tremendous amounts of aether-gold are hijacked is the identity of the perpetrators discovered.{{Fn|7i}} A series of fierce battles involving over a dozen sky-ports are fought.{{Fn|3f}} <br />
Urgent amendments to the [[Kharadron Code|Code]] prohibiting such piratical practices and a series of counterraids personally led by [[Brokk Grungsson]] allow the Season of Strife to end before open warfare breaks out.{{Fn|3g}}{{Fn|7i}}<br />
{| style="margin:7px 50px 0 50px; float:right<br />
|+ Composition of the Geldraad after the disparition of Barak-Zhoff<br />
|-<br />
! Sky-ports<br />
! Capital (aether-gold shares){{fn|3k}}<br />
! Delegates on the [[Geldraad]]{{fn|3k}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[Barak-Nar]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 307,620,967 ||style="text-align: center;" | 7<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Zilfin]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 102,300,678 ||style="text-align: center;" | 4<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Zon]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 54,000,000 ||style="text-align: center;" | 3<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Urbaz]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 46,412,890 ||style="text-align: center;" | 2<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Mhornar]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 26,806,212 ||style="text-align: center;" | 1<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Thryng]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 173,000 ||style="text-align: center;" | 1<br />
|-<br />
! TOTAL !! 537,313,747 !! 18 <br />
|}<br />
=====Disappearance of Barak-Zhoff=====<br />
[[Barak-Zhoff]] had once been one of the greatest and most influential [[sky-port]], perhaps second only to [[Barak-Nar]]. However, this jewel of the Kharadron Empire mysteriously vanished. To maintain the balance of six represented sky-ports at the [[Geldraad]], [[Barak-Thryng]] was admitted with a single delegate.{{Fn|18a}}<br />
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===[[Age of Sigmar]]=== <br />
[[Sigmar's Tempest]] is unleashed across the skies of the Mortal Realms, signalling the dawn of the [[Realmgate Wars]].{{Fn|17a}} The fury of the storm is such that it drove potent veins of [[aether-gold]] before it.{{Fn|17a}} The Kharadron Overlords rush to mine this priceless bounty before the tempest further disturbs their operations.{{Fn|17a}} <br />
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As the [[Realmgate|Gates of Azyr]] reopened and the [[Allpoints#All-gates|All-gates]] came under attack by [[Stormcast Eternals|Sigmar’s followers]], many Kharadrons vote to join the land dwellers’ crusade, but the [[Kharadron Code|Code]] specified when alliances could be negotiated.{{Fn|3f}} Consequently, only when the Azyrite began to build their [[Cities of Sigmar|cities]] did the skyfarers send delegates to the [[Sigmar|God-King]]’s court.{{Fn|3f}}{{Fn|7i}}<br />
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====Treaty of Vindicarum==== <br />
The sigmarite city of [[Vindicarum]] is assaulted by the forces of the Dark Gods. Outnumbered, the [[Stormcast Eternals]] defenders are quickly overwhelmed. Disaster is avoided when a sky-fleet from [[Barak-Nar]] descends upon the daemonic hordes and blasts them apart.{{Fn|7i}}<br />
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The encounter results in the Treaty of Vindicarum, which ratifies an economic pact between the Overlord’s mercantile empire and the growing domain of the God-King.{{Fn|7i}}<br />
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As a result, the Kharadron Overlords develop an ever-increasing trading network that takes full advantage of every newly founded [[Cities of Sigmar|city]] of Order.{{Fn|7d}} The commercial enclaves thus established rapidly grow in both size and influence.{{Fn|7d}} <br />
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====Great Sky Purge====<br />
Though the lands of the [[Spiral Crux]] remain firmly under Tzeentchian hands, the Kharadron Overlords’ control over its stratosphere is cemented by a united push with their new sigmarite allies.{{Fn|17a}} The efficiency of this mutually beneficial alliance is such that the [[Aetherstrike Force]] is legitimised in the [[Kharadron Code]].{{Fn|13d}}<br />
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====Blockade of Barak-Zon==== <br />
A tzeentchian convocation led by [[Kairos Fateweaver]] creates a gigantic arcane barrier around [[Barak-Zon]].{{Fn|3f}} Sky-ports needing a constant supply of [[aether-gold]], such a blockade was nothing less than an attempt to bring the colossal city crashing down.{{Fn|3d}} For ninety-nice days the Kharadron city remained besieged by the [[Tzeentch|Change God]]’s faithful.{{Fn|3f}}<br />
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Under the leadership of its High Admiral [[Brokk Grungsson]], a confederation of sky-fleets hailing from every sky-port executes a daring massed ramming action.{{Fn|3f}} The [[Arkanaut Frigate]]s assumed a line abreast formation and discharged so much firepower that the arcane chain and the besiegers were erased from existence.{{Fn|7j}} So devastating was the kharadron assault at the breaking of the blockade of Barak-Zon that it could be seen in broad daylight from the [[Kharzdon Mountains]].{{Fn|7j}}<br />
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{|style="margin:7px 50px 0 50px; float:right<br />
|+ Impact of the Garaktormun<br />
|-<br />
! rowspan="2" | Sky-ports<br />
! colspan="2" | Capital (aether-gold shares){{fn|7f}}{{fn|3k}}<br />
! colspan="1" | Delegates on the [[Geldraad]]{{fn|7f}}{{fn|3k}}<br />
|-<br />
! gain/loss !! Pourcentage gained or lost !! gain/loss <br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Mhornar]] || style="text-align: center;" | +65,308,673 ||style="text-align: center;" | +243.63% || style="text-align: center;" | +2 <br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Zilfin]] || style="text-align: center;" | +50,452,513||style="text-align: center;" | +49.32%|| style="text-align: center;" | +1<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Thryng]] || style="text-align: center;" | +650,500 ||style="text-align: center;" | +376.01% || style="text-align: center;" | n/a<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Nar]] || style="text-align: center;" | -11,488,020 ||style="text-align: center;" | -3.73% || style="text-align: center;" | -1<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Zon]] || style="text-align: center;" | -15,346,658 ||style="text-align: center;" | -28.42% || style="text-align: center;" | -1<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Urbaz]] || style="text-align: center;" | -20,696,788 ||style="text-align: center;" | -44.59% || style="text-align: center;" | -1<br />
|-<br />
! TOTAL !!style="text-align: center;" | +68,880,220 !!style="text-align: center;" | +12.82% !!style="text-align: center;" | n/a<br />
|}<br />
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====Garaktormun (Necroquake)==== <br />
[[Nagash]] performs a vast necromantic ritual that inverts the arcane energies of [[Realm of Shyish|Shyish]] and unleashes the all-devouring vortex known as the '''Garaktormun''' – or '''‘Great Gale of Death’''' – kharadron term for the [[Necroquake]].{{Fn|7a}} The resulting shockwave broke across the skies of every [[Mortal Realms|Mortal Realm]], home to the aerial domain of the Kharadron Overlords, like a crashing tidal wave that disrupted the laws of magic.{{Fn|7a}} This aetheric disturbance scattered the [[aetherstreams]]. The havoc wrought on once-stable veins of aether-gold swept lucrative mining zones, previously thought to be reliable revenue streams, completely off course and forced hundreds of [[Kharadron Overlords#Organisations|guilds and companies]] to file for bankruptcy. {{Fn|9e}} Endless legions of gheists were dragged up from the [[Realm of Shyish|underworlds]] to prey upon the skyfarers, and [[Endless Spell|predatory spells]] wrought considerable destruction on the commercial interests of the sky-ports.{{Fn|7a}} <br />
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The dockyards of [[Barak-Nar]] were nearly overwhelmed by [[Nighthaunt]] processions, and only a desperate stand by [[Grundstok Thunderer]]s under the command of [[Njarn Firewhiskers]] stopped the undead from invading the city proper.{{fn|7d}} <br />
Even worse, [[Barak-Durmmaz]] and [[Barak-Kling]] were knocked down by the tidal waves of death magic at the onset of the Garaktormun.{{fn|7d}} Entire sky-fleets were battered off course with [[Barak-Nar]] alone losing an estimated one-fifth of its navy.{{fn|7d}}<br />
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====Gorak-drek (Arcanum Optimar)==== <br />
Despite sustaining catastrophic losses that would have certainly crippled other, non-proactive, civilisations, the swift actions of the [[Geldraad]] – in securing new guild-contracts to replace the lost skyvessels and organising new Musterpresses on a grand scale to reinforce their diminished armed forces – allowed the Kharadron Overlords to not only survive the Garaktormun, but to turn the tragedy into opportunity.{{Fn|7d}} It is no small indication of the adaptability and pragmatism of the skyborne duardin that over seventeen amendments to the [[Kharadron Code]] were passed in response to the shyishian apocalypse.{{fn|7b}} <br />
{|style="margin:7px 50px 0 50px; float:right<br />
|+ Current composition of the Geldraad<br />
|-<br />
! Sky-ports<br />
! Capital (aether-gold shares){{fn|7f}}<br />
! Delegates on the [[Geldraad]]{{fn|7f}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Nar]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 296,132,947 ||style="text-align: center;" | 6<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Zilfin]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 152,753,191||style="text-align: center;" | 5<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Mhornar]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 92,114,885 ||style="text-align: center;" | 3<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Zon]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 38,653,342 ||style="text-align: center;" | 2<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Urbaz]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 25,716,102 ||style="text-align: center;" | 1<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Thryng]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 823,500 ||style="text-align: center;" | 1<br />
|-<br />
! TOTAL !!style="text-align: center;" | 606,193,967 !!style="text-align: center;" | 18 <br />
|}<br />
Indeed, the [[Admirals Council|Admiralties]] swiftly realised that the Garaktormun possessed both destructive and lucrative potential.{{Fn|7d}} <br />
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Great monopolies had been established long ago over many of the most substantial [[aether-gold]] streams by individual sky-ports. Predicated on the relative stationary behaviour of those established mining zones, a familiar hierarchy of influence had slowly taken root within Kharadron society.{{Fn|7d}} <br />
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The dispersal of so many aetherstreams and the presence of intricacies in the Code that allowed rival powers to claim the displaced aether-gold resulted in a power vacuum amongst the Kharadron.{{Fn|7a}}{{Fn|7d}} This vacuum led to the Gorak-drek – the '''Great Venture''' – kharadron term for the [[Arcanum Optimar]].{{Fn|7a}} This new age of prospection and exploration ushered the greatest and boldest aether-gold rush seen since the [[Kharadron Overlords#Time of Reaving|Time of Reaving]].{{Fn|7a}}<br />
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Countless thousands of sky-fleets were chartered into action, most heading into new and deadly lands to seize innumerable swathes of enemy territory and further expand an empire that already stretched across every [[Mortal Realms|Mortal Realm]].{{Fn|7d}} <br />
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The new era also created an arms race resulting in inventions such as incendiary torpedoes capped with slivers of aqthracite, handheld anti-magic repulsors, and aetheric lenses that can gaze through a ship’s hull. Developments of countermeasures against the predatory spells include Ironclads armed with magic-dampening null projectors and [[voidstone]] scatter-mines.{{fn|7c}} <br />
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=====Wraith Fleet Conflict=====<br />
To counter the increasing tides of undead, the sky-ports decreed the formation of elite Grundstok units specialised in the destruction of ‘non-physical entities’. These [[Black Marine]]s, named after the obsidian armour carapaces they wear, are armed with scatter-shot rifles and equipped with a variety of anti-ethereal equipment and weaponry such as celestium burst-grenades, scintillator lenses and aether-vapour projectors. They were first deployed during the [[Wraith Fleet Conflict]] where they successfully fought the ghostly corsairs of the vampire [[Varkos Varactyr]].{{fn|7c}}<br />
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[[File:Kharadron Overlords vs Disciples of Tzeentch 01.jpeg|thumb|[[Drak Grolsson]] combatting [[Ab-het]] in the [[Azure Crown]].]]<br />
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====Aether War====<br />
:''For more information see: [[Aether War]]''<br />
The aether-gold rush set in motion during the [[Kharadron Overlords#Gorak-Drek|Gorak-Drek]] led profiteering kharadron sky-fleets to make daring forays into [[Griffon's Eyrie]], the former lair of the [[Lode-Griffon]] turned into a sacred land and safe haven for the [[Disciples of Tzeentch]].{{Fn|16a}}<br />
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Following new [[aether-gold]] trails, [[Barak-Nar]] edges ever closer to Griffon's Eyrie.{{Fn|13b}} A sky-fleet led by [[Bjarnus Tragg]] utilise an aetheric forcefield, invented by [[Drak Grolsson]], to venture into those toxic skies controlled by the [[Cult of the Transient Form]].{{Fn|16a}} <br />
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The kharadron expedition discovers more than extensive aether-gold deposits, however, for they stumble upon a dark ritual that would see a deadly magical storm unleashed upon Barak-Nar, performed by Magister [[Ab-het]] and his [[Tzaangor Shamans]].{{Fn|13d}} After his personal [[Arkanaut Ironclad|Ironclad]], the [[Intrepid]], suffers critical damage, Admiral Tragg commands Drak Grolsson to lead a small force to destroy the source of the aethermatic storm.{{Fn|13c}}<br />
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The Kharadrons make way towards the [[Azure Crown]], located at the very centre of [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]].{{Fn|13b}} There, [[Drak Grolsson]] and his forces successfully thwart the tzeentchian plot, but the [[Great Sky War]] between the [[Disciples of Tzeentch]] and Kharadron Empire intensifies.{{Fn|28a}}<br />
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====Chamon Under Attack====<br />
[[File:Humboldsson 01.png|thumb|200px|[[Endrinmaster]] [[Drongon Humboldsson]].]]<br />
During the [[Assault on the Eater's Lair]], the [[Silver Tower]] of the [[Eater of Tomes]] was destroyed in a cataclysmic explosion that turned the [[Rusted Wastes]] into a thousand-mile wide crater and sent a magical wave that destabilised or destroyed many Realmgates. The destruction of the Silver Tower had been masterminded by [[Be'lakor]] to occur there since the membrane separating the [[Mortal Realms]] from the tides of [[Chaos]] was at its weakest in [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]]. The antique foundations of the portals situated relatively close to the ground zero of the explosion had been greatly weakened by the immense arcane forces released by the explosion. Those were to be sabotaged and corrupted beyond recovery so that a torrent of Chaos energy may spill forth to stain the skies of the Mortal Realms and sever their link to [[Realm of Azyr|Azyr]]. Attacking in parallel with the [[Nighthaunt]], the Legion of the First Prince darkened and soured the skies with wicked magic. As the scent of brimstone and burned blood saturated the air, daemons in their thousands surged forth to serve Be'lakor. Meanwhile, the processions of [[Lady Olynder]] struck at isolated outposts, strongpoints and columns of reinforcing troops. So thick and fast were the predations of the Nighthaunt that many were convinced a second [[Necroquake]] had occurred.{{Fn|6b}}{{Fn|6c}}{{Fn|6d}}{{Fn|6e}}<br />
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=====Second Conference of Madralta=====<br />
The [[Redoubtable]], a prototype [[Arkanaut Frigate]] fresh from the [[Grammtok-Rahl yards]] of [[Barak-Zilfin]] captained by [[Endrinmaster]] [[Drongon Humboldsson]], was on its maiden voyage in the [[Arable Heartlands]] when the [[Rusted Wastes]] were destroyed by the detonation of the Silver Tower. While the Redoubtable investigated the incident, [[Imoda Barrasdottr]], noting a bigger plan in motion, alerted the Geldraad.{{Fn|6f}} <br />
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The [[Geldraad]] convened upon the neutral ground of [[Madralta]] resulting in the [[Second Conference of Madralta]]. The Kharadron Overlords, however, were as much concerned about the ramifications for trade and industry as they were any grander notions.{{Fn|6i}}<br />
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With reports of Vindicarum being assaulted by daemonic hordes, [[Barak-Nar]] and [[Barak-Zilfin]] advocated prompt intervention to prevent their trade partners from being overrun. Their initiative, however, was denied by the rest of the council who banded together to veto this initiative. With the venerable [[High Admiral]] [[Grubda Klarsdottr]] of the isolationist [[Barak-Thryng]] leading the opposition to direct intervention, the conference was soon stuck in a deadlock. It was the intervention of [[Drongon Humboldsson]] and [[Gromthi]], in a breach of the [[Kharadron Code]], that stopped the infighting. They revealed a grand convergence of energies around Vindicarum, a stormfront of Chaos magic all but unprecedented since the Descent of the [[Lode-Griffon]] which would draw in every [[aetherstreams]] within ten thousand air leagues of Vindicarum turning the city into the most valuable location in the [[Spiral Crux]], something that even Klarsdottr couldn't ignore. ASeizing the opportunity, [[Arkanaut Admiral|Admiral]] [[Imoda Barrasdottr]] called for a motion regarding the dispatch of a sky-fleet to relieve Vindicarum. Ultimately, the historic [[Second Conference of Madralta]] ended in consensus: the fractious [[sky-port]]s of the Kharadron Empire would rescue [[Sigmar]]'s armies from their dire predicament and lay claim to valuable aetherstreams around Vindicarum.{{Fn|6i}}{{Fn|6k}}<br />
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=====Siege of Vindicarum=====<br />
At the [[Siege of Vindicarum]] the Legion of the First Prince whose initial estimates outnumbered Vindicarum's forces at least six to one had begun overrunning the city. Its walls were breached, thousands of its inhabitants slaughtered and more than half of the [[Celestial Vindicators]] fell in the desperate defence, along with almost all of the city's mortal regiments.{{Fn|6h}}{{Fn|6l}}<br />
It was when the defenders were making their last stand that the [[Second Madraltan Armada]] arrived. This colossal fleet was led by [[Drongon Humboldsson]] on the [[Redoubtable]], as it was the fastest [[skyvessel]] in the Kharadron Empire, and guided by [[Imoda Barrasdottr]] who helped chart a course for the Kharadron armada through the tormented sky-lanes of [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]], ensuring that they arrive in time to save Vindicarum.{{Fn|6k}} Following the Redoubtable came hundreds of [[Arkanaut Ironclad]]s, other [[Arkanaut Frigate|Frigates]] and colossal, wide-platformed [[Wing-Carrier|Carrier]]s that unleashed squadrons of [[Gunhauler]]s and '''single-pilot fighter craft''', swarming like angry glowjackets from a stirred-up hive. The colours of most [[sky-port]] and of hundred other imperial trading posts could be seen amidst the shining wall of endrins.{{Fn|6k}}<br />
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The combined firepower of the fleet was unleashed upon the Legion with extreme accuracy, annihilated countless greater daemons alongside their lesser kin. Skyvessels swept in low to disgorge [[Grundstok Thunderer|Grundstok Marines]] and [[Arkanaut]]s from rapid-descent lines into the city. There, the kharadron ground-troops laid down fields of fire around the few remaining pockets of vindicarian defenders. Daemons were cut down by the score by salvoes of aethershot, while aetheric fumigators cleared thicker daemonic crowds. The counter-attack of the Legion of the First Prince was furious but ultimately futile since the Second Madraltan Armada had enough guns, bombs and torpedoes to level entire kingdoms. While near numberless, even the chaotic host that had conquered Vindicarum withered before the overwhelming firepower of the Kharadron. Be'lakor refused to admit defeat and leapt into the air towards the Redoubtable. The Dark Master killed the [[Skywarden]]s that counter-charged the Daemon Prince, and Humboldsson himself was at his mercy until [[Gromthi]] advanced towards Be'lakor. A flicker of fear briefly seizes the First Prince, who then releases the Frigate and leaves the battlefield.{{Fn|6k}}<br />
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Vindicarum was a ruin, but the Second Madraltan Armada had prevented its total destruction. Represented by no fewer than five Grand Admirals of the [[Geldraad]], the Kharadron delegation offered the battered sigmarite forces to transport them anywhere in the [[Mortal Realms]] using their roughly unaffected [[sky-path]]s. Taking advantage of the situation, the Kharadron Overlords oversaw the reparation works of Vindicarum and constructed several cloud-mining platforms above [[Mount Ketnus]]. The Geldraad claimed the sky-lanes from the [[Viscid Flux]] to [[Prosperis]]' northern coast. The losses suffered by the sky-ports were tempered by the new rich [[aetherstreams]] flooding into their coffers.{{Fn|6l}}<br />
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{| width="33%" align="center"<br />
|align="center"|''Let these foolish land-sloggers put their trust in gods and faith, I put mine in a freshly fuelled ship and an open horizon.''<br />
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'''- [[Drongon Humboldsson]]'s reaction to [[Gromthi]]'s disapproval'''.{{Fn|6l}}<br />
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==Culture & Society==<br />
The Kharadron Empire is a conglomerate of duardin powers united by the guidelines of the [[Kharadron Code]], a common legacy of sky travel and an insatiable need for [[aether-gold]].{{Fn|7a}} Short and stocky, Kharadron are stubborn, resilient as stone, and take great pride in iron discipline and hard work.{{Fn|4a}}<br />
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This mercantile empire is one of the most potent political and military bodies in the entirety of the [[Mortal Realms]] and its dominion over all their airways is near undisputed.{{Fn|7a}}{{Fn|9f}}<br />
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Every level of the industrial, militaristic and highly meritocratic kharadron society is managed like a business conglomerate.{{Fn|7f}}{{Fn|7b}}{{Fn|15b}} Decisions made by the elected councillors of the [[Admirals Council]] and of the [[Geldraad]] are dictated by a necessity for profit, and further justified by the regulations laid down in the Kharadron Code.{{Fn|7f}}{{Fn|7b}}<br />
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Driven by commerce, the ruthlessly pragmatic Kharadron Empire is powered by technology and science.{{Fn|7i}} As such, advancement within kharadron society is based ''almost'' entirely upon [[mehret]] – a combination of success, profit and experience.{{Fn|9a}}{{Fn|3g}}<br />
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[[Aether-gold]] being the lifeblood of the Kharadron Empire, its natural properties and means of extraction heavily impact the inner-workings of kharadron society. Foremost amongst those is its susceptibility to being swept across vast distances by magical storms and other natural phenomena.{{Fn|7c}} Furthermore, the Kharadron Code stipulates that aether-gold deposits are not the property of the individuals who discovered them, but of their affiliated [[sky-port]].{{Fn|7k}}<br />
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The importance of '''mehret''' in kharadron society is also to be considered. Indeed, the concept of '''mehret''' takes into account the success of an individual, not of their ancestors; it considers one’s ability to turn a profit, not to inherit wealth; it considers personal experience, not the accomplishments of your bloodline.{{Fn|3g}} No wonder that even the children of [[Admirals Council]]’s members are sent to work for the [[sky-fleet]]s as simple [[Arkanaut Company|Arkanauts]].{{Fn|18}}<br />
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Nevertheless, wealth and power grant some privileges in kharadron society. Many [[Admirals Council|council members]] establish sizeable estates far above the cloudscrapers that house the common folk. With time, a sufficient number of such endrinvillas came to be maintained by their descendants that an upper class had emerged within some sky-ports, an elite who saw themselves as the centre of power in their respective sky-port.{{Fn|18d}} <br />
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Despite the volatile nature of aether-gold, great monopolies over many substantial [[aether-gold]] streams were gradually established by various sky-ports. Predicated on the relative stationary behaviour of those established mining zones, a familiar hierarchy of influence had slowly taken root within kharadron society.{{Fn|7d}} This hierarchy, however, was swept aside with the dispersal of so many aetherstreams by the Garaktormun.{{Fn|7a}}{{Fn|7d}} This vacuum led to a new age of prospection and exploration – called the Gorak-drek – ushering the greatest and boldest aether-gold rush seen since the [[Kharadron Overlords#Time of Reaving|Time of Reaving]].{{Fn|7a}}<br />
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===Secularism and Ancestor Worship===<br />
[[File:Barak-Thryng 01.png|thumb|500px|Statues of [[Ancestor-Gods]] (notably [[Valaya]], [[Grimnir]] and [[Grungni]]) in [[Barak-Thryng]].]] <br />
The Kharadron largely scorn organised worship and, save for the more traditionalist [[sky-port]]s such as [[Barak-Thryng]], have placed science above the worship of the [[Ancestor Gods]]. While the Kharadron acknowledge the presence of magic and [[deities]], they believe everything can be explained with some rational, science-based formula.{{Fn|7a}}{{Fn|3d}} <br />
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Superstitions persist, however, and many legends tell of how the exertions [[Grungni]] experienced during his [[Age of Myth#The Labours of Grungni|Grand Works]] were such that the metal-dust shed by his hammer mingled with his breath to form air-borne clouds of [[aether-gold]]. Others say that the creation of aether-gold was Grungni’s folly and the reason he would ultimately leave the [[Pantheon of Order]].{{Fn|3d}}<br />
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Images of the [[Ancestor Gods]] nonetheless adorns many Kharadron vessels, equipment and statues. With the bulk of Kharadron being secular, however, the Maker has become a ''sign of fortune'' and a ''paternal ancestor-spirit'' instead of a figure of active worship.{{Fn|7a}}{{Fn|9g}}{{Fn|15c}} <br />
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|align="center"|''Grungni was only as good as the weapons he forged.''<br />
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'''- A common saying amongst the Kharadron Overlords'''.{{Fn|18d}}<br />
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The Kharadron attitude towards Grungni stems from their perceived abandonment by the gods during the [[Sky Exodus|Age of Chaos]]. Resultantly, many Kharadron still hold a grudge against the Maker for forsaking them in their time of need.{{Fn|9h}} <br />
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====Reverence to the Past====<br />
Historical and ancestral bonds play a large part in the lives of many Kharadron. This affinity and reverence for what has come before are apparent with the tradition of inscribing the names of the fallen into [[Rocks of Remembrance]].{{Fn|3g}}{{Fn|9i}}<br />
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[[Honour Bearer]]s accompany most [[Grundstok Thunderer]] formations to record their unit’s proud history and carry an ancestral standard. It is also tradition for such units to be accompanied by a [[drillbill]], in honour of the original one that was taken to battle by [[Olgrimm Grundstok]].{{Fn|3i}}<br />
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=====Naming Conventions=====<br />
The Kharadron's reverence for the past often leads them to combine the name of a proud ancestor with the honorific ‘-sson’ or ‘-dotr’ to form new surnames.{{Fn|9i}}<br />
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Following is a list of known kharadron surnames:<br />
*Aetherdotr, Brondotr, Coghammer, Dainsson, Grundstock, Grungsson, Junesson, Khurgisson, Menzidotr, Norgrimsson, Runesson, Sternbok, Tahilro, Varrdotr, Zadotr.{{Fn|9i}}<br />
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===Honour, Oaths and Loopholes=== <br />
[[File:Kharadron Code 01.png|thumb|A Kharadron reading the [[Kharadron Code]] for 'business matters'.]]<br />
Pragmatism governs the Kharadron's approach to matters of honour. Although they take sworn oaths as seriously as any [[duardin]], the skyfarers heartily exploit loopholes and technicalities in loosely worded contracts to gain an edge whenever they can. Though not callous, the sky-duardin display a notoriously flexible moral compass when it comes to business.{{Fn|7a}} <br />
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Honourable, for the most part, the Kharadron always act in accordance with the [[Kharadron Code|Code]], however, there are targets so tempting that a loophole is found to justify a raid that most would perceive to be piratical.{{Fn|3o}}<br />
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To the Kharadron, anyone foolish enough to sign a contract without fully anticipating any and all potential outcomes deserve absolutely no sympathy.{{Fn|7a}} <br />
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{| width="33%" align="center"<br />
|align="center"|''Never sign a Kharadron writ without reading it ten thousand times.''<br />
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'''- A common saying amongst [[Dispossessed]] clan-chiefs'''.{{Fn|7a}} <br />
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The Kharadron remember how duardin stubbornness and reluctance to accept the inevitable almost led to the destruction of their people in the [[Age of Chaos]]. Therefore, the Kharadron scorn decisions based on emotions and take stances born of cold logic, like rarely risking open war with their trading partners despite their cut-throat business acumen.{{Fn|7a}} <br />
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Once aboard a [[skyvessel]], crewmates are bonded by many oaths and Code-prescribed rituals.{{Fn|3n}} <br />
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The professional soldiers of the [[Grundcorps]] are oathsigned into contracts. Accordingly, they do all in their power to ensure the safety of their clients.{{Fn|3i}}<br />
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[[File:Grudge-clause 01.png|thumb|230px|A [[Rune of Mark]].]]<br />
===Grudges & Rune of Marks===<br />
The Kharadron Overlords value a good grudge just as much as any duardin. If the skyfarers are cheated in a trade agreement, their territory trespassed on, or they have been defeated in battle, it becomes only a matter of time until vengeance comes upon those who wronged them.{{Fn|3m}}<br />
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Grudges have taken a new form in Kharadron society, notably through the [[Rune of Mark]]s codified in the grudge-clause of the Kharadron Code.{{Fn|18b}}<br />
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The dour traditionalists of [[Barak-Thryng]] take grudges to new highs. Their resentments burning fiercely for centuries, they always ensure that every slight is repaid in kind. Given the opportunity to wreak revenge upon their enemies, those Kharadron will fight with singleminded stubbornness, refusing to even consider death until they have spilt every drop of their nemeses' blood.{{Fn|7l}}<br />
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Every offence against the City of the Ancestors is inscribed upon a rune-slate and added to a titanic library, located in the [[Grudgehall]], that covers an entire district. Barak-Thryng's soldiers are encouraged to settle these grudges whenever possible, and usually carry [[runic tablet]]s listing the most heinous insults into battle, so that they may ensure that retribution is delivered properly.{{Fn|7l}}<br />
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===Fashion===<br />
[[File:Thundrik's Profiteers 02.png|thumb|The Kharadron's heavily armoured environment suits allow them to dwell in toxic environments.]]<br />
Raw [[aether-gold]] being extremely caustic, the Kharadron Overlords must keep it contained, hence their use of heavily armoured environment suits.{{Fn|15d}}{{Fn|14d}} Their helms are airtight and connected to a rebreather and an oxygen canister, allowing them to work in high altitudes or within toxic-metal clouds.{{Fn|3l}}<br />
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[[Kharadron Overlords#Hierarchy of the Sky-fleets|Commissioned and warrant officers]] normally incorporate more gold in their armour than those of lesser ranks. Many Kharadron [[skyvessel]]s and equipment prominently feature images of their ancestors. For most Kharadron, however, these are more artistic adornments than objects of worship or superstition.{{Fn|3o}} <br />
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Every Kharadron must polish their equipment and keep it in excellent working order.{{Fn|3q}} <br />
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The folks of [[Barak-Zon]] take great pride in their uniforms and regimental bearing. To ensure that their foes see them coming and know that it is they who shall bring them their doom, these Kharadron paint their armour and ships brightly. Their ships are often tied to their squadron using bear stripe arrangements. These bandings are regularly featured on the armour of fleet officers.{{Fn|3q}}<br />
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Battered by war and hard-sailing journeys, the uniforms and airships from [[Barak-Mhornar]] show an uncharacteristic amount of wear by Kharadron standards.{{Fn|3s}} <br />
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In [[Barak-Thryng]], simplicity and utility are preferred to flashy displays of wealth. To simulate the hammers and axes of their forebears going to war today, ancestor runes and images are cast in metals melted down from weapons of antiquity.{{Fn|3s}}<br />
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'''Inside the sky-ports''', traders wear ostensive garbs. Richly brocaded jackets with jewelled buttons and elaborate sashes of silk are accompanied by rakish hats, sagging beneath the weight of exotic feathers sewn into their brims. Gloved fingers acting like a riot of rings and gilded nails.{{Fn|19a}}<br />
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[[Admirals Council|Councillors]] wear robes of office, the colours, cut and design of their garments reflecting the duties and responsibilities they hold.{{Fn|18e}}<br />
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====Tattoos====<br />
Many Kharadron are covered in tattoos, though most are hidden beneath their armour. In Kharadron culture, tattoos mark all manner of achievements such as an honourable kill, lover, successful journey, or [[aetherstream]] found.{{Fn|25a}}{{Fn|25b}}<br />
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====Hair and Beard==== <br />
To better fit within their suits of Arkanaut armour, male Kharadron regularly trim their beards.{{Fn|9h}} Beards are sometimes knotted through a string of beads to avoid combing it.{{Fn|14a}} <br />
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Inside the sky-ports, the beards ornaments of the male elite are often picked out in dazzling arrays of gemstones.{{Fn|19a}} Some male administrators have beards so long that they sweep the floor.{{Fn|18e}}<br />
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Kharadron hairstyles are extremely variated, locks amongst them.{{Fn|24}} A specific type of decorated braid is referred to as the Kharadron style.{{Fn|10}}<br />
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<gallery heights="160px" widths="200px" mode="packed" caption="Kharadron hairstyles, tattoos, beards and piercings"><br />
Magbeth 01.png|[[Arkanaut Captain|Captain]] [[Magbeth Izrum]] of [[Barak-Mhornar]].<br />
Gronki 01.png|[[Musterlord]] [[Gronki Draug]] of [[Barak-Thryng]].<br />
Brokka 01.jpg|[[Arkanaut Captain|Captain]] [[Brokka Brokkisdotr]].<br />
Kravich 01.png|'''Kravich'''.<br />
Kharadron Factory 01.jpg|'''Malgra Dainsson'''.<br />
Kharadron Overlords Armour 01.jpg|A Kharadron suiting up.<br />
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====Ancestor Masks====<br />
While considered by many Kharadron as aesthetic decorations rather than symbols of worship, many kharadron helmets take the form of '''Ancestor Masks''' representing stylised visages of the various ancestors of the Kharadron.{{Fn|18a}}{{Fn|3t}} <br />
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Amongst the ancestors present upon kharadron Ancestor Masks are the countless duardin [[Ancestor Gods]], notably [[Valaya]] and [[Grungni]], along with the warrior-ancestors of the Kharadron.{{Fn|18a}}<br />
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<gallery heights="160px" widths="200px" mode="packed" caption="Ancestor Masks"><br />
Barsa 01.png|[[Arkanaut Admiral|Admiral]] [[Barsa Herlsdottr]] of [[Barak-Nar]]<br />
Ragnar 01.png|[[Grundstok Marshall]] [[Ragnar Kling-Harald]] of [[Barak-Zon]]<br />
Hester 01.png|[[Grand Admiral]] [[Hester Grummund]] of [[Barak-Zilfin]]<br />
Aether-Khemist 02.png|[[Aether-Khemist]] Ancestor Mask.<br />
Aetheric Navigator 01.png|[[Aetheric Navigator]] Ancestor Mask.<br />
Endrinmaster 01.png|[[Endrinmaster]] Ancestor Mask.<br />
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[[File:Kharadron Overlords 01.jpg|thumb|200px|A kharadron crew on a [[skyvessel]].]]<br />
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===Crew and Skyvessel===<br />
Kharadron [[skyvessel]]s are akin to ancient duardin clans inasmuch as they are akin to a basic family unit for those working in the [[Sky-fleet]]s. Within this structure, the airship's [[Arkanaut Captain|Captain]] embodies the head of that family.{{Fn|15b}}<br />
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Every ship and crew member of the sky-fleets boastfully displays the insignia, colours and symbols of their [[sky-port]]. Bearing the honour of its entire homeport, each skyvessel is the pride of its Captain and their crew.{{Fn|3l}} Furthermore, runes and heraldic devices are used to link a crew to its skyvessel and the wider fleet.{{Fn|3u}}<br />
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[[Arkanaut Company]] members often display their fleet’s marking on their right shoulder pad, leaving the left one for their ship’s marking.{{Fn|3p}} [[Endrinrigger]]s wear the colours of their sky-port but normally scorn any ship markings, those that do, however, display them on their rudders.{{Fn|3r}} <br />
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In some sky-ports, notably [[Barak-Zilfin]], skyvessels are held in so much esteem that their crew will regularly prioritize repairing their beloved vessel over tending to their own wounds.{{Fn|3p}}<br />
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===Language===<br />
:''For more information see: [[Kharadron (Language)]] and [[Khazalid Lexicon]]''<br />
While the Kharadron Overlords may master many languages, like [[Barterspeak]], in order to conclude advantageous trade deals across the Mortal Realms, their own language is [[Kharadron (Language)|Kharadron]]. It is distinct enough from the other successor languages of [[Old Khazalid]] that those familiar with the [[Khazalid Lexicon]] are only able to get a general idea of the contents of Kharadron texts.{{Fn|26a}} <br />
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===Kharadron Titles===<br />
In kharadron society, titles and ranks are earned by mehret.{{Fn|3g}}<br />
*[[Delegate on the Geldraad]]<br />
*[[Prime Admiral]]<br />
*[[Grand Admiral]]<br />
*[[Lord-Magnate]]<br />
*[[Arkanaut Admiral]]<br />
*[[Arkanaut Captain]]<br />
*[[Master Arkwright]]{{Fn|3c}} <br />
*[[Endrinmaster]]<br />
*[[Endrineer]]<br />
*[[Brewmaster-General]]{{Fn|20a}} <br />
*[[Brewmaster]]{{Fn|21a}} <br />
*[[Brewsmith]]{{Fn|21a}} <br />
*[[Grundstok Marshal]]{{Fn|7k}} <br />
*[[Musterlord]]{{Fn|7k}}<br />
*[[Runescribe]]{{Fn|7e}} <br />
*[[Copperhats]]{{Fn|7e}}<br />
*[[Logisticator]]<br />
*[[Trade-Commodore]]<br />
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==Organisations==<br />
[[File:Khardron Overlords Hierarchy 01.png|470px|thumb|right|Khardron Overlord's hierarchy]]<br />
The overall structure of the kharadron sky-empire is inscribed in the [[Kharadron Code]] that was established during the [[Conference of Madralta]]. Among the nine initial artycles are found the Artycles of Union and the Twelve Points of Election.{{fn|7b}} It resulted in a bureaucratic system of governance.{{fn|7f}}<br />
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* The [[Geldraad]]: Serving both as the unifying structure and the highest governing body of the colossal aerial empire, the Geldraad is composed of delegates from the six wealthiest sky-port plus a single delegate from a different minor port every 25 shifts of the [[Strahlstrom]].{{fn|3k}}<br />
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Under the unifying umbrella of the Geldraad, the Kharadron Overlords hierarchy falls in the hands of the various sky-ports. <br />
* The [[Admirals Council]]: Each Sky-Port is led by its Admiral Council which is answerable to the Geldraad{{fn|9a}} while presiding over a body of the 6 most powerful guilds present in the sky-port.{{fn|3k}}<br />
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===Guilds===<br />
Beneath the Admirals Council are the largest guilds, while the relative authority of the guilds fluctuates from city to city, they normally include: {{fn|7f}}<br />
* The [[Fleet Service]]: The Sky-Fleets tends to be the most influential guild of any given sky-port due to their key role in gathering aether-gold.{{fn|7f}}<br />
* The [[Aether-Khemists Guild]]: Scientists who locate and follow the aether-gold seams.{{fn|3v}}<br />
* The [[Nav-League]]: A secretive order of aero-cartographers.{{fn|3v}}<br />
* The [[Endrineers Guild]]: Engineers notably specialised in smithing, metallurgy, shipwrighting, and machining.{{fn|3v}}{{Fn|9c}}<br />
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* The [[Forecastrinator Guild]] {{fn|3w}}<br />
* The [[Logistrator Guild]] {{fn|3w}}<br />
* The [[Tenguild League]]: A merchant guild of [[Barak-Zilfin]].{{Fn|19a}}<br />
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===Unions===<br />
* The [[Khazukan]]: The conglomerate of all the city’s craftsfolk.{{fn|3c}}<br />
* The '''Consortium of Cloudminers'''{{fn|3v}}<br />
* The '''Dockworkers Union'''{{fn|3v}}<br />
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===Chartered Companies===<br />
:''For more information see: [[Chartered Company]] ''<br />
Alongside the guilds, each sky-port has hundreds of for-profit enterprises, known as [[Chartered Company|guild-companies or chartered companies]], specialised in selling a particular product or service .{{fn|7f}}<br />
* [[Grundcorp]]: Career soldiers formations hired to defend the ships and fleets.{{fn|3i}}<br />
*'''Weaponsmith Thrund Armoury''': The aethershot rifles it produces are always in high demand for their ruggedness and accuracy. Such is its success that the powerful Grundcorps of [[Barak-Zon]] owns many of its shares.{{Fn|7f}}<br />
* '''Bugman’s Brew''': Known producer of [[Barak-Thryng’s dark ale]] that also sell watered-down grog unfit for duardin consumption in the [[Cities of Sigmar]].{{Fn|7f}}<br />
* '''Grumgar Brothers’ Hoppery''': Known producer of [[Cuisine of the Mortal Realms|Barak-Thryng’s dark ale]] that also sell watered-down grog unfit for duardin consumption in the [[Cities of Sigmar]].{{Fn|7f}} <br />
* '''Iggrind-Kaz Aeronautics''': Famed for its surgeinjection endrins, which utilise liquidised aether-gold to grant a vessel supercharged bursts of speed.{{Fn|7f}}<br />
* '''Blazebeard and Sons''': This company is well known for its risky ventures. Such as when they sent a team of [[Arkanaut Company|Arkanauts]] into the [[Bloodwind Spoil]] to field test the experimental [[Realmsplitter Fusil]].{{Fn|27a}}<br />
* '''Harpooners’ Society''': This company is responsible for developing some of the [[Skyhook]]s employed by [[Kharadron]] vessels.{{Fn|14e}}<br />
*'''Zonbarcorp''': An upstart arm manufacturer.{{Fn|7n}}<br />
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===Other Organisations===<br />
Other organisations present in kharadron society:<br />
* The [[Longshore Marshals]]: Also known as the "Copperhats", they are the naval police that maintains order within the sky-ports. They mostly consist of injured Grundstok Marines and neophyte Arkanaut recruits usually armed with billy clubs and fists.{{fn|7e}}<br />
* The [[Trommraad]]: "The Bearded Council" Informal group of the eldest or wisest in a group.{{fn|3x}}<br />
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==Domain of the Kharadron Empire==<br />
The '''Kharadron Empire''' is the dominant power in the skies of the [[Mortal Realms]].{{Fn|7e}} However, the kharadron Overlords' presence in the Mortal Realms goes beyond simply controlling their various airways and [[sky-path]]s.{{Fn|3k}} <br />
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*[[High Airs]]: The airspace beyond the span of three cannon shots of any kharadron settlement or established mining zones is considered neutral territory amongst Kharadrons.{{Fn|7e}} The High Airs, or Outer Airs, are regulated according to Artycle 6 of the [[Kharadron Code]].{{Fn|7j}}{{Fn|7k}}<br />
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===Sky-paths===<br />
[[Sky-path]]s are airborne [[realmgate]]s. Due to their critical role in trade routes, the Kharadron Overlords lay claim to those realmgates across all the [[Mortal Realms]] and fortify them with [[Zonbek]]s.{{Fn|29a}}<br />
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[[File:Barak-Nar 01.png|thumb|350px|right|A kharadron sky-port from afar.]]<br />
[[File:Barak-Zilfin 01.png|thumb|350px|right|Skyview of a kharadron sky-port.]]<br />
[[File:Barak-Mhornar Sky-Port 01.png|thumb|350px|right|The streets of a kharadron sky-port.]]<br />
===Settlements===<br />
The Kharadron Overlords are an ever-present sight in the Mortal Realms' skies.{{Fn|7e}} As such, the Kharadrons have established a great variety of settlements across the Realms.<br />
*[[Sky-port]]s: Gargantuan floating metropolises, the sky-ports are some of the greatest centres of trade in the Mortal Realms. These heavily fortified industrial cities are the beating heart of the Kharadron Empire.{{Fn|7e}}<br />
*[[Kharadron Enclave]]s: Kharadron establishments within another faction’s settlement.<br />
*[[Kharadron Outpost]]s: Remote settlements of the Kharadron Empire. <br />
*[[Aether-gold Refinery|Aether-gold Refineries]]: Immense industrial complexes used to condense, distil and refine raw [[aether-gold]].{{Fn|14b}}{{Fn|14c}}<br />
*[[Zonbek]]s: Heavily armed kharadron glowbeacon lighthouse docks.{{Fn|7m}}<br />
*[[Zunfar tower]]s: Floating fortresses protecting the borders of the [[sky-port]]s.{{Fn|7e}}<br />
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===Kharadron Infrastructure===<br />
While the Kharadron Overlords exist in a highly industrialised society they still value the idea of stout craftsmanship.{{Fn|15b}} <br />
====Buildings====<br />
As the most technologically advanced nation in the Mortal Realms, the Kharadron Overlords are able to build architectural wonders.{{Fn|9g}}<br />
*[[Endrinvilla]]s{{Fn|7e}} <br />
*[[Darak-den]]s{{Fn|7e}}<br />
*[[Kharadron bawdyhouse]]s{{Fn|7e}} <br />
*[[Gamgling Hall]]s{{Fn|7e}} <br />
*[[Grudgehall]] of [[Barak-Thryng]]{{Fn|7l}}<br />
*[[Coghall]]s{{Fn|7f}} <br />
*[[Cloudscraper]]s{{Fn|18d}}<br />
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Legendary Buildings:<br />
*[[Hall of Endeavour]] of [[Barak-Zilfin]]{{Fn|7e}} <br />
*[[Sunrise Citadel]] of [[Barak-Nar]]{{Fn|7e}} <br />
*[[Shadowmark Repository]] of [[Barak-Mhornar]]{{Fn|7e}} <br />
*[[Kazakluft]] of [[Barak-Thryng]]{{Fn|7e}}<br />
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====Means of Transport====<br />
The unmatched technological advancement of the Kharadron Overlords allows them to build transport vehicles unimaginable to other inhabitants of the Mortal Realms.{{Fn|9g}}{{Fn|7d}}<br />
*[[Skyvessel]]s<br />
*[[Endrintram]]s{{Fn|7e}} <br />
*[[Steam-gondola]]s{{Fn|7e}} <br />
*[[Aethermatic lift]]s{{Fn|19a}} <br />
*[[Endrin-cart]]s{{Fn|10a}}<br />
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==Aethercraft==<br />
[[File:Kharadron Equipment 01.jpg|thumb|400px|Kharadron devices]]<br />
:''For more information see: [[Aethercraft]]''<br />
The Kharadron Empire is the most technologically advanced civilisation in the Mortal Realms.{{Fn|9g}} It is through the conception of a wide range of mechanised inventions and aethermatically powered apparatuses that the Kharadron Overlords were able to dominate the skies of the Mortal Realms. From airships to propulsion-packs, weapons to high-altitude rebreathers, the ever-evolving technology of the Kharadron lays at the centre of their success.{{Fn|3a}}<br />
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The technology of the kharadron, often referred to as [[aethercraft]] due to its common reliance on [[aether-gold]], is pioneered by members of the [[Endrineers Guild]]s and [[Aether-Khemists Guild]]s.{{Fn|7c}}<br />
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===Academies===<br />
It is in the various [[Kharadron Academies]] that the various guilds form most of their members.{{Fn|7g}}<br />
*[[Navcademies]]{{Fn|7f}}<br />
*[[Endrineering Academies]]{{Fn|7f}}<br />
**[[Great Coghalls]] of [[Barak-Zilfin]]{{Fn|7f}}<br />
*[[Arkanaut Academies]]{{Fn|7j}} <br />
*[[Grundstok Academies]]{{Fn|7h}}<br />
<br />
==Diplomacy and Commerce==<br />
[[File:Kharadron Overlords Trade 01.jpg|thumb|450px|Cartographic spectromitor are used by members of the [[Logistrator Guild|Logistrator]] and [[Forecastinator Guild]]s to keep track of the profits generated by all Kharadron trading activity in each of the realms]] <br />
To ensure that their relations with others are to their benefit, the Kharadron Overlords establish ever-evolving webs of trade agreements and contracts with their trade partners.{{Fn|23a}}{{Fn|22b}} They often invest in the construction of vital commercial infrastructure in foreign settlements by handling the contracts and providing the design, materials and labour.{{Fn|22b}} This allows them to establish monopolies over key trade routes and resources.{{Fn|22b}}<br />
As a result, [[kharadron enclave]]s have grown exponentially in both size and influence.{{Fn|7d}}<br />
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While the [[Cities of Sigmar]] are an important market for the Kharadron Overlords, the skyfarers make sure to diversify their trading opportunities. Deals with [[Orruk]]s and [[Ossiarch Bonereaper]]s are but a glimpse of the grand trade network maintained by the Kharadron Empire.{{Fn|7d}}<br />
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The Kharadron Overlords do not see the [[Fyreslayers]] as kin since they refused to take them in after the fall of the Karaks. To the Kharadron, they are only trade partners that are likely to hold to their end of an oath. The Fyreslayers only see them as distant relations and rich customers. It doesn't sit well to the zealous Fyreslayers that the Kharadron have abandoned their gods.{{Fn|8a}}<br />
Since they are both duardin, they are cantankerous and contemptuous of the other, furthermore, while open conflict is rare it is not unheard of. However, in the [[Granthium Mountains]] of [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]] there is open conflict as both sides seek to claim a deposit of [[Ur-Gold]] and [[Aether-gold]].{{Fn|8a}}<br />
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===Commercial Practices===<br />
Despite its importance, [[aether-gold]] is far from the only source of commerce for the Kharadron Empire. Trade between the [[sky-port]]s is vital, and ever since the [[Kharadron Code]] decreed [[drek-urb]], other markets have become extremely lucrative.{{Fn|3d}}<br />
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Due to their extensive trade networks, made possible by their [[sky-path]]s, kharadron airships are often laden with rare and exotic goods from every corner of the [[Mortal Realms]].{{Fn|7a}}<br />
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As the most technologically advanced civilization in the Mortal Realms, the Kharadron Overlords look upon human technology with bemused contempt. Many Kharadrons have taken advantage of this state of affairs to sell outdated cogwork machines and blackpowder weapons that are laughably simplistic by kharadron standards.{{Fn|7d}}{{Fn|9e}}<br />
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Kharadrons have often taken advantage of human naivety and ignorance to charge extortionate prices for vital supplies, undermine their trading partners whenever possible, and make a fortune by selling 'real, genuine realmstone' or useless artefacts that they claim possess magical powers.{{Fn|7d}}{{Fn|7a}}<br />
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[[Barak-Mhornar]], in particular, is suspected to be heavily involved in most black markets and the illicit trade that supplies them.{{Fn|7a}}<br />
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In settlements without [[realmgate]]s, kharadron trade fleets are often required to supply the location in vital resources.{{Fn|22a}} Kharadron [[sky-fleet]]s are also known to ferry settlers to friendly settlements.{{Fn|22a}}<br />
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==Sky-Fleets==<br />
[[File:Sky-fleet 01.png|right]]<br />
It is the sky-fleets of the Kharadrom Overlords that seek and mine out aether-gold. Other, more heavily armed, sky-fleets specialise in the protection of those that mine substances or transport cargo. The airspace of the sky-ports and the common trade routes are patrolled by such sky-fleets. Thus the sky-fleets are the very lifeblood of the Kharadron Overlords' mercantile empire and it is the dream of every young Kharadron to serve aboard them.{{fn|7g}}<br />
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Acting as bombers, gunships or transport craft, the Arkanaut Frigates and Ironclads are the ships of the line and the mainstay of the sky-fleets. For their part, Grundstok Gunhaulers are hired escort-class fighters, used for interdiction and attack runs.{{fn|7g}}<br />
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===Skyvessels===<br />
:''For more information see: [[Skyvessel]]''<br />
The Kharadron have a variety of vessels in their fleets ranging from the Grundstock Gunhauler fighter to the massive Khrundhal-class battleships. Warships are usually used sparingly due to the massive cost of producing and maintaining them - they also strain Artycle 2 of the Code.{{fn|3c}}<br />
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Known skyvessels :<br />
*'''Arkanaut class'''<br />
**[[Arkanaut Frigate]]s<br />
**[[Arkanaut Ironclad]]s<br />
*'''Escort-class'''<br />
**[[Grundstok Gunhauler]]s<br />
*'''Krundhal-class'''<br />
**[[Khrundhal-class Battleship]]s<br />
*'''Basthal-class'''<br />
**[[Basthal-class Minelayer]]s<br />
*'''Makaisson-class'''<br />
**[[Makaisson-class Hauler]] {{fn|4}}<br />
*'''Thrunghal-class'''<br />
**[[Thrunghal Shieldship]]<br />
*'''Tork-class'''<br />
**[[Tork-class Torpedo Boat]]s<br />
*[[Wing-Carrier]]s<br />
*[[Grundcarrier]]s<br />
*[[Krontanker]]s<br />
*[[Aetherhulk]]s<br />
*[[Cloud-Dredger]]s<br />
*[[Sky-Trawler]]s<br />
*[[Ornithopter]]s<br />
*[[Gyrohauler]]s<br />
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===Hierarchy of the Sky-fleets===<br />
[[File:Arkanaut Frigate with Heroes 01.jpg|450px|thumb|right|Kharadron Officers.]]<br />
The highest in the fleet hierarchy is its commissioned officer including the [[Arkanaut Captain|Captains]] who rules over their own craft, the [[Arkanaut Admiral|Admiral]] responsible for the overall command of a fleet. All ships must have a captain under the [[Kharadron Code]] and the code also allows the crew to usurp the captain if he does not bring success. This is not considered mutiny and the captain is not dishonoured, merely demoted and can rise back or fall even further. Others are specialists from the guilds including [[Aetheric Navigator]]s, [[Aether-Khemist]]s and [[Endrinmaster]]s and many fleets boast several such officers.{{Fn|7g}}<br />
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[[Arkanaut Company|Arkanaut Companies]] form the bulk of a fleet's infantry and a responsible for landing and boarding actions while the more heavily armed and armoured [[Grundstok Thunderer]]s are professionals contracted to safeguard the fleet. High-mobility units often called "[[Skyrigger]]s" consist of [[Endrinrigger]]s who are responsible for repairing ships and the more offensive [[Skywarden]]s who accompany the [[Grundcorp]]s into battle.{{Fn|7g}}<br />
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====Commissioned Officers====<br />
When a sky-fleet is formed, veterans from the Arkanaut academies are chosen by their sky-port's fleet council to lead its ships and, if the fleet is of considerable size, the entire sky-fleet.{{Fn|3b}}<br />
* [[Arkanaut Admiral]]<br />
* [[Arkanaut Captain]]<br />
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====Warrant Officers====<br />
Warrant officers are technicians and specialists who are given warrants and contracts approved by their guilds instead of being commissioned by the fleet.{{Fn|3b}} As such they hail not form the Arkanaut training academies but from the other specilized guilds present in Kharadron society.{{Fn|7g}}<br />
* [[Aether-Khemist]]<br />
* [[Aetheric Navigator]] <br />
* [[Endrinmaster]]<br />
* [[Grundcaptain]]{{Fn|7h}}<br />
* [[Mizzenmaster]]<br />
* [[Custodian]]<br />
* [[Company Captain]]<br />
* [[Logisticator]]{{Fn|14a}}<br />
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====Infantry====<br />
* [[Arkanaut Company]]: The main fighting force of the sky-fleets whose primary role is to perform ground-based or boarding actions in furtherance of the fleet’s goals.{{Fn|7g}}<br />
* [[Grundstok Thunderer]]<br />
* [[Black Marine]]<br />
* [[Copperhats]]{{Fn|7e}}<br />
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====Airborne Troops====<br />
* [[Skyrigger]]<br />
** [[Endrinrigger]]<br />
** [[Skywarden (Kharadron Overlords)|Skywarden]]<br />
<br />
==Sources==<br />
*{{Endn|1}}: [https://www.games-workshop.com/en-CA/Kharodron-Overlords-battletome-HB-ENG-2017 Battletome: Kharadron Overlords product description]<br />
*{{Endn|2}}: [https://www.games-workshop.com/en-CA/Brokk-Grungsson-Lord-Magnate-Barak-nar-2017 Brokk Grungsson product description]<br />
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2017)]]<br />
**{{Endn|3a}}: The Wonders of Aethercraft, pg 18<br />
**{{Endn|3b}}: Admirals & Warrant Officers, pg 42-43.<br />
**{{Endn|3c}}: The Arkanaut Sky-Fleets, pg 30-31.<br />
**{{Endn|3d}}: The Breath of Grungni, pg. 12-13<br />
**{{Endn|3e}}: Upon Clouds of Gold, pg. 24-25<br />
**{{Endn|3f}}: A Rising Power, pg. 26-27<br />
**{{Endn|3g}}: Brokk Grungsson, pg. 40-41<br />
**{{Endn|3h}}: Frigates and Companies, pg. 46-47<br />
**{{Endn|3i}}: The Grundcorps, pg. 48-49<br />
**{{Endn|3k}}: Structured for Profit, pg. 28<br />
**{{Endn|3l}}: Regalia of the Sky-ports, pg. 32<br />
**{{Endn|3m}}: A Grudge to Settle, pg. 106-107<br />
**{{Endn|3n}}: The Sky-fleets, pg. 16<br />
**{{Endn|3o}}: Barak-Nar, pg. 33<br />
**{{Endn|3p}}: Barak-Zilfin, pg. 34<br />
**{{Endn|3q}}: Barak-Zon, pg. 35<br />
**{{Endn|3r}}: Barak-Urbaz, pg. 36<br />
**{{Endn|3s}}: Barak-Mhornar and Barak-Thryng, pg. 37<br />
**{{Endn|3t}}: Kharadron Overlords Warband Tables, pg. 116-119<br />
**{{Endn|3u}}: Symbols and Markings, pg. 84-85<br />
**{{Endn|3v}}: The Guilds, pg. 29<br />
**{{Endn|3w}}: Trade in the Realms, pg. 14-15<br />
**{{Endn|3x}}: Ironclads and Skyriggers, pg. 44-45<br />
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Spear of Shadows (novel)]] - Chapter 5<br />
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Battletome: Gloomspite Gitz (2019)]] - Ages of Loonacy, pg. 16-19<br />
*{{Endn|6}}: [[Broken Realms: Be'lakor]] <br />
**{{Endn|6a}}: Flight of the Tower, pg. 20-21<br />
**{{Endn|6b}}: Stampede of Scales, pg. 22-23<br />
**{{Endn|6c}}: Amongst the Ruins, pg. 24-25<br />
**{{Endn|6d}}: An Infernal Plan, pg. 32-33<br />
**{{Endn|6e}}: Chain Reaction, pg. 36-37<br />
**{{Endn|6f}}: A Malign Pattern, pg. 38-39<br />
**{{Endn|6g}}: Ruination, pg. 46-47<br />
**{{Endn|6h}}: Chamon Aflame, pg. 52-53<br />
**{{Endn|6i}}: A City on the Brink, pg. 54-55<br />
**{{Endn|6j}}: The Siege of Vindicarum, pg. 56-57<br />
**{{Endn|6k}}: On Wings of Iron, pg. 64-65<br />
**{{Endn|6l}}: After the Storm, pg. 66-67<br />
*{{Endn|7}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2020)]]<br />
**{{Endn|7a}}: Masters of the Skies, pg.4-5<br />
**{{Endn|7b}}: Rise of the Overlords, pg. 8-9<br />
**{{Endn|7c}}: The Breath of Grungni, pg.12-13<br />
**{{Endn|7d}}: Strife and Opportunity, pg.14-15<br />
**{{Endn|7e}}: The Sky-Ports, pg.16-17<br />
**{{Endn|7f}}: Structured for Profit, pg.18-19<br />
**{{Endn|7g}}: The Arkanaut Sky-Fleets, pg.22-23<br />
**{{Endn|7h}}: The Grundcorps, pg.34-35<br />
**{{Endn|7i}}: Annals of the Overlords, pg. 20-21<br />
**{{Endn|7j}}: Frigates and Companies, pg. 32-33<br />
**{{Endn|7k}}: The Code Amended, pg. 10-11<br />
**{{Endn|7l}}: Barak-Thryng, City of the Ancestors, pg. 73<br />
**{{Endn|7m}}: Dwellings of the Kharadron, pg. 26-27<br />
**{{Endn|7n}}: Great Endrinworks, pg. 66-67<br />
* {{Endn|8}}: [[Battletome: Fyreslayers (2019)]]<br />
** {{Endn|8a}}: Magmaholds, pg. 10-11<br />
* {{Endn|9}}: [[Soulbound Core Rulebook]]<br />
** {{Endn|9a}}: Kharadron Overlords, pg. 194<br />
** {{Endn|9b}}: Aqshy: the Realm of Fire, pg. 171<br />
** {{Endn|9c}}: Kharadron Overlords, pg. 65-68<br />
** {{Endn|9d}}: Equipment, pg. 99<br />
** {{Endn|9e}}: Kharadron Equipment, pg. 110-116<br />
** {{Endn|9f}}: Chamon – The Realm of Metal, pg. 172-173<br />
** {{Endn|9g}}: Grungni – The Maker, pg. 240-241<br />
** {{Endn|9h}}: Duardin, pg. 24-25<br />
** {{Endn|9i}}: Duardin Names, pg. 29-30<br />
** {{Endn|9j}}: Chapter Five: Equipment, Pg. 119<br />
* {{Endn|10}}: [[Myths & Revenants]]: The Sea Taketh<br />
** {{Endn|10a}}: pg. 23<br />
* {{Endn|11}}: [[Battletome: Beasts of Chaos (2018)]]<br />
** {{Endn|11a}}: pg 18<br />
* {{Endn|12}}: [[Battletome: Legions of Nagash (2018)]]<br />
** {{Endn|12a}}: pg 19<br />
*{{Endn|13}}: [[Aether War (boxed set)]]<br />
**{{Endn|13a}}: The Spiral Crux, pg. 2-3<br />
**{{Endn|13b}}: Cults of the Eyrie, pg. 4-5<br />
**{{Endn|13c}}: Prosper or Die, pg. 6-7<br />
**{{Endn|13d}}: War in the Skies, pg. 8-9<br />
**{{Endn|13e}}: Kharadron Overlords, pg. 12-13<br />
* {{Endn|14}}: [[Overlords of the Iron Dragon]]<br />
**{{Endn|14a}}: Chapter 2<br />
**{{Endn|14b}}: Chapter 10<br />
**{{Endn|14c}}: Chapter 13<br />
**{{Endn|14d}}: Chapter 6<br />
**{{Endn|14e}}: Chapter 5<br />
* {{Endn|15}}: [[White Dwarf April 2017]]<br />
** {{Endn|15a}}: pg. 33<br />
** {{Endn|15b}}: pg. 44<br />
** {{Endn|15c}}: pg. 38<br />
** {{Endn|15d}}: pg. 45<br />
* {{Endn|16}}: [[Battletome: Disciples of Tzeentch (2020)]]<br />
** {{Endn|16a}}: Domains of the Cults, pg. 12-13<br />
* {{Endn|17}}: [[Age of Sigmar: Core Book (2nd Edition)]]<br />
**{{Endn|17a}}: The Spiral Crux, pg. 104-107<br />
**{{Endn|17b}}: Kharadron Overlords, pg. 130-131<br />
* {{Endn|18}}: [[Code of the Skies (novella)]]<br />
** {{Endn|18a}}: Chapter 1 <br />
** {{Endn|18b}}: Chapter 4<br />
** {{Endn|18c}}: Chapter 7<br />
** {{Endn|18d}}: Chapter 3<br />
** {{Endn|18e}}: Chapter 2<br />
* {{Endn|19}}: [[Profit's Ruin (novel)]]<br />
** {{Endn|19a}}: Chapter 1<br />
* {{Endn|20}}: [[White Dwarf November 2020]]<br />
** {{Endn|20a}}: pg. 72<br />
* {{Endn|21}}: [[Soulbound Touble Brewing]]<br />
** {{Endn|21a}}: pg. 18<br />
*{{Endn|22}}: [[Soulbound Brightspear City Guide]]<br />
**{{Endn|22a}}: pg. 3<br />
**{{Endn|22b}}: pg. 26-27<br />
*{{Endn|23}}: [[Battletome: Cities of Sigmar (2019)]]<br />
**{{Endn|23a}}: pg. 31<br />
*{{Endn|24}}: [[Buyer Beware (Short Story)]]<br />
*{{Endn|25}}: [[Soulbound Crash and Burn]]<br />
**{{Endn|25a}}: pg. 5<br />
**{{Endn|25b}}: pg. 20<br />
* {{Endn|26}}: [[Soulbound: Cities of Flame]]<br />
** {{Endn|26a}}: A Keen Eye dor Profit<br />
*{{Endn|27}}: [[Warcry: Tome of Champions 2019]]<br />
**{{Endn|27a}}: Kharadron Overlords, A Bad Investment, Pg. 20-21<br />
*{{Endn|28}}: [[White Dwarf February 2021]]<br />
**{{Endn|28a}}: pg. 10-13<br />
*{{Endn|29}}: [[Soulbound: Champions of Order]]<br />
**{{Endn|29a}}: Kharadron Overlords, pg. 50-54<br />
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|Image = Kharadron Overlords Assault.jpeg<br />
|Image caption = A kharadron Assault.<br />
|Name = Kharadron Overlords<br />
|Grand alliance = [[Grand Alliance of Order|Order]]<br />
|Associated factions =<br />
|Allies = [[Cities of Sigmar]]<br>[[Dispossessed]]<br>[[Fyreslayers]]<br>[[Ironweld Arsenal]]<br>[[Stormcast Eternal]]<br />
|Main grouping = [[Sky-port]]<br />
|Major characters = [[Brokk Grungsson]]<br>[[Drak Grolsson]]<br>[[Drongon Humboldsson]]<br>[[Imoda Barrasdottr]]<br>[[Jakkob Bugmansson XI]]<br />
|Core resources = [[Aether-gold]]<br />
|Races = [[Duardin]]<br />
|Mounts =<br />
|Vehicles = [[Skyvessel]]s<br>[[Endrin-cart]]s<br />
|Creatures = [[Cogmonculus]]<br>[[Drillbill]]<br />
|Spell lores =<br />
|Prayers =<br />
|Endless spells =<br />
|Manifestations =<br />
|Artefacts = [[Aethermatic Weapons]]<br>[[Great Endrinworks]]<br>[[Treasures of the Sky-ports]]<br />
|Archetypes = [[Brewmaster]]<br>[[Skyrigger]]<br>[[Aether-Khemist]]<br>[[Endrinmaster]]<br>[[Aetheric Navigator]]<br />
|Warbands = [[Thundrik's Profiteers]]<br />
}}<br />
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The '''Kharadron Overlords''' are a race of militaristic, mercantile [[duardin]] who dominate the skies of the [[Mortal Realms]] upon gigantic [[skyvessel]]s and floating [[sky-port]]s held aloft by a mix of engineering prowess, burgeoning science and industrialised magic.{{Fn|13e}}{{Fn|15d}}{{Fn|7e}}<br />
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Driven by a need for profit as much as by honour, they employ wondrous techno-arcane devices powered by [[aether-gold]] – the lifeblood of the Kharadron empire.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|13e}} The Kharadron are mostly secular and prefer to rely on their own science and ingenuity than lean on any god. They live by the [[Kharadron Code]], a constitution firmly based on meritocracy and pragmatism.{{Fn|9c}}{{Fn|9g}}{{Fn|9h}}<br />
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==History==<br />
===[[Age of Myth]]===<br />
The [[duardin]]s have inhabited the [[Mortal Realms]] since time immemorial. While relatively few things are known of this bygone age, legends assert that [[Grungni]] played a key role in the establishment of a lasting peace between the [[First Clans of the Khazukan]] and the ancient [[Twelve Tribes of Azyr]].{{Fn|9g}} It was also under his tutelage that the [[Khazalid Empire]] flourished like no other.{{Fn|9g}} This unequalled civilisation of engineers and craftsmen saw the Duardin flourish across the Mortal Realms working alongside [[humans]], [[aelf|aelves]], [[Gholemkind]]s and many others.{{fn|7b}}{{Fn|18c}}{{Fn|9g}}<br />
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====Grungni’s masterpiece==== <br />
It is no coincidence that [[Karak-a-Zaruk]], hearth of the [[Khazalid Empire]], was located in [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]].{{Fn|3e}} Indeed, the rich paradise then known as the [[Spiral Crux|Godwrought Isles]] is one of the [[Nineteen Wonders of Chamon]] fashioned long ago by [[Grungni]].{{Fn|17a}} Legends say that Grungni’s exertions are such that the metal-dust shed by his hammer mingled with his breath to create [[aether-gold]].{{Fn|17a}}{{Fn|3d}} Located at the heart of the Realm of Metal, the Godwrought Isles were geometrical marvels linked together by flawlessly built bridges and each possessing unfathomable treasures and alchemical wonders.{{Fn|13a}} Each of these heavenly islands is bestowed upon one of Grungni’s worshipper clans.{{Fn|17a}} <br />
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After crafting these lands and teaching the knowledge of old to his followers, Grungni departed for [[Realm of Azyr|Azyr]] to fulfil an ancient promise to [[Sigmar]] believing that only by thriving without the guiding presence of a god could his people ever grow strong.{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|7b}}{{Fn|9g}}<br />
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It is in this paradisiacal heirloom that the ever-expanding [[Khazalid Empire]] came to resemble the most to the mountain kingdoms described by ancient tales.{{Fn|18c}} Here the ancestors of the Kharadrons ruled in wondrous mountain cities and dug ever deeper into the bedrock of Chamon to excavate precious minerals and gems.{{fn|7b}}{{Fn|18c}}<br />
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====The steamhead pioneers====<br />
For generations, the people of the [[Spiral Crux|Godwrought Isles]] prospered without divine guidance.{{Fn|13a}} The discovery of priceless resources, [[Realmstone#Chamon|Chamonite]] first amongst them, and the means to extract them inevitably lead to an era of invention and progress that cemented the prominent place of [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]]’s Karaks within the [[Khazalid Empire]].{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|3e}} <br />
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It was a group of innovative duardin called the [[steamhead pioneers]] that discovered and mastered the art of extracting and refining [[aether-gold]], a wondrous mineral that can be found across the skies of the [[Mortal Realms|Eight Realms]].{{Fn|7i}}{{Fn|7c}} Capitalising on the remarkable adaptability of this substance of near-limitless power, the steamhead pioneers develop the fields of [[aethercraft]], aethermatic extraction and cogwork locomotion.{{Fn|7b}}{{Fn|7i}} <br />
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[[File:Griffon's Eyrie map 01.png|thumb|Location of the [[Lode-Griffon]]'s lair at [[Griffon's Eyrie]].]]<br />
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====Descent of the Lode-Griffon==== <br />
While near infinite, the vast riches of the [[Spiral Crux|Godwrought Isles]] are not equally enjoyed by the region’s inhabitants.{{Fn|13d}} Perhaps if wealth discrepancy had not been so rife, the changeprayers of the unfortunates would not have been so fervent, and not attracted [[Tzeentch]]’s gaze in the first place.{{Fn|17a}} But as the great powers of the Isles exploit and drive out the lesser tribes of the region in their obsessive pursuit of ever more [[Realmstone#Chamon|Chamonite]], those begging for change hear the whispers of [[Daemons of Tzeentch|daemons]] promising a better world at the expense of another’s misfortune.{{Fn|17a}}{{Fn|13d}} <br />
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Though the seeds of disaster are implanted, it is the coming of the [[Lode-Griffon]] that spelt doom for the [[Godwrought Isles]].{{Fn|17a}} Drawn forth by the extensive Chamonite mines and [[aether-gold]] clouds of the Godwrought Isles, this metallic godbeast descends from the [[Great Nothing]].{{Fn|13d}}{{Fn|9f}} In accordance with the [[Tzeentch|Change God]]’s plans, the Lode-Griffon comes to rest upon [[Griffon's Eyrie]], an island located at the very center of the [[Realm of Chamon|Realm of Metal]].{{Fn|13d}}{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|7b}}<br />
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The magnetic aura of the fortress-sized creature is such that the magnetic laws of the Godwrought Isles are rent asunder.{{Fn|13d}}{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|17a}} Once prosperous nations are instantly obliterated by the cataclysmic pulses of raw magnetism emitted by the Lode-Griffon, allowing previously less wealthy groups to rise to prominence.{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|17a}} Over time, [[Grungni]]’s handcrafted paradise begins to warp, fragment and buckle under the magical weight of the godbeast.{{Fn|13d}}{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|17a}} As titanic pipelines and bridges transporting raw Chamonite are torn asunder, their alchemical content evaporates and gathers as clouds into the Chamonic stratosphere.{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|17a}} With this, the devastated remnants of the once paradisiacal Godwrought Isles become known as the [[Spiral Crux]].{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|17a}}<br />
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[[File:Spiral Crux Map 01.jpg|thumb|Map of the [[Spiral Crux]].]]<br />
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====Opening of the Sky-Rift==== <br />
In an attempt to slay the Lode-Griffon, the remaining nations of the Spiral Crux convene a conclave of the nine mightiest aethermancers of the region.{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|17a}} These powerful sorcerers make for [[Griffon's Eyrie]] and begin to work a great spell of transmutation, planning to transform the Lode-Griffon into solid gold.{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|17a}} Though the great ritual is ultimately enacted and successfully end the magnetic curse of the godbeast, the aethermancers are betrayed and slain by one amongst their number – one of [[Tzeentch]]’s faithful [[Gaunt Summoner]]s known as the [[Watcher King]].{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|17a}}{{Fn|13d}} <br />
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As the Lode-Griffon is transmuted into inanimate gold, its agonised death-screams are so replete with magical dissonance that they tear apart the very fabric of the [[Mortal Realms|realms]].{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|17a}}{{Fn|13d}}{{Fn|7i}} As a result, a colossal sky-rift to [[Crystal Labyrinth of Tzeentch|Tzeentch’s Realm]] is open at the centre of the Spiral Crux, through it pours endless daemonic legions of the [[Tzeentch|Architect of Fate]].{{fn|7b}}{{Fn|9f}}<br />
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===[[Age of Chaos]]===<br />
As [[Disciples of Tzeentch|Tzeentch’s legions]] are unleashed upon the [[Spiral Crux]], their deity take special interest in [[Realm of Metal|Chamon]]’s overwhelming aura of transmutation.{{Fn|13d}} Using its magic to further saturate Chamon’s stratosphere with the raw stuff of change, the [[Tzeentch|Great Mutator]] works an apocalyptic spell to rain transmutive warpfire from the skies.{{Fn|9f}}{{Fn|17a}} The transmutational storm renders the central lands of the Spiral Crux so imbued with the distorting power of Chaos as to be completely inimical to mortals.{{Fn|13d}}{{Fn|13a}} Land and sea creatures native to Chamon are twisted into horrible new flight-capable forms that take wing, or simply rise into the skies as if held by invisible hands – all of them adding to Chamon’s already prolific aerial ecosystem.{{Fn|17a}} The chaotic invasion reaches new heights as daemons overrun countless civilisations and turn many duardin mountain-holds into sealed tombs where they were either killed by daemons or starved to death.{{fn|7b}}<br />
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====Sky Exodus==== <br />
[[File:Barak-Zon 01.png|thumb|350px|[[Barak-Zon]], first founded of the [[sky-port]]s.]]<br />
As the apocalypse unfolded, the duardin thought to fight alongside their allies, but found them absent, they then thought to seek the aid of the gods through prayer, but none answered.{{Fn|17b}} When the [[Tzeentch|Changer of the Ways]] encroaches upon [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]], the normally conservative duardin are ultimately forced to face annihilation in the strongholds of their ancestors or to abandon the traditions of old by adopting a new way of life.{{Fn|7i}} <br />
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In a great leap of faith and technology, the forefathers of the Kharadrons combine their mastery of air travel with the [[aethercraft]] innovated by the [[Kharadron Overlords#The steamhead pionners|steamhead pionners]] to attach great endrinspheres and aethermatic energisers to the very foundations of their ancestral strongholds and take to the [[skies]].{{Fn|7b}} Fleets of gyrocopters and other steam-bombers blast clear a path for the great floating citadels to escape.{{Fn|13d}} As such, the Kharadron Overlords were born from the sundered mountains, or Kharadron in ancient [[khazalid]].{{Fn|7b}} <br />
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Chamon’s stratosphere wasn’t the safe heaven that the duardin hoped for, however. As the sky-ports rise into the clouds, [[Tzeentch]]’s armies give pursuit.{{Fn|7i}} A desperate flight across the Realm of Metal ensues, forcing thousands duardin pilots to sell their lives to keep the newfound aerial threats at bay.{{Fn|7i}} <br />
So deadly are the skies of Chamon that not every attempted retreat to the skies was rewarded with success. Out of the countless thousands of inhabitants of [[Karak Ohrgaf]] only three lived to tell the tale of their nascent sky-port. The fate of the others is hinted at in gruesome details when twisted wrecks of skyvessels and mangled duardin corpses begin to rain down from the Chamonic clouds.{{Fn|11a}}<br />
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After the fall of the last duardin's Great Karaks at the [[Battle of Zaruk]] and the refusal of the [[Fyreslayers]] to take any asylum seekers, the influx of refugees from the fallen Karaks seeking salvation amongst the skies grew exponentially.{{Fn|15a}}{{Fn|8a}}{{Fn|3f}} With them, the aerial mining colonies and airborne fortresses in the clouds of Chamon banded together as a loose confederation for mutual protection that would become the foundation of the greatest aerial empire the [[Mortal Realms]] have ever known.{{Fn|7i}}{{Fn|15a}}{{Fn|17a}} With time, the ever-faithful refugees of an [[Khazalid Empire|ancient empire]] became the founders of a civilisation that will come to not only survive the [[Age of Chaos]], but thrive in it.{{Fn|17b}}<br />
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Regardless of the traumatic birth of their civilisation and the drastic changes to duardin society it required, some traditions took more time to be abandoned than others, if at all. As such, in the days of the Sky Exodus, the quickly developing airfleets were still crewed by clans.{{Fn|7j}} Due to the innovations of the steamhead pioneers, kharadron sky faring science progress to the point that several sky-ports boast entire fleets of skyborne vessels.{{Fn|17a}}<br />
Similarly, the [[Grundcorps]] were founded soon after the Sky Exodus by Master Gunner [[Olgrimm Grundstok]], who organised the Grundstok clan into the [[Grundcorp]]s following the repeated successes of fleets hosting [[Thunderer]]s from that clan.{{Fn|3i}}{{Fn|3f}}<br />
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====Time of Reaving==== <br />
As the sky-ports and their requirement for [[aether-gold]] grow, so too do their rivalries.{{Fn|17a}} This resource had rapidly become the foundation upon which the Kharadron built their technology and a constant influx of the substance was required if any given sky-port wishes to stay afloat.{{Fn|7c}}<br />
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As such, competition amongst the nascent sky-ports over mining rights of this vital resource caused buried grudges and old rivalries to resurface, all of which ultimately leading to an ever-increasing level of warfare amongst the sky faring duardin.{{Fn|7b}}{{Fn|3f}} This strife-filled era, known as the Time of Reaving, saw the then openly rival sky-ports fight one another in order to safeguard their own future by gathering as much aether-gold as possible at the expanse of enemy sky-ports.{{Fn|3f}}<br />
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=====Conference of Madralta===== <br />
[[File:Madralta 01.jpg|thumb|The [[Madralta|floating island of Madralta]].]]<br />
On the verge of an all-out civil war that would spell disaster for the emergent civilisation, the leaders of the various sky-ports agreed to meet in council.{{Fn|7b}} Taking place on the floating island of [[Madralta]], the [[Conference of Madralta]] saw the leaders of all the developing sky-ports maintain an uneasy truce in order to put an early end to the Time of Reaving.{{Fn|3f}}{{Fn|7b}} Even if the debate was far from peaceful, violence frequently threatened to break out at the negotiation table, the imminent doom of their newly found way of life forced the kharadron to compromise.{{Fn|7b}} In an ultimate showcase of pragmatism, the duardin leaders establish a series of common laws that would allow all to prosper.{{Fn|7b}} The [[Kharadron Code]] was thus born.{{Fn|6h}}<br />
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Organised worship and age-old dynasties had failed to protect their people.{{Fn|7b}} There would be no more kings and queens, nor would the kharadron ever again look for divine intervention to save them.{{Fn|7b}} This now united empire would be governed by elected leaders chosen for their aptitude instead of their bloodline, and powered by technology and science rather than pointless faith.{{Fn|7b}}<br />
As a new secular era was set in motion, the old clans were dissolved and replaced by an individualistic mindset. Meritocracy supplanted the old ways, creating a fundamental divide with traditional duardin society.{{Fn|17b}} Airfleeets were no longer crewed by clans, but instead by those kharadron that distinguished themselves at the Musterpresses.{{Fn|3h}} Duardin woman became common sight amongst both the developing industrial workforce and the fighting forces of the Sky-fleets.{{Fn|9d}}{{Fn|18}} <br />
However, other traditions are simply reframed into this new contract-driven culture, as exemplified by the [[Rune of Mark]]s codified in the grudge-clause of the Kharadron Code.{{Fn|18b}} For their part, ancient duardin oaths now take the form of legally signed contracts.{{Fn|17a}} <br />
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The founding and unifying constitutional document that is the [[Kharadron Code]] was conceived by expanding upon naval laws initially designed to maintain discipline aboard sky-vessels.{{Fn|7b}} The resulting nine artycles covered every facet of kharadron society, from the overall governance of their now-united sky-empire to the personal freedom of its citizens. {{Fn|7b}} With time, the Kharadrons expanded those rules so that by following their new code, every decision they take would adhere to its ever adapting stipulations.{{Fn|15a}} Indeed, the isolationist stance they temporarily adopted towards the land dwellers hailed from their adherence to the Kharadron Code.{{Fn|15a}}<br />
[[File:Kharadron Overlords vs Disciples of Tzeentch 02.jpg|thumb|The [[Great Sky War]].]]<br />
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====Great Sky War==== <br />
When the Kharadron first sought refuge in the chamonic skies, the [[Disciples of Tzeentch]] gave pursuit.{{Fn|7i}} These titanic battles amongst the clouds were but the first engagements of the [[Great Sky War]].{{Fn|13d}} This quickly escalating conflict saw the two major aerial power of the Mortal Realms fight for the control of Chamon’s skies for centuries.{{Fn|7i}} <br />
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More broadly and due to the absence of any comparable aerial superpowers outside of [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]], the Great Sky War’s outcome will come to determine who was to rule the skies of the [[Mortal Realms]].{{Fn|7e}}{{Fn|7d}} <br />
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Initially simply fighting for survival, the Kharadron Overlords develop their war technology at a pace never before seen to turn the tides of war. The ancestral blackpowder weapons are replaced with an ever-evolving and adapting aethermatically powered arsenal, and the gyrocopters rapidly make way for skyvessels entirely designed to secure aerial supremacy over the Realms.{{Fn|7g}} After centuries of refinements, those early airships designs evolved into the prolific Arkanaut class of skyvessel.{{Fn|7g}}<br />
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While this technological leap allows the Kharadron to hurl back the tides of chaos on multiple fronts, the sky-ports are still pursued by the infernal fleets of the dreaded triad of tzeentchian daemon princes infamously known as the [[Tetronomicar]].{{Fn|17a}}{{Fn|7i}}<br />
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=====Battle of the First Coalition===== <br />
Following the [[Conference of Madralta]], the now united Kharadron Overlords decide to tackle the horizon spanning armada of the [[Tetronomicar]] above the [[Straits of Helsilver]] in a titanic conflict named the [[Battle of the First Coalition]].{{Fn|7i}}<br />
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There, [[Horgrumm Brand]] of [[Barak-Nar]], first of the Kharadron [[Grand Admiral]]s, masterminds a legendary victory that altered the fate of the skyways of the [[Mortal Realms]]. Outnumbered at least two to one, Horgrumm Brand splits his fleet into multiple smaller formations capable of outmanoeuvring the monumental crystal barges of the Tetronomicar. Aboard [[Nazgrund]], arguably the most legendary kharadron skyvessel, Grand Admiral Brand directs his swift forces to blast the daemonic crystal barges into shards one by one.{{Fn|7i}}<br />
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Though the Kharadron were ultimately victorious, Grand Admiral Horgrumm Brand is slain during the battle, his flesh turned to silver by a [[Lord of Change]].{{Fn|7j}} His victory lays down the core tenets of kharadron naval strategy and ensures their undisputed dominance of the Chamonic skies for more than a century.{{Fn|7i}}<br />
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====Season of Strife====<br />
[[Barak-Mhornar]] develops rune-markings of illusion able to conceal their skyvessels' allegiance.{{Fn|7i}} Using this technology, corsairs of the [[Barak-Mhornar|Shadow Port]] begin to prey upon merchant convoys belonging to other sky-ports.{{Fn|7i}} <br />
Only after tremendous amounts of aether-gold are hijacked is the identity of the perpetrators discovered.{{Fn|7i}} A series of fierce battles involving over a dozen sky-ports are fought.{{Fn|3f}} <br />
Urgent amendments to the [[Kharadron Code|Code]] prohibiting such piratical practices and a series of counterraids personally led by [[Brokk Grungsson]] allow the Season of Strife to end before open warfare breaks out.{{Fn|3g}}{{Fn|7i}}<br />
{| style="margin:7px 50px 0 50px; float:right<br />
|+ Composition of the Geldraad after the disparition of Barak-Zhoff<br />
|-<br />
! Sky-ports<br />
! Capital (aether-gold shares){{fn|3k}}<br />
! Delegates on the [[Geldraad]]{{fn|3k}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[Barak-Nar]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 307,620,967 ||style="text-align: center;" | 7<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Zilfin]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 102,300,678 ||style="text-align: center;" | 4<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Zon]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 54,000,000 ||style="text-align: center;" | 3<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Urbaz]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 46,412,890 ||style="text-align: center;" | 2<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Mhornar]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 26,806,212 ||style="text-align: center;" | 1<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Thryng]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 173,000 ||style="text-align: center;" | 1<br />
|-<br />
! TOTAL !! 537,313,747 !! 18 <br />
|}<br />
=====Disappearance of Barak-Zhoff=====<br />
[[Barak-Zhoff]] had once been one of the greatest and most influential [[sky-port]], perhaps second only to [[Barak-Nar]]. However, this jewel of the Kharadron Empire mysteriously vanished. To maintain the balance of six represented sky-ports at the [[Geldraad]], [[Barak-Thryng]] was admitted with a single delegate.{{Fn|18a}}<br />
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===[[Age of Sigmar]]=== <br />
[[Sigmar's Tempest]] is unleashed across the skies of the Mortal Realms, signalling the dawn of the [[Realmgate Wars]].{{Fn|17a}} The fury of the storm is such that it drove potent veins of [[aether-gold]] before it.{{Fn|17a}} The Kharadron Overlords rush to mine this priceless bounty before the tempest further disturbs their operations.{{Fn|17a}} <br />
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As the [[Realmgate|Gates of Azyr]] reopened and the [[Allpoints#All-gates|All-gates]] came under attack by [[Stormcast Eternals|Sigmar’s followers]], many Kharadrons vote to join the land dwellers’ crusade, but the [[Kharadron Code|Code]] specified when alliances could be negotiated.{{Fn|3f}} Consequently, only when the Azyrite began to build their [[Cities of Sigmar|cities]] did the skyfarers send delegates to the [[Sigmar|God-King]]’s court.{{Fn|3f}}{{Fn|7i}}<br />
<br />
====Treaty of Vindicarum==== <br />
The sigmarite city of [[Vindicarum]] is assaulted by the forces of the Dark Gods. Outnumbered, the [[Stormcast Eternals]] defenders are quickly overwhelmed. Disaster is avoided when a sky-fleet from [[Barak-Nar]] descends upon the daemonic hordes and blasts them apart.{{Fn|7i}}<br />
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The encounter results in the Treaty of Vindicarum, which ratifies an economic pact between the Overlord’s mercantile empire and the growing domain of the God-King.{{Fn|7i}}<br />
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As a result, the Kharadron Overlords develop an ever-increasing trading network that takes full advantage of every newly founded [[Cities of Sigmar|city]] of Order.{{Fn|7d}} The commercial enclaves thus established rapidly grow in both size and influence.{{Fn|7d}} <br />
<br />
====Great Sky Purge====<br />
Though the lands of the [[Spiral Crux]] remain firmly under Tzeentchian hands, the Kharadron Overlords’ control over its stratosphere is cemented by a united push with their new sigmarite allies.{{Fn|17a}} The efficiency of this mutually beneficial alliance is such that the [[Aetherstrike Force]] is legitimised in the [[Kharadron Code]].{{Fn|13d}}<br />
<br />
====Blockade of Barak-Zon==== <br />
A tzeentchian convocation led by [[Kairos Fateweaver]] creates a gigantic arcane barrier around [[Barak-Zon]].{{Fn|3f}} Sky-ports needing a constant supply of [[aether-gold]], such a blockade was nothing less than an attempt to bring the colossal city crashing down.{{Fn|3d}} For ninety-nice days the Kharadron city remained besieged by the [[Tzeentch|Change God]]’s faithful.{{Fn|3f}}<br />
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Under the leadership of its High Admiral [[Brokk Grungsson]], a confederation of sky-fleets hailing from every sky-port executes a daring massed ramming action.{{Fn|3f}} The [[Arkanaut Frigate]]s assumed a line abreast formation and discharged so much firepower that the arcane chain and the besiegers were erased from existence.{{Fn|7j}} So devastating was the kharadron assault at the breaking of the blockade of Barak-Zon that it could be seen in broad daylight from the [[Kharzdon Mountains]].{{Fn|7j}}<br />
{{clear}}<br />
{|style="margin:7px 50px 0 50px; float:right<br />
|+ Impact of the Garaktormun<br />
|-<br />
! rowspan="2" | Sky-ports<br />
! colspan="2" | Capital (aether-gold shares){{fn|7f}}{{fn|3k}}<br />
! colspan="1" | Delegates on the [[Geldraad]]{{fn|7f}}{{fn|3k}}<br />
|-<br />
! gain/loss !! Pourcentage gained or lost !! gain/loss <br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Mhornar]] || style="text-align: center;" | +65,308,673 ||style="text-align: center;" | +243.63% || style="text-align: center;" | +2 <br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Zilfin]] || style="text-align: center;" | +50,452,513||style="text-align: center;" | +49.32%|| style="text-align: center;" | +1<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Thryng]] || style="text-align: center;" | +650,500 ||style="text-align: center;" | +376.01% || style="text-align: center;" | n/a<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Nar]] || style="text-align: center;" | -11,488,020 ||style="text-align: center;" | -3.73% || style="text-align: center;" | -1<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Zon]] || style="text-align: center;" | -15,346,658 ||style="text-align: center;" | -28.42% || style="text-align: center;" | -1<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Urbaz]] || style="text-align: center;" | -20,696,788 ||style="text-align: center;" | -44.59% || style="text-align: center;" | -1<br />
|-<br />
! TOTAL !!style="text-align: center;" | +68,880,220 !!style="text-align: center;" | +12.82% !!style="text-align: center;" | n/a<br />
|}<br />
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====Garaktormun (Necroquake)==== <br />
[[Nagash]] performs a vast necromantic ritual that inverts the arcane energies of [[Realm of Shyish|Shyish]] and unleashes the all-devouring vortex known as the '''Garaktormun''' – or '''‘Great Gale of Death’''' – kharadron term for the [[Necroquake]].{{Fn|7a}} The resulting shockwave broke across the skies of every [[Mortal Realms|Mortal Realm]], home to the aerial domain of the Kharadron Overlords, like a crashing tidal wave that disrupted the laws of magic.{{Fn|7a}} This aetheric disturbance scattered the [[aetherstreams]]. The havoc wrought on once-stable veins of aether-gold swept lucrative mining zones, previously thought to be reliable revenue streams, completely off course and forced hundreds of [[Kharadron Overlords#Organisations|guilds and companies]] to file for bankruptcy. {{Fn|9e}} Endless legions of gheists were dragged up from the [[Realm of Shyish|underworlds]] to prey upon the skyfarers, and [[Endless Spell|predatory spells]] wrought considerable destruction on the commercial interests of the sky-ports.{{Fn|7a}} <br />
<br />
The dockyards of [[Barak-Nar]] were nearly overwhelmed by [[Nighthaunt]] processions, and only a desperate stand by [[Grundstok Thunderer]]s under the command of [[Njarn Firewhiskers]] stopped the undead from invading the city proper.{{fn|7d}} <br />
Even worse, [[Barak-Durmmaz]] and [[Barak-Kling]] were knocked down by the tidal waves of death magic at the onset of the Garaktormun.{{fn|7d}} Entire sky-fleets were battered off course with [[Barak-Nar]] alone losing an estimated one-fifth of its navy.{{fn|7d}}<br />
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====Gorak-drek (Arcanum Optimar)==== <br />
Despite sustaining catastrophic losses that would have certainly crippled other, non-proactive, civilisations, the swift actions of the [[Geldraad]] – in securing new guild-contracts to replace the lost skyvessels and organising new Musterpresses on a grand scale to reinforce their diminished armed forces – allowed the Kharadron Overlords to not only survive the Garaktormun, but to turn the tragedy into opportunity.{{Fn|7d}} It is no small indication of the adaptability and pragmatism of the skyborne duardin that over seventeen amendments to the [[Kharadron Code]] were passed in response to the shyishian apocalypse.{{fn|7b}} <br />
{|style="margin:7px 50px 0 50px; float:right<br />
|+ Current composition of the Geldraad<br />
|-<br />
! Sky-ports<br />
! Capital (aether-gold shares){{fn|7f}}<br />
! Delegates on the [[Geldraad]]{{fn|7f}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Nar]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 296,132,947 ||style="text-align: center;" | 6<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Zilfin]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 152,753,191||style="text-align: center;" | 5<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Mhornar]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 92,114,885 ||style="text-align: center;" | 3<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Zon]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 38,653,342 ||style="text-align: center;" | 2<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Urbaz]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 25,716,102 ||style="text-align: center;" | 1<br />
|-<br />
| [[Barak-Thryng]] ||style="text-align: center;" | 823,500 ||style="text-align: center;" | 1<br />
|-<br />
! TOTAL !!style="text-align: center;" | 606,193,967 !!style="text-align: center;" | 18 <br />
|}<br />
Indeed, the [[Admirals Council|Admiralties]] swiftly realised that the Garaktormun possessed both destructive and lucrative potential.{{Fn|7d}} <br />
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Great monopolies had been established long ago over many of the most substantial [[aether-gold]] streams by individual sky-ports. Predicated on the relative stationary behaviour of those established mining zones, a familiar hierarchy of influence had slowly taken root within Kharadron society.{{Fn|7d}} <br />
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The dispersal of so many aetherstreams and the presence of intricacies in the Code that allowed rival powers to claim the displaced aether-gold resulted in a power vacuum amongst the Kharadron.{{Fn|7a}}{{Fn|7d}} This vacuum led to the Gorak-drek – the '''Great Venture''' – kharadron term for the [[Arcanum Optimar]].{{Fn|7a}} This new age of prospection and exploration ushered the greatest and boldest aether-gold rush seen since the [[Kharadron Overlords#Time of Reaving|Time of Reaving]].{{Fn|7a}}<br />
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Countless thousands of sky-fleets were chartered into action, most heading into new and deadly lands to seize innumerable swathes of enemy territory and further expand an empire that already stretched across every [[Mortal Realms|Mortal Realm]].{{Fn|7d}} <br />
<br />
The new era also created an arms race resulting in inventions such as incendiary torpedoes capped with slivers of aqthracite, handheld anti-magic repulsors, and aetheric lenses that can gaze through a ship’s hull. Developments of countermeasures against the predatory spells include Ironclads armed with magic-dampening null projectors and [[voidstone]] scatter-mines.{{fn|7c}} <br />
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=====Wraith Fleet Conflict=====<br />
To counter the increasing tides of undead, the sky-ports decreed the formation of elite Grundstok units specialised in the destruction of ‘non-physical entities’. These [[Black Marine]]s, named after the obsidian armour carapaces they wear, are armed with scatter-shot rifles and equipped with a variety of anti-ethereal equipment and weaponry such as celestium burst-grenades, scintillator lenses and aether-vapour projectors. They were first deployed during the [[Wraith Fleet Conflict]] where they successfully fought the ghostly corsairs of the vampire [[Varkos Varactyr]].{{fn|7c}}<br />
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[[File:Kharadron Overlords vs Disciples of Tzeentch 01.jpeg|thumb|[[Drak Grolsson]] combatting [[Ab-het]] in the [[Azure Crown]].]]<br />
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====Aether War====<br />
:''For more information see: [[Aether War]]''<br />
The aether-gold rush set in motion during the [[Kharadron Overlords#Gorak-Drek|Gorak-Drek]] led profiteering kharadron sky-fleets to make daring forays into [[Griffon's Eyrie]], the former lair of the [[Lode-Griffon]] turned into a sacred land and safe haven for the [[Disciples of Tzeentch]].{{Fn|16a}}<br />
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Following new [[aether-gold]] trails, [[Barak-Nar]] edges ever closer to Griffon's Eyrie.{{Fn|13b}} A sky-fleet led by [[Bjarnus Tragg]] utilise an aetheric forcefield, invented by [[Drak Grolsson]], to venture into those toxic skies controlled by the [[Cult of the Transient Form]].{{Fn|16a}} <br />
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The kharadron expedition discovers more than extensive aether-gold deposits, however, for they stumble upon a dark ritual that would see a deadly magical storm unleashed upon Barak-Nar, performed by Magister [[Ab-het]] and his [[Tzaangor Shamans]].{{Fn|13d}} After his personal [[Arkanaut Ironclad|Ironclad]], the [[Intrepid]], suffers critical damage, Admiral Tragg commands Drak Grolsson to lead a small force to destroy the source of the aethermatic storm.{{Fn|13c}}<br />
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The Kharadrons make way towards the [[Azure Crown]], located at the very centre of [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]].{{Fn|13b}} There, [[Drak Grolsson]] and his forces successfully thwart the tzeentchian plot, but the [[Great Sky War]] between the [[Disciples of Tzeentch]] and Kharadron Empire intensifies.{{Fn|28a}}<br />
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====Chamon Under Attack====<br />
[[File:Humboldsson 01.png|thumb|200px|[[Endrinmaster]] [[Drongon Humboldsson]].]]<br />
During the [[Assault on the Eater's Lair]], the [[Silver Tower]] of the [[Eater of Tomes]] was destroyed in a cataclysmic explosion that turned the [[Rusted Wastes]] into a thousand-mile wide crater and sent a magical wave that destabilised or destroyed many Realmgates. The destruction of the Silver Tower had been masterminded by [[Be'lakor]] to occur there since the membrane separating the [[Mortal Realms]] from the tides of [[Chaos]] was at its weakest in [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]]. The antique foundations of the portals situated relatively close to the ground zero of the explosion had been greatly weakened by the immense arcane forces released by the explosion. Those were to be sabotaged and corrupted beyond recovery so that a torrent of Chaos energy may spill forth to stain the skies of the Mortal Realms and sever their link to [[Realm of Azyr|Azyr]]. Attacking in parallel with the [[Nighthaunt]], the Legion of the First Prince darkened and soured the skies with wicked magic. As the scent of brimstone and burned blood saturated the air, daemons in their thousands surged forth to serve Be'lakor. Meanwhile, the processions of [[Lady Olynder]] struck at isolated outposts, strongpoints and columns of reinforcing troops. So thick and fast were the predations of the Nighthaunt that many were convinced a second [[Necroquake]] had occurred.{{Fn|6b}}{{Fn|6c}}{{Fn|6d}}{{Fn|6e}}<br />
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=====Second Conference of Madralta=====<br />
The [[Redoubtable]], a prototype [[Arkanaut Frigate]] fresh from the [[Grammtok-Rahl yards]] of [[Barak-Zilfin]] captained by [[Endrinmaster]] [[Drongon Humboldsson]], was on its maiden voyage in the [[Arable Heartlands]] when the [[Rusted Wastes]] were destroyed by the detonation of the Silver Tower. While the Redoubtable investigated the incident, [[Imoda Barrasdottr]], noting a bigger plan in motion, alerted the Geldraad.{{Fn|6f}} <br />
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The [[Geldraad]] convened upon the neutral ground of [[Madralta]] resulting in the [[Second Conference of Madralta]]. The Kharadron Overlords, however, were as much concerned about the ramifications for trade and industry as they were any grander notions.{{Fn|6i}}<br />
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With reports of Vindicarum being assaulted by daemonic hordes, [[Barak-Nar]] and [[Barak-Zilfin]] advocated prompt intervention to prevent their trade partners from being overrun. Their initiative, however, was denied by the rest of the council who banded together to veto this initiative. With the venerable [[High Admiral]] [[Grubda Klarsdottr]] of the isolationist [[Barak-Thryng]] leading the opposition to direct intervention, the conference was soon stuck in a deadlock. It was the intervention of [[Drongon Humboldsson]] and [[Gromthi]], in a breach of the [[Kharadron Code]], that stopped the infighting. They revealed a grand convergence of energies around Vindicarum, a stormfront of Chaos magic all but unprecedented since the Descent of the [[Lode-Griffon]] which would draw in every [[aetherstreams]] within ten thousand air leagues of Vindicarum turning the city into the most valuable location in the [[Spiral Crux]], something that even Klarsdottr couldn't ignore. ASeizing the opportunity, [[Arkanaut Admiral|Admiral]] [[Imoda Barrasdottr]] called for a motion regarding the dispatch of a sky-fleet to relieve Vindicarum. Ultimately, the historic [[Second Conference of Madralta]] ended in consensus: the fractious [[sky-port]]s of the Kharadron Empire would rescue [[Sigmar]]'s armies from their dire predicament and lay claim to valuable aetherstreams around Vindicarum.{{Fn|6i}}{{Fn|6k}}<br />
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=====Siege of Vindicarum=====<br />
At the [[Siege of Vindicarum]] the Legion of the First Prince whose initial estimates outnumbered Vindicarum's forces at least six to one had begun overrunning the city. Its walls were breached, thousands of its inhabitants slaughtered and more than half of the [[Celestial Vindicators]] fell in the desperate defence, along with almost all of the city's mortal regiments.{{Fn|6h}}{{Fn|6l}}<br />
It was when the defenders were making their last stand that the [[Second Madraltan Armada]] arrived. This colossal fleet was led by [[Drongon Humboldsson]] on the [[Redoubtable]], as it was the fastest [[skyvessel]] in the Kharadron Empire, and guided by [[Imoda Barrasdottr]] who helped chart a course for the Kharadron armada through the tormented sky-lanes of [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]], ensuring that they arrive in time to save Vindicarum.{{Fn|6k}} Following the Redoubtable came hundreds of [[Arkanaut Ironclad]]s, other [[Arkanaut Frigate|Frigates]] and colossal, wide-platformed [[Wing-Carrier|Carrier]]s that unleashed squadrons of [[Gunhauler]]s and '''single-pilot fighter craft''', swarming like angry glowjackets from a stirred-up hive. The colours of most [[sky-port]] and of hundred other imperial trading posts could be seen amidst the shining wall of endrins.{{Fn|6k}}<br />
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The combined firepower of the fleet was unleashed upon the Legion with extreme accuracy, annihilated countless greater daemons alongside their lesser kin. Skyvessels swept in low to disgorge [[Grundstok Thunderer|Grundstok Marines]] and [[Arkanaut]]s from rapid-descent lines into the city. There, the kharadron ground-troops laid down fields of fire around the few remaining pockets of vindicarian defenders. Daemons were cut down by the score by salvoes of aethershot, while aetheric fumigators cleared thicker daemonic crowds. The counter-attack of the Legion of the First Prince was furious but ultimately futile since the Second Madraltan Armada had enough guns, bombs and torpedoes to level entire kingdoms. While near numberless, even the chaotic host that had conquered Vindicarum withered before the overwhelming firepower of the Kharadron. Be'lakor refused to admit defeat and leapt into the air towards the Redoubtable. The Dark Master killed the [[Skywarden]]s that counter-charged the Daemon Prince, and Humboldsson himself was at his mercy until [[Gromthi]] advanced towards Be'lakor. A flicker of fear briefly seizes the First Prince, who then releases the Frigate and leaves the battlefield.{{Fn|6k}}<br />
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Vindicarum was a ruin, but the Second Madraltan Armada had prevented its total destruction. Represented by no fewer than five Grand Admirals of the [[Geldraad]], the Kharadron delegation offered the battered sigmarite forces to transport them anywhere in the [[Mortal Realms]] using their roughly unaffected [[sky-path]]s. Taking advantage of the situation, the Kharadron Overlords oversaw the reparation works of Vindicarum and constructed several cloud-mining platforms above [[Mount Ketnus]]. The Geldraad claimed the sky-lanes from the [[Viscid Flux]] to [[Prosperis]]' northern coast. The losses suffered by the sky-ports were tempered by the new rich [[aetherstreams]] flooding into their coffers.{{Fn|6l}}<br />
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{| width="33%" align="center"<br />
|align="center"|''Let these foolish land-sloggers put their trust in gods and faith, I put mine in a freshly fuelled ship and an open horizon.''<br />
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'''- [[Drongon Humboldsson]]'s reaction to [[Gromthi]]'s disapproval'''.{{Fn|6l}}<br />
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==Culture & Society==<br />
The Kharadron Empire is a conglomerate of duardin powers united by the guidelines of the [[Kharadron Code]], a common legacy of sky travel and an insatiable need for [[aether-gold]].{{Fn|7a}} Short and stocky, Kharadron are stubborn, resilient as stone, and take great pride in iron discipline and hard work.{{Fn|4a}}<br />
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This mercantile empire is one of the most potent political and military bodies in the entirety of the [[Mortal Realms]] and its dominion over all their airways is near undisputed.{{Fn|7a}}{{Fn|9f}}<br />
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Every level of the industrial, militaristic and highly meritocratic kharadron society is managed like a business conglomerate.{{Fn|7f}}{{Fn|7b}}{{Fn|15b}} Decisions made by the elected councillors of the [[Admirals Council]] and of the [[Geldraad]] are dictated by a necessity for profit, and further justified by the regulations laid down in the Kharadron Code.{{Fn|7f}}{{Fn|7b}}<br />
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Driven by commerce, the ruthlessly pragmatic Kharadron Empire is powered by technology and science.{{Fn|7i}} As such, advancement within kharadron society is based ''almost'' entirely upon [[mehret]] – a combination of success, profit and experience.{{Fn|9a}}{{Fn|3g}}<br />
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[[Aether-gold]] being the lifeblood of the Kharadron Empire, its natural properties and means of extraction heavily impact the inner-workings of kharadron society. Foremost amongst those is its susceptibility to being swept across vast distances by magical storms and other natural phenomena.{{Fn|7c}} Furthermore, the Kharadron Code stipulates that aether-gold deposits are not the property of the individuals who discovered them, but of their affiliated [[sky-port]].{{Fn|7k}}<br />
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The importance of '''mehret''' in kharadron society is also to be considered. Indeed, the concept of '''mehret''' takes into account the success of an individual, not of their ancestors; it considers one’s ability to turn a profit, not to inherit wealth; it considers personal experience, not the accomplishments of your bloodline.{{Fn|3g}} No wonder that even the children of [[Admirals Council]]’s members are sent to work for the [[sky-fleet]]s as simple [[Arkanaut Company|Arkanauts]].{{Fn|18}}<br />
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Nevertheless, wealth and power grant some privileges in kharadron society. Many [[Admirals Council|council members]] establish sizeable estates far above the cloudscrapers that house the common folk. With time, a sufficient number of such endrinvillas came to be maintained by their descendants that an upper class had emerged within some sky-ports, an elite who saw themselves as the centre of power in their respective sky-port.{{Fn|18d}} <br />
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Despite the volatile nature of aether-gold, great monopolies over many substantial [[aether-gold]] streams were gradually established by various sky-ports. Predicated on the relative stationary behaviour of those established mining zones, a familiar hierarchy of influence had slowly taken root within kharadron society.{{Fn|7d}} This hierarchy, however, was swept aside with the dispersal of so many aetherstreams by the Garaktormun.{{Fn|7a}}{{Fn|7d}} This vacuum led to a new age of prospection and exploration – called the Gorak-drek – ushering the greatest and boldest aether-gold rush seen since the [[Kharadron Overlords#Time of Reaving|Time of Reaving]].{{Fn|7a}}<br />
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===Secularism and Ancestor Worship===<br />
[[File:Barak-Thryng 01.png|thumb|500px|Statues of [[Ancestor-Gods]] (notably [[Valaya]], [[Grimnir]] and [[Grungni]]) in [[Barak-Thryng]].]] <br />
The Kharadron largely scorn organised worship and, save for the more traditionalist [[sky-port]]s such as [[Barak-Thryng]], have placed science above the worship of the [[Ancestor Gods]]. While the Kharadron acknowledge the presence of magic and [[deities]], they believe everything can be explained with some rational, science-based formula.{{Fn|7a}}{{Fn|3d}} <br />
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Superstitions persist, however, and many legends tell of how the exertions [[Grungni]] experienced during his [[Age of Myth#The Labours of Grungni|Grand Works]] were such that the metal-dust shed by his hammer mingled with his breath to form air-borne clouds of [[aether-gold]]. Others say that the creation of aether-gold was Grungni’s folly and the reason he would ultimately leave the [[Pantheon of Order]].{{Fn|3d}}<br />
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Images of the [[Ancestor Gods]] nonetheless adorns many Kharadron vessels, equipment and statues. With the bulk of Kharadron being secular, however, the Maker has become a ''sign of fortune'' and a ''paternal ancestor-spirit'' instead of a figure of active worship.{{Fn|7a}}{{Fn|9g}}{{Fn|15c}} <br />
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The Kharadron attitude towards Grungni stems from their perceived abandonment by the gods during the [[Sky Exodus|Age of Chaos]]. Resultantly, many Kharadron still hold a grudge against the Maker for forsaking them in their time of need.{{Fn|9h}} <br />
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====Reverence to the Past====<br />
Historical and ancestral bonds play a large part in the lives of many Kharadron. This affinity and reverence for what has come before are apparent with the tradition of inscribing the names of the fallen into [[Rocks of Remembrance]].{{Fn|3g}}{{Fn|9i}}<br />
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[[Honour Bearer]]s accompany most [[Grundstok Thunderer]] formations to record their unit’s proud history and carry an ancestral standard. It is also tradition for such units to be accompanied by a [[drillbill]], in honour of the original one that was taken to battle by [[Olgrimm Grundstok]].{{Fn|3i}}<br />
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=====Naming Conventions=====<br />
The Kharadron's reverence for the past often leads them to combine the name of a proud ancestor with the honorific ‘-sson’ or ‘-dotr’ to form new surnames.{{Fn|9i}}<br />
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Following is a list of known kharadron surnames:<br />
*Aetherdotr, Brondotr, Coghammer, Dainsson, Grundstock, Grungsson, Junesson, Khurgisson, Menzidotr, Norgrimsson, Runesson, Sternbok, Tahilro, Varrdotr, Zadotr.{{Fn|9i}}<br />
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===Honour, Oaths and Loopholes=== <br />
[[File:Kharadron Code 01.png|thumb|A Kharadron reading the [[Kharadron Code]] for 'business matters'.]]<br />
Pragmatism governs the Kharadron's approach to matters of honour. Although they take sworn oaths as seriously as any [[duardin]], the skyfarers heartily exploit loopholes and technicalities in loosely worded contracts to gain an edge whenever they can. Though not callous, the sky-duardin display a notoriously flexible moral compass when it comes to business.{{Fn|7a}} <br />
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Honourable, for the most part, the Kharadron always act in accordance with the [[Kharadron Code|Code]], however, there are targets so tempting that a loophole is found to justify a raid that most would perceive to be piratical.{{Fn|3o}}<br />
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To the Kharadron, anyone foolish enough to sign a contract without fully anticipating any and all potential outcomes deserve absolutely no sympathy.{{Fn|7a}} <br />
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{| width="33%" align="center"<br />
|align="center"|''Never sign a Kharadron writ without reading it ten thousand times.''<br />
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'''- A common saying amongst [[Dispossessed]] clan-chiefs'''.{{Fn|7a}} <br />
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The Kharadron remember how duardin stubbornness and reluctance to accept the inevitable almost led to the destruction of their people in the [[Age of Chaos]]. Therefore, the Kharadron scorn decisions based on emotions and take stances born of cold logic, like rarely risking open war with their trading partners despite their cut-throat business acumen.{{Fn|7a}} <br />
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Once aboard a [[skyvessel]], crewmates are bonded by many oaths and Code-prescribed rituals.{{Fn|3n}} <br />
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The professional soldiers of the [[Grundcorps]] are oathsigned into contracts. Accordingly, they do all in their power to ensure the safety of their clients.{{Fn|3i}}<br />
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[[File:Grudge-clause 01.png|thumb|230px|A [[Rune of Mark]].]]<br />
===Grudges & Rune of Marks===<br />
The Kharadron Overlords value a good grudge just as much as any duardin. If the skyfarers are cheated in a trade agreement, their territory trespassed on, or they have been defeated in battle, it becomes only a matter of time until vengeance comes upon those who wronged them.{{Fn|3m}}<br />
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Grudges have taken a new form in Kharadron society, notably through the [[Rune of Mark]]s codified in the grudge-clause of the Kharadron Code.{{Fn|18b}}<br />
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The dour traditionalists of [[Barak-Thryng]] take grudges to new highs. Their resentments burning fiercely for centuries, they always ensure that every slight is repaid in kind. Given the opportunity to wreak revenge upon their enemies, those Kharadron will fight with singleminded stubbornness, refusing to even consider death until they have spilt every drop of their nemeses' blood.{{Fn|7l}}<br />
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Every offence against the City of the Ancestors is inscribed upon a rune-slate and added to a titanic library, located in the [[Grudgehall]], that covers an entire district. Barak-Thryng's soldiers are encouraged to settle these grudges whenever possible, and usually carry [[runic tablet]]s listing the most heinous insults into battle, so that they may ensure that retribution is delivered properly.{{Fn|7l}}<br />
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===Fashion===<br />
[[File:Thundrik's Profiteers 02.png|thumb|The Kharadron's heavily armoured environment suits allow them to dwell in toxic environments.]]<br />
Raw [[aether-gold]] being extremely caustic, the Kharadron Overlords must keep it contained, hence their use of heavily armoured environment suits.{{Fn|15d}}{{Fn|14d}} Their helms are airtight and connected to a rebreather and an oxygen canister, allowing them to work in high altitudes or within toxic-metal clouds.{{Fn|3l}}<br />
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[[Kharadron Overlords#Hierarchy of the Sky-fleets|Commissioned and warrant officers]] normally incorporate more gold in their armour than those of lesser ranks. Many Kharadron [[skyvessel]]s and equipment prominently feature images of their ancestors. For most Kharadron, however, these are more artistic adornments than objects of worship or superstition.{{Fn|3o}} <br />
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Every Kharadron must polish their equipment and keep it in excellent working order.{{Fn|3q}} <br />
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The folks of [[Barak-Zon]] take great pride in their uniforms and regimental bearing. To ensure that their foes see them coming and know that it is they who shall bring them their doom, these Kharadron paint their armour and ships brightly. Their ships are often tied to their squadron using bear stripe arrangements. These bandings are regularly featured on the armour of fleet officers.{{Fn|3q}}<br />
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Battered by war and hard-sailing journeys, the uniforms and airships from [[Barak-Mhornar]] show an uncharacteristic amount of wear by Kharadron standards.{{Fn|3s}} <br />
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In [[Barak-Thryng]], simplicity and utility are preferred to flashy displays of wealth. To simulate the hammers and axes of their forebears going to war today, ancestor runes and images are cast in metals melted down from weapons of antiquity.{{Fn|3s}}<br />
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'''Inside the sky-ports''', traders wear ostensive garbs. Richly brocaded jackets with jewelled buttons and elaborate sashes of silk are accompanied by rakish hats, sagging beneath the weight of exotic feathers sewn into their brims. Gloved fingers acting like a riot of rings and gilded nails.{{Fn|19a}}<br />
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[[Admirals Council|Councillors]] wear robes of office, the colours, cut and design of their garments reflecting the duties and responsibilities they hold.{{Fn|18e}}<br />
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====Tattoos====<br />
Many Kharadron are covered in tattoos, though most are hidden beneath their armour. In Kharadron culture, tattoos mark all manner of achievements such as an honourable kill, lover, successful journey, or [[aetherstream]] found.{{Fn|25a}}{{Fn|25b}}<br />
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====Hair and Beard==== <br />
To better fit within their suits of Arkanaut armour, male Kharadron regularly trim their beards.{{Fn|9h}} Beards are sometimes knotted through a string of beads to avoid combing it.{{Fn|14a}} <br />
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Inside the sky-ports, the beards ornaments of the male elite are often picked out in dazzling arrays of gemstones.{{Fn|19a}} Some male administrators have beards so long that they sweep the floor.{{Fn|18e}}<br />
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Kharadron hairstyles are extremely variated, locks amongst them.{{Fn|24}} A specific type of decorated braid is referred to as the Kharadron style.{{Fn|10}}<br />
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<gallery heights="160px" widths="200px" mode="packed" caption="Kharadron hairstyles, tattoos, beards and piercings"><br />
Magbeth 01.png|[[Arkanaut Captain|Captain]] [[Magbeth Izrum]] of [[Barak-Mhornar]].<br />
Gronki 01.png|[[Musterlord]] [[Gronki Draug]] of [[Barak-Thryng]].<br />
Brokka 01.jpg|[[Arkanaut Captain|Captain]] [[Brokka Brokkisdotr]].<br />
Kravich 01.png|'''Kravich'''.<br />
Kharadron Factory 01.jpg|'''Malgra Dainsson'''.<br />
Kharadron Overlords Armour 01.jpg|A Kharadron suiting up.<br />
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====Ancestor Masks====<br />
While considered by many Kharadron as aesthetic decorations rather than symbols of worship, many kharadron helmets take the form of '''Ancestor Masks''' representing stylised visages of the various ancestors of the Kharadron.{{Fn|18a}}{{Fn|3t}} <br />
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Amongst the ancestors present upon kharadron Ancestor Masks are the countless duardin [[Ancestor Gods]], notably [[Valaya]] and [[Grungni]], along with the warrior-ancestors of the Kharadron.{{Fn|18a}}<br />
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<gallery heights="160px" widths="200px" mode="packed" caption="Ancestor Masks"><br />
Barsa 01.png|[[Arkanaut Admiral|Admiral]] [[Barsa Herlsdottr]] of [[Barak-Nar]]<br />
Ragnar 01.png|[[Grundstok Marshall]] [[Ragnar Kling-Harald]] of [[Barak-Zon]]<br />
Hester 01.png|[[Grand Admiral]] [[Hester Grummund]] of [[Barak-Zilfin]]<br />
Aether-Khemist 02.png|[[Aether-Khemist]] Ancestor Mask.<br />
Aetheric Navigator 01.png|[[Aetheric Navigator]] Ancestor Mask.<br />
Endrinmaster 01.png|[[Endrinmaster]] Ancestor Mask.<br />
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[[File:Kharadron Overlords 01.jpg|thumb|200px|A kharadron crew on a [[skyvessel]].]]<br />
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===Crew and Skyvessel===<br />
Kharadron [[skyvessel]]s are akin to ancient duardin clans inasmuch as they are akin to a basic family unit for those working in the [[Sky-fleet]]s. Within this structure, the airship's [[Arkanaut Captain|Captain]] embodies the head of that family.{{Fn|15b}}<br />
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Every ship and crew member of the sky-fleets boastfully displays the insignia, colours and symbols of their [[sky-port]]. Bearing the honour of its entire homeport, each skyvessel is the pride of its Captain and their crew.{{Fn|3l}} Furthermore, runes and heraldic devices are used to link a crew to its skyvessel and the wider fleet.{{Fn|3u}}<br />
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[[Arkanaut Company]] members often display their fleet’s marking on their right shoulder pad, leaving the left one for their ship’s marking.{{Fn|3p}} [[Endrinrigger]]s wear the colours of their sky-port but normally scorn any ship markings, those that do, however, display them on their rudders.{{Fn|3r}} <br />
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In some sky-ports, notably [[Barak-Zilfin]], skyvessels are held in so much esteem that their crew will regularly prioritize repairing their beloved vessel over tending to their own wounds.{{Fn|3p}}<br />
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===Language===<br />
:''For more information see: [[Kharadron (Language)]] and [[Khazalid Lexicon]]''<br />
While the Kharadron Overlords may master many languages, like [[Barterspeak]], in order to conclude advantageous trade deals across the Mortal Realms, their own language is [[Kharadron (Language)|Kharadron]]. It is distinct enough from the other successor languages of [[Old Khazalid]] that those familiar with the [[Khazalid Lexicon]] are only able to get a general idea of the contents of Kharadron texts.{{Fn|26a}} <br />
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===Kharadron Titles===<br />
In kharadron society, titles and ranks are earned by mehret.{{Fn|3g}}<br />
*[[Delegate on the Geldraad]]<br />
*[[Prime Admiral]]<br />
*[[Grand Admiral]]<br />
*[[Lord-Magnate]]<br />
*[[Arkanaut Admiral]]<br />
*[[Arkanaut Captain]]<br />
*[[Master Arkwright]]{{Fn|3c}} <br />
*[[Endrinmaster]]<br />
*[[Endrineer]]<br />
*[[Brewmaster-General]]{{Fn|20a}} <br />
*[[Brewmaster]]{{Fn|21a}} <br />
*[[Brewsmith]]{{Fn|21a}} <br />
*[[Grundstok Marshal]]{{Fn|7k}} <br />
*[[Musterlord]]{{Fn|7k}}<br />
*[[Runescribe]]{{Fn|7e}} <br />
*[[Copperhats]]{{Fn|7e}}<br />
*[[Logisticator]]<br />
*[[Trade-Commodore]]<br />
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==Organisations==<br />
[[File:Khardron Overlords Hierarchy 01.png|470px|thumb|right|Khardron Overlord's hierarchy]]<br />
The overall structure of the kharadron sky-empire is inscribed in the [[Kharadron Code]] that was established during the [[Conference of Madralta]]. Among the nine initial artycles are found the Artycles of Union and the Twelve Points of Election.{{fn|7b}} It resulted in a bureaucratic system of governance.{{fn|7f}}<br />
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* The [[Geldraad]]: Serving both as the unifying structure and the highest governing body of the colossal aerial empire, the Geldraad is composed of delegates from the six wealthiest sky-port plus a single delegate from a different minor port every 25 shifts of the [[Strahlstrom]].{{fn|3k}}<br />
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Under the unifying umbrella of the Geldraad, the Kharadron Overlords hierarchy falls in the hands of the various sky-ports. <br />
* The [[Admirals Council]]: Each Sky-Port is led by its Admiral Council which is answerable to the Geldraad{{fn|9a}} while presiding over a body of the 6 most powerful guilds present in the sky-port.{{fn|3k}}<br />
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===Guilds===<br />
Beneath the Admirals Council are the largest guilds, while the relative authority of the guilds fluctuates from city to city, they normally include: {{fn|7f}}<br />
* The [[Fleet Service]]: The Sky-Fleets tends to be the most influential guild of any given sky-port due to their key role in gathering aether-gold.{{fn|7f}}<br />
* The [[Aether-Khemists Guild]]: Scientists who locate and follow the aether-gold seams.{{fn|3v}}<br />
* The [[Nav-League]]: A secretive order of aero-cartographers.{{fn|3v}}<br />
* The [[Endrineers Guild]]: Engineers notably specialised in smithing, metallurgy, shipwrighting, and machining.{{fn|3v}}{{Fn|9c}}<br />
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* The [[Forecastrinator Guild]] {{fn|3w}}<br />
* The [[Logistrator Guild]] {{fn|3w}}<br />
* The [[Tenguild League]]: A merchant guild of [[Barak-Zilfin]].{{Fn|19a}}<br />
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===Unions===<br />
* The [[Khazukan]]: The conglomerate of all the city’s craftsfolk.{{fn|3c}}<br />
* The '''Consortium of Cloudminers'''{{fn|3v}}<br />
* The '''Dockworkers Union'''{{fn|3v}}<br />
<br />
===Chartered Companies===<br />
:''For more information see: [[Chartered Company]] ''<br />
Alongside the guilds, each sky-port has hundreds of for-profit enterprises, known as [[Chartered Company|guild-companies or chartered companies]], specialised in selling a particular product or service .{{fn|7f}}<br />
* [[Grundcorp]]: Career soldiers formations hired to defend the ships and fleets.{{fn|3i}}<br />
*'''Weaponsmith Thrund Armoury''': The aethershot rifles it produces are always in high demand for their ruggedness and accuracy. Such is its success that the powerful Grundcorps of [[Barak-Zon]] owns many of its shares.{{Fn|7f}}<br />
* '''Bugman’s Brew''': Known producer of [[Barak-Thryng’s dark ale]] that also sell watered-down grog unfit for duardin consumption in the [[Cities of Sigmar]].{{Fn|7f}}<br />
* '''Grumgar Brothers’ Hoppery''': Known producer of [[Cuisine of the Mortal Realms|Barak-Thryng’s dark ale]] that also sell watered-down grog unfit for duardin consumption in the [[Cities of Sigmar]].{{Fn|7f}} <br />
* '''Iggrind-Kaz Aeronautics''': Famed for its surgeinjection endrins, which utilise liquidised aether-gold to grant a vessel supercharged bursts of speed.{{Fn|7f}}<br />
* '''Blazebeard and Sons''': This company is well known for its risky ventures. Such as when they sent a team of [[Arkanaut Company|Arkanauts]] into the [[Bloodwind Spoil]] to field test the experimental [[Realmsplitter Fusil]].{{Fn|27a}}<br />
* '''Harpooners’ Society''': This company is responsible for developing some of the [[Skyhook]]s employed by [[Kharadron]] vessels.{{Fn|14e}}<br />
*'''Zonbarcorp''': An upstart arm manufacturer.{{Fn|7n}}<br />
<br />
===Other Organisations===<br />
Other organisations present in kharadron society:<br />
* The [[Longshore Marshals]]: Also known as the "Copperhats", they are the naval police that maintains order within the sky-ports. They mostly consist of injured Grundstok Marines and neophyte Arkanaut recruits usually armed with billy clubs and fists.{{fn|7e}}<br />
* The [[Trommraad]]: "The Bearded Council" Informal group of the eldest or wisest in a group.{{fn|3x}}<br />
<br />
==Domain of the Kharadron Empire==<br />
The '''Kharadron Empire''' is the dominant power in the skies of the [[Mortal Realms]].{{Fn|7e}} However, the kharadron Overlords' presence in the Mortal Realms goes beyond simply controlling their various airways and [[sky-path]]s.{{Fn|3k}} <br />
<br />
*[[High Airs]]: The airspace beyond the span of three cannon shots of any kharadron settlement or established mining zones is considered neutral territory amongst Kharadrons.{{Fn|7e}} The High Airs, or Outer Airs, are regulated according to Artycle 6 of the [[Kharadron Code]].{{Fn|7j}}{{Fn|7k}}<br />
<br />
===Sky-paths===<br />
[[Sky-path]]s are airborne [[realmgate]]s. Due to their critical role in trade routes, the Kharadron Overlords lay claim to those realmgates across all the [[Mortal Realms]] and fortify them with [[Zonbek]]s.{{Fn|29a}}<br />
<br />
[[File:Barak-Nar 01.png|thumb|350px|right|A kharadron sky-port from afar.]]<br />
[[File:Barak-Zilfin 01.png|thumb|350px|right|Skyview of a kharadron sky-port.]]<br />
[[File:Barak-Mhornar Sky-Port 01.png|thumb|350px|right|The streets of a kharadron sky-port.]]<br />
===Settlements===<br />
The Kharadron Overlords are an ever-present sight in the Mortal Realms' skies.{{Fn|7e}} As such, the Kharadrons have established a great variety of settlements across the Realms.<br />
*[[Sky-port]]s: Gargantuan floating metropolises, the sky-ports are some of the greatest centres of trade in the Mortal Realms. These heavily fortified industrial cities are the beating heart of the Kharadron Empire.{{Fn|7e}}<br />
*[[Kharadron Enclave]]s: Kharadron establishments within another faction’s settlement.<br />
*[[Kharadron Outpost]]s: Remote settlements of the Kharadron Empire. <br />
*[[Aether-gold Refinery|Aether-gold Refineries]]: Immense industrial complexes used to condense, distil and refine raw [[aether-gold]].{{Fn|14b}}{{Fn|14c}}<br />
*[[Zonbek]]s: Heavily armed kharadron glowbeacon lighthouse docks.{{Fn|7m}}<br />
*[[Zunfar tower]]s: Floating fortresses protecting the borders of the [[sky-port]]s.{{Fn|7e}}<br />
<br />
===Kharadron Infrastructure===<br />
While the Kharadron Overlords exist in a highly industrialised society they still value the idea of stout craftsmanship.{{Fn|15b}} <br />
====Buildings====<br />
As the most technologically advanced nation in the Mortal Realms, the Kharadron Overlords are able to build architectural wonders.{{Fn|9g}}<br />
*[[Endrinvilla]]s{{Fn|7e}} <br />
*[[Darak-den]]s{{Fn|7e}}<br />
*[[Kharadron bawdyhouse]]s{{Fn|7e}} <br />
*[[Gamgling Hall]]s{{Fn|7e}} <br />
*[[Grudgehall]] of [[Barak-Thryng]]{{Fn|7l}}<br />
*[[Coghall]]s{{Fn|7f}} <br />
*[[Cloudscraper]]s{{Fn|18d}}<br />
<br />
Legendary Buildings:<br />
*[[Hall of Endeavour]] of [[Barak-Zilfin]]{{Fn|7e}} <br />
*[[Sunrise Citadel]] of [[Barak-Nar]]{{Fn|7e}} <br />
*[[Shadowmark Repository]] of [[Barak-Mhornar]]{{Fn|7e}} <br />
*[[Kazakluft]] of [[Barak-Thryng]]{{Fn|7e}}<br />
<br />
====Means of Transport====<br />
The unmatched technological advancement of the Kharadron Overlords allows them to build transport vehicles unimaginable to other inhabitants of the Mortal Realms.{{Fn|9g}}{{Fn|7d}}<br />
*[[Skyvessel]]s<br />
*[[Endrintram]]s{{Fn|7e}} <br />
*[[Steam-gondola]]s{{Fn|7e}} <br />
*[[Aethermatic lift]]s{{Fn|19a}} <br />
*[[Endrin-cart]]s{{Fn|10a}}<br />
<br />
==Aethercraft==<br />
[[File:Kharadron Equipment 01.jpg|thumb|400px|Kharadron devices]]<br />
:''For more information see: [[Aethercraft]]''<br />
The Kharadron Empire is the most technologically advanced civilisation in the Mortal Realms.{{Fn|9g}} It is through the conception of a wide range of mechanised inventions and aethermatically powered apparatuses that the Kharadron Overlords were able to dominate the skies of the Mortal Realms. From airships to propulsion-packs, weapons to high-altitude rebreathers, the ever-evolving technology of the Kharadron lays at the centre of their success.{{Fn|3a}}<br />
<br />
The technology of the kharadron, often referred to as [[aethercraft]] due to its common reliance on [[aether-gold]], is pioneered by members of the [[Endrineers Guild]]s and [[Aether-Khemists Guild]]s.{{Fn|7c}}<br />
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===Academies===<br />
It is in the various [[Kharadron Academies]] that the various guilds form most of their members.{{Fn|7g}}<br />
*[[Navcademies]]{{Fn|7f}}<br />
*[[Endrineering Academies]]{{Fn|7f}}<br />
**[[Great Coghalls]] of [[Barak-Zilfin]]{{Fn|7f}}<br />
*[[Arkanaut Academies]]{{Fn|7j}} <br />
*[[Grundstok Academies]]{{Fn|7h}}<br />
<br />
==Diplomacy and Commerce==<br />
[[File:Kharadron Overlords Trade 01.jpg|thumb|450px|Cartographic spectromitor are used by members of the [[Logistrator Guild|Logistrator]] and [[Forecastinator Guild]]s to keep track of the profits generated by all Kharadron trading activity in each of the realms]] <br />
To ensure that their relations with others are to their benefit, the Kharadron Overlords establish ever-evolving webs of trade agreements and contracts with their trade partners.{{Fn|23a}}{{Fn|22b}} They often invest in the construction of vital commercial infrastructure in foreign settlements by handling the contracts and providing the design, materials and labour.{{Fn|22b}} This allows them to establish monopolies over key trade routes and resources.{{Fn|22b}}<br />
As a result, [[kharadron enclave]]s have grown exponentially in both size and influence.{{Fn|7d}}<br />
<br />
While the [[Cities of Sigmar]] are an important market for the Kharadron Overlords, the skyfarers make sure to diversify their trading opportunities. Deals with [[Orruk]]s and [[Ossiarch Bonereaper]]s are but a glimpse of the grand trade network maintained by the Kharadron Empire.{{Fn|7d}}<br />
<br />
The Kharadron Overlords do not see the [[Fyreslayers]] as kin since they refused to take them in after the fall of the Karaks. To the Kharadron, they are only trade partners that are likely to hold to their end of an oath. The Fyreslayers only see them as distant relations and rich customers. It doesn't sit well to the zealous Fyreslayers that the Kharadron have abandoned their gods.{{Fn|8a}}<br />
Since they are both duardin, they are cantankerous and contemptuous of the other, furthermore, while open conflict is rare it is not unheard of. However, in the [[Granthium Mountains]] of [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]] there is open conflict as both sides seek to claim a deposit of [[Ur-Gold]] and [[Aether-gold]].{{Fn|8a}}<br />
<br />
===Commercial Practices===<br />
Despite its importance, [[aether-gold]] is far from the only source of commerce for the Kharadron Empire. Trade between the [[sky-port]]s is vital, and ever since the [[Kharadron Code]] decreed [[drek-urb]], other markets have become extremely lucrative.{{Fn|3d}}<br />
<br />
Due to their extensive trade networks, made possible by their [[sky-path]]s, kharadron airships are often laden with rare and exotic goods from every corner of the [[Mortal Realms]].{{Fn|7a}}<br />
<br />
As the most technologically advanced civilization in the Mortal Realms, the Kharadron Overlords look upon human technology with bemused contempt. Many Kharadrons have taken advantage of this state of affairs to sell outdated cogwork machines and blackpowder weapons that are laughably simplistic by kharadron standards.{{Fn|7d}}{{Fn|9e}}<br />
<br />
Kharadrons have often taken advantage of human naivety and ignorance to charge extortionate prices for vital supplies, undermine their trading partners whenever possible, and make a fortune by selling 'real, genuine realmstone' or useless artefacts that they claim possess magical powers.{{Fn|7d}}{{Fn|7a}}<br />
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[[Barak-Mhornar]], in particular, is suspected to be heavily involved in most black markets and the illicit trade that supplies them.{{Fn|7a}}<br />
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In settlements without [[realmgate]]s, kharadron trade fleets are often required to supply the location in vital resources.{{Fn|22a}} Kharadron [[sky-fleet]]s are also known to ferry settlers to friendly settlements.{{Fn|22a}}<br />
<br />
==Sky-Fleets==<br />
[[File:Sky-fleet 01.png|right]]<br />
It is the sky-fleets of the Kharadrom Overlords that seek and mine out aether-gold. Other, more heavily armed, sky-fleets specialise in the protection of those that mine substances or transport cargo. The airspace of the sky-ports and the common trade routes are patrolled by such sky-fleets. Thus the sky-fleets are the very lifeblood of the Kharadron Overlords' mercantile empire and it is the dream of every young Kharadron to serve aboard them.{{fn|7g}}<br />
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Acting as bombers, gunships or transport craft, the Arkanaut Frigates and Ironclads are the ships of the line and the mainstay of the sky-fleets. For their part, Grundstok Gunhaulers are hired escort-class fighters, used for interdiction and attack runs.{{fn|7g}}<br />
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===Skyvessels===<br />
:''For more information see: [[Skyvessel]]''<br />
The Kharadron have a variety of vessels in their fleets ranging from the Grundstock Gunhauler fighter to the massive Khrundhal-class battleships. Warships are usually used sparingly due to the massive cost of producing and maintaining them - they also strain Artycle 2 of the Code.{{fn|3c}}<br />
<br />
Known skyvessels :<br />
*'''Arkanaut class'''<br />
**[[Arkanaut Frigate]]s<br />
**[[Arkanaut Ironclad]]s<br />
*'''Escort-class'''<br />
**[[Grundstok Gunhauler]]s<br />
*'''Krundhal-class'''<br />
**[[Khrundhal-class Battleship]]s<br />
*'''Basthal-class'''<br />
**[[Basthal-class Minelayer]]s<br />
*'''Makaisson-class'''<br />
**[[Makaisson-class Hauler]] {{fn|4}}<br />
*'''Thrunghal-class'''<br />
**[[Thrunghal Shieldship]]<br />
*'''Tork-class'''<br />
**[[Tork-class Torpedo Boat]]s<br />
*[[Wing-Carrier]]s<br />
*[[Grundcarrier]]s<br />
*[[Krontanker]]s<br />
*[[Aetherhulk]]s<br />
*[[Cloud-Dredger]]s<br />
*[[Sky-Trawler]]s<br />
*[[Ornithopter]]s<br />
*[[Gyrohauler]]s<br />
<br />
===Hierarchy of the Sky-fleets===<br />
[[File:Arkanaut Frigate with Heroes 01.jpg|450px|thumb|right|Kharadron Officers.]]<br />
The highest in the fleet hierarchy is its commissioned officer including the [[Arkanaut Captain|Captains]] who rules over their own craft, the [[Arkanaut Admiral|Admiral]] responsible for the overall command of a fleet. All ships must have a captain under the [[Kharadron Code]] and the code also allows the crew to usurp the captain if he does not bring success. This is not considered mutiny and the captain is not dishonoured, merely demoted and can rise back or fall even further. Others are specialists from the guilds including [[Aetheric Navigator]]s, [[Aether-Khemist]]s and [[Endrinmaster]]s and many fleets boast several such officers.{{fn|7g}}<br />
<br />
[[Arkanaut Company|Arkanaut Companies]] form the bulk of a fleet's infantry and a responsible for landing and boarding actions while the more heavily armed and armoured [[Grundstok Thunderer]]s are professionals contracted to safeguard the fleet. High-mobility units often called "[[Skyrigger]]s" consist of [[Endrinrigger]]s who are responsible for repairing ships and the more offensive [[Skywarden]]s who accompany the [[Grundcorp]]s into battle.<br />
<br />
====Commissioned Officers====<br />
When a sky-fleet is formed, veterans from the Arkanaut academies are chosen by their sky-port's fleet council to lead its ships and, if the fleet is of considerable size, the entire sky-fleet.{{Fn|3b}}<br />
* [[Arkanaut Admiral]]<br />
* [[Arkanaut Captain]]<br />
<br />
====Warrant Officers====<br />
Warrant officers are technicians and specialists who are given warrants and contracts approved by their guilds instead of being commissioned by the fleet.{{Fn|3b}} As such they hail not form the Arkanaut training academies but from the other specilized guilds present in Kharadron society.{{Fn|7g}}<br />
* [[Aether-Khemist]]<br />
* [[Aetheric Navigator]] <br />
* [[Endrinmaster]]<br />
* [[Grundcaptain]]{{Fn|7h}}<br />
* [[Mizzenmaster]]<br />
* [[Custodian]]<br />
* [[Company Captain]]<br />
* [[Logisticator]]{{Fn|14a}}<br />
<br />
====Infantry====<br />
* [[Arkanaut Company]]: The main fighting force of the sky-fleets whose primary role is to perform ground-based or boarding actions in furtherance of the fleet’s goals.{{Fn|7g}}<br />
* [[Grundstok Thunderer]]<br />
* [[Black Marine]]<br />
* [[Copperhats]]{{Fn|7e}}<br />
<br />
====Airborne Troops====<br />
* [[Skyrigger]]<br />
** [[Endrinrigger]]<br />
** [[Skywarden (Kharadron Overlords)|Skywarden]]<br />
<br />
==Sources==<br />
*{{Endn|1}}: [https://www.games-workshop.com/en-CA/Kharodron-Overlords-battletome-HB-ENG-2017 Battletome: Kharadron Overlords product description]<br />
*{{Endn|2}}: [https://www.games-workshop.com/en-CA/Brokk-Grungsson-Lord-Magnate-Barak-nar-2017 Brokk Grungsson product description]<br />
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2017)]]<br />
**{{Endn|3a}}: The Wonders of Aethercraft, pg 18<br />
**{{Endn|3b}}: Admirals & Warrant Officers, pg 42-43.<br />
**{{Endn|3c}}: The Arkanaut Sky-Fleets, pg 30-31.<br />
**{{Endn|3d}}: The Breath of Grungni, pg. 12-13<br />
**{{Endn|3e}}: Upon Clouds of Gold, pg. 24-25<br />
**{{Endn|3f}}: A Rising Power, pg. 26-27<br />
**{{Endn|3g}}: Brokk Grungsson, pg. 40-41<br />
**{{Endn|3h}}: Frigates and Companies, pg. 46-47<br />
**{{Endn|3i}}: The Grundcorps, pg. 48-49<br />
**{{Endn|3k}}: Structured for Profit, pg. 28<br />
**{{Endn|3l}}: Regalia of the Sky-ports, pg. 32<br />
**{{Endn|3m}}: A Grudge to Settle, pg. 106-107<br />
**{{Endn|3n}}: The Sky-fleets, pg. 16<br />
**{{Endn|3o}}: Barak-Nar, pg. 33<br />
**{{Endn|3p}}: Barak-Zilfin, pg. 34<br />
**{{Endn|3q}}: Barak-Zon, pg. 35<br />
**{{Endn|3r}}: Barak-Urbaz, pg. 36<br />
**{{Endn|3s}}: Barak-Mhornar and Barak-Thryng, pg. 37<br />
**{{Endn|3t}}: Kharadron Overlords Warband Tables, pg. 116-119<br />
**{{Endn|3u}}: Symbols and Markings, pg. 84-85<br />
**{{Endn|3v}}: The Guilds, pg. 29<br />
**{{Endn|3w}}: Trade in the Realms, pg. 14-15<br />
**{{Endn|3x}}: Ironclads and Skyriggers, pg. 44-45<br />
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Spear of Shadows (novel)]] - Chapter 5<br />
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Battletome: Gloomspite Gitz (2019)]] - Ages of Loonacy, pg. 16-19<br />
*{{Endn|6}}: [[Broken Realms: Be'lakor]] <br />
**{{Endn|6a}}: Flight of the Tower, pg. 20-21<br />
**{{Endn|6b}}: Stampede of Scales, pg. 22-23<br />
**{{Endn|6c}}: Amongst the Ruins, pg. 24-25<br />
**{{Endn|6d}}: An Infernal Plan, pg. 32-33<br />
**{{Endn|6e}}: Chain Reaction, pg. 36-37<br />
**{{Endn|6f}}: A Malign Pattern, pg. 38-39<br />
**{{Endn|6g}}: Ruination, pg. 46-47<br />
**{{Endn|6h}}: Chamon Aflame, pg. 52-53<br />
**{{Endn|6i}}: A City on the Brink, pg. 54-55<br />
**{{Endn|6j}}: The Siege of Vindicarum, pg. 56-57<br />
**{{Endn|6k}}: On Wings of Iron, pg. 64-65<br />
**{{Endn|6l}}: After the Storm, pg. 66-67<br />
*{{Endn|7}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2020)]]<br />
**{{Endn|7a}}: Masters of the Skies, pg.4-5<br />
**{{Endn|7b}}: Rise of the Overlords, pg. 8-9<br />
**{{Endn|7c}}: The Breath of Grungni, pg.12-13<br />
**{{Endn|7d}}: Strife and Opportunity, pg.14-15<br />
**{{Endn|7e}}: The Sky-Ports, pg.16-17<br />
**{{Endn|7f}}: Structured for Profit, pg.18-19<br />
**{{Endn|7g}}: The Arkanaut Sky-Fleets, pg.22-23<br />
**{{Endn|7h}}: The Grundcorps, pg.34-35<br />
**{{Endn|7i}}: Annals of the Overlords, pg. 20-21<br />
**{{Endn|7j}}: Frigates and Companies, pg. 32-33<br />
**{{Endn|7k}}: The Code Amended, pg. 10-11<br />
**{{Endn|7l}}: Barak-Thryng, City of the Ancestors, pg. 73<br />
**{{Endn|7m}}: Dwellings of the Kharadron, pg. 26-27<br />
**{{Endn|7n}}: Great Endrinworks, pg. 66-67<br />
* {{Endn|8}}: [[Battletome: Fyreslayers (2019)]]<br />
** {{Endn|8a}}: Magmaholds, pg. 10-11<br />
* {{Endn|9}}: [[Soulbound Core Rulebook]]<br />
** {{Endn|9a}}: Kharadron Overlords, pg. 194<br />
** {{Endn|9b}}: Aqshy: the Realm of Fire, pg. 171<br />
** {{Endn|9c}}: Kharadron Overlords, pg. 65-68<br />
** {{Endn|9d}}: Equipment, pg. 99<br />
** {{Endn|9e}}: Kharadron Equipment, pg. 110-116<br />
** {{Endn|9f}}: Chamon – The Realm of Metal, pg. 172-173<br />
** {{Endn|9g}}: Grungni – The Maker, pg. 240-241<br />
** {{Endn|9h}}: Duardin, pg. 24-25<br />
** {{Endn|9i}}: Duardin Names, pg. 29-30<br />
** {{Endn|9j}}: Chapter Five: Equipment, Pg. 119<br />
* {{Endn|10}}: [[Myths & Revenants]]: The Sea Taketh<br />
** {{Endn|10a}}: pg. 23<br />
* {{Endn|11}}: [[Battletome: Beasts of Chaos (2018)]]<br />
** {{Endn|11a}}: pg 18<br />
* {{Endn|12}}: [[Battletome: Legions of Nagash (2018)]]<br />
** {{Endn|12a}}: pg 19<br />
*{{Endn|13}}: [[Aether War (boxed set)]]<br />
**{{Endn|13a}}: The Spiral Crux, pg. 2-3<br />
**{{Endn|13b}}: Cults of the Eyrie, pg. 4-5<br />
**{{Endn|13c}}: Prosper or Die, pg. 6-7<br />
**{{Endn|13d}}: War in the Skies, pg. 8-9<br />
**{{Endn|13e}}: Kharadron Overlords, pg. 12-13<br />
* {{Endn|14}}: [[Overlords of the Iron Dragon]]<br />
**{{Endn|14a}}: Chapter 2<br />
**{{Endn|14b}}: Chapter 10<br />
**{{Endn|14c}}: Chapter 13<br />
**{{Endn|14d}}: Chapter 6<br />
**{{Endn|14e}}: Chapter 5<br />
* {{Endn|15}}: [[White Dwarf April 2017]]<br />
** {{Endn|15a}}: pg. 33<br />
** {{Endn|15b}}: pg. 44<br />
** {{Endn|15c}}: pg. 38<br />
** {{Endn|15d}}: pg. 45<br />
* {{Endn|16}}: [[Battletome: Disciples of Tzeentch (2020)]]<br />
** {{Endn|16a}}: Domains of the Cults, pg. 12-13<br />
* {{Endn|17}}: [[Age of Sigmar: Core Book (2nd Edition)]]<br />
**{{Endn|17a}}: The Spiral Crux, pg. 104-107<br />
**{{Endn|17b}}: Kharadron Overlords, pg. 130-131<br />
* {{Endn|18}}: [[Code of the Skies (novella)]]<br />
** {{Endn|18a}}: Chapter 1 <br />
** {{Endn|18b}}: Chapter 4<br />
** {{Endn|18c}}: Chapter 7<br />
** {{Endn|18d}}: Chapter 3<br />
** {{Endn|18e}}: Chapter 2<br />
* {{Endn|19}}: [[Profit's Ruin (novel)]]<br />
** {{Endn|19a}}: Chapter 1<br />
* {{Endn|20}}: [[White Dwarf November 2020]]<br />
** {{Endn|20a}}: pg. 72<br />
* {{Endn|21}}: [[Soulbound Touble Brewing]]<br />
** {{Endn|21a}}: pg. 18<br />
*{{Endn|22}}: [[Soulbound Brightspear City Guide]]<br />
**{{Endn|22a}}: pg. 3<br />
**{{Endn|22b}}: pg. 26-27<br />
*{{Endn|23}}: [[Battletome: Cities of Sigmar (2019)]]<br />
**{{Endn|23a}}: pg. 31<br />
*{{Endn|24}}: [[Buyer Beware (Short Story)]]<br />
*{{Endn|25}}: [[Soulbound Crash and Burn]]<br />
**{{Endn|25a}}: pg. 5<br />
**{{Endn|25b}}: pg. 20<br />
* {{Endn|26}}: [[Soulbound: Cities of Flame]]<br />
** {{Endn|26a}}: A Keen Eye dor Profit<br />
*{{Endn|27}}: [[Warcry: Tome of Champions 2019]]<br />
**{{Endn|27a}}: Kharadron Overlords, A Bad Investment, Pg. 20-21<br />
*{{Endn|28}}: [[White Dwarf February 2021]]<br />
**{{Endn|28a}}: pg. 10-13<br />
*{{Endn|29}}: [[Soulbound: Champions of Order]]<br />
**{{Endn|29a}}: Kharadron Overlords, pg. 50-54<br />
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<div>This '''Khazalid Lexicon''' contains a list of all the words and phrases of the Khazalid [[Languages of the Mortal Realms|language]]s found in the many publications of Warhammer: Age of Sigmar<br />
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==Lexicon==<br />
The following is a Lexicon containing a list of words and phrases, and their meanings, of all the [[Duardin]] [[Languages of the Mortal Realms|language]]s and dialects, including [[Modern Khazalid|Khazalid]], [[Old Khazalid]], [[Kharadron (Language)|Kharadron]], and the dialects of the Duardin allied to [[Chaos]], the [[Fyreslayers]], and [[Gazul-Zagaz]]. These words and phrases will be presented in alphabetical order. <br />
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===A=== <br />
*'''Adaz kronn''': Death by a thousand axes.{{Fn|17a}}<br />
*'''Angazuben''': Aetherically anchored banner-poles left in cardinal directions around a claimed plot. Newly discovered aether-gold deposits must be marked with angazuben before they can be considered the property of any sky-port.{{Fn|2c}} <br />
*'''Ang''': Iron.{{Fn|3b}}<br />
*'''Ang Drak''': Literally 'Iron Dragon' - The name of an Arkanaut Ironclad in the service of Barak-Zilfin.{{Fn|3b}} <br />
*'''Anu Dammaz''': Soon a grievance will be avenged{{Fn|15b}}<br />
*'''Azgildum''': Signification unclear, but it is used to refer to Disciples of Tzeentch.{{Fn|5b}}<br />
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===B===<br />
*'''Bakraz''': Berserker; madman or nutter.{{Fn|16c}}<br />
*'''Barak''': Sky-port, city - Term generally used to designate [[Kharadron Overlords|kharadron]] sky-ports.{{Fn|1n}}{{Fn|1o}}{{Fn|1p}}{{Fn|1q}}{{Fn|1r}}{{Fn|1s}} <br />
*'''Barak-Kol''': City of Ashes.{{Fn|7a}} <br />
*'''Barak-Mhornar''': City of Shadow.{{Fn|1r}}<br />
*'''Barak-Nar''': City of the First Sunrise.{{Fn|1n}} <br />
*'''Barak-Thryng''': City of the Ancestors.{{Fn|1s}}<br />
*'''Barak-Urbaz''': Market City.{{Fn|1q}}<br />
*'''Barak-Zilfin''': Windswept City.{{Fn|1o}} <br />
*'''Barak-Zon''': City of the Sun.{{Fn|1p}} <br />
*'''Barazakdum''': Literally 'Doom-oath'.{{Fn|7d}}<br />
*'''Bokak''': A curse word.{{Fn|6b}}<br />
*'''Burz Mulnkuremon''': The name of a Kharadron frigate, roughly translates to 'Golden Flying Fortress'.{{Fn|12a}} <br />
*'''Bryn''': Anything that is shiny or brillant; gold which shine strikingly in the sunlight.{{Fn|1k}}{{Fn|2c}} <br />
*'''Brynruf''': When the sun shines gold over Chamon.{{Fn|1k}} Each wind cycle a Musterpress shall be held upon the Brynruf. This shall consist of six days of physical competition and rigorous examinations, the nature of which shall be decided individually by each sky-port’s Admirals Council. Upon the culmination of the Musterpress, Admirals and Captains of the fleets shall have seven days in which to offer contracts of service to the contestants. - ARTYCLE 8 - TENETS OF DEFENCE, SECTION 3.{{Fn|2c}}<br />
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===D===<br />
*'''Dawr Tromm''': A term of respect{{Fn|15b}}<br />
*'''Drak''': Dragon.{{Fn|3b}}<br />
*'''Drek''': A great distance; great ambition or enterprise.{{Fn|1d}}{{Fn|2d}} <br />
*'''Drek-urb''': The opening up of trade with other races; long distance trade.{{Fn|1d}}<br />
*'''Drum Duraz''': Means ''Black Stone''; name of a prison in [[Anvilgard]].{{Fn|18a}}<br />
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===E===<br />
*'''Eki Wattock''': literally 'he is an unsuccessful prospector'; used as insult {{Fn|15b}}<br />
*'''Elgi''': Archaic term for Elves/[[Aelves]]{{Fn|15b}}<br />
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===F===<br />
*'''Funti-druk''': A Kharadron swear.{{Fn|19}} <br />
**'What the funti-druk are you playing at?' 'Chew on this, you funti-druk!'{{Fn|19}} <br />
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===G===<br />
*'''Galkhron''': Literally ‘dividing of plunder’{{Fn|1a}} or ‘salvage rights’.{{Fn|13a}}<br />
**‘Admirals, Captains and Master Shareholders shall each receive two shares of a galkhron.’ - Artycle 2, Point 2 of the Code.{{Fn|1a}}<br />
**‘Upon obtaining a properly signed and approved grudgeclause, a duardin is given the [[Rune of Mark]] and considered exempt from other statutes of the Code. Any plunder seized during an act of vengeance must be taken to the Admiralty’s Court so that galkhron can be performed.’: Amendment 3 of the Code.{{Fn|1e}} <br />
***Other appearances of the term.{{Fn|6a}}<br />
*'''Garaktormun''': Literally ‘Great Gale of Death’ - Kharadron term for the [[Necroquake]].{{Fn|2a}} <br />
*'''Gnollendrom''': Respect due to someone. A mark of respect often used as a welcome.{{Fn|6d}}<br />
**Example: "Gnollendrom, Lady Murrag." - Ingrid Jonsson{{Fn|6d}} <br />
*'''Gorak-drek''': Literally ‘Great Venture’ - Period of kharadron history that follows the Necroquake.{{Fn|2d}} <br />
*'''Griks''': Pains in the neck{{Fn|15b}}<br />
*'''Grobkaz''': Evil deed or goblin work, sometimes used as a curse word.{{Fn|2g}} <br />
*'''Grund''': Literally ‘Hammer’.{{Fn|1d}}{{Fn|2f}}{{Fn|1g}}<br />
*'''Grund Ang''': Literally ‘Hammer of Iron’ - The name of an Arkanaut Ironclad in the service of Barak-Zilfin.{{Fn|1d}} <br />
*'''Grobi''': A grot.{{Fn|16b}}<br />
*'''Gromthi''': Ancestor.{{Fn|1g}}<br />
*'''Gromthi-a-Grund''': Literally ‘Ancestral Hammer’ - The name of a Khrundhal-class battleship in the service of Barak-Thryng.{{Fn|1g}}<br />
*'''Guzungrim''': Mark of those who use inferior hops or fail to allow appropriate fermentation time.{{Fn|2c}} <br />
===H===<br />
*'''Hazkal''': A strong duardin ale, brewed and fermented over the course of many wind cycles.{{Fn|2c}} <br />
*'''Hun-ghrumtok''': Literally ‘heavy bomber wing’ - Name of a sky-fleet from Barak-Thryng.{{Fn|1h}}<br />
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===K===<br />
*'''Karak''': The term used for the ancient holds and cities of the Khazalid Empire.{{Fn|7b}}<br />
*'''Kazar valrhank''': Literally ‘protect with honour’ - Motto of the Grundcorps.{{Fn|1l}} <br />
*'''Kezraak''': A Kharadron stout.{{Fn|2a}}<br />
** Having a kezraak card up his sleeve - Literally ‘Having an ace up his sleeve’.{{Fn|5a}} <br />
*'''Kharadrar-Kharadror''': A Kharadron war cry. Notably used to signal a charge.{{Fn|19}} <br />
*'''Kharadron''': Approximately ‘born from the sundered mountain’ in ancient duardin.{{Fn|2b}} <br />
*'''Khazukan''': ‘City-folk’{{Fn|1h}} or ‘the conglomerate of all the city’s craftsfolk’.{{Fn|1g}}<br />
*'''Khazuk''': Shortend version of 'Khazukan Khazukit-ha', literally 'Look out! the Duardin are on the warpath' {{Fn|15b}}<br />
*'''Khazukan Khazukit-ha''': Warcry of the Unbak [[Fyreslayer]] Lodge.{{Fn|15a}} <br />
*'''Krenkha gorogna''': Literally ‘leadership driving us to a place of no alcohol’ - A term most commonly used to describe a vote of no confidence, usually occurring when leadership is either ill-fated or insistent upon following a path along which lies little or no profit.{{Fn|1j}} <br />
*'''Kruk''': A seemingly promising vein of ore which gives out suddenly; an unexpected disappointment; a venture which comes to nothing {{Fn|15b}}<br />
*'''Kruntzi-brog''': A Kharadron swear.{{Fn|19}} <br />
*'''Kuzzbryndal''': Literally ‘hero’s welcome’ - Ceremony, practiced most notably in Barak-Zon, celebrating the triumphs of kharadron expeditions that have accomplished a string of victories and came back with holds filled with aether-gold.{{Fn|1a}}<br />
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===M===<br />
*'''Mehret''': A combination of success, profit and experience.{{Fn|1i}} <br />
*'''Mighromtok''': Literally ‘scout patrol wing’ - Name of a sky-fleet from Barak-Zilfin.{{Fn|1h}} <br />
*'''Mhornar''': Shadow.{{Fn|1r}}<br />
===N===<br />
*'''Nar''': Sunrise.{{Fn|1n}} <br />
*'''Nazgrund''': Literally ‘Cloudhammer’ - The legendary flagship (even though an Arkanaut Frigate) of Horgrumm Brand, first of the Kharadron Grand Admirals.{{Fn|2f}} <br />
===O===<br />
*'''Ong''': One.{{Fn|7c}}{{Fn|11a}}<br />
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===P===<br />
*'''Priffa dreng''': Literally ‘prosper or die’ - Motto of Barak-Nar.{{Fn|1b}}<br />
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===R===<br />
*'''Rhyngul Vengryn''': Literally ‘Redmetal Vengeance’ - The name of an Arkanaut Frigate in the service of Barak-Zon.{{Fn|1a}}<br />
*'''Rinn''': A lady Duardin.{{Fn|3a}} <br />
*'''Rik''': King or lord.{{Fn|2c}}<br />
===S===<br />
*'''Skat''': A swear word. {{Fn|6c}}<br />
*'''Strahlstrom''': The great windstream.{{Fn|1g}}<br />
===T===<br />
*'''Thaggaz''': A treacherous individual who should be slayed{{Fn|15b}}<br />
*'''Thaggoraki''': A skaven.{{Fn|2e}}<br />
*'''Thagduegi''': The Great Betrayal{{Fn|9a}}<br />
*'''Thagi''': Murderous traitor{{Fn|15b}}<br />
*'''Thryng''': Temple, shrine of Ancestors.{{Fn|1s}}<br />
*'''Tromm''': Beard, respect due to experience or age.{{Fn|1j}} <br />
*'''Trommraad''': Literally ‘Bearded Council’ - An informal group of the eldest or wisest individuals in a group. They are seen as givers of sound counsel.{{Fn|1j}}<br />
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===U===<br />
*'''Umgali''': The Azyrite language.{{Fn|8a}}<br />
*'''Umgash''': Means ''raw iron'', ''untempered'', and ''untested''. Used as an insult.{{Fn|14a}}<br />
*'''Umgi''': Foreigners or humans.{{Fn|2c}}<br />
*'''Undawi''': A non-duardin. Used by some [[Dispossessed]] to refer to the [[Kharadron]].{{Fn|19}} <br />
*'''Unguz throlt''': literally ‘undrinkable batch’ - A lost cause for when an error occurs in the brewing of alcohol and good ingredients are lost, it is regarded as a tragedy among duardin.{{Fn|1l}}<br />
*'''Urbaz''': Market.{{Fn|1q}}<br />
*'''Urki Zank''': Literally ‘Foecleaver’ - The name of an Arkanaut Ironclad in the service of Barak-Zilfin.{{Fn|1m}} <br />
*'''Uzkul''': Bone.{{Fn|2c}} <br />
*'''Uzkulrik''': Literally ‘Bone kings’ - A Kharadron term for the [[Ossiarch Bonereapers]].{{Fn|2c}}<br />
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===V===<br />
*'''Varrkhulg''': Chief of enemy tribes; an insult.{{Fn|16a}}<br />
*'''Vengryn''': Vengeance.{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|1m}}<br />
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===W===<br />
*'''Wazzok''': A foolish or gullible duardin; one who has exchanged a valuable item for something of little or no worth; an insult.{{Fn|4b}}<br />
*'''Wergild''': Restitution for damage done to one's ship.{{Fn|10a}}<br />
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===Z===<br />
*'''Zank''': Cleaver.{{Fn|4a}} <br />
*'''Zhaktopper''': Headgear of a Lord-Magnate.{{Fn|1i}}<br />
*'''Zilfin''': Windswept.{{Fn|1o}} <br />
*'''Zil Vengryn''': Literally ‘Vengeance of the Wind’ - Name of a sky-fleet from Barak-Zilfin.{{Fn|1m}}<br />
*'''Zon''': Sun.{{Fn|1p}} <br />
*'''Zonbek''': A well-garrisoned glowbeacon lighthouse docks.{{Fn|1f}}<br />
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==Sources==<br />
* {{Endn|1}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2017)]]<br />
**{{Endn|1a}}: TKharadron Overlords, pg. 4-5<br />
**{{Endn|1b}}: Prosper or Die, pg. 6-7<br />
**{{Endn|1c}}: The Code, pg. 10-11<br />
**{{Endn|1d}}: The Breath of Grungni, pg. 12-13<br />
**{{Endn|1e}}: The Sky-fleets, pg. 16-17<br />
**{{Endn|1f}}: Dwellings of the Kharadron, pg. 20-23<br />
**{{Endn|1g}}: Structured for Profit, pg. 28<br />
**{{Endn|1h}}: The Arkanaut Sky-fleets, pg. 30-31<br />
**{{Endn|1i}}: Brokk Grungsson, pg. 40-41<br />
**{{Endn|1j}}: Ironclads and Skyriggers, pg. 44-45<br />
**{{Endn|1k}}: Frigates and Companies, pg. 46-47<br />
**{{Endn|1l}}: The Grundcorps, pg. 48-49<br />
**{{Endn|1m}}: Vengeance of the Wind, pg. 64-65<br />
**{{Endn|1n}}: Barak-Nar, City of the First Sunrise, pg. 92<br />
**{{Endn|1o}}: Barak-Zilfin, the Windswept City, pg. 93<br />
**{{Endn|1p}}: Barak-Zon, City of the Sun, pg. 94<br />
**{{Endn|1q}}: Barak-Urbaz, the Market City, pg. 95<br />
**{{Endn|1r}}: Barak-Mhornar, City of Shadow, pg. 96<br />
**{{Endn|1s}}: Barak-Thryng,City of the Ancestors, pg. 97<br />
* {{Endn|2}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2020)]]<br />
**{{Endn|2a}}: Masters of the Skies, pg. 4-7<br />
**{{Endn|2b}}: Rise of the Overlords, pg. 8-9<br />
**{{Endn|2c}}: The Code Amended, pg. 10-11<br />
**{{Endn|2d}}: Strife and Opportunity, pg. 14-15<br />
**{{Endn|2e}}: Annals of the Overlords, pg. 20-21<br />
**{{Endn|2f}}: Frigates and Companies, pg. 32-33<br />
**{{Endn|2g}}: The Grundcorps, pg. 34-35<br />
* {{Endn|3}}: [[Overlords of the Iron Dragon]]<br />
**{{Endn|3a}}: pg. 120<br />
**{{Endn|3b}}: back cover<br />
* {{Endn|4}}: [[Spear of Shadows (novel)]]<br />
**{{Endn|4a}}: pg. 100<br />
**{{Endn|4b}}: pg. 184<br />
* {{Endn|5}}: [[Aether War (boxed set)]]<br />
**{{Endn|5a}}: pg. 7<br />
**{{Endn|5b}}: pg. 28<br />
* {{Endn|6}}: [[Myths & Revenants]] - [[The Sea Taketh]]<br />
**{{Endn|6a}}: pg. 39<br />
**{{Endn|6b}}: pg. 13<br />
**{{Endn|6c}}: pg. 36<br />
**{{Endn|6d}}: pg. 27<br />
* {{Endn|7}}: [[Soulbound Core Rulebook]]<br />
** {{Endn|7a}}: Aqshy: the Realm of Fire, pg. 171<br />
** {{Endn|7b}}: Chapter Nine: The Great Parch<br />
** {{Endn|7c}}: Chapter Three: Archetypes<br />
** {{Endn|7d}}: Doomseeker, pg. 60<br />
* {{Endn|8}}: [[Hallowed Knights: Black Pyramid (novel)]]<br />
** {{Endn|8a}}: Chapter Four: Take and Hold<br />
* {{Endn|9}}: [[Battletome: Fyreslayers (2019)]]<br />
** {{Endn|9a}}: The Fall of Grimnir, pg. 8<br />
* {{Endn|10}}: [[Gods & Mortals]] - [[Gravesend Gold]]<br />
** {{Endn|10a}}: pg 294<br />
* {{Endn|11}}: [[Hamilcar: Champion of the Gods]]<br />
** {{Endn|11a}}: Chapter Twelve pg. 131-135<br />
* {{Endn|12}}: [[Soulbound Shadows in the Mist]]<br />
** {{Endn|12a}}: Blood Tide, Pg. 5<br />
* {{Endn|13}}: [[Soulbound Cities of Flame]]<br />
** {{Endn|13a}}: A Keen Eye for Profit, pg. 29<br />
* {{Endn|14}}: [[Warcry Anthology]]<br />
** {{Endn|14a}}: The Iron Promise<br />
* {{Endn|15}}: [[Realmslayer]] audio drama by David Guymer<br />
** {{Endn|15a}}: Chapter 1<br />
** {{Endn|15b}}: Appendix, page 297-298(Script)<br />
* {{Endn|16}}: [[Code of the Skies (novella)]] <br />
** {{Endn|16a}}: pg. 11<br />
** {{Endn|16b}}: pg. 19<br />
** {{Endn|16c}}: pg. 21<br />
* {{Endn|17}}: [[Age of Sigmar: Core Book (2nd Edition)]] <br />
** {{Endn|17a}}: The Spiral Crux, pg. 104-107.<br />
* {{Endn|18}}: [[Soulbound: Anvilgard City Guide]]<br />
** {{Endn|18a}}: Pg. 16<br />
* {{Endn|19}}: [[The Lost Karak (Short Story)]]<br />
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<div>This '''Khazalid Lexicon''' contains a list of all the words and phrases of the Khazalid [[Languages of the Mortal Realms|language]]s found in the many publications of Warhammer: Age of Sigmar<br />
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==Lexicon==<br />
The following is a Lexicon containing a list of words and phrases, and their meanings, of all the [[Duardin]] [[Languages of the Mortal Realms|language]]s and dialects, including [[Modern Khazalid|Khazalid]], [[Old Khazalid]], [[Kharadron (Language)|Kharadron]], and the dialects of the Duardin allied to [[Chaos]], the [[Fyreslayers]], and [[Gazul-Zagaz]]. These words and phrases will be presented in alphabetical order. <br />
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===A=== <br />
*'''Adaz kronn''': Death by a thousand axes.{{Fn|17a}}<br />
*'''Angazuben''': Aetherically anchored banner-poles left in cardinal directions around a claimed plot. Newly discovered aether-gold deposits must be marked with angazuben before they can be considered the property of any sky-port.{{Fn|2c}} <br />
*'''Ang''': Iron.{{Fn|3b}}<br />
*'''Ang Drak''': Literally 'Iron Dragon' - The name of an Arkanaut Ironclad in the service of Barak-Zilfin.{{Fn|3b}} <br />
*'''Anu Dammaz''': Soon a grievance will be avenged{{Fn|15b}}<br />
*'''Azgildum''': Signification unclear, but it is used to refer to Disciples of Tzeentch.{{Fn|5b}}<br />
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===B===<br />
*'''Bakraz''': Berserker; madman or nutter.{{Fn|16c}}<br />
*'''Barak''': Sky-port, city - Term generally used to designate [[Kharadron Overlords|kharadron]] sky-ports.{{Fn|1n}}{{Fn|1o}}{{Fn|1p}}{{Fn|1q}}{{Fn|1r}}{{Fn|1s}} <br />
*'''Barak-Kol''': City of Ashes.{{Fn|7a}} <br />
*'''Barak-Mhornar''': City of Shadow.{{Fn|1r}}<br />
*'''Barak-Nar''': City of the First Sunrise.{{Fn|1n}} <br />
*'''Barak-Thryng''': City of the Ancestors.{{Fn|1s}}<br />
*'''Barak-Urbaz''': Market City.{{Fn|1q}}<br />
*'''Barak-Zilfin''': Windswept City.{{Fn|1o}} <br />
*'''Barak-Zon''': City of the Sun.{{Fn|1p}} <br />
*'''Barazakdum''': Literally 'Doom-oath'.{{Fn|7d}}<br />
*'''Bokak''': A curse word.{{Fn|6b}}<br />
*'''Burz Mulnkuremon''': The name of a Kharadron frigate, roughly translates to 'Golden Flying Fortress'.{{Fn|12a}} <br />
*'''Bryn''': Anything that is shiny or brillant; gold which shine strikingly in the sunlight.{{Fn|1k}}{{Fn|2c}} <br />
*'''Brynruf''': When the sun shines gold over Chamon.{{Fn|1k}} Each wind cycle a Musterpress shall be held upon the Brynruf. This shall consist of six days of physical competition and rigorous examinations, the nature of which shall be decided individually by each sky-port’s Admirals Council. Upon the culmination of the Musterpress, Admirals and Captains of the fleets shall have seven days in which to offer contracts of service to the contestants. - ARTYCLE 8 - TENETS OF DEFENCE, SECTION 3.{{Fn|2c}}<br />
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===D===<br />
*'''Dawr Tromm''': A term of respect{{Fn|15b}}<br />
*'''Drak''': Dragon.{{Fn|3b}}<br />
*'''Drek''': A great distance; great ambition or enterprise.{{Fn|1d}}{{Fn|2d}} <br />
*'''Drek-urb''': The opening up of trade with other races; long distance trade.{{Fn|1d}}<br />
*'''Drum Duraz''': Means ''Black Stone''; name of a prison in [[Anvilgard]].{{Fn|18a}}<br />
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===E===<br />
*'''Eki Wattock''': literally 'he is an unsuccessful prospector'; used as insult {{Fn|15b}}<br />
*'''Elgi''': Archaic term for Elves/[[Aelves]]{{Fn|15b}}<br />
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===F===<br />
*'''Funti-druk''': A Kharadron swear.{{Fn|19}} <br />
**'What the funti-druk are you playing at?' 'Chew on this, you funti-druk!'{{Fn|19}} <br />
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===G===<br />
*'''Galkhron''': Literally ‘dividing of plunder’{{Fn|1a}} or ‘salvage rights’.{{Fn|13a}}<br />
**‘Admirals, Captains and Master Shareholders shall each receive two shares of a galkhron.’ - Artycle 2, Point 2 of the Code.{{Fn|1a}}<br />
**‘Upon obtaining a properly signed and approved grudgeclause, a duardin is given the [[Rune of Mark]] and considered exempt from other statutes of the Code. Any plunder seized during an act of vengeance must be taken to the Admiralty’s Court so that galkhron can be performed.’: Amendment 3 of the Code.{{Fn|1e}} <br />
***Other appearances of the term.{{Fn|6a}}<br />
*'''Garaktormun''': Literally ‘Great Gale of Death’ - Kharadron term for the [[Necroquake]].{{Fn|2a}} <br />
*'''Gnollendrom''': Respect due to someone. A mark of respect often used as a welcome.{{Fn|6d}}<br />
**Example: "Gnollendrom, Lady Murrag." - Ingrid Jonsson{{Fn|6d}} <br />
*'''Gorak-drek''': Literally ‘Great Venture’ - Period of kharadron history that follows the Necroquake.{{Fn|2d}} <br />
*'''Griks''': Pains in the neck{{Fn|15b}}<br />
*'''Grobkaz''': Evil deed or goblin work, sometimes used as a curse word.{{Fn|2g}} <br />
*'''Grund''': Literally ‘Hammer’.{{Fn|1d}}{{Fn|2f}}{{Fn|1g}}<br />
*'''Grund Ang''': Literally ‘Hammer of Iron’ - The name of an Arkanaut Ironclad in the service of Barak-Zilfin.{{Fn|1d}} <br />
*'''Grobi''': A grot.{{Fn|16b}}<br />
*'''Gromthi''': Ancestor.{{Fn|1g}}<br />
*'''Gromthi-a-Grund''': Literally ‘Ancestral Hammer’ - The name of a Khrundhal-class battleship in the service of Barak-Thryng.{{Fn|1g}}<br />
*'''Guzungrim''': Mark of those who use inferior hops or fail to allow appropriate fermentation time.{{Fn|2c}} <br />
===H===<br />
*'''Hazkal''': A strong duardin ale, brewed and fermented over the course of many wind cycles.{{Fn|2c}} <br />
*'''Hun-ghrumtok''': Literally ‘heavy bomber wing’ - Name of a sky-fleet from Barak-Thryng.{{Fn|1h}}<br />
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===K===<br />
*'''Karak''': The term used for the ancient holds and cities of the Khazalid Empire.{{Fn|7b}}<br />
*'''Kazar valrhank''': Literally ‘protect with honour’ - Motto of the Grundcorps.{{Fn|1l}} <br />
*'''Kezraak''': A Kharadron stout.{{Fn|2a}}<br />
** Having a kezraak card up his sleeve - Literally ‘Having an ace up his sleeve’.{{Fn|5a}} <br />
*'''Kharadrar-Kharadror''': A Kharadron war cry used to signal a charge.{{Fn|19}} <br />
*'''Kharadron''': Approximately ‘born from the sundered mountain’ in ancient duardin.{{Fn|2b}} <br />
*'''Khazukan''': ‘City-folk’{{Fn|1h}} or ‘the conglomerate of all the city’s craftsfolk’.{{Fn|1g}}<br />
*'''Khazuk''': Shortend version of 'Khazukan Khazukit-ha', literally 'Look out! the Duardin are on the warpath' {{Fn|15b}}<br />
*'''Khazukan Khazukit-ha''': Warcry of the Unbak [[Fyreslayer]] Lodge.{{Fn|15a}} <br />
*'''Krenkha gorogna''': Literally ‘leadership driving us to a place of no alcohol’ - A term most commonly used to describe a vote of no confidence, usually occurring when leadership is either ill-fated or insistent upon following a path along which lies little or no profit.{{Fn|1j}} <br />
*'''Kruk''': A seemingly promising vein of ore which gives out suddenly; an unexpected disappointment; a venture which comes to nothing {{Fn|15b}}<br />
*'''Kruntzi-brog''': A Kharadron swear.{{Fn|19}} <br />
*'''Kuzzbryndal''': Literally ‘hero’s welcome’ - Ceremony, practiced most notably in Barak-Zon, celebrating the triumphs of kharadron expeditions that have accomplished a string of victories and came back with holds filled with aether-gold.{{Fn|1a}}<br />
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<br />
===M===<br />
*'''Mehret''': A combination of success, profit and experience.{{Fn|1i}} <br />
*'''Mighromtok''': Literally ‘scout patrol wing’ - Name of a sky-fleet from Barak-Zilfin.{{Fn|1h}} <br />
*'''Mhornar''': Shadow.{{Fn|1r}}<br />
===N===<br />
*'''Nar''': Sunrise.{{Fn|1n}} <br />
*'''Nazgrund''': Literally ‘Cloudhammer’ - The legendary flagship (even though an Arkanaut Frigate) of Horgrumm Brand, first of the Kharadron Grand Admirals.{{Fn|2f}} <br />
===O===<br />
*'''Ong''': One.{{Fn|7c}}{{Fn|11a}}<br />
<br />
===P===<br />
*'''Priffa dreng''': Literally ‘prosper or die’ - Motto of Barak-Nar.{{Fn|1b}}<br />
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===R===<br />
*'''Rhyngul Vengryn''': Literally ‘Redmetal Vengeance’ - The name of an Arkanaut Frigate in the service of Barak-Zon.{{Fn|1a}}<br />
*'''Rinn''': A lady Duardin.{{Fn|3a}} <br />
*'''Rik''': King or lord.{{Fn|2c}}<br />
===S===<br />
*'''Skat''': A swear word. {{Fn|6c}}<br />
*'''Strahlstrom''': The great windstream.{{Fn|1g}}<br />
===T===<br />
*'''Thaggaz''': A treacherous individual who should be slayed{{Fn|15b}}<br />
*'''Thaggoraki''': A skaven.{{Fn|2e}}<br />
*'''Thagduegi''': The Great Betrayal{{Fn|9a}}<br />
*'''Thagi''': Murderous traitor{{Fn|15b}}<br />
*'''Thryng''': Temple, shrine of Ancestors.{{Fn|1s}}<br />
*'''Tromm''': Beard, respect due to experience or age.{{Fn|1j}} <br />
*'''Trommraad''': Literally ‘Bearded Council’ - An informal group of the eldest or wisest individuals in a group. They are seen as givers of sound counsel.{{Fn|1j}}<br />
<br />
===U===<br />
*'''Umgali''': The Azyrite language.{{Fn|8a}}<br />
*'''Umgash''': Means ''raw iron'', ''untempered'', and ''untested''. Used as an insult.{{Fn|14a}}<br />
*'''Umgi''': Foreigners or humans.{{Fn|2c}}<br />
*'''Undawi''': A non-duardin. Used by some [[Dispossessed]] to refer to the [[Kharadron]].{{Fn|19}} <br />
*'''Unguz throlt''': literally ‘undrinkable batch’ - A lost cause for when an error occurs in the brewing of alcohol and good ingredients are lost, it is regarded as a tragedy among duardin.{{Fn|1l}}<br />
*'''Urbaz''': Market.{{Fn|1q}}<br />
*'''Urki Zank''': Literally ‘Foecleaver’ - The name of an Arkanaut Ironclad in the service of Barak-Zilfin.{{Fn|1m}} <br />
*'''Uzkul''': Bone.{{Fn|2c}} <br />
*'''Uzkulrik''': Literally ‘Bone kings’ - A Kharadron term for the [[Ossiarch Bonereapers]].{{Fn|2c}}<br />
<br />
===V===<br />
*'''Varrkhulg''': Chief of enemy tribes; an insult.{{Fn|16a}}<br />
*'''Vengryn''': Vengeance.{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|1m}}<br />
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===W===<br />
*'''Wazzok''': A foolish or gullible duardin; one who has exchanged a valuable item for something of little or no worth; an insult.{{Fn|4b}}<br />
*'''Wergild''': Restitution for damage done to one's ship.{{Fn|10a}}<br />
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===Z===<br />
*'''Zank''': Cleaver.{{Fn|4a}} <br />
*'''Zhaktopper''': Headgear of a Lord-Magnate.{{Fn|1i}}<br />
*'''Zilfin''': Windswept.{{Fn|1o}} <br />
*'''Zil Vengryn''': Literally ‘Vengeance of the Wind’ - Name of a sky-fleet from Barak-Zilfin.{{Fn|1m}}<br />
*'''Zon''': Sun.{{Fn|1p}} <br />
*'''Zonbek''': A well-garrisoned glowbeacon lighthouse docks.{{Fn|1f}}<br />
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==Sources==<br />
* {{Endn|1}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2017)]]<br />
**{{Endn|1a}}: TKharadron Overlords, pg. 4-5<br />
**{{Endn|1b}}: Prosper or Die, pg. 6-7<br />
**{{Endn|1c}}: The Code, pg. 10-11<br />
**{{Endn|1d}}: The Breath of Grungni, pg. 12-13<br />
**{{Endn|1e}}: The Sky-fleets, pg. 16-17<br />
**{{Endn|1f}}: Dwellings of the Kharadron, pg. 20-23<br />
**{{Endn|1g}}: Structured for Profit, pg. 28<br />
**{{Endn|1h}}: The Arkanaut Sky-fleets, pg. 30-31<br />
**{{Endn|1i}}: Brokk Grungsson, pg. 40-41<br />
**{{Endn|1j}}: Ironclads and Skyriggers, pg. 44-45<br />
**{{Endn|1k}}: Frigates and Companies, pg. 46-47<br />
**{{Endn|1l}}: The Grundcorps, pg. 48-49<br />
**{{Endn|1m}}: Vengeance of the Wind, pg. 64-65<br />
**{{Endn|1n}}: Barak-Nar, City of the First Sunrise, pg. 92<br />
**{{Endn|1o}}: Barak-Zilfin, the Windswept City, pg. 93<br />
**{{Endn|1p}}: Barak-Zon, City of the Sun, pg. 94<br />
**{{Endn|1q}}: Barak-Urbaz, the Market City, pg. 95<br />
**{{Endn|1r}}: Barak-Mhornar, City of Shadow, pg. 96<br />
**{{Endn|1s}}: Barak-Thryng,City of the Ancestors, pg. 97<br />
* {{Endn|2}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2020)]]<br />
**{{Endn|2a}}: Masters of the Skies, pg. 4-7<br />
**{{Endn|2b}}: Rise of the Overlords, pg. 8-9<br />
**{{Endn|2c}}: The Code Amended, pg. 10-11<br />
**{{Endn|2d}}: Strife and Opportunity, pg. 14-15<br />
**{{Endn|2e}}: Annals of the Overlords, pg. 20-21<br />
**{{Endn|2f}}: Frigates and Companies, pg. 32-33<br />
**{{Endn|2g}}: The Grundcorps, pg. 34-35<br />
* {{Endn|3}}: [[Overlords of the Iron Dragon]]<br />
**{{Endn|3a}}: pg. 120<br />
**{{Endn|3b}}: back cover<br />
* {{Endn|4}}: [[Spear of Shadows (novel)]]<br />
**{{Endn|4a}}: pg. 100<br />
**{{Endn|4b}}: pg. 184<br />
* {{Endn|5}}: [[Aether War (boxed set)]]<br />
**{{Endn|5a}}: pg. 7<br />
**{{Endn|5b}}: pg. 28<br />
* {{Endn|6}}: [[Myths & Revenants]] - [[The Sea Taketh]]<br />
**{{Endn|6a}}: pg. 39<br />
**{{Endn|6b}}: pg. 13<br />
**{{Endn|6c}}: pg. 36<br />
**{{Endn|6d}}: pg. 27<br />
* {{Endn|7}}: [[Soulbound Core Rulebook]]<br />
** {{Endn|7a}}: Aqshy: the Realm of Fire, pg. 171<br />
** {{Endn|7b}}: Chapter Nine: The Great Parch<br />
** {{Endn|7c}}: Chapter Three: Archetypes<br />
** {{Endn|7d}}: Doomseeker, pg. 60<br />
* {{Endn|8}}: [[Hallowed Knights: Black Pyramid (novel)]]<br />
** {{Endn|8a}}: Chapter Four: Take and Hold<br />
* {{Endn|9}}: [[Battletome: Fyreslayers (2019)]]<br />
** {{Endn|9a}}: The Fall of Grimnir, pg. 8<br />
* {{Endn|10}}: [[Gods & Mortals]] - [[Gravesend Gold]]<br />
** {{Endn|10a}}: pg 294<br />
* {{Endn|11}}: [[Hamilcar: Champion of the Gods]]<br />
** {{Endn|11a}}: Chapter Twelve pg. 131-135<br />
* {{Endn|12}}: [[Soulbound Shadows in the Mist]]<br />
** {{Endn|12a}}: Blood Tide, Pg. 5<br />
* {{Endn|13}}: [[Soulbound Cities of Flame]]<br />
** {{Endn|13a}}: A Keen Eye for Profit, pg. 29<br />
* {{Endn|14}}: [[Warcry Anthology]]<br />
** {{Endn|14a}}: The Iron Promise<br />
* {{Endn|15}}: [[Realmslayer]] audio drama by David Guymer<br />
** {{Endn|15a}}: Chapter 1<br />
** {{Endn|15b}}: Appendix, page 297-298(Script)<br />
* {{Endn|16}}: [[Code of the Skies (novella)]] <br />
** {{Endn|16a}}: pg. 11<br />
** {{Endn|16b}}: pg. 19<br />
** {{Endn|16c}}: pg. 21<br />
* {{Endn|17}}: [[Age of Sigmar: Core Book (2nd Edition)]] <br />
** {{Endn|17a}}: The Spiral Crux, pg. 104-107.<br />
* {{Endn|18}}: [[Soulbound: Anvilgard City Guide]]<br />
** {{Endn|18a}}: Pg. 16<br />
* {{Endn|19}}: [[The Lost Karak (Short Story)]]<br />
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[[Category: Grand Alliance of Order]]<br />
[[Category: Khazalid Empires]]<br />
[[Category: Dispossessed]]<br />
[[Category: Ironweld Arsenal]]<br />
[[Category: Kharadron Overlords]]<br />
[[Category: Fyreslayers]]<br />
[[Category:Languages]]</div>DukeEligoshttps://ageofsigmar.lexicanum.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Barak-Nar&diff=117958Barak-Nar2021-12-22T21:48:47Z<p>DukeEligos: </p>
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<div>{{InfoSkyports<br />
|Name = Barak-Nar<br />
|Image = Barak-Nar 01.png<br />
|Image caption = Barak-Nar from afar<br />
|Emblem = Barak-Nar Crest 01.png<br />
|Emblem caption = Emblem of Barak-Nar<br />
|Emblem_alt =<br />
|Emblem caption_alt =<br />
|Aliases = City of the First Sunrise{{Fn|5f}}<br />
|Type = [[Sky-port]]<br />
|Associated factions = [[Kharadron Overlords]]<br />
|Founding = [[Age of Chaos]]<br />
|Status = Active<br />
|Map = Barak-Nar map 01.png<br />
|Map caption = Location of Barak-Nar<br />
|Map_alt = <br />
|Map caption_alt = <br />
|Mortal Realm = [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]]<br />
|Region = [[Spiral Crux]]<br />
|Size = Metropolis{{Fn|5e}}<br />
|Settlements =<br />
|Founder = [[Bulwark Norgrimsson]]{{Fn|1e}}<br />
|Current Rulers = [[Prime Admiral]] [[Bran Torgsson]]{{Fn|3b}}<br />
|Former Rulers = <br />
|Major characters = [[Brokk Grungsson]]<br>[[Horgrumm Brand]]<br />
|Demonym = <br />
|Motto = ''Priffa dreng'' – Prosper or die{{fn|1}}<br />
|Races = [[Duardin]]<br />
|Languages = [[Kharadron (Language)]]<br />
|Beliefs = Science over faith and superstition. Ancestor worship abandoned by most.{{Fn|5f}}{{Fn|3c}} <br />
|Imports = <br />
|Exports = Cutting-edge science{{Fn|5f}}<br />
|Delegates on the Geldraad= 6 (Steering Hand){{Fn|5a}}{{Fn|5g}}<br />
|Aether-gold Shares = 296,132,947{{Fn|5a}}<br />
|Governing Body = [[Admirals Council]]<br />
|Allies = <br />
|Specialty = Cutting-edge aethermatic inventions{{Fn|5f}}<br />
|Colours = Regal purple and silver colours. Leaders tend to incorporate more gold in their armour than do those of lesser ranks. The Arkanauts wear overalls of regal purple underneath cold steel armour with gold flourishes.{{Fn|6a}}{{Fn|1f}}{{Fn|1g}}<br />
|Colour Scheme_image = Barak Nar Grundstok Thunderer 02.png<br />
|Colour Scheme_image alt = Barak-Nar C01.png<br />
}}<br />
'''Barak-Nar''', the '''City of the First Sunrise''', is the pre-eminent [[sky-port]] of the [[Kharadron Overlords]].{{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
{{spoiler|source= Code of the Skies (novella)}}<br />
==History==<br />
===[[Age of Chaos]]===<br />
[[Time of Reaving]]: Following the establishment of the [[Kharadron Code]], the fleets of the city begin sweeping out to establish new [[cloud mines]] and to expand their frontiers. {{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
Bulwark Norgrimsson leads the fleets of the city to defeat the [[Waaagh]] of the [[Great Ghazbag]], in the wake of that victory, Barak-Nar claims the [[Gleaming Banks]]. {{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
The wealth and power of the fleets of Barak-Nar ensure victory in the [[Hydrox Wars]]. {{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
===[[Age of Sigmar]]===<br />
Njord Aethersson leads an ill-favoured raid on the [[Olwyr ogors]] which nearly ruins him, he liquidates all his remaining assets to assemble a new fleet and sacks the [[Great Anvrokian Dreadhold]]. The fleets of the city, commanded by Brokk Grungsson destroy [[Daemon]] hordes and break the siege of [[Barak-Zon]]. {{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
Following the [[Necroquake]], forces from Barak-Nar aid the city of [[Lethis]] against the hordes of [[Nighthaunt]]s commanded by the [[Mortarch]] of Grief but are unable to save it. {{fn|2a}}<br />
<br />
A force from the city led by Admiral [[Borri Kraglan]] attacks the [[Thrice-Forged Fastness]] and finds an ancient artefact which may steer the way to the lost Sky-port of [[Barak-Zhoff]]. Despite orders to the contrary, Kraglan leads a force in search of the city, breaking the siege of the [[Empyrean Bastion]] [[Stormkeep]] of the [[Sigmarite Brotherhood]] to claim the next clue. Finally, they locate the lost hold that launched the lost Sky-port but find it has been claimed and corrupted by [[Skaven]], at a great cost they destroy the tainted fortress it launches, reuniting the two fleets of Brak-Nar. {{fn|3}}<br />
<br />
==Geography==<br />
===Location===<br />
Barak-Nar sails the skies of the [[Realm of Chamon]] and in the [[Age of Sigmar]] can be found within the [[Gleaming Banks]] to the north of the [[Strait of Fangs]] and the [[Stormkeep]] of the [[Iron Tridents]]. {{fn|1b}}<br />
<br />
===Architecture===<br />
* '''Admirals Chamber''': The ante chamber is a huge circular room atop a high tower with windows to look down to the activity in the city below and which houses a museum with artefacts that track the history of the Sky-port. The Audience chamber at its centre has a spectacular frieze on the wall that encloses the chamber and also tells the story of the city. <br />
** '''Council Chamber''': Beyond this, protected by aether-automated doors is the chamber. {{fn|3b}}<br />
* '''Memorial of Triumph''': The name of every privateer that returned home with treasure is inscribed upon it. {{fn|3f}}<br />
<br />
==Culture==<br />
The City of the First Sunrise is the largest of the sky-ports and it is said that, with the potential exception of [[Azyrheim]] in High Azyr, no land city can hope to match its size.{{fn|3b}} As such, it has the most delegates on the ruling council of the Kharadron Overlords, the [[Geldraad]]. They are renowned for their forward-thinking and bold initiatives – they were the first to move to establish trade with non-[[duardin]] and in doing so have established well-patrolled trade routes, guarded by [[Zonbek]]s.{{fn|1a}}<br />
<br />
===Religion===<br />
They venerate [[Grimnir]], [[Grungni]] and [[Valaya]] as ancestors of their race, but some go as far as to actually worship them, having shrines in their homes. {{fn|3c}}<br />
<br />
==Power and Influence==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+ '''Influence of Barak-Nar and Impact of the [[Garaktormun]]''' <br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | Capital (aether-gold shares)<br />
! colspan="3" | Delegates on the [[Geldraad]]<br />
|-<br />
! Current capital{{fn|5a}} !! Pre-Garaktormun capital{{fn|1c}} !! loss !! Pourcentage lost !! Current Delegates {{fn|5a}} !! Delegates Pre-Garaktormun{{fn|1c}} !! loss<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align: center;" | '''296,132,947''' ||style="text-align: center;" | 307,620,967 ||style="text-align: center;" | -11,488,020 ||style="text-align: center;" | -3.73% ||style="text-align: center;" | '''6''' ||style="text-align: center;" | 7 ||style="text-align: center;" | -1<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Notable People==<br />
* [[Horgrumm Brand]]: Victor of the [[Kharadron Overlords#Battle of the First Coalition|Battle of the First Coalition]].{{Fn|5b}}<br />
* [[Njarn Firewhiskers]]: [[Aether-Khemist]] responsible for stopping the [[Nighthaunt]] invasion of Barak-Nar that followed the [[Kharadron Overlords#Garaktormun|Garaktormun]].{{Fn|5c}}<br />
* [[Njord Aethersson]], [[Grumblemaestro]] of Barak-Nar: Commander of the ''Cannonchild''.{{fn|1}}<br />
* [[Grakki Greybeard]]: Member of the ruling Admirals Council. {{fn|3b}}<br />
* [[Brokk Grungsson]]: The [[Lord-Magnate]] of Barak-Nar. {{fn|1}}<br />
* [[Borri Kraglan]]: Admiral. {{fn|3}}<br />
* [[Zaff Norgrim]]: Captain of the ''[[Fearless Undertaking]]''. {{fn|3b}}<br />
* [[Bulwark Norgrimsson]]: The founder of Barak-Nar. {{fn|1}}<br />
* [[Harak Steelfist]]. Member of the ruling Admirals Council. {{fn|3b}}<br />
* [[Orrum Steelfist]]. {{fn|3}}<br />
* [[Fargrimm Stoutheart]]: Member of the ruling Admirals Council. {{fn|3b}}<br />
* [[Bran Torgsson]]: Member and leader of the ruling Admirals Council. {{fn|3b}}<br />
* [[Bjarnus Tragg]]: Admiral. {{fn|4a}}<br />
<br />
==Known Vessels==<br />
* ''[[Nazgrund]]'': [[Arkanaut Frigate]] that was commanded by Grand Admiral [[Horgrumm Brand]] during the [[Battle of the First Coalition]].{{fn|5d}}<br />
* ''[[Ancestor's Axe]]'': [[Krundhal-class Battleship]]. {{fn|3d}}<br />
* ''[[Bright Eddra]]'': [[Grundstok Gunhauler]]. {{fn|1d}}<br />
* ''[[Broken Blade]]'': [[Arkanaut Frigate]]. {{fn|3d}}<br />
* ''[[Brondt's Last Gamble]]'': [[Arkanaut Frigate]]. {{fn|1d}}<br />
* ''[[Cannonchild]]'': [[Arkanaut Ironclad]]. Flagship of Njord Aethersson. {{fn|1d}}<br />
* ''[[Crimson Talon]]'': [[Grundstok Gunhauler]]. {{fn|3f}}<br />
* ''[[Dawnrunner]]'': [[Arkanaut Frigate]]. {{fn|1d}}<br />
* ''[[Fearless Undertaking]]'': [[Arkanaut Ironclad]]. Flagship of Borri Kraglan. {{fn|3b}}<br />
* ''[[Fortune's Fool]]'': [[Grundstok Gunhauler]]. {{fn|3f}}<br />
* ''[[Honour of Valaya]]'': Had a harrowing encounter with a [[fell-drake]] seeing them as a rival....or mate. {{fn|3d}}<br />
* ''[[Intrepid]]:'' [[Arkanaut Ironclad]]. Flagship of Admiral Bjarnus Tragg. {{fn|4a}}<br />
* ''[[Loaded Gun]]'': [[Arkanaut Frigate]]. {{fn|3e}}<br />
* ''[[Randravenger]]'': [[Grundstok Gunhauler]]. {{fn|1d}}<br />
* ''[[Skjarlhelm's Bane]]'': [[Arkanaut Frigate]]. {{fn|1d}}<br />
* ''[[Steel Avalanche]]'': [[Grundstok Gunhauler]]. {{fn|1d}}<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<center><br />
<gallery> <br />
Kharadron Fleet with tentacles 01.jpeg|Barak-Nar under assault by an harkraken.<br />
Kharadron vs Skaven 01.png|Thanquol's invasion of Barak-Nar's lower quarters.<br />
Barak-Nar regalia 01.png|Regalia of Barak-Nar.<br />
Barak-Nar C02.png|Grundstok Thunderer.<br />
</gallery><br />
</center><br />
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==Sources==<br />
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2017)]]<br />
** {{Endn|1a}}: pg. 23<br />
** {{Endn|1b}}: pg. 25<br />
** {{Endn|1c}}: Structured for Profit, pg. 28<br />
** {{Endn|1d}}: pg. 31<br />
** {{Endn|1e}}: A Rising Power, pg. 26-27<br />
** {{Endn|1f}}: Barak-Nar, pg. 33<br />
** {{Endn|1g}}: The Major Sky-ports, pg. 78-81<br />
* {{Endn|2}}: [[White Dwarf Vol 3 No 36]], <br />
** {{Endn|2a}}: [[Tome Celestial: The Sempiternals]] pg. 28-29<br />
* {{Endn|3}}: [[Code of the Skies (novella)]]<br />
** {{Endn|3a}}: Chapter One, pg. 9-16<br />
** {{Endn|3b}}: Chapter Two, pg 17-31<br />
** {{Endn|3c}}: Chapter Three, pg 33-41<br />
** {{Endn|3d}}: Chapter Four, pg 44-52<br />
** {{Endn|3e}}: Chapter Five, pg 55-65<br />
** {{Endn|3f}}: Chapter Seven, pg 85-94<br />
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Aether War (boxed set)]], Lore and Warscrolls book,<br />
**{{Endn|4a}}: The Spiral Crux, pg. 2-3<br />
* {{Endn|5}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2020)]]<br />
**{{Endn|5a}}: Structured for Profit, pg. 28<br />
**{{Endn|5b}}: Annals of the Overlords, pg. 20-21<br />
**{{Endn|5c}}: Strife and Opportunity, pg. 14-15<br />
**{{Endn|5d}}: Frigates and Companies, pg. 32-33<br />
**{{Endn|5e}}: The Sky-ports, pg. 16-17<br />
**{{Endn|5f}}: Barak-Nar, City of the First Sunrise, pg. 68<br />
**{{Endn|5g}}: Dwellings of the Kharadron, pg. 24-27<br />
* {{Endn|6}}: [[Soulbound: Champions of Order]]<br />
**{{Endn|6a}}: Kharadron Overlords, pg. 50-54<br />
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[[Category:Sky-Ports]]<br />
[[Category:Barak-Nar| ]]<br />
{{Kharadron Overlords}}</div>DukeEligoshttps://ageofsigmar.lexicanum.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Barak-Mhornar&diff=117957Barak-Mhornar2021-12-22T21:45:34Z<p>DukeEligos: </p>
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<div>{{InfoSkyports<br />
|Name = Barak-Mhornar<br />
|Image = Barak-Mhornar Sky-Port 01.png<br />
|Image caption = The streets of Barak-Mhornar<br />
|Emblem = Barak-Mhornar Crest.png<br />
|Emblem caption = Emblem of Barak-Mhornar<br />
|Emblem_alt =<br />
|Emblem caption_alt =<br />
|Aliases = The City of Shadow{{Fn|4c}}<br />
|Type = [[Sky-port]]<br />
|Associated factions = [[Kharadron Overlords]]<br />
|Founding = [[Age of Chaos]]<br />
|Status = Active<br />
|Map = Spiral Crux Region Map 01.jpg<br />
|Map caption = Location of the Shadowed Zone (the portal to Barak-Mhornar)<br />
|Map_alt = <br />
|Map caption_alt = <br />
|Mortal Realm = <br />
|Region = <br />
|Size = Metropolis{{Fn|4d}}<br />
|Settlements =<br />
|Founder = <br />
|Current Rulers = <br />
|Former Rulers = <br />
|Major characters = [[Arkanaut Admiral|Admiral]] [[Blackhammer]]<br>[[Arkanaut Captain|Captain]] [[Magbeth Izrum]]<br>[[Arkanaut Captain|Captain]] [[Torvald Skysplitter]]<br />
|Demonym = <br />
|Motto = ''The rules don't say we can't''{{Fn|5a}}<br />
|Races = [[Duardin]]<br />
|Languages = [[Kharadron (Language)]]<br />
|Beliefs = Science over faith and superstition.{{Fn|4d}}<br />
|Imports = <br />
|Exports = <br />
|Delegates on the Geldraad= 3{{Fn|4a}}<br />
|Aether-gold Shares = 92,114,885{{Fn|4a}}<br />
|Governing Body = [[Admirals Council]]<br />
|Allies = <br />
|Specialty = Piracy, runes of illusion, preliminary strikes, and psychological warfare.{{Fn|4c}}{{Fn|5a}}<br />
|Colours = Midnight blue. The uniforms and airships of those from Barak-Mhornar are battered by war and many hard-sailing journeys. Exotic minerals are used to forge optics that grant the wearer extraordinary night-sight. Strange tattoos are prevalent amongst Barak-Mhornar's citizens.{{Fn|5a}}{{Fn|1a}}<br />
|Colour Scheme_image = Barak-Mhornar Arkanaut Company 01.png<br />
|Colour Scheme_image alt = Barak-Mhornar regalia 01.png<br />
}}<br />
'''Barak-Mhornar''', the '''City of Shadows''', is one of the six major [[sky-ports]] of the [[Kharadron Overlords]].{{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
In the [[Age of Sigmar]] the sky-port is raided by the [[Much-great Sky-kill Air Armada]] commanded by the [[skaven]] Warlock-Admiral [[Steelklaw]].{{fn|3a}}<br />
<br />
==Geography==<br />
===Location=== <br />
During the [[Age of Sigmar]] Barak-Mhornar was hidden within the [[Shadowed Zone]] to the north of the [[Charwood Forest]] and east of the [[Rivenlands]].{{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
==Culture==<br />
The City of Shadows has a dubious reputation amongst the Overlords, often labelled pirates or worse by other [[kharadron]] of their rival sky-ports. They are also well known for their ability to interpret the [[Kharadron Code]] to their own advantage. The code has even been adjusted several times to try and halt actions carried out by the privateers of the Barak-Mhornar. They are also well known for their special optics that grant superior night-sight and unusual tattoos.{{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
==Power and Influence==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+ '''Influence of Barak-Mhornar and Impact of the [[Garaktormun]]''' <br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | Capital (aether-gold shares)<br />
! colspan="3" | Delegates on the [[Geldraad]]<br />
|-<br />
! Current capital{{fn|4a}} !! Pre-Garaktormun capital{{fn|1}} !! gain !! Pourcentage gained !! Current Delegates {{fn|4a}} !! Delegates Pre-Garaktormun{{fn|1}} !! gain<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align: center;" | '''92,114,885''' ||style="text-align: center;" | 26,806,212 ||style="text-align: center;" | +65,308,673 ||style="text-align: center;" | +243.63% ||style="text-align: center;" | '''3''' ||style="text-align: center;" | 1||style="text-align: center;" | +2<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Notable People==<br />
* [[Arkanaut Captain|Captain]] [[Njord Brondt]], commander of the ''[[Zank]]'', a modified [[Makaisson-class Hauler]].{{fn|2}}<br />
<br />
==Sources==<br />
* {{Endn|1}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2017)]]<br />
** {{Endn|1a}}: Barak-Mhornar, pg. 37<br />
* {{Endn|2}}: [[Spear of Shadows (novel)]]<br />
* {{Endn|3}}: [[Battletome: Skaven (2019)]]<br />
** {{Endn|3a}}: Rise of the Under-Empire, pg. 20<br />
* {{Endn|4}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2020)]]<br />
** {{Endn|4a}}: Structured for Profit, pg. 18<br />
** {{Endn|4b}}: The Sky-ports, pg. 16-17<br />
** {{Endn|4c}}: Barak-Mhornar, The City of Shadow, pg 72<br />
** {{Endn|4d}}: Masters of the Skies, pg. 4-5<br />
* {{Endn|5}}: [[Soulbound: Champions of Order]]<br />
** {{Endn|5a}}: Chapter Three: Archetypes<br />
<br />
{{Kharadron Overlords}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Grand Alliance of Order]]<br />
[[Category:Sky-Ports]]</div>DukeEligoshttps://ageofsigmar.lexicanum.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Barak-Zon&diff=117956Barak-Zon2021-12-22T21:42:48Z<p>DukeEligos: </p>
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<div>{{InfoSkyports<br />
|Name = Barak-Zon<br />
|Image = Barak-Zon 01.png<br />
|Image caption = Barak-Zon from afar<br />
|Emblem = Barak-Zon Crest 01.png<br />
|Emblem caption = Emblem of Barak-Zon<br />
|Emblem_alt =<br />
|Emblem caption_alt =<br />
|Aliases = City of the Sun{{fn|1}}<br />
|Type = [[Sky-port]]<br />
|Associated factions = [[Kharadron Overlords]]<br />
|Founding = [[Age of Chaos]]<br />
|Status = Active<br />
|Map = Barak-Zon map 01.png<br />
|Map caption = Location of Barak-Zon<br />
|Map_alt = <br />
|Map caption_alt = <br />
|Mortal Realm = [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]]<br />
|Region = [[Spiral Crux]]<br />
|Size = Metropolis{{Fn|3b}}<br />
|Settlements =<br />
|Founder = <br />
|Current Rulers = <br />
|Former Rulers = <br />
|Major characters = [[Arkanaut Admiral|Admiral]] [[Nelriksson]]<br>[[Grundstok Marshall]] [[Ragnar Kling-Harald]]<br />
|Demonym = <br />
|Motto = <br />
|Races = [[Duardin]]<br />
|Languages = [[Kharadron (Language)]]<br />
|Beliefs = Martially minded.{{Fn|3c}} <br />
|Imports = <br />
|Exports = Elite soldiers and peerless marksman.{{Fn|3c}}<br />
|Delegates on the Geldraad= 2{{Fn|3a}}<br />
|Aether-gold Shares = 38,653,342{{Fn|3a}}<br />
|Governing Body = [[Admirals Council]]<br />
|Allies = <br />
|Specialty = Professional soldiers.{{Fn|3c}}<br />
|Colours = Bright red echoing the crimson hue of Barak-Zon when it is viewed from afar.{{Fn|1b}}<br />
|Colour Scheme_image = Barak-Zon Arkanaut Company 01.jpg<br />
|Colour Scheme_image alt = Barak-Zon Frigate regalia 01.png<br />
}}<br />
'''Barak-Zon''', the '''City of the Sun''', was the first founded of the [[Kharadron]] [[sky-port]]s and is still one of the “Big Six”, sailing high in the [[Realm of Chamon]].{{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
===[[Time of Reaving]]===<br />
Admiral [[Nelriksson]] wins a famous victory at the [[Battle of the Tungsten Peaks]].{{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
===[[Age of Sigmar]]===<br />
The daemonic legions of [[Tzeentch]] led by [[Kairos Fateweaver]] created an arcane barrier that enveloped Barak-Zon and began a siege that lasted ninety-nine days. The city was relieved by a confederation of sky-port fleets led by [[Brokk Grungsson]].{{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
==Geography==<br />
===Location===<br />
Following the [[Aethersteam]] of [[Ziffenbrynar]], in the [[Age of Sigmar]] Barak-Zon hangs above the plains of [[Gazan Zhar]], north of the [[Patina Peaks]]{{fn|1}} in the [[Spiral Crux]].{{fn|2a}}<br />
<br />
==Culture==<br />
Its name, the City of the Sun is gained from the light that illuminates the vast structure as it sails high – the highest of the sky-ports. The city celebrates its warriors and their wars with fourteen triumphal arches and many avenues of heroes.{{fn|1}} <br />
<br />
The [[duardin]] crew and the ships of the City of the Sun are bright and colourful (predominately red) so that their enemies can see them coming and who it is that has defeated them following any battle.{{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
==Power and Influence==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+ '''Influence of Barak-Zon and Impact of the [[Garaktormun]]''' <br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | Capital (aether-gold shares)<br />
! colspan="3" | Delegates on the [[Geldraad]]<br />
|-<br />
! Current capital{{fn|3a}} !! Pre-Garaktormun capital{{fn|1a}} !! loss !! Pourcentage lost !! Current Delegates {{fn|3a}} !! Delegates Pre-Garaktormun{{fn|1a}} !! loss<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align: center;" | '''38,653,342''' ||style="text-align: center;" | 54,000,000 ||style="text-align: center;" | -15,346,658 ||style="text-align: center;" | -28.42% ||style="text-align: center;" | '''2''' ||style="text-align: center;" | 3 ||style="text-align: center;" | -1<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Notable People==<br />
* Captain [[Grund Tahlihro]]: Conducted a successful campaign in the sky-islands of the [[Outer Airs]] and received a ''Kuzzbryndal''(hero’s welcome). {{fn|1}}<br />
* Admiral [[Nelriksson]]: Considered the greatest champion of Barak-Zon.<br />
<br />
==Gallery==<br />
<center><br />
<gallery> <br />
Barak-Zon regalia 01.png|Barak-Zon regalia.<br />
Barak-Zon regalia 02.png|An Arkanaut Company from Barak-Zon.<br />
</gallery><br />
</center><br />
<br />
==Sources==<br />
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2017)]]<br />
** {{Endn|1a}}: Structured for Profit, pg. 28<br />
** {{Endn|1b}}: Barak-Zon, pg. 35<br />
* {{Endn|2}}: [[Age of Sigmar: Core Book (2nd Edition)]]<br />
** {{Endn|2a}}: Spiral Crux, pg. 104-107<br />
* {{Endn|3}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2020)]]<br />
**{{Endn|3a}}: Structured for Profit, pg. 28<br />
**{{Endn|3b}}: The Sky-ports, pg. 16-17<br />
**{{Endn|3c}}: Barak-Zon, City of the Sun, pg. 70<br />
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{{Kharadron Overlords}}<br />
[[Category:Grand Alliance of Order]]<br />
[[Category:Realm of Chamon]]<br />
[[Category:Spiral Crux]]<br />
[[Category:Sky-Ports]]<br />
[[Category:Barak-Zon| ]]</div>DukeEligoshttps://ageofsigmar.lexicanum.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Barak-Zilfin&diff=117955Barak-Zilfin2021-12-22T21:42:19Z<p>DukeEligos: </p>
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<div>{{InfoSkyports<br />
|Name = Barak-Zilfin<br />
|Image = Barak-Zilfin 01.png<br />
|Image caption = Barak-Zilfin skyline.<br />
|Emblem = Barak-Zilfin Crest 01.png<br />
|Emblem caption = Emblem of Barak-Zilfin<br />
|Emblem_alt =<br />
|Emblem caption_alt =<br />
|Aliases = Windswept City{{Fn|6d}}<br />
|Type = [[Sky-port]]<br />
|Associated factions = [[Kharadron Overlords]]<br />
|Founding = [[Age of Chaos]]<br />
|Status = Active<br />
|Map = Barak-Zilfin map 02.png<br />
|Map caption = Location of Barak-Zilfin<br />
|Map_alt = <br />
|Map caption_alt = <br />
|Mortal Realm = [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]]<br />
|Region = [[Spiral Crux]]<br />
|Size = Metropolis{{Fn|6c}}<br />
|Settlements =<br />
|Founder = <br />
|Current Rulers = <br />
|Former Rulers = <br />
|Major characters = [[Imoda Barrasdottr]]<br>[[Drongon Humboldsson]]<br>[[Hester Grummund]]<br />
|Demonym = Windmaster{{Fn|6d}}<br />
|Motto = <br />
|Races = [[Duardin]]<br />
|Languages = [[Kharadron (Language)]]<br />
|Beliefs = Science over faith and superstition.{{Fn|6e}}<br />
|Imports = <br />
|Exports = [[Skyvessel]]s{{Fn|6d}}<br />
|Delegates on the Geldraad= 5{{Fn|6b}}<br />
|Aether-gold Shares = 152,753,191{{Fn|6b}}<br />
|Governing Body = [[Admirals Council]]<br />
|Allies = <br />
|Specialty = Cutting-edge skyvessels and air travel.{{Fn|6d}}<br />
|Colours = Tempest-blue and bronze.{{Fn|8a}}<br />
|Colour Scheme_image = Barak-Zilfin Arkanaut Company 01.jpg<br />
|Colour Scheme_image alt = Barak-Zilfin C01.png<br />
}}<br />
'''Barak-Zifin''', the '''Windswept City''', is one of the six major [[sky-ports]] of the [[Kharadron Overlords]], sailing high in the [[Realm of Chamon]]. {{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
Although Barak-Zilfin discovered the location of the lost Forge-city of Grungni, it had been entirely infested by the [[skaven]] and all seven expeditions to the city have met with failure – either to retake it or even to return lost artefacts.{{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
The sky-port is raided by the [[Much-great Sky-kill Air Armada]] commanded by the [[skaven]] Warlock-Admiral [[Steelklaw]]. {{fn|5a}}<br />
<br />
At the beginning of the [[Time of Tribulations]], Admiral Drekk Leifson leads a fleet through the [[Lesser Mawr-Portal]], looking to reach the city of [[Shadespire]], despite strong resistance by the undead they send search parties into the city. Ten duardin return from the search and send word to their home via clockwork hawk, claiming their retrieval of the [[Magnificent Mirror]], but they are never seen again.{{fn|2}}<br />
<br />
After the Garaktormun, Barak-Zilfin managed to take advantage of the chaos to stake claim to many profitable veins of Aether-Gold. This accumulation of aether-gold shares was enough to gain an additional seat on the Geldraad.{{fn|6a}}<br />
<br />
==Geography==<br />
===Location===<br />
During the [[Age of Sigmar]] Barak-Zilfin can found to the north of the [[Auric Hills]], west of the site of the last battle by the [[League of Karaks]] and the site of the lost [[Forge-city of Grungni]].{{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
==Culture==<br />
Famed for its shipwrights and pilots, explorers and traders from Barak-Zilfin venture further in the search for profit than any other sky-port. The pilots can read the winds and zephyrs so well that they are known as the windmasters. More airships come from the many and powerful [[Coghall]]s than from any other sky-port and now the city is the second largest, a position it will be hard to shift from. {{fn|1}} <br />
<br />
Notably, Barak-Zilfin are able to deploy ships with [[Aetherspheric Endrins]] which allow them deploy unseen and unheralded far higher than other sky-ports.{{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
==Trade Partners==<br />
*'''[[Greypeak]]''': A walled city that trades with Barak-Zilfin. Its main export, grain, is considered of great quality by the [[Kharadron]] of Barak-Zilfin.{{Fn|7}}<br />
*'''[[Lamasery of Kheitar]]''': A lamasery built into the peak of a mountain. It's reception hall had many lavish tapestries, each depicting legendary scenes or historic events. The root of the lamas fate lay in the belief that a daemon founded their order, after setting aside it's heinous ways to seek purity. It was overrun by [[Skaven]].{{Fn|7}}<br />
<br />
==Power and Influence==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+ '''Influence of Barak-Zilfin and Impact of the [[Garaktormun]]''' <br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | Capital (aether-gold shares)<br />
! colspan="3" | Delegates on the [[Geldraad]]<br />
|-<br />
! Current capital{{fn|6b}} !! Pre-Garaktormun capital{{fn|1a}} !! gain !! Pourcentage gained !! Current Delegates {{fn|6b}} !! Delegates Pre-Garaktormun{{fn|1a}} !! gain<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align: center;" | '''152,753,191''' ||style="text-align: center;" | 102,300,678 ||style="text-align: center;" | +50,452,513||style="text-align: center;" | +49.32%||style="text-align: center;" | '''5''' ||style="text-align: center;" | 4 ||style="text-align: center;" | +1<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Notable People==<br />
* Admiral [[Bengtsson]]: He made a deal with the Witch Hunter [[Hanniver Toll]] for transportation in exchange for the location of a major [[Aether-gold]] seam. {{fn|4}}<br />
* Admiral [[Drekk Leifson]]: Led an expedition to find Shadespire during the [[Malign Portents]].{{fn|2}}<br />
* Admiral [[Hengtsson]]: Following the [[Necroquake]], he searched for a lost temple and its treasures beneath [[Hammerhal]] Ghyra. {{fn|3}}<br />
* Admiral [[Khrag]] always leads from his favoured [[Arkanaut Ironclad]], the ''Grund Ang''. {{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
==Gallery==<br />
<center><br />
<gallery> <br />
Barak Zilfin regalia 01.png|Barak Zilfin regalia.<br />
</gallery><br />
</center><br />
<br />
==Sources==<br />
* {{Endn|1}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2017)]], {{Specify}}<br />
** {{Endn|1a}}: Structured for Profit, pg. 28<br />
* {{Endn|2}}: [[Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Malign Portents]] - The Time of Tribulations, pg. 34<br />
* {{Endn|3}}: [[Deadly Venture (short story)]]<br />
* {{Endn|4}}: [[Callis and Toll: The Silver Shard (novel)]], {{Specify}}<br />
* {{Endn|5}}: [[Battletome: Skaven (2019)]]<br />
** {{Endn|5a}}: Rise of the Under-Empire, pg. 18<br />
* {{Endn|6}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2020)]]<br />
** {{Endn|6a}}: Barak-Zilfin, pg. 26<br />
** {{Endn|6b}}: Structured for Profit, pg. 18<br />
** {{Endn|6c}}: The Sky-ports, pg. 16-17<br />
** {{Endn|6d}}: Barak-Zilfin, pg. 69<br />
** {{Endn|6e}}: Masters of the Skies, pg. 4-5<br />
* {{Endn|7}}: [[Shiprats]] by C L Werner<br />
* {{Endn|8}}: [[Soulbound: Champions of Order]]<br />
**{{Endn|8a}}: Kharadron Overlords, pg. 50-54<br />
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{{Kharadron Overlords}}<br />
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[[Category:Grand Alliance of Order]]<br />
[[Category:Sky-Ports]]<br />
[[Category:Barak-Zilfin| ]]</div>DukeEligoshttps://ageofsigmar.lexicanum.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Barak-Urbaz&diff=117954Barak-Urbaz2021-12-22T21:41:50Z<p>DukeEligos: </p>
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<div>{{InfoSkyports<br />
|Name = Barak-Urbaz<br />
|Image = Barak-Urbaz 01.png<br />
|Image caption = A [[Solarian Wyvern]] being harvested in Barak-Urbaz<br />
|Emblem = Barak-Urbaz Crest 01.png<br />
|Emblem caption = Emblem of Barak-Urbaz<br />
|Emblem_alt =<br />
|Emblem caption_alt =<br />
|Aliases = The Market City{{Fn|4c}}<br />
|Type = [[Sky-port]]<br />
|Associated factions = [[Kharadron Overlords]]<br />
|Founding = [[Age of Chaos]]<br />
|Status = Active<br />
|Map = Barak-Urbaz map 01.png<br />
|Map caption = Location of Barak-Urbaz<br />
|Map_alt = <br />
|Map caption_alt = <br />
|Mortal Realm = [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]]<br />
|Region = [[Spiral Crux]]<br />
|Size = Metropolis{{Fn|4d}}<br />
|Settlements =<br />
|Founder = <br />
|Current Rulers = [[Lord Admiral]] [[Solmund]]{{Fn|7a}}<br />
|Former Rulers = <br />
|Major characters = [[Varsk Hunniger]]<br>[[Duggrun Khrung]]<br />
|Demonym = <br />
|Motto = <br />
|Races = [[Duardin]]<br />
|Languages = [[Kharadron (Language)]]<br />
|Beliefs = Science over faith and superstition.{{Fn|4e}}<br />
|Imports = <br />
|Exports = <br />
|Delegates on the Geldraad= 1{{Fn|4a}}<br />
|Aether-gold Shares = 25,716,102{{Fn|4a}}<br />
|Governing Body = [[Admirals Council]]<br />
|Allies = <br />
|Specialty = Chemistry, sky-fishing and trade.{{Fn|4c}}{{Fn|6a}}<br />
|Colours = Pink-purple overalls and green-tinted armour. They wear bodysuits of a rich pink-purple, and metals used in their steel alloys give it a subtle blue-green sheen.{{Fn|6a}}{{Fn|1a}}<br />
|Colour Scheme_image = Barak-Urbaz Arkanaut Company 01.jpg<br />
|Colour Scheme_image alt = Barak-Urbaz Gunhauler regalia 01.png<br />
}}<br />
'''Barak-Urbaz''', the '''Market City''', is one of the six major [[sky-ports]] of the [[Kharadron Overlords]], sailing high in the [[Realm of Chamon]].{{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
In the Age of Sigmar, the fleets of Barak-Urbaz sailed to the [[Realm of Aqshy]] to aid the [[Fyreslayers]] against the daemonic hordes of [[Tzeentch]] who were attacking nine different mountain ranges in order to secure strange crystals.{{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
A fleet is dispatched to clear cults of [[Slaanesh]] from the lands surrounding a small kingdom, but when the task is accomplished instead of the gold coins that the original pallid envoy promised, the duardin are instead presented with thousands of vertebral discs, each bearing a crude image of the [[Carrion King]].{{fn|3}}<br />
<br />
==Geography==<br />
===Location===<br />
During the [[Age of Sigmar]] Barak-Urbaz floats above the Kingdom of [[Ayadah]], north of [[Galhalla]], the [[City of the Golden Domes]] and the [[Chimera Isles]]. {{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
==Culture==<br />
The most cosmopolitan of the sky-ports with many trading partners and the ability to ferry people not only around the Realm of Chamon but into other realms through its secret [[realmgates]]. In addition, the most skilled and greatest number of [[Aether-Khemist]]s dwell in Barak-Urbaz and help to ensure that the [[aetherstreams|cloud mines]] are the most efficient. The skilled [[Codewrights]] have worked hard to ensure that Code claims to the best cloud banks are reserved for the city.{{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
==Power and Influence==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+ '''Influence of Barak-Urbaz and Impact of the [[Garaktormun]]''' <br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | Capital (aether-gold shares)<br />
! colspan="3" | Delegates on the [[Geldraad]]<br />
|-<br />
! Current capital{{fn|4a}} !! Pre-Garaktormun capital{{fn|1}} !! loss !! Pourcentage lost !! Current Delegates {{fn|4a}} !! Delegates Pre-Garaktormun{{fn|1}} !! loss<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align: center;" | '''25,716,102''' ||style="text-align: center;" | 46,412,890 ||style="text-align: center;" | -20,696,788 ||style="text-align: center;" | -44.59% ||style="text-align: center;" | '''1''' ||style="text-align: center;" | 2 ||style="text-align: center;" | -1<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Inhabitants==<br />
Barak-Urbaz is renowned as a cosmopolitan city even by the standards of the [[sky-port]]s of the [[Kharadron]]. As such [[Humans]], [[Aelves]], and [[Gholemkind]] are common sites among the city's outer districts. Though the city's population still remains predominantly [[Duardin]].{{Fn|6a}}<br />
<br />
===Notable People===<br />
* [[Zhargan Irynheart]]: [[Arkanaut Admiral]] of the [[Drekka-Duraz]].{{Fn|2}}<br />
* [[Fulson Aethereye]]: [[Aetheric Navigator]] of the Drekka-Duraz.{{Fn|2}}<br />
* [[Endal Cogfinger]]: crew member of the Drekka-Duraz.{{Fn|2}}<br />
* [[Varsk Hunniger]] Grand Admiral of Barak-Urbaz.{{Fn|5a}}<br />
<br />
==Quotes==<br />
{| width="33%" align="center"<br />
|align="center"| ''It was not the gods that saved us. It was not even our skyvessels, nor the thunder of our guns. It was compromise. It was negotiation. It was a transaction between equal parties. The Code saved us, and made us what we are.’ .''<br />
<br />
'''Grand Admiral [[Varsk Hunniger]] of Barak-Urbaz'''.{{Fn|4b}}<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Gallery==<br />
<center><br />
<gallery> <br />
Barak-Urbaz regalia 01.png|Barak-Urbaz regalia.<br />
Barak-Urbaz Skyrigger regalia 01.png|Skyrigger from Barak-Urbaz.<br />
</gallery><br />
</center><br />
<br />
==Sources==<br />
* {{Endn|1}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2017)]]<br />
** {{Endn|1a}}: Barak-Urbaz, pg. 36<br />
* {{Endn|2}}: [[The Lightning Golem (short story)]]<br />
* {{Endn|3}}: [[Battletome: Flesh-Eater Courts (2019)]]: Tales of Madness, pg. 19<br />
* {{Endn|4}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2020)]]<br />
** {{Endn|4a}}: Structured for Profit, pg. 28<br />
** {{Endn|4b}}: Rise of the Overlords, pg 8-9<br />
** {{Endn|4c}}: Barak-Urbaz, The Market City, pg 71<br />
** {{Endn|4d}}: The Sky-ports, pg. 16-17<br />
** {{Endn|4e}}: Masters of the Skies, pg. 4-5<br />
* {{Endn|5}}: [[Soulbound Core Rulebook]]<br />
** {{Endn|5a}}: Chapter Six: Rules, Pg. 122<br />
* {{Endn|6}}: [[Soulbound: Champions of Order]]<br />
** {{Endn|6a}}: Chapter Three: Archetypes<br />
* {{Endn|7}}: [[Gitslayer]]<br />
** {{Endn|7a}}: Chapter Ten<br />
<br />
{{Kharadron Overlords}}<br />
[[Category:Grand Alliance of Order]]<br />
[[Category:Sky-Ports]]</div>DukeEligoshttps://ageofsigmar.lexicanum.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Barak-Nar&diff=117953Barak-Nar2021-12-22T21:41:41Z<p>DukeEligos: </p>
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<div>{{InfoSkyports<br />
|Name = Barak-Nar<br />
|Image = Barak-Nar 01.png<br />
|Image caption = Barak-Nar from afar<br />
|Emblem = Barak-Nar Crest 01.png<br />
|Emblem caption = Emblem of Barak-Nar<br />
|Emblem_alt =<br />
|Emblem caption_alt =<br />
|Aliases = City of the First Sunrise{{Fn|5f}}<br />
|Type = [[Sky-port]]<br />
|Associated factions = [[Kharadron Overlords]]<br />
|Founding = [[Age of Chaos]]<br />
|Status = Active<br />
|Map = Barak-Nar map 01.png<br />
|Map caption = Location of Barak-Nar<br />
|Map_alt = <br />
|Map caption_alt = <br />
|Mortal Realm = [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]]<br />
|Region = [[Spiral Crux]]<br />
|Size = Metropolis{{Fn|5e}}<br />
|Settlements =<br />
|Founder = [[Bulwark Norgrimsson]]{{Fn|1e}}<br />
|Current Rulers = [[Prime Admiral]] [[Bran Torgsson]]{{Fn|3b}}<br />
|Former Rulers = <br />
|Major characters = [[Brokk Grungsson]]<br>[[Horgrumm Brand]]<br />
|Demonym = <br />
|Motto = ''Priffa dreng'' – Prosper or die{{fn|1}}<br />
|Races = [[Duardin]]<br />
|Languages = [[Kharadron (Language)]]<br />
|Beliefs = Science over faith and superstition. Ancestor worship abandoned by most.{{Fn|5f}}{{Fn|3c}} <br />
|Imports = <br />
|Exports = Cutting-edge science{{Fn|5f}}<br />
|Delegates on the Geldraad= 6 (Steering Hand){{Fn|5a}}{{Fn|5g}}<br />
|Aether-gold Shares = 296,132,947{{Fn|5a}}<br />
|Governing Body = [[Admirals Council]]<br />
|Allies = <br />
|Specialty = Cutting-edge aethermatic inventions{{Fn|5f}}<br />
|Colours = Regal purple and silver colours. Leaders tend to incorporate more gold in their armour than do those of lesser ranks. The Arkanauts wear overalls of regal purple underneath cold steel armour with gold flourishes.{{Fn|6a}}{{Fn|1f}}{{Fn|1g}}<br />
|Colour Scheme_image = Barak Nar Grundstok Thunderer 02.png<br />
|Colour Scheme_image alt = Barak-Nar C01.png<br />
}}<br />
'''Barak-Nar''', the '''City of the First Sunrise''', is the pre-eminent [[sky-port]] of the [[Kharadron Overlords]].{{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
{{spoiler|source= Code of the Skies (novella)}}<br />
==History==<br />
===[[Age of Chaos]]===<br />
[[Time of Reaving]]: Following the establishment of the [[Kharadron Code]], the fleets of the city begin sweeping out to establish new [[cloud mines]] and to expand their frontiers. {{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
Bulwark Norgrimsson leads the fleets of the city to defeat the [[Waaagh]] of the [[Great Ghazbag]], in the wake of that victory, Barak-Nar claims the [[Gleaming Banks]]. {{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
The wealth and power of the fleets of Barak-Nar ensure victory in the [[Hydrox Wars]]. {{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
===[[Age of Sigmar]]===<br />
Njord Aethersson leads an ill-favoured raid on the [[Olwyr ogors]] which nearly ruins him, he liquidates all his remaining assets to assemble a new fleet and sacks the [[Great Anvrokian Dreadhold]]. The fleets of the city, commanded by Brokk Grungsson destroy [[Daemon]] hordes and break the siege of [[Barak-Zon]]. {{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
Following the [[Necroquake]], forces from Barak-Nar aid the city of [[Lethis]] against the hordes of [[Nighthaunt]]s commanded by the [[Mortarch]] of Grief but are unable to save it. {{fn|2a}}<br />
<br />
A force from the city led by Admiral [[Borri Kraglan]] attacks the [[Thrice-Forged Fastness]] and finds an ancient artefact which may steer the way to the lost Sky-port of [[Barak-Zhoff]]. Despite orders to the contrary, Kraglan leads a force in search of the city, breaking the siege of the [[Empyrean Bastion]] [[Stormkeep]] of the [[Sigmarite Brotherhood]] to claim the next clue. Finally, they locate the lost hold that launched the lost Sky-port but find it has been claimed and corrupted by [[Skaven]], at a great cost they destroy the tainted fortress it launches, reuniting the two fleets of Brak-Nar. {{fn|3}}<br />
<br />
==Geography==<br />
===Location===<br />
Barak-Nar sails the skies of the [[Realm of Chamon]] and in the [[Age of Sigmar]] can be found within the [[Gleaming Banks]] to the north of the [[Strait of Fangs]] and the [[Stormkeep]] of the [[Iron Tridents]]. {{fn|1b}}<br />
<br />
===Architecture===<br />
* '''Admirals Chamber''': The ante chamber is a huge circular room atop a high tower with windows to look down to the activity in the city below and which houses a museum with artefacts that track the history of the Sky-port. The Audience chamber at its centre has a spectacular frieze on the wall that encloses the chamber and also tells the story of the city. <br />
** '''Council Chamber''': Beyond this, protected by aether-automated doors is the chamber. {{fn|3b}}<br />
* '''Memorial of Triumph''': The name of every privateer that returned home with treasure is inscribed upon it. {{fn|3f}}<br />
<br />
==Culture==<br />
The City of the First Sunrise is the largest of the sky-ports and it is said that, with the potential exception of [[Azyrheim]] in High Azyr, no land city can hope to match its size.{{fn|3b}} As such, it has the most delegates on the ruling council of the Kharadron Overlords, the [[Geldraad]]. They are renowned for their forward-thinking and bold initiatives – they were the first to move to establish trade with non-[[duardin]] and in doing so have established well-patrolled trade routes, guarded by [[Zonbek]]s.{{fn|1a}}<br />
<br />
===Religion===<br />
They venerate [[Grimnir]], [[Grungni]] and [[Valaya]] as ancestors of their race, but some go as far as to actually worship them, having shrines in their homes. {{fn|3c}}<br />
<br />
==Power and Influence==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+ '''Influence of Barak-Nar and Impact of the [[Garaktormun]]''' <br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | Capital (aether-gold shares)<br />
! colspan="3" | Delegates on the [[Geldraad]]<br />
|-<br />
! Current capital{{fn|5a}} !! Pre-Garaktormun capital{{fn|1c}} !! loss !! Pourcentage lost !! Current Delegates {{fn|5a}} !! Delegates Pre-Garaktormun{{fn|1c}} !! loss<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align: center;" | '''296,132,947''' ||style="text-align: center;" | 307,620,967 ||style="text-align: center;" | -11,488,020 ||style="text-align: center;" | -3.73% ||style="text-align: center;" | '''6''' ||style="text-align: center;" | 7 ||style="text-align: center;" | -1<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Notable People==<br />
* [[Horgrumm Brand]]: Victor of the [[Kharadron Overlords#Battle of the First Coalition|Battle of the First Coalition]].{{Fn|5b}}<br />
* [[Njarn Firewhiskers]]: [[Aether-Khemist]] responsible for stopping the [[Nighthaunt]] invasion of Barak-Nar that followed the [[Kharadron Overlords#Garaktormun|Garaktormun]].{{Fn|5c}}<br />
* [[Njord Aethersson]], [[Grumblemaestro]] of Barak-Nar: Commander of the ''Cannonchild''.{{fn|1}}<br />
* [[Grakki Greybeard]]: Member of the ruling Admirals Council. {{fn|3b}}<br />
* [[Brokk Grungsson]]: The [[Lord-Magnate]] of Barak-Nar. {{fn|1}}<br />
* [[Borri Kraglan]]: Admiral. {{fn|3}}<br />
* [[Zaff Norgrim]]: Captain of the ''[[Fearless Undertaking]]''. {{fn|3b}}<br />
* [[Bulwark Norgrimsson]]: The founder of Barak-Nar. {{fn|1}}<br />
* [[Harak Steelfist]]. Member of the ruling Admirals Council. {{fn|3b}}<br />
* [[Orrum Steelfist]]. {{fn|3}}<br />
* [[Fargrimm Stoutheart]]: Member of the ruling Admirals Council. {{fn|3b}}<br />
* [[Bran Torgsson]]: Member and leader of the ruling Admirals Council. {{fn|3b}}<br />
* [[Bjarnus Tragg]]: Admiral. {{fn|4a}}<br />
<br />
==Known Vessels==<br />
* ''[[Nazgrund]]'': [[Arkanaut Frigate]] that was commanded by Grand Admiral [[Horgrumm Brand]] during the [[Battle of the First Coalition]].{{fn|5d}}<br />
* ''[[Ancestor's Axe]]'': [[Krundhal-class Battleship]]. {{fn|3d}}<br />
* ''[[Bright Eddra]]'': [[Grundstok Gunhauler]]. {{fn|1d}}<br />
* ''[[Broken Blade]]'': [[Arkanaut Frigate]]. {{fn|3d}}<br />
* ''[[Brondt's Last Gamble]]'': [[Arkanaut Frigate]]. {{fn|1d}}<br />
* ''[[Cannonchild]]'': [[Arkanaut Ironclad]]. Flagship of Njord Aethersson. {{fn|1d}}<br />
* ''[[Crimson Talon]]'': [[Grundstok Gunhauler]]. {{fn|3f}}<br />
* ''[[Dawnrunner]]'': [[Arkanaut Frigate]]. {{fn|1d}}<br />
* ''[[Fearless Undertaking]]'': [[Arkanaut Ironclad]]. Flagship of Borri Kraglan. {{fn|3b}}<br />
* ''[[Fortune's Fool]]'': [[Grundstok Gunhauler]]. {{fn|3f}}<br />
* ''[[Honour of Valaya]]'': Had a harrowing encounter with a [[fell-drake]] seeing them as a rival....or mate. {{fn|3d}}<br />
* ''[[Intrepid]]:'' [[Arkanaut Ironclad]]. Flagship of Admiral Bjarnus Tragg. {{fn|4a}}<br />
* ''[[Loaded Gun]]'': [[Arkanaut Frigate]]. {{fn|3e}}<br />
* ''[[Randravenger]]'': [[Grundstok Gunhauler]]. {{fn|1d}}<br />
* ''[[Skjarlhelm's Bane]]'': [[Arkanaut Frigate]]. {{fn|1d}}<br />
* ''[[Steel Avalanche]]'': [[Grundstok Gunhauler]]. {{fn|1d}}<br />
<br />
==Gallery==<br />
<center><br />
<gallery> <br />
Kharadron Fleet with tentacles 01.jpeg|Barak-Nar under assault by an harkraken.<br />
Kharadron vs Skaven 01.png|Thanquol's invasion of Barak-Nar's lower quarters.<br />
Barak-Nar Ironclad regalia 01.png|An Ironclad form Barak-Nar.<br />
Barak-Nar regalia 01.png|Regalia of Barak-Nar.<br />
Barak-Nar C02.png|Grundstok Thunderer.<br />
</gallery><br />
</center><br />
<br />
==Sources==<br />
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2017)]]<br />
** {{Endn|1a}}: pg. 23<br />
** {{Endn|1b}}: pg. 25<br />
** {{Endn|1c}}: Structured for Profit, pg. 28<br />
** {{Endn|1d}}: pg. 31<br />
** {{Endn|1e}}: A Rising Power, pg. 26-27<br />
** {{Endn|1f}}: Barak-Nar, pg. 33<br />
** {{Endn|1g}}: The Major Sky-ports, pg. 78-81<br />
* {{Endn|2}}: [[White Dwarf Vol 3 No 36]], <br />
** {{Endn|2a}}: [[Tome Celestial: The Sempiternals]] pg. 28-29<br />
* {{Endn|3}}: [[Code of the Skies (novella)]]<br />
** {{Endn|3a}}: Chapter One, pg. 9-16<br />
** {{Endn|3b}}: Chapter Two, pg 17-31<br />
** {{Endn|3c}}: Chapter Three, pg 33-41<br />
** {{Endn|3d}}: Chapter Four, pg 44-52<br />
** {{Endn|3e}}: Chapter Five, pg 55-65<br />
** {{Endn|3f}}: Chapter Seven, pg 85-94<br />
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Aether War (boxed set)]], Lore and Warscrolls book,<br />
**{{Endn|4a}}: The Spiral Crux, pg. 2-3<br />
* {{Endn|5}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2020)]]<br />
**{{Endn|5a}}: Structured for Profit, pg. 28<br />
**{{Endn|5b}}: Annals of the Overlords, pg. 20-21<br />
**{{Endn|5c}}: Strife and Opportunity, pg. 14-15<br />
**{{Endn|5d}}: Frigates and Companies, pg. 32-33<br />
**{{Endn|5e}}: The Sky-ports, pg. 16-17<br />
**{{Endn|5f}}: Barak-Nar, City of the First Sunrise, pg. 68<br />
**{{Endn|5g}}: Dwellings of the Kharadron, pg. 24-27<br />
* {{Endn|6}}: [[Soulbound: Champions of Order]]<br />
**{{Endn|6a}}: Kharadron Overlords, pg. 50-54<br />
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[[Category:Grand Alliance of Order]]<br />
[[Category:Sky-Ports]]<br />
[[Category:Barak-Nar| ]]<br />
{{Kharadron Overlords}}</div>DukeEligoshttps://ageofsigmar.lexicanum.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Barak-Mhornar&diff=117952Barak-Mhornar2021-12-22T21:41:13Z<p>DukeEligos: </p>
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<div>{{InfoSkyports<br />
|Name = Barak-Mhornar<br />
|Image = Barak-Mhornar Sky-Port 01.png<br />
|Image caption = The streets of Barak-Mhornar<br />
|Emblem = Barak-Mhornar Crest.png<br />
|Emblem caption = Emblem of Barak-Mhornar<br />
|Emblem_alt =<br />
|Emblem caption_alt =<br />
|Aliases = The City of Shadow{{Fn|4c}}<br />
|Type = [[Sky-port]]<br />
|Associated factions = [[Kharadron Overlords]]<br />
|Founding = [[Age of Chaos]]<br />
|Status = Active<br />
|Map = Spiral Crux Region Map 01.jpg<br />
|Map caption = Location of the Shadowed Zone (the portal to Barak-Mhornar)<br />
|Map_alt = <br />
|Map caption_alt = <br />
|Mortal Realm = <br />
|Region = <br />
|Size = Metropolis{{Fn|4d}}<br />
|Settlements =<br />
|Founder = <br />
|Current Rulers = <br />
|Former Rulers = <br />
|Major characters = [[Arkanaut Admiral]] [[Blackhammer]]<br>[[Arkanaut Captain|Captain]] [[Torvald Skysplitter]]<br />
|Demonym = <br />
|Motto = ''The rules don't say we can't''{{Fn|5a}}<br />
|Races = [[Duardin]]<br />
|Languages = [[Kharadron (Language)]]<br />
|Beliefs = Science over faith and superstition.{{Fn|4d}}<br />
|Imports = <br />
|Exports = <br />
|Delegates on the Geldraad= 3{{Fn|4a}}<br />
|Aether-gold Shares = 92,114,885{{Fn|4a}}<br />
|Governing Body = [[Admirals Council]]<br />
|Allies = <br />
|Specialty = Piracy, runes of illusion, preliminary strikes, and psychological warfare.{{Fn|4c}}{{Fn|5a}}<br />
|Colours = Midnight blue. The uniforms and airships of those from Barak-Mhornar are battered by war and many hard-sailing journeys. Exotic minerals are used to forge optics that grant the wearer extraordinary night-sight. Strange tattoos are prevalent amongst Barak-Mhornar's citizens.{{Fn|5a}}{{Fn|1a}}<br />
|Colour Scheme_image = Barak-Mhornar Arkanaut Company 01.png<br />
|Colour Scheme_image alt = Barak-Mhornar regalia 01.png<br />
}}<br />
'''Barak-Mhornar''', the '''City of Shadows''', is one of the six major [[sky-ports]] of the [[Kharadron Overlords]].{{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
In the [[Age of Sigmar]] the sky-port is raided by the [[Much-great Sky-kill Air Armada]] commanded by the [[skaven]] Warlock-Admiral [[Steelklaw]].{{fn|3a}}<br />
<br />
==Geography==<br />
===Location=== <br />
During the [[Age of Sigmar]] Barak-Mhornar was hidden within the [[Shadowed Zone]] to the north of the [[Charwood Forest]] and east of the [[Rivenlands]].{{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
==Culture==<br />
The City of Shadows has a dubious reputation amongst the Overlords, often labelled pirates or worse by other [[kharadron]] of their rival sky-ports. They are also well known for their ability to interpret the [[Kharadron Code]] to their own advantage. The code has even been adjusted several times to try and halt actions carried out by the privateers of the Barak-Mhornar. They are also well known for their special optics that grant superior night-sight and unusual tattoos.{{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
==Power and Influence==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+ '''Influence of Barak-Mhornar and Impact of the [[Garaktormun]]''' <br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | Capital (aether-gold shares)<br />
! colspan="3" | Delegates on the [[Geldraad]]<br />
|-<br />
! Current capital{{fn|4a}} !! Pre-Garaktormun capital{{fn|1}} !! gain !! Pourcentage gained !! Current Delegates {{fn|4a}} !! Delegates Pre-Garaktormun{{fn|1}} !! gain<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align: center;" | '''92,114,885''' ||style="text-align: center;" | 26,806,212 ||style="text-align: center;" | +65,308,673 ||style="text-align: center;" | +243.63% ||style="text-align: center;" | '''3''' ||style="text-align: center;" | 1||style="text-align: center;" | +2<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Notable People==<br />
* [[Arkanaut Captain|Captain]] [[Njord Brondt]], commander of the ''[[Zank]]'', a modified [[Makaisson-class Hauler]].{{fn|2}}<br />
<br />
==Sources==<br />
* {{Endn|1}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2017)]]<br />
** {{Endn|1a}}: Barak-Mhornar, pg. 37<br />
* {{Endn|2}}: [[Spear of Shadows (novel)]]<br />
* {{Endn|3}}: [[Battletome: Skaven (2019)]]<br />
** {{Endn|3a}}: Rise of the Under-Empire, pg. 20<br />
* {{Endn|4}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2020)]]<br />
** {{Endn|4a}}: Structured for Profit, pg. 18<br />
** {{Endn|4b}}: The Sky-ports, pg. 16-17<br />
** {{Endn|4c}}: Barak-Mhornar, The City of Shadow, pg 72<br />
** {{Endn|4d}}: Masters of the Skies, pg. 4-5<br />
* {{Endn|5}}: [[Soulbound: Champions of Order]]<br />
** {{Endn|5a}}: Chapter Three: Archetypes<br />
<br />
{{Kharadron Overlords}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Grand Alliance of Order]]<br />
[[Category:Sky-Ports]]</div>DukeEligoshttps://ageofsigmar.lexicanum.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Barak-Thryng&diff=117951Barak-Thryng2021-12-22T20:49:21Z<p>DukeEligos: </p>
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<div>{{InfoSkyports<br />
|Name = Barak-Thryng<br />
|Image = Barak-Thryng 01.png<br />
|Image caption = Statues of [[Ancestor-Gods]] in Barak-Thryng<br />
|Emblem = Barak-Thryng Crest 01.png<br />
|Emblem caption = Emblem of Barak-Thryng<br />
|Emblem_alt =<br />
|Emblem caption_alt =<br />
|Aliases = City of the Ancestors{{Fn|4b}}<br />
|Type = [[Sky-port]]<br />
|Associated factions = [[Kharadron Overlords]]<br />
|Founding = [[Age of Chaos]]<br />
|Status = Active<br />
|Map = Barak-Thryng map 01.png<br />
|Map caption = Location of Barak-Thryng<br />
|Map_alt = <br />
|Map caption_alt = <br />
|Mortal Realm = [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]]<br />
|Region = [[Spiral Crux]]<br />
|Size = Metropolis{{Fn|4c}}<br />
|Settlements =<br />
|Founder = <br />
|Current Rulers = <br />
|Former Rulers = <br />
|Major characters = [[High Admiral]] [[Grubda Klarsdottr]]<br>[[Musterlord]] [[Gronki Draug]]<br />
|Demonym = <br />
|Motto = <br />
|Races = [[Duardin]]<br />
|Languages = [[Kharadron (Language)]]<br />
|Beliefs = Constitutional literalists that only abide to the original [[Kharadron Code]].{{Fn|6a}}<br />
|Imports = <br />
|Exports = <br />
|Delegates on the Geldraad= 1{{Fn|4a}}<br />
|Aether-gold Shares = 823,500{{Fn|4a}}<br />
|Governing Body = [[Admirals Council]]<br />
|Allies = <br />
|Specialty = Grudges{{Fn|4b}}{{Fn|6a}}<br />
|Colours = Plain beige plate and red overalls. They disdain flashy displays of wealth. Tradition dictates that ancestor runes and images be cast in metals melted down from weapons of antiquity.{{Fn|6a}}{{Fn|1b}}<br />
|Colour Scheme_image = Barak-Thryng Grundstok Thunderer 01.jpg<br />
|Colour Scheme_image alt = Barak-Thryng regalia 01.png<br />
}}<br />
'''Barak-Thryng''', the '''City of the Ancestors''', is one of six major [[sky-ports]] of the [[Kharadron Overlords]].{{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
When the powerful Sky-port of [[Barak-Zhoff]] disappeared, the city was admitted onto the Geldraad.{{fn|3a}}<br />
<br />
==Geography==<br />
===Location===<br />
Barak-Thryng can be found in the skies of the [[Spiral Crux]]{{fn|2a}} near the ruins of [[Karak-A-Zaruk]] and the [[Karak Caintomb]], to the south-east of the [[Shattered Lands]] which are claimed by a [[Flesh-Eater Court]].{{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
===Notable Locations===<br />
*'''Aether Mints''': The golden coins minted in these facilities are accepted legal tender in all six of the major sky-ports. One type of coin minted in them is known as a [[Quarter-Share]].{{Fn|5a}}<br />
<br />
===Colonies and Holdings===<br />
*[[Toba Lorchai]]: A free port built near the [[Blackfire Bight]].{{Fn|5a}}<br />
<br />
==Culture==<br />
The deeply conservative [[duardin]] of Barak-Thryng are the antithesis of the innovative piratical [[Barak-Mhornar]] and have a reputation amongst the other Kharadron Overlords as gruff, disapproving grudge holders. They resent any addition or amendment to the [[Kharadron Code]] and often fail to recognise those that are made against their will. Tradition holds that any ancestor runes or images must be cast from melted down weapons of antiquity – so that the weapons of the cities forebears still go to war.{{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
==Power and Influence==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+ '''Influence of Barak-Thryng and Impact of the [[Garaktormun]]''' <br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | Capital (aether-gold shares)<br />
! colspan="3" | Delegates on the [[Geldraad]]<br />
|-<br />
! Current capital{{fn|4a}} !! Pre-Garaktormun capital{{fn|1a}} !! gain !! Pourcentage gained !! Current Delegates {{fn|4a}} !! Delegates Pre-Garaktormun{{fn|1a}} <br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align: center;" | '''823,500''' ||style="text-align: center;" | 173,000 ||style="text-align: center;" | +650,500 ||style="text-align: center;" | +376.01% ||style="text-align: center;" | '''1''' ||style="text-align: center;" | 1 <br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Notables People==<br />
* [[Arkanaut Admiral|Admiral]] [[Grymm Sternbok]], Barak-Thyrng’s former sole delegate in the Geldraad.{{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
==Known Vessels==<br />
* [[Gromthi-a-Grund]]: A [[Khrundhal-class Battleship]].{{Fn|1a}}<br />
<br />
==Sources==<br />
* {{Endn|1}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2017)]]<br />
** {{Endn|1a}}: Structured for Profit, pg. 28<br />
** {{Endn|1b}}: Barak-Thryng, pg. 37<br />
* {{Endn|2}}: [[Age of Sigmar: Core Book (2nd Edition)]]<br />
** {{Endn|2a}}: Spiral Crux, pg. 104-107<br />
* {{Endn|3}}: [[Code of the Skies (novella)]]<br />
** {{Endn|3a}}: Chapter Two, pg. 19<br />
* {{Endn|4}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2020)]]<br />
**{{Endn|4a}}: Structured for Profit, pg. 18<br />
**{{Endn|4b}}: Barak-Thryng, City of the Ancestors, pg. 73<br />
** {{Endn|4c}}: The Sky-ports, pg. 16-17<br />
* {{Endn|5}}: [[Myths & Revenants]]<br />
** {{Endn|5a}}: The Sea Taketh<br />
* {{Endn|6}}: [[Soulbound: Champions of Order]]<br />
** {{Endn|6a}}: Chapter Three: Archetypes<br />
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[[Category:Grand Alliance of Order]]<br />
[[Category:Realm of Chamon]]<br />
[[Category:Spiral Crux]]<br />
[[Category:Sky-Ports]]<br />
[[Category:Barak-Thryng| ]]<br />
{{Kharadron Overlords}}</div>DukeEligoshttps://ageofsigmar.lexicanum.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Barak-Urbaz&diff=117950Barak-Urbaz2021-12-22T20:47:05Z<p>DukeEligos: </p>
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<div>{{InfoSkyports<br />
|Name = Barak-Urbaz<br />
|Image = Barak-Urbaz 01.png<br />
|Image caption = A [[Solarian Wyvern]] being harvested in Barak-Urbaz<br />
|Emblem = Barak-Urbaz Crest 01.png<br />
|Emblem caption = Emblem of Barak-Urbaz<br />
|Emblem_alt =<br />
|Emblem caption_alt =<br />
|Aliases = The Market City{{Fn|4c}}<br />
|Type = [[Sky-port]]<br />
|Associated factions = [[Kharadron Overlords]]<br />
|Founding = [[Age of Chaos]]<br />
|Status = Active<br />
|Map = Barak-Urbaz map 01.png<br />
|Map caption = Location of Barak-Urbaz<br />
|Map_alt = <br />
|Map caption_alt = <br />
|Mortal Realm = [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]]<br />
|Region = [[Spiral Crux]]<br />
|Size = Metropolis{{Fn|4d}}<br />
|Settlements =<br />
|Founder = <br />
|Current Rulers = [[Lord Admiral]] [[Solmund]]{{Fn|7a}}<br />
|Former Rulers = <br />
|Major characters = [[Varsk Hunniger]]<br>[[Duggrun Khrung]]<br />
|Demonym = <br />
|Motto = <br />
|Races = [[Duardin]]<br />
|Languages = [[Kharadron (Language)]]<br />
|Beliefs = Science over faith and superstition.{{Fn|4e}}<br />
|Imports = <br />
|Exports = <br />
|Delegates on the Geldraad= 1{{Fn|4a}}<br />
|Aether-gold Shares = 25,716,102{{Fn|4a}}<br />
|Governing Body = [[Admirals Council]]<br />
|Allies = <br />
|Specialty = Chemistry, sky-fishing and trade.{{Fn|4c}}{{Fn|6a}}<br />
|Colours = Pink-purple overalls and green-tinted armour. They wear bodysuits of a rich pink-purple, and metals used in their steel alloys give it a subtle blue-green sheen.{{Fn|6a}}{{Fn|1a}}<br />
|Colour Scheme_image = Barak-Urbaz Arkanaut Company 01.jpg<br />
|Colour Scheme_image alt = Barak-Urbaz Gunhauler regalia 01.png<br />
}}<br />
'''Barak-Urbaz''', the Market City, is one of the six major [[sky-ports]] of the [[Kharadron Overlords]], sailing high in the [[Realm of Chamon]].{{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
In the Age of Sigmar, the fleets of Barak-Urbaz sailed to the [[Realm of Aqshy]] to aid the [[Fyreslayers]] against the daemonic hordes of [[Tzeentch]] who were attacking nine different mountain ranges in order to secure strange crystals.{{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
A fleet is dispatched to clear cults of [[Slaanesh]] from the lands surrounding a small kingdom, but when the task is accomplished instead of the gold coins that the original pallid envoy promised, the duardin are instead presented with thousands of vertebral discs, each bearing a crude image of the [[Carrion King]].{{fn|3}}<br />
<br />
==Geography==<br />
===Location===<br />
During the [[Age of Sigmar]] Barak-Urbaz floats above the Kingdom of [[Ayadah]], north of [[Galhalla]], the [[City of the Golden Domes]] and the [[Chimera Isles]]. {{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
==Culture==<br />
The most cosmopolitan of the sky-ports with many trading partners and the ability to ferry people not only around the Realm of Chamon but into other realms through its secret [[realmgates]]. In addition, the most skilled and greatest number of [[Aether-Khemist]]s dwell in Barak-Urbaz and help to ensure that the [[aetherstreams|cloud mines]] are the most efficient. The skilled [[Codewrights]] have worked hard to ensure that Code claims to the best cloud banks are reserved for the city.{{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
==Power and Influence==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+ '''Influence of Barak-Urbaz and Impact of the [[Garaktormun]]''' <br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | Capital (aether-gold shares)<br />
! colspan="3" | Delegates on the [[Geldraad]]<br />
|-<br />
! Current capital{{fn|4a}} !! Pre-Garaktormun capital{{fn|1}} !! loss !! Pourcentage lost !! Current Delegates {{fn|4a}} !! Delegates Pre-Garaktormun{{fn|1}} !! loss<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align: center;" | '''25,716,102''' ||style="text-align: center;" | 46,412,890 ||style="text-align: center;" | -20,696,788 ||style="text-align: center;" | -44.59% ||style="text-align: center;" | '''1''' ||style="text-align: center;" | 2 ||style="text-align: center;" | -1<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Inhabitants==<br />
Barak-Urbaz is renowned as a cosmopolitan city even by the standards of the [[sky-port]]s of the [[Kharadron]]. As such [[Humans]], [[Aelves]], and [[Gholemkind]] are common sites among the city's outer districts. Though the city's population still remains predominantly [[Duardin]].{{Fn|6a}}<br />
<br />
===Notable People===<br />
* [[Zhargan Irynheart]]: [[Arkanaut Admiral]] of the [[Drekka-Duraz]].{{Fn|2}}<br />
* [[Fulson Aethereye]]: [[Aetheric Navigator]] of the Drekka-Duraz.{{Fn|2}}<br />
* [[Endal Cogfinger]]: crew member of the Drekka-Duraz.{{Fn|2}}<br />
* [[Varsk Hunniger]] Grand Admiral of Barak-Urbaz.{{Fn|5a}}<br />
<br />
==Quotes==<br />
{| width="33%" align="center"<br />
|align="center"| ''It was not the gods that saved us. It was not even our skyvessels, nor the thunder of our guns. It was compromise. It was negotiation. It was a transaction between equal parties. The Code saved us, and made us what we are.’ .''<br />
<br />
'''Grand Admiral [[Varsk Hunniger]] of Barak-Urbaz'''.{{Fn|4b}}<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Gallery==<br />
<center><br />
<gallery> <br />
Barak-Urbaz regalia 01.png|Barak-Urbaz regalia.<br />
Barak-Urbaz Skyrigger regalia 01.png|Skyrigger from Barak-Urbaz.<br />
</gallery><br />
</center><br />
<br />
==Sources==<br />
* {{Endn|1}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2017)]]<br />
** {{Endn|1a}}: Barak-Urbaz, pg. 36<br />
* {{Endn|2}}: [[The Lightning Golem (short story)]]<br />
* {{Endn|3}}: [[Battletome: Flesh-Eater Courts (2019)]]: Tales of Madness, pg. 19<br />
* {{Endn|4}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2020)]]<br />
** {{Endn|4a}}: Structured for Profit, pg. 28<br />
** {{Endn|4b}}: Rise of the Overlords, pg 8-9<br />
** {{Endn|4c}}: Barak-Urbaz, The Market City, pg 71<br />
** {{Endn|4d}}: The Sky-ports, pg. 16-17<br />
** {{Endn|4e}}: Masters of the Skies, pg. 4-5<br />
* {{Endn|5}}: [[Soulbound Core Rulebook]]<br />
** {{Endn|5a}}: Chapter Six: Rules, Pg. 122<br />
* {{Endn|6}}: [[Soulbound: Champions of Order]]<br />
** {{Endn|6a}}: Chapter Three: Archetypes<br />
* {{Endn|7}}: [[Gitslayer]]<br />
** {{Endn|7a}}: Chapter Ten<br />
<br />
{{Kharadron Overlords}}<br />
[[Category:Grand Alliance of Order]]<br />
[[Category:Sky-Ports]]</div>DukeEligoshttps://ageofsigmar.lexicanum.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Barak-Urbaz&diff=117949Barak-Urbaz2021-12-22T20:14:12Z<p>DukeEligos: </p>
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<div>{{InfoSkyports<br />
|Name = Barak-Urbaz<br />
|Image = Barak-Urbaz 01.png<br />
|Image caption = A [[Solarian Wyvern]] being harvested in Barak-Urbaz<br />
|Emblem = Barak-Urbaz Crest 01.png<br />
|Emblem caption = Emblem of Barak-Urbaz<br />
|Emblem_alt =<br />
|Emblem caption_alt =<br />
|Aliases = The Market City{{Fn|4c}}<br />
|Type = [[Sky-port]]<br />
|Associated factions = [[Kharadron Overlords]]<br />
|Founding = [[Age of Chaos]]<br />
|Status = Active<br />
|Map = Barak-Urbaz map 01.png<br />
|Map caption = Location of Barak-Urbaz<br />
|Map_alt = <br />
|Map caption_alt = <br />
|Mortal Realm = [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]]<br />
|Region = [[Spiral Crux]]<br />
|Size = Metropolis{{Fn|4d}}<br />
|Settlements =<br />
|Founder = <br />
|Current Rulers = [[Lord Admiral]] [[Solmund]]{{Fn|7a}}<br />
|Former Rulers = <br />
|Major characters = [[Varsk Hunniger]]<br>[[Duggrun Khrung]]<br />
|Demonym = <br />
|Motto = <br />
|Races = [[Duardin]]<br />
|Languages = [[Kharadron (Language)]]<br />
|Beliefs = Science over faith and superstition.{{Fn|4e}}<br />
|Imports = <br />
|Exports = <br />
|Delegates on the Geldraad= 1{{Fn|4a}}<br />
|Aether-gold Shares = 25,716,102{{Fn|4a}}<br />
|Governing Body = [[Admirals Council]]<br />
|Allies = <br />
|Specialty = Chemistry, sky-fishing and trade.{{Fn|4c}}{{Fn|6a}}<br />
|Colours = Pink-purple overalls and green-tinted armour. They wear bodysuits of a rich pink-purple, and metals used in their steel alloys give it a subtle blue-green sheen.{{Fn|6a}}{{Fn|1a}}<br />
|Colour Scheme_image = Barak-Urbaz Arkanaut Company 01.jpg<br />
|Colour Scheme_image alt = Barak-Urbaz Gunhauler regalia 01.png<br />
}}<br />
'''Barak-Urbaz''', the Market City, is one of the six major [[sky-ports]] of the [[Kharadron Overlords]], sailing high in the [[Realm of Chamon]].{{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
In the Age of Sigmar, the fleets of Barak-Urbaz sailed to the [[Realm of Aqshy]] to aid the [[Fyreslayers]] against the daemonic hordes of [[Tzeentch]] who were attacking nine different mountain ranges in order to secure strange crystals.{{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
A fleet is dispatched to clear cults of [[Slaanesh]] from the lands surrounding a small kingdom, but when the task is accomplished instead of the gold coins that the original pallid envoy promised, the duardin are instead presented with thousands of vertebral discs, each bearing a crude image of the [[Carrion King]].{{fn|3}}<br />
<br />
==Culture==<br />
The most cosmopolitan of the sky-ports with many trading partners and the ability to ferry people not only around the Realm of Chamon but into other realms through its secret [[realmgates]]. In addition, the most skilled and greatest number of [[Aether-Khemist]]s dwell in Barak-Urbaz and help to ensure that the [[aetherstreams|cloud mines]] are the most efficient. The skilled [[Codewrights]] have worked hard to ensure that Code claims to the best cloud banks are reserved for the city.{{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
==Geography==<br />
===Location===<br />
During the [[Age of Sigmar]] Barak-Urbaz floats above the Kingdom of [[Ayadah]], north of [[Galhalla]], the [[City of the Golden Domes]] and the [[Chimera Isles]]. {{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
==Power and Influence==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+ '''Influence of Barak-Urbaz and Impact of the [[Garaktormun]]''' <br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | Capital (aether-gold shares)<br />
! colspan="3" | Delegates on the [[Geldraad]]<br />
|-<br />
! Current capital{{fn|4a}} !! Pre-Garaktormun capital{{fn|1}} !! loss !! Pourcentage lost !! Current Delegates {{fn|4a}} !! Delegates Pre-Garaktormun{{fn|1}} !! loss<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align: center;" | '''25,716,102''' ||style="text-align: center;" | 46,412,890 ||style="text-align: center;" | -20,696,788 ||style="text-align: center;" | -44.59% ||style="text-align: center;" | '''1''' ||style="text-align: center;" | 2 ||style="text-align: center;" | -1<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Inhabitants==<br />
Barak-Urbaz is renowned as a cosmopolitan city even by the standards of the [[sky-port]]s of the [[Kharadron]]. As such [[Humans]], [[Aelves]], and [[Gholemkind]] are common sites among the city's outer districts. Though the city's population still remains predominantly [[Duardin]].{{Fn|6a}}<br />
<br />
===Notable People===<br />
* [[Zhargan Irynheart]]: [[Arkanaut Admiral]] of the [[Drekka-Duraz]].{{Fn|2}}<br />
* [[Fulson Aethereye]]: [[Aetheric Navigator]] of the Drekka-Duraz.{{Fn|2}}<br />
* [[Endal Cogfinger]]: crew member of the Drekka-Duraz.{{Fn|2}}<br />
* [[Varsk Hunniger]] Grand Admiral of Barak-Urbaz.{{Fn|5a}}<br />
<br />
==Quotes==<br />
{| width="33%" align="center"<br />
|align="center"| ''It was not the gods that saved us. It was not even our skyvessels, nor the thunder of our guns. It was compromise. It was negotiation. It was a transaction between equal parties. The Code saved us, and made us what we are.’ .''<br />
<br />
'''Grand Admiral [[Varsk Hunniger]] of Barak-Urbaz'''.{{Fn|4b}}<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Gallery==<br />
<center><br />
<gallery> <br />
Barak-Urbaz regalia 01.png|Barak-Urbaz regalia.<br />
Barak-Urbaz Skyrigger regalia 01.png|Skyrigger from Barak-Urbaz.<br />
</gallery><br />
</center><br />
<br />
==Sources==<br />
* {{Endn|1}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2017)]]<br />
** {{Endn|1a}}: Barak-Urbaz, pg. 36<br />
* {{Endn|2}}: [[The Lightning Golem (short story)]]<br />
* {{Endn|3}}: [[Battletome: Flesh-Eater Courts (2019)]]: Tales of Madness, pg. 19<br />
* {{Endn|4}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2020)]]<br />
** {{Endn|4a}}: Structured for Profit, pg. 28<br />
** {{Endn|4b}}: Rise of the Overlords, pg 8-9<br />
** {{Endn|4c}}: Barak-Urbaz, The Market City, pg 71<br />
** {{Endn|4d}}: The Sky-ports, pg. 16-17<br />
** {{Endn|4e}}: Masters of the Skies, pg. 4-5<br />
* {{Endn|5}}: [[Soulbound Core Rulebook]]<br />
** {{Endn|5a}}: Chapter Six: Rules, Pg. 122<br />
* {{Endn|6}}: [[Soulbound: Champions of Order]]<br />
** {{Endn|6a}}: Chapter Three: Archetypes<br />
* {{Endn|7}}: [[Gitslayer]]<br />
** {{Endn|7a}}: Chapter Ten<br />
<br />
{{Kharadron Overlords}}<br />
[[Category:Grand Alliance of Order]]<br />
[[Category:Sky-Ports]]</div>DukeEligoshttps://ageofsigmar.lexicanum.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Barak-Zilfin&diff=117931Barak-Zilfin2021-12-22T01:19:33Z<p>DukeEligos: /* Notable People */</p>
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<div>{{InfoSkyports<br />
|Name = Barak-Zilfin<br />
|Image = Barak-Zilfin 01.png<br />
|Image caption = Barak-Zilfin skyline.<br />
|Emblem = Barak-Zilfin Crest 01.png<br />
|Emblem caption = Emblem of Barak-Zilfin<br />
|Emblem_alt =<br />
|Emblem caption_alt =<br />
|Aliases = Windswept City{{Fn|6d}}<br />
|Type = [[Sky-port]]<br />
|Associated factions = [[Kharadron Overlords]]<br />
|Founding = [[Age of Chaos]]<br />
|Status = Active<br />
|Map = Barak-Zilfin map 02.png<br />
|Map caption = Location of Barak-Zilfin<br />
|Map_alt = <br />
|Map caption_alt = <br />
|Mortal Realm = [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]]<br />
|Region = [[Spiral Crux]]<br />
|Size = Metropolis{{Fn|6c}}<br />
|Settlements =<br />
|Founder = <br />
|Current Rulers = <br />
|Former Rulers = <br />
|Major characters = [[Imoda Barrasdottr]]<br>[[Drongon Humboldsson]]<br>[[Hester Grummund]]<br />
|Demonym = Windmaster{{Fn|6d}}<br />
|Motto = <br />
|Races = [[Duardin]]<br />
|Languages = [[Kharadron (Language)]]<br />
|Beliefs = Science over faith and superstition.{{Fn|6e}}<br />
|Imports = <br />
|Exports = [[Skyvessel]]s{{Fn|6d}}<br />
|Delegates on the Geldraad= 5{{Fn|6b}}<br />
|Aether-gold Shares = 152,753,191{{Fn|6b}}<br />
|Governing Body = [[Admirals Council]]<br />
|Allies = <br />
|Specialty = Cutting-edge skyvessels and air travel.{{Fn|6d}}<br />
|Colours = Tempest-blue and bronze.{{Fn|8a}}<br />
|Colour Scheme_image = Barak-Zilfin Arkanaut Company 01.jpg<br />
|Colour Scheme_image alt = Barak-Zilfin C01.png<br />
}}<br />
'''Barak-Zifin''', the Windswept City, is one of the six major [[sky-ports]] of the [[Kharadron Overlords]], sailing high in the [[Realm of Chamon]]. {{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
Although Barak-Zilfin discovered the location of the lost Forge-city of Grungni, it had been entirely infested by the [[skaven]] and all seven expeditions to the city have met with failure – either to retake it or even to return lost artefacts.{{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
The sky-port is raided by the [[Much-great Sky-kill Air Armada]] commanded by the [[skaven]] Warlock-Admiral [[Steelklaw]]. {{fn|5a}}<br />
<br />
At the beginning of the [[Time of Tribulations]], Admiral Drekk Leifson leads a fleet through the [[Lesser Mawr-Portal]], looking to reach the city of [[Shadespire]], despite strong resistance by the undead they send search parties into the city. Ten duardin return from the search and send word to their home via clockwork hawk, claiming their retrieval of the [[Magnificent Mirror]], but they are never seen again.{{fn|2}}<br />
<br />
After the Garaktormun, Barak-Zilfin managed to take advantage of the chaos to stake claim to many profitable veins of Aether-Gold. This accumulation of aether-gold shares was enough to gain an additional seat on the Geldraad.{{fn|6a}}<br />
<br />
==Geography==<br />
===Location===<br />
During the [[Age of Sigmar]] Barak-Zilfin can found to the north of the [[Auric Hills]], west of the site of the last battle by the [[League of Karaks]] and the site of the lost [[Forge-city of Grungni]].{{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
==Culture==<br />
Famed for its shipwrights and pilots, explorers and traders from Barak-Zilfin venture further in the search for profit than any other sky-port. The pilots can read the winds and zephyrs so well that they are known as the windmasters. More airships come from the many and powerful [[Coghall]]s than from any other sky-port and now the city is the second largest, a position it will be hard to shift from. {{fn|1}} <br />
<br />
Notably, Barak-Zilfin are able to deploy ships with [[Aetherspheric Endrins]] which allow them deploy unseen and unheralded far higher than other sky-ports.{{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
==Trade Partners==<br />
*'''[[Greypeak]]''': A walled city that trades with Barak-Zilfin. Its main export, grain, is considered of great quality by the [[Kharadron]] of Barak-Zilfin.{{Fn|7}}<br />
*'''[[Lamasery of Kheitar]]''': A lamasery built into the peak of a mountain. It's reception hall had many lavish tapestries, each depicting legendary scenes or historic events. The root of the lamas fate lay in the belief that a daemon founded their order, after setting aside it's heinous ways to seek purity. It was overrun by [[Skaven]].{{Fn|7}}<br />
<br />
==Power and Influence==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+ '''Influence of Barak-Zilfin and Impact of the [[Garaktormun]]''' <br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | Capital (aether-gold shares)<br />
! colspan="3" | Delegates on the [[Geldraad]]<br />
|-<br />
! Current capital{{fn|6b}} !! Pre-Garaktormun capital{{fn|1a}} !! gain !! Pourcentage gained !! Current Delegates {{fn|6b}} !! Delegates Pre-Garaktormun{{fn|1a}} !! gain<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align: center;" | '''152,753,191''' ||style="text-align: center;" | 102,300,678 ||style="text-align: center;" | +50,452,513||style="text-align: center;" | +49.32%||style="text-align: center;" | '''5''' ||style="text-align: center;" | 4 ||style="text-align: center;" | +1<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Notable People==<br />
* Admiral [[Bengtsson]]: He made a deal with the Witch Hunter [[Hanniver Toll]] for transportation in exchange for the location of a major [[Aether-gold]] seam. {{fn|4}}<br />
* Admiral [[Drekk Leifson]]: Led an expedition to find Shadespire during the [[Malign Portents]].{{fn|2}}<br />
* Admiral [[Hengtsson]]: Following the [[Necroquake]], he searched for a lost temple and its treasures beneath [[Hammerhal]] Ghyra. {{fn|3}}<br />
* Admiral [[Khrag]] always leads from his favoured [[Arkanaut Ironclad]], the ''Grund Ang''. {{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
==Gallery==<br />
<center><br />
<gallery> <br />
Barak Zilfin regalia 01.png|Barak Zilfin regalia.<br />
</gallery><br />
</center><br />
<br />
==Sources==<br />
* {{Endn|1}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2017)]], {{Specify}}<br />
** {{Endn|1a}}: Structured for Profit, pg. 28<br />
* {{Endn|2}}: [[Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Malign Portents]] - The Time of Tribulations, pg. 34<br />
* {{Endn|3}}: [[Deadly Venture (short story)]]<br />
* {{Endn|4}}: [[Callis and Toll: The Silver Shard (novel)]], {{Specify}}<br />
* {{Endn|5}}: [[Battletome: Skaven (2019)]]<br />
** {{Endn|5a}}: Rise of the Under-Empire, pg. 18<br />
* {{Endn|6}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2020)]]<br />
** {{Endn|6a}}: Barak-Zilfin, pg. 26<br />
** {{Endn|6b}}: Structured for Profit, pg. 18<br />
** {{Endn|6c}}: The Sky-ports, pg. 16-17<br />
** {{Endn|6d}}: Barak-Zilfin, pg. 69<br />
** {{Endn|6e}}: Masters of the Skies, pg. 4-5<br />
* {{Endn|7}}: [[Shiprats]] by C L Werner<br />
* {{Endn|8}}: [[Soulbound: Champions of Order]]<br />
**{{Endn|8a}}: Kharadron Overlords, pg. 50-54<br />
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{{Kharadron Overlords}}<br />
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[[Category:Grand Alliance of Order]]<br />
[[Category:Sky-Ports]]<br />
[[Category:Barak-Zilfin| ]]</div>DukeEligoshttps://ageofsigmar.lexicanum.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Barak-Zilfin&diff=117930Barak-Zilfin2021-12-22T01:19:06Z<p>DukeEligos: </p>
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<div>{{InfoSkyports<br />
|Name = Barak-Zilfin<br />
|Image = Barak-Zilfin 01.png<br />
|Image caption = Barak-Zilfin skyline.<br />
|Emblem = Barak-Zilfin Crest 01.png<br />
|Emblem caption = Emblem of Barak-Zilfin<br />
|Emblem_alt =<br />
|Emblem caption_alt =<br />
|Aliases = Windswept City{{Fn|6d}}<br />
|Type = [[Sky-port]]<br />
|Associated factions = [[Kharadron Overlords]]<br />
|Founding = [[Age of Chaos]]<br />
|Status = Active<br />
|Map = Barak-Zilfin map 02.png<br />
|Map caption = Location of Barak-Zilfin<br />
|Map_alt = <br />
|Map caption_alt = <br />
|Mortal Realm = [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]]<br />
|Region = [[Spiral Crux]]<br />
|Size = Metropolis{{Fn|6c}}<br />
|Settlements =<br />
|Founder = <br />
|Current Rulers = <br />
|Former Rulers = <br />
|Major characters = [[Imoda Barrasdottr]]<br>[[Drongon Humboldsson]]<br>[[Hester Grummund]]<br />
|Demonym = Windmaster{{Fn|6d}}<br />
|Motto = <br />
|Races = [[Duardin]]<br />
|Languages = [[Kharadron (Language)]]<br />
|Beliefs = Science over faith and superstition.{{Fn|6e}}<br />
|Imports = <br />
|Exports = [[Skyvessel]]s{{Fn|6d}}<br />
|Delegates on the Geldraad= 5{{Fn|6b}}<br />
|Aether-gold Shares = 152,753,191{{Fn|6b}}<br />
|Governing Body = [[Admirals Council]]<br />
|Allies = <br />
|Specialty = Cutting-edge skyvessels and air travel.{{Fn|6d}}<br />
|Colours = Tempest-blue and bronze.{{Fn|8a}}<br />
|Colour Scheme_image = Barak-Zilfin Arkanaut Company 01.jpg<br />
|Colour Scheme_image alt = Barak-Zilfin C01.png<br />
}}<br />
'''Barak-Zifin''', the Windswept City, is one of the six major [[sky-ports]] of the [[Kharadron Overlords]], sailing high in the [[Realm of Chamon]]. {{fn|1}}<br />
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==History==<br />
Although Barak-Zilfin discovered the location of the lost Forge-city of Grungni, it had been entirely infested by the [[skaven]] and all seven expeditions to the city have met with failure – either to retake it or even to return lost artefacts.{{fn|1}}<br />
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The sky-port is raided by the [[Much-great Sky-kill Air Armada]] commanded by the [[skaven]] Warlock-Admiral [[Steelklaw]]. {{fn|5a}}<br />
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At the beginning of the [[Time of Tribulations]], Admiral Drekk Leifson leads a fleet through the [[Lesser Mawr-Portal]], looking to reach the city of [[Shadespire]], despite strong resistance by the undead they send search parties into the city. Ten duardin return from the search and send word to their home via clockwork hawk, claiming their retrieval of the [[Magnificent Mirror]], but they are never seen again.{{fn|2}}<br />
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After the Garaktormun, Barak-Zilfin managed to take advantage of the chaos to stake claim to many profitable veins of Aether-Gold. This accumulation of aether-gold shares was enough to gain an additional seat on the Geldraad.{{fn|6a}}<br />
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==Geography==<br />
===Location===<br />
During the [[Age of Sigmar]] Barak-Zilfin can found to the north of the [[Auric Hills]], west of the site of the last battle by the [[League of Karaks]] and the site of the lost [[Forge-city of Grungni]].{{fn|1}}<br />
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==Culture==<br />
Famed for its shipwrights and pilots, explorers and traders from Barak-Zilfin venture further in the search for profit than any other sky-port. The pilots can read the winds and zephyrs so well that they are known as the windmasters. More airships come from the many and powerful [[Coghall]]s than from any other sky-port and now the city is the second largest, a position it will be hard to shift from. {{fn|1}} <br />
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Notably, Barak-Zilfin are able to deploy ships with [[Aetherspheric Endrins]] which allow them deploy unseen and unheralded far higher than other sky-ports.{{fn|1}}<br />
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==Trade Partners==<br />
*'''[[Greypeak]]''': A walled city that trades with Barak-Zilfin. Its main export, grain, is considered of great quality by the [[Kharadron]] of Barak-Zilfin.{{Fn|7}}<br />
*'''[[Lamasery of Kheitar]]''': A lamasery built into the peak of a mountain. It's reception hall had many lavish tapestries, each depicting legendary scenes or historic events. The root of the lamas fate lay in the belief that a daemon founded their order, after setting aside it's heinous ways to seek purity. It was overrun by [[Skaven]].{{Fn|7}}<br />
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==Power and Influence==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+ '''Influence of Barak-Zilfin and Impact of the [[Garaktormun]]''' <br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | Capital (aether-gold shares)<br />
! colspan="3" | Delegates on the [[Geldraad]]<br />
|-<br />
! Current capital{{fn|6b}} !! Pre-Garaktormun capital{{fn|1a}} !! gain !! Pourcentage gained !! Current Delegates {{fn|6b}} !! Delegates Pre-Garaktormun{{fn|1a}} !! gain<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align: center;" | '''152,753,191''' ||style="text-align: center;" | 102,300,678 ||style="text-align: center;" | +50,452,513||style="text-align: center;" | +49.32%||style="text-align: center;" | '''5''' ||style="text-align: center;" | 4 ||style="text-align: center;" | +1<br />
|}<br />
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==Notable People==<br />
* Admiral [[Bengtsson]]: He made a deal with the Witch Hunter [[Hanniver Toll]] for transportation in exchange for the location of a major [[Aether-gold]] seam. {{fn|4}}<br />
* Admiral [[Drekk Leifson]]: Led an expedition to find Shadespire during the [[Malign Portents]].{{fn|2}}<br />
* Admiral [[Hengtsson]]: Following the [[Necroquake]], he searched for a lost temple and its treasures beneath [[Hammerhal]] Ghyra. {{fn|3}}<br />
* Admiral [[Khrag]] always leads from his favoured [[Arkanaught Ironclad]], the ''Grund Ang''. {{fn|1}}<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<center><br />
<gallery> <br />
Barak Zilfin regalia 01.png|Barak Zilfin regalia.<br />
</gallery><br />
</center><br />
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==Sources==<br />
* {{Endn|1}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2017)]], {{Specify}}<br />
** {{Endn|1a}}: Structured for Profit, pg. 28<br />
* {{Endn|2}}: [[Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Malign Portents]] - The Time of Tribulations, pg. 34<br />
* {{Endn|3}}: [[Deadly Venture (short story)]]<br />
* {{Endn|4}}: [[Callis and Toll: The Silver Shard (novel)]], {{Specify}}<br />
* {{Endn|5}}: [[Battletome: Skaven (2019)]]<br />
** {{Endn|5a}}: Rise of the Under-Empire, pg. 18<br />
* {{Endn|6}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2020)]]<br />
** {{Endn|6a}}: Barak-Zilfin, pg. 26<br />
** {{Endn|6b}}: Structured for Profit, pg. 18<br />
** {{Endn|6c}}: The Sky-ports, pg. 16-17<br />
** {{Endn|6d}}: Barak-Zilfin, pg. 69<br />
** {{Endn|6e}}: Masters of the Skies, pg. 4-5<br />
* {{Endn|7}}: [[Shiprats]] by C L Werner<br />
* {{Endn|8}}: [[Soulbound: Champions of Order]]<br />
**{{Endn|8a}}: Kharadron Overlords, pg. 50-54<br />
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{{Kharadron Overlords}}<br />
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[[Category:Grand Alliance of Order]]<br />
[[Category:Sky-Ports]]<br />
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<div>{{InfoSkyports<br />
|Name = Barak-Zon<br />
|Image = Barak-Zon 01.png<br />
|Image caption = Barak-Zon from afar<br />
|Emblem = Barak-Zon Crest 01.png<br />
|Emblem caption = Emblem of Barak-Zon<br />
|Emblem_alt =<br />
|Emblem caption_alt =<br />
|Aliases = City of the Sun{{fn|1}}<br />
|Type = [[Sky-port]]<br />
|Associated factions = [[Kharadron Overlords]]<br />
|Founding = [[Age of Chaos]]<br />
|Status = Active<br />
|Map = Barak-Zon map 01.png<br />
|Map caption = Location of Barak-Zon<br />
|Map_alt = <br />
|Map caption_alt = <br />
|Mortal Realm = [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]]<br />
|Region = [[Spiral Crux]]<br />
|Size = Metropolis{{Fn|3b}}<br />
|Settlements =<br />
|Founder = <br />
|Current Rulers = <br />
|Former Rulers = <br />
|Major characters = [[Arkanaut Admiral|Admiral]] [[Nelriksson]]<br>[[Grundstok Marshall]] [[Ragnar Kling-Harald]]<br />
|Demonym = <br />
|Motto = <br />
|Races = [[Duardin]]<br />
|Languages = [[Kharadron (Language)]]<br />
|Beliefs = Martially minded.{{Fn|3c}} <br />
|Imports = <br />
|Exports = Elite soldiers and peerless marksman.{{Fn|3c}}<br />
|Delegates on the Geldraad= 2{{Fn|3a}}<br />
|Aether-gold Shares = 38,653,342{{Fn|3a}}<br />
|Governing Body = [[Admirals Council]]<br />
|Allies = <br />
|Specialty = Professional soldiers.{{Fn|3c}}<br />
|Colours = Bright red echoing the crimson hue of Barak-Zon when it is viewed from afar.{{Fn|1b}}<br />
|Colour Scheme_image = Barak-Zon Arkanaut Company 01.jpg<br />
|Colour Scheme_image alt = Barak-Zon Frigate regalia 01.png<br />
}}<br />
'''Barak-Zon''', the City of the Sun, was the first founded of the [[Kharadron]] [[sky-port]]s and is still one of the “Big Six”, sailing high in the [[Realm of Chamon]].{{fn|1}}<br />
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==History==<br />
===[[Time of Reaving]]===<br />
Admiral [[Nelriksson]] wins a famous victory at the [[Battle of the Tungsten Peaks]].{{fn|1}}<br />
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===[[Age of Sigmar]]===<br />
The daemonic legions of [[Tzeentch]] led by [[Kairos Fateweaver]] created an arcane barrier that enveloped Barak-Zon and began a siege that lasted ninety-nine days. The city was relieved by a confederation of sky-port fleets led by [[Brokk Grungsson]].{{fn|1}}<br />
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==Geography==<br />
===Location===<br />
Following the [[Aethersteam]] of [[Ziffenbrynar]], in the [[Age of Sigmar]] Barak-Zon hangs above the plains of [[Gazan Zhar]], north of the [[Patina Peaks]]{{fn|1}} in the [[Spiral Crux]].{{fn|2a}}<br />
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==Culture==<br />
Its name, the City of the Sun is gained from the light that illuminates the vast structure as it sails high – the highest of the sky-ports. The city celebrates its warriors and their wars with fourteen triumphal arches and many avenues of heroes.{{fn|1}} <br />
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The [[duardin]] crew and the ships of the City of the Sun are bright and colourful (predominately red) so that their enemies can see them coming and who it is that has defeated them following any battle.{{fn|1}}<br />
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==Power and Influence==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+ '''Influence of Barak-Zon and Impact of the [[Garaktormun]]''' <br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | Capital (aether-gold shares)<br />
! colspan="3" | Delegates on the [[Geldraad]]<br />
|-<br />
! Current capital{{fn|3a}} !! Pre-Garaktormun capital{{fn|1a}} !! loss !! Pourcentage lost !! Current Delegates {{fn|3a}} !! Delegates Pre-Garaktormun{{fn|1a}} !! loss<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align: center;" | '''38,653,342''' ||style="text-align: center;" | 54,000,000 ||style="text-align: center;" | -15,346,658 ||style="text-align: center;" | -28.42% ||style="text-align: center;" | '''2''' ||style="text-align: center;" | 3 ||style="text-align: center;" | -1<br />
|}<br />
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==Notable People==<br />
* Captain [[Grund Tahlihro]]: Conducted a successful campaign in the sky-islands of the [[Outer Airs]] and received a ''Kuzzbryndal''(hero’s welcome). {{fn|1}}<br />
* Admiral [[Nelriksson]]: Considered the greatest champion of Barak-Zon.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<center><br />
<gallery> <br />
Barak-Zon regalia 01.png|Barak-Zon regalia.<br />
Barak-Zon regalia 02.png|An Arkanaut Company from Barak-Zon.<br />
</gallery><br />
</center><br />
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==Sources==<br />
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2017)]]<br />
** {{Endn|1a}}: Structured for Profit, pg. 28<br />
** {{Endn|1b}}: Barak-Zon, pg. 35<br />
* {{Endn|2}}: [[Age of Sigmar: Core Book (2nd Edition)]]<br />
** {{Endn|2a}}: Spiral Crux, pg. 104-107<br />
* {{Endn|3}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2020)]]<br />
**{{Endn|3a}}: Structured for Profit, pg. 28<br />
**{{Endn|3b}}: The Sky-ports, pg. 16-17<br />
**{{Endn|3c}}: Barak-Zon, City of the Sun, pg. 70<br />
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{{Kharadron Overlords}}<br />
[[Category:Grand Alliance of Order]]<br />
[[Category:Realm of Chamon]]<br />
[[Category:Spiral Crux]]<br />
[[Category:Sky-Ports]]<br />
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<div>== Summary ==<br />
[[Cities of Sigmar]] with [[Sigmar]], [[Alarielle]] and [[Nagash]]<br />
== Copyright status: ==<br />
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== Source: ==<br />
[[Soulbound Core Rulebook]], pg. 8<br />
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<div>'''Sky-ports''' are the massive floating metropolises of the [[Kharadron Overlords]]. These bustling hubs of trade and military strongholds are capable of drifting vast distances to reach new prosperous lands. While being some of the greatest centres of trade and industry in the [[Mortal Realms]], the sky-ports maintain enough firepower to be all but impervious to frontal assaults.{{Fn|1c}}{{Fn|3b}}<br />
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Despite some similarities, every sky-port has its own peculiar traditions and beliefs. Furthermore, different interpretations of the [[Kharadron Code]] are maintained depending on the sky-ports.{{Fn|17a}}<br />
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==Origin and Creation==<br />
The fall of the grand [[duardin]] [[karak]]s during the [[Age of Chaos]] lead to the [[Sky Exodus]]. Utilising [[aethercraft]], the [[Steamhead Pioneers]] gave flight to several karaks upon great endrinspheres and aethermatic energisers. Other sky-ports originate from preexisting aerial mining colonies and airborne fortresses which grew with the influx of refugees from the fallen [[Khazalid Empire]].{{Fn|18a}}{{Fn|1e}}<br />
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New sky-ports are continually being constructed, however, some in the name of particularly powerful [[Kharadron]] and others are [[kharadron outpost]]s who developed enough to gain autonomy from their homeport.{{Fn|17c}}{{Fn|8}}<br />
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==Geography==<br />
The size and layout of the sky-ports vary greatly but most are constructed as a series of concentric squares with the administrative districts at the centre. The outer areas consist of vast dockyards and are often the only area allowed to visitors.{{Fn|1c}}<br />
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In [[Barak-Zilfin]], workshops and markets, forges and refineries lay far below, overlooked by clan-houses, arkanaut academies, coghalls and shipyards. Grey clouds separate these lower sections from the [[windfasts]] that house the elite.{{Fn|19a}} [[Barak-Nar]] is akin to an immense superstructure of interconnected platforms, domes and docks stretching across a wider area than any land city.{{Fn|9c}} Other sky-ports are shaped like a cylinder balancing on its end, bristling with spires and jetties like the spikes on a mace. They are often composed of steel plates, iron struts and ornamental statues of bronze and gold with duardin figures standing taller than towers.{{Fn|20a}}<br />
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<gallery heights="150px" widths="300px" mode="packed" caption="Images"><br />
Barak-Nar 01.png|[[Barak-Nar]] from afar.<br />
Barak-Zon 01.png|[[Barak-Zon]] from afar.<br />
Kharadron Sky-port 01.jpg|Skyview of a sky-port.<br />
Tower Barak-Mhornar 01.jpg|A towershaped sky-port.<br />
</gallery><br />
===Districts===<br />
====Administrative District====<br />
At the centre of a sky-port is normally host to its nexus of government and often displays the greatest achievements of the metropolis. Minor armies of runescribes and dignitaries populate the monumental chambers echoing to the bellicose cacophony of Kharadron politics. Very few outsiders have ever been granted entrance to these closely guarded quarters.{{fn|1c}}<br />
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The council chamber used by the [[Admirals Council]]s are often situated as far above the sky-port's docks as the throne rooms of ancient duardin kings had been below the entrances to their karaks.{{Fn|9c}} The various guildhalls hosting the powerful [[Kharadron Overlords#Guilds|kharadron guilds]] are marvellously decorated masterpieces that both recreate the impression of ancestral mountain halls and vaults deep beneath the mountains and conjure the image of lofty heights far above the clouds. As such, kharadron architecture is reminiscent of what their ancestors once ruled, the mountains, and what they themselves currently rule, the skies.{{Fn|19a}}<br />
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<gallery heights="150px" widths="300px" mode="packed" caption="Images"><br />
Ancestor's Plaza of Barak-Nar 01.jpg|The [[Ancestor's Plaza]] of [[Barak-Nar]].<br />
</gallery><br />
====Residential Districts====<br />
Those that live near the dock districts and work in industrial zones are canned together in almshouses, workhalls and [[cloudscraper]]s while the wealthiest reside close to its heart in gated towers and floating manses held aloft by a steady flow of [[aether-gold]] where [[Lord-Magnate]]s and master industrialists look down upon those less fortunate.{{fn|1c}}{{Fn|9b}}<br />
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These [[endrinvilla]]s and [[windfast]]s float above the alchemical smoke and smells of the lower sections. Colossal sculptures hulk outwards from every facade and great domed roofs bulge from their peak, golden tiles blazing. Elaborate arrays of metal shafts rise even higher, lightning rods cast into the shape of protective runes and familial sigils, clan-brands and the emblems of a hundred guilds. These residences are protected by immense fortifications bristling with cannons and torpedoes.{{Fn|19a}}<br />
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<gallery heights="150px" widths="300px" mode="packed" caption="Images"><br />
Kharadron Fleet with tentacles 01.jpeg|Kharadron residential districts with endrinworks.<br />
Cloudscrapers 01.jpg|[[Cloudscraper]]s.<br />
Residential District Barak-Mhornar 01.jpg|Kharadron residential districts viewed from afar.<br />
</gallery><br />
====Industrial Zones====<br />
Beyond the dock districts are warehouses, [[aether-factories]] and other industrial zones run by lesser-chartered guilds. These workhouses are filled with hardworking kharadron who, despite the undoubted technological mastery of the Kharadron, live in difficult conditions. Packed together in almshouses and workhalls, they labour daily for a relative pittance. Although Kharadron society is proudly meritocratic, their struggles are never rewarded with social mobility, so long as capitalist overseers benefit from their labour. After all, the factory bosses have a vested interest in ensuring their downtrodden workers do not rise beyond their rank.{{fn|1c}}{{Fn|17b}}<br />
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<gallery heights="150px" widths="300px" mode="packed" caption="Images"><br />
Kharadron Factory 01.jpg|The inside of a kharadron factory.<br />
</gallery><br />
====Markets====<br />
People from all over the [[Mortal Realms]] flock to the grand markets of the sky-ports. Carrying all manner of rare and exotic resources from every corner of the [[Cosmos Arcane]], impossible amalgams of anything imaginable are the norm in such places. Everything one could imagine is for sale – weapons and armour, meat and mead, clothes and boots and row upon row of [[skyvessel]] parts: sky-hooks, hull plates and shiny endrin spheres, floating from tethers of rope. Some kharadron markets are located in huge domed space, floor covered with stalls and awnings.{{Fn|20d}}{{Fn|21a}}<br />
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<gallery heights="150px" widths="300px" mode="packed" caption="Images"><br />
Barak-Mhornar Sky-Port 01.png|The streets of [[Barak-Mhornar]].<br />
</gallery><br />
====Dock Districts====<br />
All sky-ports are bordered by extensive and bustling dockyards. Most sky-ports don't allow any non-Kharadron beyond the docklands. Resultingly, these quarters are packed to the brim with foreigners. Those districts are host to countless merchants.{{fn|1c}}{{Fn|1d}}<br />
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Network of walkways, ladders and loading cranes branch from the sky-ports' side like the nest of giant steel insect, but without a sense of order and regularity. Innumerable Kharadron load and unload, barter and haggle, gathering in rowdy groups or sitting alone, keeping watch over their possessions.{{Fn|20a}} Deeper into the sky-ports, voices echoes as the walls close in, tunnels high and broad, their curved plate surfaces gleaming with moisture. Kharadron bustle by, leading pack animals, hefting sacks and boxes or pushing carts heaped with crates.{{Fn|20b}}<br />
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<gallery heights="150px" widths="300px" mode="packed" caption="Images"><br />
Barak-Urbaz 01.png|Fishing docks of [[Barak-Urbaz]].<br />
Kharadron Dock 01.png|A kharadron dock.<br />
Kharadron Sky-port 01.jpg|A sky-port from above, the dock districts on the outskirts of the city.<br />
</gallery><br />
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===Cultural and Academic Centres===<br />
The famed [[Kharadron Academies]], responsible for the formation of the members of the various [[Kharadaron Overlords#Guilds|kharadron guilds]], are located within the various sky-ports.{{Fn|1f}}<br />
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Some sky-ports maintain [[Grudgehall]]s, where every grudge against the sky-port is recorded upon a rune-slate and added to a boundless library that encompasses entire districts.{{Fn|1g}}<br />
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<gallery heights="150px" widths="300px" mode="packed" caption="Images"><br />
Barak-Thryng 01.png|[[Grudgehall]] of [[Barak-Thryng]].<br />
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===Defenses===<br />
Sky-ports, packed with aethercannon emplacements and skyburst mortars, are impervious to most frontal assaults. In addition, immense fortifications teeming with cannons and torpedoes predominate the edges of the sky-holds. Their borders are further guarded by [[Zunfar tower]]s.{{Fn|1c}}{{Fn|3b}}{{Fn|19a}}<br />
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<gallery heights="150px" widths="300px" mode="packed" caption="Images"><br />
Barak-Nar Defenses 01.jpg|Outer-defenses of [[Barak-Nar]].<br />
</gallery><br />
===Bilges===<br />
Since many sky-ports were created by attaching duardin strongholds upon great endrinspheres to give them flight, untold secrets are left buried in the depths of the sky-holds that not even the [[Admirals Council]] know off.{{Fn|9c}}{{Fn|9e}}<br />
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<gallery heights="150px" widths="300px" mode="packed" caption="Images"><br />
Kharadron vs Skaven 01.png|Failed [[skaven]] invasion of the lowest bilges of [[Barak-Nar]].<br />
</gallery><br />
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==Population and Society==<br />
===Demography===<br />
The industrial zones of the sky-ports alone are populated by many thousands of [[Kharadron]]. Resultingly, each sky-port is inhabited by countless thousands of Kharadron.{{Fn|1c}}<br />
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===Foreigners===<br />
The sky-holds are visited by representatives from every civilised nation in the [[Mortal Realms]]. Since most sky-ports don't allow any non-Kharadron beyond the docklands, the Dock Districts are normally crammed with [[human]]s, [[Gholemkind]], [[aelves]] and other races.{{Fn|1c}} <br />
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===Languages===<br />
[[Kharadron (Language)|Kharadron]] is the main language spoken in the sky-ports. Due to the cosmopolitan nature of the sky-ports, however, thousands of different languages echo through their labyrinthine streets.{{Fn|1c}}<br />
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===Wealth and Income Disparity===<br />
Despite a meritocratic facade, opportunities to advance are limited for many Kharadron, especially those relegated to civilian dockworking duties.{{Fn|17b}} In Kharadron society, wealth and power grant several privileges. Several members of the [[Admirals Council|Admiralty]] establish sizeable estates far above the [[cloudscraper]]s that house the common folk. With time, the descendants of councillors typically form an upper class within their sky-port.{{Fn|9b}}<br />
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==Transportation==<br />
===Air===<br />
The airlines of the sky-ports are congested with [[skyvessel]]s – not solely military models, but civilian skiffs, bulk haulers and yachts. In extreme cases, traders may be forced to wait in lane for entire days just to secure a berth.{{Fn|1c}} <br />
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<gallery heights="150px" widths="300px" mode="packed" caption="Images"><br />
Barak-Zilfin 01.png|The congested sky-lanes of [[Barak-Zilfin]].<br />
</gallery><br />
===Endrintrams===<br />
[[Endrintram]]s provide inhabitants with rapid transit throughout their sky-port.{{Fn|1c}}<br />
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<gallery heights="150px" widths="300px" mode="packed" caption="Images"><br />
Endrintram 01.png|[[Endrintram]]s.<br />
</gallery><br />
===Canalways===<br />
[[Steam-gondola]]s provide access along the canalways that crisscross the sky-ports. Those canalways function as sewers and water-pipe routes, while also disposing of waste by spilling it out of hatches to rain down from the skies.{{Fn|1c}}<br />
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===Streets===<br />
The metal walkways of the labyrinthine streets and cramped passageways are lit with sputtering whaleen-oil lamps.{{Fn|22}}<br />
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<gallery heights="150px" widths="300px" mode="packed" caption="Images"><br />
Barak-Mhornar Sky-Port 01.png|The streets of [[Barak-Mhornar]].<br />
Sky-port Street 01.jpg|The streets of a sky-port.<br />
</gallery><br />
==Economy==<br />
The prosperous industry of the Kharadron's sky-ports is universally renowned. Every sky-hold is engaged in various lucrative businesses ranging from sky-fishing, to mercenary work, to beard-wax oil manufacturers.{{Fn|23a}}<br />
<br />
==Politics and Administration==<br />
===Jurisdiction===<br />
According to the [[Kharadron Code]], a sky-port technically only controls the airspace within the span of three cannon shots and beyond that is the [[high air]]s which is neutral territory.{{Fn|1c}}<br />
<br />
===Admiral's Council===<br />
At the city’s nexus, the [[Admiral's Council]] sets military and economic policy within grand government ministries.{{Fn|17b}}<br />
<br />
===Law Enforcment===<br />
The [[Kharadron Code]] is vigorously, and violently, enforced by the [[Copperhat]]s.{{Fn|1c}}{{Fn|22}}<br />
<br />
==Health and Environment==<br />
===Pollution===<br />
While [[aether-gold]] can be processed without pollution the Kharadron Overlords' heavy industry uses a wide variety of chemicals and metals thus smog and acid rains are common. Endrin-bellows and dispersal fans are built to clear the worst of the contamination but some such as Barak-Nar’s relentless industrial drive and Barak-Zon’s weapons industries create even greater levels of pollution and cause diseases such as sky-miner's consumption, ironscale and the glowlung. Barak-Thryng’s refusal to utilise wasteful, non-traditional methods of power generation has given it relatively clear skies.{{fn|1c}}<br />
<br />
===Healthcare===<br />
The [[Aether-Khemists Guild]] of some sky-ports dedicate entire arms of their alchemical labs to research needed cures using subdermal infusions of [[aether-gold]]. For now, however, only the richest residents are able to afford the treatments.{{fn|1c}}<br />
<br />
===Waste Disposal===<br />
Canalways running through the sky-ports function as sewers and water-pipe routes to dispose of waste by emptying it out of hatches.{{Fn|1c}} Smaller hatches lined with steel, acting as rubbish chute, lead to grand conveyors that crush and burn the detritus.{{Fn|20b}}{{Fn|20c}}<br />
<br />
==Notable Sky-Ports==<br />
While [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]] is home to some of the most powerful sky-ports due to its richness in aether-gold, sky-ports can be found in every [[Mortal Realms|Mortal Realm]].{{fn|2}}<br />
<br />
* [[Barak-Mhornar]], The City of Shadow: Hidden in dark mists and with a reputation for shady deals, piracy and "innovative" interpretation of the Code.{{fn|2}}<br />
* [[Barak-Nar]], City of the First Sunrise: Well known for its mastery of science and technology. They also have the most delegates on the [[Geldraad]].{{fn|2}}<br />
* [[Barak-Thryng]], City of the Ancestors: The most conservative of the Sky-ports and full of monuments to the ancestors and gods of the old [[Duardin]].{{fn|2}}<br />
* [[Barak-Urbaz]], The Market City: A cosmopolitan centre of trade whose citizens "pursue profit with unmatched zeal." Has access to secret [[Realmgates]] and it is said the most skilled [[Aether-Khemist]]s are from this sky-port.{{fn|2}}<br />
* [[Barak-Zilfin]], The Windswept City: Famous for its shipwrights and pilots, the 2nd largest sky-port with the best Endrineering Academies or Coghalls. Often called the "Windmasters".{{fn|2}}<br />
* [[Barak-Zon]], City of the Sun: First of the sky-ports and renowned for its martial pride.{{fn|2}}<br />
<br />
Known sky-ports with no [[Geldraad]] representatives:<br />
* [[Barak-Dren]]: A kharadron sky-port famed for its discovery of one of the largest seams of aether-gold ever recorded, located above the [[Sirrusian Fields]] of the [[Realm of Hysh]].{{fn|3a}}<br />
* [[Da Moon City|Barak-Khazzar]]: Overrun by an alliance of [[Gloomspite Gitz]] and [[Grotbag Scuttlers]], now a Gloomspite enclave known as "Da Moon City".{{Fn|4}}<br />
* [[Barak-Skarren]]{{fn|6}}<br />
* [[Barak-Zhoff]]: Missing, last sighted above the [[Rabble Coast]] in the Realm of Metal.{{fn|2}}<br />
* [[Barak-Kol]]: The City of Ashes. A Kharadron trading post floating above the [[Charrwind Coast]], near [[Anvilgard]] (in [[Realm of Aqshy|Aqshy]]).{{Fn|5a}} <br />
* [[Toba Lorchai]]: Sky-port established by pioneers from Barak-Thryng in [[Blackfire Bight]], in [[Realm of Ghur|Ghur]]. Following its founding, a free-city, the Greys, formed under the sky-port. Both were last seen being raided by the [[Idoneth Deepkin]] of [[Aighmar]].{{Fn|8}}<br />
* [[Barak-Durmmaz]]: Overwhelmed by the [[Nighthaunt]]s processions following the Garaktormun. Legends say that the port still plies the sky-lanes, crewed by the bitter spirits of dead duardin.{{Fn|1a}} <br />
* [[Barak-Kling]]: Destroyed by the first destructive shock-waves of amethyst magic swept forth from the Realm of Death.{{Fn|1b}} <br />
* [[Karak Ohrgaf]]: Like many ancestors of the Kharadron Overlords, the duardins of Karak Ohgrgaf attempted to flee the hordes of Chaos by retreating into the stratosphere. However not every attempt was rewarded with success, out of the countless thousands of inhabitants of Karak-Orgaf only three lived to tell the tale of their sky-port. The fate of the others is hinted at in gruesome details when twisted wrecks of sky-vessels and mangled duardin corpses begin to rain down from the Chamonic clouds.{{Fn|6a}} <br />
* [[Barak-Mor]]: A sky-fleet from Barak-Mor sought to harvest the aether-gold clouds which drifted about the peaks of Garnhak’s Maw. In the attempt, the kharadron were swarmed by hulking, leather-winged monsters that snatched scores of crewmen from their vessels.{{Fn|7a}}<br />
* [[Barak-Shunti]]: A smaller sky-port far away from [[Barak-Nar]].{{Fn|9a}}<br />
* [[Barak-Thargar]]: Successor sky-port of [[Karak Thain]].{{Fn|10a}}<br />
* [[Barak-Laskar]]{{Fn|13a}} <br />
* [[Barak-Ungrin]]{{Fn|11a}} <br />
* [[Barak-Khrum]]: A warlike sky-port widely known for its mercenaries and breweries.{{Fn|14a}}<br />
* [[Barak-Jazbaz]]{{Fn|15a}}<br />
* [[Barak-Glöm]]: A sky-port located in [[Realm of Shyish|Shyish]].{{Fn|16a}}<br />
<br />
==Sources==<br />
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2020)]]<br />
**{{Endn|1a}}: The Breath of Grungni, pg. 12-13<br />
**{{Endn|1b}}: Strife and Opportunity, pg. 14-15<br />
**{{Endn|1c}}: The Sky-Ports, pg. 16-17<br />
**{{Endn|1d}}: Masters of the Skies, pg. 4-5<br />
**{{Endn|1e}}: Rise of the Overlords, pg. 8-9<br />
**{{Endn|1f}}: The Arkanaut Sky-Fleets, pg. 22-23<br />
**{{Endn|1g}}: Barak-Thryng, City of the Ancestors, pg. 73<br />
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2017)]]<br />
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Aether War (boxed set)]]<br />
**{{Endn|3a}}: The Spiral Crux, pg. 2-3<br />
**{{Endn|3b}}: Cults of the Eyrie, pg. 4-5<br />
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Battletome: Gloomspite Gitz (2019)]] - Ages of Loonacy, pg. 16-19<br />
* {{Endn|5}}: [[Soulbound Core Rulebook]]<br />
** {{Endn|5a}}: Aqshy: the Realm of Fire, pg. 171<br />
* {{Endn|6}}: [[Battletome: Beasts of Chaos (2018)]]<br />
** {{Endn|6a}}: pg. 18<br />
* {{Endn|7}}: [[Battletome: Legions of Nagash (2018)]]<br />
** {{Endn|7a}}: pg. 19<br />
* {{Endn|8}}: [[Myths & Revenants]]: The Sea Taketh<br />
* {{Endn|9}}: [[Code of the Skies (novella)]]<br />
** {{Endn|9a}}: Chapter 7<br />
** {{Endn|9b}}: Chapter 3<br />
** {{Endn|9c}}: Chapter 2<br />
* {{Endn|10}}: [[White Dwarf October 2020]]<br />
** {{Endn|10a}}: pg. 30-31<br />
* {{Endn|11}}: [[Overlords of the Iron Dragon]]<br />
** {{Endn|11a}}: pg. 284<br />
* {{Endn|13}}: [[Inferno! Volume 4]]<br />
** {{Endn|13a}}: The Fourfold Wound<br />
* {{Endn|14}}: [[White Dwarf May 2017]]<br />
** {{Endn|14a}}: pg. 140<br />
* {{Endn|15}}: [[White Dwarf November 2020]]<br />
** {{Endn|15a}}: The Comet’s Call, pg. 76-93<br />
* {{Endn|16}}: [[White Dwarf April 2019]]<br />
** {{Endn|16a}}: pg. 25<br />
*{{Endn|17}}: [[Soulbound: Champions of Order]]<br />
**{{Endn|17a}}: Introduction, pg. 4-5<br />
**{{Endn|17b}}: Kharadron Overlords, pg. 50-54<br />
**{{Endn|17c}}: Long-Term Goals, pg. 15-17<br />
* {{Endn|18}}: [[White Dwarf April 2017]]<br />
** {{Endn|18a}}: pg. 40<br />
* {{Endn|19}}: [[Profit's Ruin (novel)]]<br />
** {{Endn|19a}}: Chapter 1<br />
* {{Endn|20}}: [[Warhammer Adventures: Flight of the Kharadron]]<br />
** {{Endn|20a}}: Chapter 3<br />
** {{Endn|20b}}: Chapter 4<br />
** {{Endn|20c}}: Chapter 5<br />
** {{Endn|20d}}: Chapter 6<br />
* {{Endn|21}}: [[Soulbound: Doomed Lands]]<br />
** {{Endn|21a}}: pg. 7<br />
* {{Endn|22}}: [[Marked for Death (Short Story)]]<br />
*{{Endn|23}}: [[Soulbound Corebook]]<br />
**{{Endn|23a}}: Life in the Realms, pg. 164-168<br />
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{{Kharadron Overlords}}<br />
[[Category:Sky-Ports| ]]<br />
[[Category: Kharadron Overlords]]<br />
[[Category: Kharadron Settlements]]<br />
[[Category:Skies]]</div>DukeEligoshttps://ageofsigmar.lexicanum.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Barak-Nar&diff=117515Barak-Nar2021-11-25T05:12:53Z<p>DukeEligos: </p>
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<div>{{InfoSkyports<br />
|Name = Barak-Nar<br />
|Image = Barak-Nar 01.png<br />
|Image caption = Barak-Nar from afar<br />
|Emblem = Barak-Nar Crest 01.png<br />
|Emblem caption = Emblem of Barak-Nar<br />
|Emblem_alt =<br />
|Emblem caption_alt =<br />
|Aliases = City of the First Sunrise{{Fn|5f}}<br />
|Type = [[Sky-port]]<br />
|Associated factions = [[Kharadron Overlords]]<br />
|Founding = [[Age of Chaos]]<br />
|Status = Active<br />
|Map = Barak-Nar map 01.png<br />
|Map caption = Location of Barak-Nar<br />
|Map_alt = <br />
|Map caption_alt = <br />
|Mortal Realm = [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]]<br />
|Region = [[Spiral Crux]]<br />
|Size = Metropolis{{Fn|5e}}<br />
|Settlements =<br />
|Founder = [[Bulwark Norgrimsson]]{{Fn|1e}}<br />
|Current Rulers = [[Prime Admiral]] [[Bran Torgsson]]{{Fn|3b}}<br />
|Former Rulers = <br />
|Major characters = [[Brokk Grungsson]]<br>[[Horgrumm Brand]]<br />
|Demonym = <br />
|Motto = ''Priffa dreng'' – Prosper or die{{fn|1}}<br />
|Races = [[Duardin]]<br />
|Languages = [[Kharadron (Language)]]<br />
|Beliefs = Science over faith and superstition. Ancestor worship abandoned by most.{{Fn|5f}}{{Fn|3c}} <br />
|Imports = <br />
|Exports = Cutting-edge science{{Fn|5f}}<br />
|Delegates on the Geldraad= 6 (Steering Hand){{Fn|5a}}{{Fn|5g}}<br />
|Aether-gold Shares = 296,132,947{{Fn|5a}}<br />
|Governing Body = [[Admirals Council]]<br />
|Allies = <br />
|Specialty = Cutting-edge aethermatic inventions{{Fn|5f}}<br />
|Colours = Regal purple and silver colours. Leaders tend to incorporate more gold in their armour than do those of lesser ranks. The Arkanauts wear overalls of regal purple underneath cold steel armour with gold flourishes.{{Fn|6a}}{{Fn|1f}}{{Fn|1g}}<br />
|Colour Scheme_image = Barak Nar Grundstok Thunderer 02.png<br />
|Colour Scheme_image alt = Barak-Nar C01.png<br />
}}<br />
'''Barak-Nar''', the City of the First Sunrise, is the pre-eminent [[sky-port]] of the [[Kharadron Overlords]].{{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
{{spoiler|source= Code of the Skies (novella)}}<br />
==History==<br />
===[[Age of Chaos]]===<br />
[[Time of Reaving]]: Following the establishment of the [[Kharadron Code]], the fleets of the city begin sweeping out to establish new [[cloud mines]] and to expand their frontiers. {{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
Bulwark Norgrimsson leads the fleets of the city to defeat the [[Waaagh]] of the [[Great Ghazbag]], in the wake of that victory, Barak-Nar claims the [[Gleaming Banks]]. {{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
The wealth and power of the fleets of Barak-Nar ensure victory in the [[Hydrox Wars]]. {{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
===[[Age of Sigmar]]===<br />
Njord Aethersson leads an ill-favoured raid on the [[Olwyr ogors]] which nearly ruins him, he liquidates all his remaining assets to assemble a new fleet and sacks the [[Great Anvrokian Dreadhold]]. The fleets of the city, commanded by Brokk Grungsson destroy [[Daemon]] hordes and break the siege of [[Barak-Zon]]. {{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
Following the [[Necroquake]], forces from Barak-Nar aid the city of [[Lethis]] against the hordes of [[Nighthaunt]]s commanded by the [[Mortarch]] of Grief but are unable to save it. {{fn|2a}}<br />
<br />
A force from the city led by Admiral [[Borri Kraglan]] attacks the [[Thrice-Forged Fastness]] and finds an ancient artefact which may steer the way to the lost Sky-port of [[Barak-Zhoff]]. Despite orders to the contrary, Kraglan leads a force in search of the city, breaking the siege of the [[Empyrean Bastion]] [[Stormkeep]] of the [[Sigmarite Brotherhood]] to claim the next clue. Finally, they locate the lost hold that launched the lost Sky-port but find it has been claimed and corrupted by [[Skaven]], at a great cost they destroy the tainted fortress it launches, reuniting the two fleets of Brak-Nar. {{fn|3}}<br />
<br />
==Geography==<br />
===Location===<br />
Barak-Nar sails the skies of the [[Realm of Chamon]] and in the [[Age of Sigmar]] can be found within the [[Gleaming Banks]] to the north of the [[Strait of Fangs]] and the [[Stormkeep]] of the [[Iron Tridents]]. {{fn|1b}}<br />
<br />
===Architecture===<br />
* '''Admirals Chamber''': The ante chamber is a huge circular room atop a high tower with windows to look down to the activity in the city below and which houses a museum with artefacts that track the history of the Sky-port. The Audience chamber at its centre has a spectacular frieze on the wall that encloses the chamber and also tells the story of the city. <br />
** '''Council Chamber''': Beyond this, protected by aether-automated doors is the chamber. {{fn|3b}}<br />
* '''Memorial of Triumph''': The name of every privateer that returned home with treasure is inscribed upon it. {{fn|3f}}<br />
<br />
==Culture==<br />
The City of the First Sunrise is the largest of the sky-ports and it is said that, with the potential exception of [[Azyrheim]] in High Azyr, no land city can hope to match its size.{{fn|3b}} As such, it has the most delegates on the ruling council of the Kharadron Overlords, the [[Geldraad]]. They are renowned for their forward-thinking and bold initiatives – they were the first to move to establish trade with non-[[duardin]] and in doing so have established well-patrolled trade routes, guarded by [[Zonbek]]s.{{fn|1a}}<br />
<br />
===Religion===<br />
They venerate [[Grimnir]], [[Grungni]] and [[Valaya]] as ancestors of their race, but some go as far as to actually worship them, having shrines in their homes. {{fn|3c}}<br />
<br />
==Power and Influence==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+ '''Influence of Barak-Nar and Impact of the [[Garaktormun]]''' <br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | Capital (aether-gold shares)<br />
! colspan="3" | Delegates on the [[Geldraad]]<br />
|-<br />
! Current capital{{fn|5a}} !! Pre-Garaktormun capital{{fn|1c}} !! loss !! Pourcentage lost !! Current Delegates {{fn|5a}} !! Delegates Pre-Garaktormun{{fn|1c}} !! loss<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align: center;" | '''296,132,947''' ||style="text-align: center;" | 307,620,967 ||style="text-align: center;" | -11,488,020 ||style="text-align: center;" | -3.73% ||style="text-align: center;" | '''6''' ||style="text-align: center;" | 7 ||style="text-align: center;" | -1<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Notable People==<br />
* [[Horgrumm Brand]]: Victor of the [[Kharadron Overlords#Battle of the First Coalition|Battle of the First Coalition]].{{Fn|5b}}<br />
* [[Njarn Firewhiskers]]: [[Aether-Khemist]] responsible for stopping the [[Nighthaunt]] invasion of Barak-Nar that followed the [[Kharadron Overlords#Garaktormun|Garaktormun]].{{Fn|5c}}<br />
* [[Njord Aethersson]], [[Grumblemaestro]] of Barak-Nar: Commander of the ''Cannonchild''.{{fn|1}}<br />
* [[Grakki Greybeard]]: Member of the ruling Admirals Council. {{fn|3b}}<br />
* [[Brokk Grungsson]]: The [[Lord-Magnate]] of Barak-Nar. {{fn|1}}<br />
* [[Borri Kraglan]]: Admiral. {{fn|3}}<br />
* [[Zaff Norgrim]]: Captain of the ''[[Fearless Undertaking]]''. {{fn|3b}}<br />
* [[Bulwark Norgrimsson]]: The founder of Barak-Nar. {{fn|1}}<br />
* [[Harak Steelfist]]. Member of the ruling Admirals Council. {{fn|3b}}<br />
* [[Orrum Steelfist]]. {{fn|3}}<br />
* [[Fargrimm Stoutheart]]: Member of the ruling Admirals Council. {{fn|3b}}<br />
* [[Bran Torgsson]]: Member and leader of the ruling Admirals Council. {{fn|3b}}<br />
* [[Bjarnus Tragg]]: Admiral. {{fn|4a}}<br />
<br />
==Known Vessels==<br />
* ''[[Nazgrund]]'': [[Arkanaut Frigate]] that was commanded by Grand Admiral [[Horgrumm Brand]] during the [[Battle of the First Coalition]].{{fn|5d}}<br />
* ''[[Ancestor's Axe]]'': [[Krundhal-class Battleship]]. {{fn|3d}}<br />
* ''[[Bright Eddra]]'': [[Grundstok Gunhauler]]. {{fn|1d}}<br />
* ''[[Broken Blade]]'': [[Arkanaut Frigate]]. {{fn|3d}}<br />
* ''[[Brondt's Last Gamble]]'': [[Arkanaut Frigate]]. {{fn|1d}}<br />
* ''[[Cannonchild]]'': [[Arkanaut Ironclad]]. Flagship of Njord Aethersson. {{fn|1d}}<br />
* ''[[Crimson Talon]]'': [[Grundstok Gunhauler]]. {{fn|3f}}<br />
* ''[[Dawnrunner]]'': [[Arkanaut Frigate]]. {{fn|1d}}<br />
* ''[[Fearless Undertaking]]'': [[Arkanaut Ironclad]]. Flagship of Borri Kraglan. {{fn|3b}}<br />
* ''[[Fortune's Fool]]'': [[Grundstok Gunhauler]]. {{fn|3f}}<br />
* ''[[Honour of Valaya]]'': Had a harrowing encounter with a [[fell-drake]] seeing them as a rival....or mate. {{fn|3d}}<br />
* ''[[Intrepid]]:'' [[Arkanaut Ironclad]]. Flagship of Admiral Bjarnus Tragg. {{fn|4a}}<br />
* ''[[Loaded Gun]]'': [[Arkanaut Frigate]]. {{fn|3e}}<br />
* ''[[Randravenger]]'': [[Grundstok Gunhauler]]. {{fn|1d}}<br />
* ''[[Skjarlhelm's Bane]]'': [[Arkanaut Frigate]]. {{fn|1d}}<br />
* ''[[Steel Avalanche]]'': [[Grundstok Gunhauler]]. {{fn|1d}}<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<center><br />
<gallery> <br />
Kharadron Fleet with tentacles 01.jpeg|Barak-Nar under assault by an harkraken.<br />
Kharadron vs Skaven 01.png|Thanquol's invasion of Barak-Nar's lower quarters.<br />
Barak-Nar Ironclad regalia 01.png|An Ironclad form Barak-Nar.<br />
Barak-Nar regalia 01.png|Regalia of Barak-Nar.<br />
Barak-Nar C02.png|Grundstok Thunderer.<br />
</gallery><br />
</center><br />
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==Sources==<br />
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2017)]]<br />
** {{Endn|1a}}: pg. 23<br />
** {{Endn|1b}}: pg. 25<br />
** {{Endn|1c}}: Structured for Profit, pg. 28<br />
** {{Endn|1d}}: pg. 31<br />
** {{Endn|1e}}: A Rising Power, pg. 26-27<br />
** {{Endn|1f}}: Barak-Nar, pg. 33<br />
** {{Endn|1g}}: The Major Sky-ports, pg. 78-81<br />
* {{Endn|2}}: [[White Dwarf Vol 3 No 36]], <br />
** {{Endn|2a}}: [[Tome Celestial: The Sempiternals]] pg. 28-29<br />
* {{Endn|3}}: [[Code of the Skies (novella)]]<br />
** {{Endn|3a}}: Chapter One, pg. 9-16<br />
** {{Endn|3b}}: Chapter Two, pg 17-31<br />
** {{Endn|3c}}: Chapter Three, pg 33-41<br />
** {{Endn|3d}}: Chapter Four, pg 44-52<br />
** {{Endn|3e}}: Chapter Five, pg 55-65<br />
** {{Endn|3f}}: Chapter Seven, pg 85-94<br />
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Aether War (boxed set)]], Lore and Warscrolls book,<br />
**{{Endn|4a}}: The Spiral Crux, pg. 2-3<br />
* {{Endn|5}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2020)]]<br />
**{{Endn|5a}}: Structured for Profit, pg. 28<br />
**{{Endn|5b}}: Annals of the Overlords, pg. 20-21<br />
**{{Endn|5c}}: Strife and Opportunity, pg. 14-15<br />
**{{Endn|5d}}: Frigates and Companies, pg. 32-33<br />
**{{Endn|5e}}: The Sky-ports, pg. 16-17<br />
**{{Endn|5f}}: Barak-Nar, City of the First Sunrise, pg. 68<br />
**{{Endn|5g}}: Dwellings of the Kharadron, pg. 24-27<br />
* {{Endn|6}}: [[Soulbound: Champions of Order]]<br />
**{{Endn|6a}}: Kharadron Overlords, pg. 50-54<br />
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[[Category:Sky-Ports]]<br />
[[Category:Barak-Nar| ]]<br />
{{Kharadron Overlords}}</div>DukeEligoshttps://ageofsigmar.lexicanum.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Barak-Nar&diff=117514Barak-Nar2021-11-25T05:11:40Z<p>DukeEligos: </p>
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<div>{{InfoSkyports<br />
|Name = Barak-Nar<br />
|Image = Barak-Nar 01.png<br />
|Image caption = Barak-Nar from afar<br />
|Emblem = Barak-Nar Crest 01.png<br />
|Emblem caption = Emblem of Barak-Nar<br />
|Emblem_alt =<br />
|Emblem caption_alt =<br />
|Aliases = City of the First Sunrise{{Fn|5f}}<br />
|Type = [[sky-port]]<br />
|Associated factions = [[Kharadron Overlords]]<br />
|Founding = [[Age of Chaos]]<br />
|Status = Active<br />
|Map = Barak-Nar map 01.png<br />
|Map caption = Location of Barak-Nar<br />
|Map_alt = <br />
|Map caption_alt = <br />
|Mortal Realm = [[Realm of Chamon|Chamon]]<br />
|Region = [[Spiral Crux]]<br />
|Size = Metropolis{{Fn|5e}}<br />
|Settlements =<br />
|Founder = [[Bulwark Norgrimsson]]{{Fn|1e}}<br />
|Current Rulers = [[Prime Admiral]] [[Bran Torgsson]]{{Fn|3b}}<br />
|Former Rulers = <br />
|Major characters = [[Brokk Grungsson]]<br>[[Horgrumm Brand]]<br />
|Demonym = <br />
|Motto = ''Priffa dreng'' – Prosper or die{{fn|1}}<br />
|Races = [[Duardin]]<br />
|Languages = [[Kharadron (Language)]]<br />
|Beliefs = Science over faith and superstition. Ancestor worship abandoned by most.{{Fn|5f}}{{Fn|3c}} <br />
|Imports = <br />
|Exports = Cutting-edge science{{Fn|5f}}<br />
|Delegates on the Geldraad= 6 (Steering Hand){{Fn|5a}}{{Fn|5g}}<br />
|Aether-gold Shares = 296,132,947{{Fn|5a}}<br />
|Governing Body = [[Admirals Council]]<br />
|Allies = <br />
|Specialty = Cutting-edge aethermatic inventions{{Fn|5f}}<br />
|Colours = Regal purple and silver colours. Leaders tend to incorporate more gold in their armour than do those of lesser ranks. The Arkanauts wear overalls of regal purple underneath cold steel armour with gold flourishes.{{Fn|6a}}{{Fn|1f}}{{Fn|1g}}<br />
|Colour Scheme_image = Barak Nar Grundstok Thunderer 02.png<br />
|Colour Scheme_image alt = Barak-Nar C01.png<br />
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'''Barak-Nar''', the City of the First Sunrise, is the pre-eminent [[sky-port]] of the [[Kharadron Overlords]].{{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
{{spoiler|source= Code of the Skies (novella)}}<br />
==History==<br />
===[[Age of Chaos]]===<br />
[[Time of Reaving]]: Following the establishment of the [[Kharadron Code]], the fleets of the city begin sweeping out to establish new [[cloud mines]] and to expand their frontiers. {{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
Bulwark Norgrimsson leads the fleets of the city to defeat the [[Waaagh]] of the [[Great Ghazbag]], in the wake of that victory, Barak-Nar claims the [[Gleaming Banks]]. {{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
The wealth and power of the fleets of Barak-Nar ensure victory in the [[Hydrox Wars]]. {{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
===[[Age of Sigmar]]===<br />
Njord Aethersson leads an ill-favoured raid on the [[Olwyr ogors]] which nearly ruins him, he liquidates all his remaining assets to assemble a new fleet and sacks the [[Great Anvrokian Dreadhold]]. The fleets of the city, commanded by Brokk Grungsson destroy [[Daemon]] hordes and break the siege of [[Barak-Zon]]. {{fn|1}}<br />
<br />
Following the [[Necroquake]], forces from Barak-Nar aid the city of [[Lethis]] against the hordes of [[Nighthaunt]]s commanded by the [[Mortarch]] of Grief but are unable to save it. {{fn|2a}}<br />
<br />
A force from the city led by Admiral [[Borri Kraglan]] attacks the [[Thrice-Forged Fastness]] and finds an ancient artefact which may steer the way to the lost Sky-port of [[Barak-Zhoff]]. Despite orders to the contrary, Kraglan leads a force in search of the city, breaking the siege of the [[Empyrean Bastion]] [[Stormkeep]] of the [[Sigmarite Brotherhood]] to claim the next clue. Finally, they locate the lost hold that launched the lost Sky-port but find it has been claimed and corrupted by [[Skaven]], at a great cost they destroy the tainted fortress it launches, reuniting the two fleets of Brak-Nar. {{fn|3}}<br />
<br />
==Geography==<br />
===Location===<br />
Barak-Nar sails the skies of the [[Realm of Chamon]] and in the [[Age of Sigmar]] can be found within the [[Gleaming Banks]] to the north of the [[Strait of Fangs]] and the [[Stormkeep]] of the [[Iron Tridents]]. {{fn|1b}}<br />
<br />
===Architecture===<br />
* '''Admirals Chamber''': The ante chamber is a huge circular room atop a high tower with windows to look down to the activity in the city below and which houses a museum with artefacts that track the history of the Sky-port. The Audience chamber at its centre has a spectacular frieze on the wall that encloses the chamber and also tells the story of the city. <br />
** '''Council Chamber''': Beyond this, protected by aether-automated doors is the chamber. {{fn|3b}}<br />
* '''Memorial of Triumph''': The name of every privateer that returned home with treasure is inscribed upon it. {{fn|3f}}<br />
<br />
==Culture==<br />
The City of the First Sunrise is the largest of the sky-ports and it is said that, with the potential exception of [[Azyrheim]] in High Azyr, no land city can hope to match its size.{{fn|3b}} As such, it has the most delegates on the ruling council of the Kharadron Overlords, the [[Geldraad]]. They are renowned for their forward-thinking and bold initiatives – they were the first to move to establish trade with non-[[duardin]] and in doing so have established well-patrolled trade routes, guarded by [[Zonbek]]s.{{fn|1a}}<br />
<br />
===Religion===<br />
They venerate [[Grimnir]], [[Grungni]] and [[Valaya]] as ancestors of their race, but some go as far as to actually worship them, having shrines in their homes. {{fn|3c}}<br />
<br />
==Power and Influence==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+ '''Influence of Barak-Nar and Impact of the [[Garaktormun]]''' <br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | Capital (aether-gold shares)<br />
! colspan="3" | Delegates on the [[Geldraad]]<br />
|-<br />
! Current capital{{fn|5a}} !! Pre-Garaktormun capital{{fn|1c}} !! loss !! Pourcentage lost !! Current Delegates {{fn|5a}} !! Delegates Pre-Garaktormun{{fn|1c}} !! loss<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align: center;" | '''296,132,947''' ||style="text-align: center;" | 307,620,967 ||style="text-align: center;" | -11,488,020 ||style="text-align: center;" | -3.73% ||style="text-align: center;" | '''6''' ||style="text-align: center;" | 7 ||style="text-align: center;" | -1<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Notable People==<br />
* [[Horgrumm Brand]]: Victor of the [[Kharadron Overlords#Battle of the First Coalition|Battle of the First Coalition]].{{Fn|5b}}<br />
* [[Njarn Firewhiskers]]: [[Aether-Khemist]] responsible for stopping the [[Nighthaunt]] invasion of Barak-Nar that followed the [[Kharadron Overlords#Garaktormun|Garaktormun]].{{Fn|5c}}<br />
* [[Njord Aethersson]], [[Grumblemaestro]] of Barak-Nar: Commander of the ''Cannonchild''.{{fn|1}}<br />
* [[Grakki Greybeard]]: Member of the ruling Admirals Council. {{fn|3b}}<br />
* [[Brokk Grungsson]]: The [[Lord-Magnate]] of Barak-Nar. {{fn|1}}<br />
* [[Borri Kraglan]]: Admiral. {{fn|3}}<br />
* [[Zaff Norgrim]]: Captain of the ''[[Fearless Undertaking]]''. {{fn|3b}}<br />
* [[Bulwark Norgrimsson]]: The founder of Barak-Nar. {{fn|1}}<br />
* [[Harak Steelfist]]. Member of the ruling Admirals Council. {{fn|3b}}<br />
* [[Orrum Steelfist]]. {{fn|3}}<br />
* [[Fargrimm Stoutheart]]: Member of the ruling Admirals Council. {{fn|3b}}<br />
* [[Bran Torgsson]]: Member and leader of the ruling Admirals Council. {{fn|3b}}<br />
* [[Bjarnus Tragg]]: Admiral. {{fn|4a}}<br />
<br />
==Known Vessels==<br />
* ''[[Nazgrund]]'': [[Arkanaut Frigate]] that was commanded by Grand Admiral [[Horgrumm Brand]] during the [[Battle of the First Coalition]].{{fn|5d}}<br />
* ''[[Ancestor's Axe]]'': [[Krundhal-class Battleship]]. {{fn|3d}}<br />
* ''[[Bright Eddra]]'': [[Grundstok Gunhauler]]. {{fn|1d}}<br />
* ''[[Broken Blade]]'': [[Arkanaut Frigate]]. {{fn|3d}}<br />
* ''[[Brondt's Last Gamble]]'': [[Arkanaut Frigate]]. {{fn|1d}}<br />
* ''[[Cannonchild]]'': [[Arkanaut Ironclad]]. Flagship of Njord Aethersson. {{fn|1d}}<br />
* ''[[Crimson Talon]]'': [[Grundstok Gunhauler]]. {{fn|3f}}<br />
* ''[[Dawnrunner]]'': [[Arkanaut Frigate]]. {{fn|1d}}<br />
* ''[[Fearless Undertaking]]'': [[Arkanaut Ironclad]]. Flagship of Borri Kraglan. {{fn|3b}}<br />
* ''[[Fortune's Fool]]'': [[Grundstok Gunhauler]]. {{fn|3f}}<br />
* ''[[Honour of Valaya]]'': Had a harrowing encounter with a [[fell-drake]] seeing them as a rival....or mate. {{fn|3d}}<br />
* ''[[Intrepid]]:'' [[Arkanaut Ironclad]]. Flagship of Admiral Bjarnus Tragg. {{fn|4a}}<br />
* ''[[Loaded Gun]]'': [[Arkanaut Frigate]]. {{fn|3e}}<br />
* ''[[Randravenger]]'': [[Grundstok Gunhauler]]. {{fn|1d}}<br />
* ''[[Skjarlhelm's Bane]]'': [[Arkanaut Frigate]]. {{fn|1d}}<br />
* ''[[Steel Avalanche]]'': [[Grundstok Gunhauler]]. {{fn|1d}}<br />
<br />
==Gallery==<br />
<center><br />
<gallery> <br />
Kharadron Fleet with tentacles 01.jpeg|Barak-Nar under assault by an harkraken.<br />
Kharadron vs Skaven 01.png|Thanquol's invasion of Barak-Nar's lower quarters.<br />
Barak-Nar Ironclad regalia 01.png|An Ironclad form Barak-Nar.<br />
Barak-Nar regalia 01.png|Regalia of Barak-Nar.<br />
Barak-Nar C02.png|Grundstok Thunderer.<br />
</gallery><br />
</center><br />
<br />
==Sources==<br />
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2017)]]<br />
** {{Endn|1a}}: pg. 23<br />
** {{Endn|1b}}: pg. 25<br />
** {{Endn|1c}}: Structured for Profit, pg. 28<br />
** {{Endn|1d}}: pg. 31<br />
** {{Endn|1e}}: A Rising Power, pg. 26-27<br />
** {{Endn|1f}}: Barak-Nar, pg. 33<br />
** {{Endn|1g}}: The Major Sky-ports, pg. 78-81<br />
* {{Endn|2}}: [[White Dwarf Vol 3 No 36]], <br />
** {{Endn|2a}}: [[Tome Celestial: The Sempiternals]] pg. 28-29<br />
* {{Endn|3}}: [[Code of the Skies (novella)]]<br />
** {{Endn|3a}}: Chapter One, pg. 9-16<br />
** {{Endn|3b}}: Chapter Two, pg 17-31<br />
** {{Endn|3c}}: Chapter Three, pg 33-41<br />
** {{Endn|3d}}: Chapter Four, pg 44-52<br />
** {{Endn|3e}}: Chapter Five, pg 55-65<br />
** {{Endn|3f}}: Chapter Seven, pg 85-94<br />
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Aether War (boxed set)]], Lore and Warscrolls book,<br />
**{{Endn|4a}}: The Spiral Crux, pg. 2-3<br />
* {{Endn|5}}: [[Battletome: Kharadron Overlords (2020)]]<br />
**{{Endn|5a}}: Structured for Profit, pg. 28<br />
**{{Endn|5b}}: Annals of the Overlords, pg. 20-21<br />
**{{Endn|5c}}: Strife and Opportunity, pg. 14-15<br />
**{{Endn|5d}}: Frigates and Companies, pg. 32-33<br />
**{{Endn|5e}}: The Sky-ports, pg. 16-17<br />
**{{Endn|5f}}: Barak-Nar, City of the First Sunrise, pg. 68<br />
**{{Endn|5g}}: Dwellings of the Kharadron, pg. 24-27<br />
* {{Endn|6}}: [[Soulbound: Champions of Order]]<br />
**{{Endn|6a}}: Kharadron Overlords, pg. 50-54<br />
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{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Major characters}}}<br />
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|}<noinclude><br />
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<noinclude><br />
==Code==<br />
<nowiki>{{InfoSkyports<br />
|Name = <br />
|Image = <br />
|Image caption = <br />
|Emblem = <br />
|Emblem caption =<br />
|Emblem_alt = <br />
|Emblem caption_alt =<br />
|Aliases = <br />
|Type = <br />
|Associated factions = <br />
|Founding = <br />
|Status =<br />
|Map = <br />
|Map caption = <br />
|Map_alt = <br />
|Map caption_alt = <br />
|Mortal Realm = <br />
|Region =<br />
|Size =<br />
|Settlements = <br />
|Founder = <br />
|Current Rulers =<br />
|Former Rulers = <br />
|Major characters =<br />
|Demonym =<br />
|Motto = <br />
|Races =<br />
|Languages =<br />
|Beliefs =<br />
|Imports =<br />
|Exports =<br />
|Delegates on the Geldraad=<br />
|Aether-gold Shares =<br />
|Governing Body = <br />
|Allies = <br />
|Specialty =<br />
|Colours =<br />
|Colour Scheme_image = <br />
|Colour Scheme_image alt = <br />
}}<br />
</nowiki><br />
[[Category: Infoboxes]]<br />
</noinclude></div>DukeEligoshttps://ageofsigmar.lexicanum.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Template:InfoSkyports&diff=117509Template:InfoSkyports2021-11-25T01:44:46Z<p>DukeEligos: </p>
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!colspan=2 style="background:#5b4a00;border-bottom:1px solid #555555;|{{#if:{{{Name|}}}|<center><font color="#000000">'''{{{Name}}}'''</font></center>|'''Name'''}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Image|}}}|<br />
{{!}}colspan=2 style="background:#8C7154;font-size:85%;text-align:center"{{!}}[[Image:{{{Image}}}|center|225px]]}}{{#if:{{{Image caption|}}}|<br />
{{{Image caption|}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Emblem|}}}|<br />
{{!}}colspan=2 style="background:#8C7154;font-size:85%;border-top:1px solid #555555;text-align:center"{{!}}[[Image:{{{Emblem}}}|center|200px]]}}{{#if:{{{Emblem caption|}}}|<br />
{{{Emblem caption|}}}}}<br />
{{#if:{{{Emblem_alt|}}}|[[Image:{{{Emblem_alt}}}|center|200px]]{{#if:{{{Emblem caption_alt|}}}|<br />
{{{Emblem caption_alt|}}}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Aliases|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Aliases'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Aliases}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Type|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Type'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Type}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Associated factions|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row" {{!}}'''Associated factions''' <br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Associated factions}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Founding|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Founding'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Founding}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Status|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Status'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Status}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Map}}}{{{Mortal Realm}}}{{{Region}}}{{{Size}}}{{{Settlements}}}|<br />
{{!}}colspan=2 style="background:#665300;border-top:2px solid #555555;border-bottom:1px solid #555555;{{!}}<center><font color="#000000">'''Geography'''</font></center>}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Map|}}}|<br />
{{!}}colspan=2 style="background:#8C7154;font-size:85%;border-top:1px solid #555555;text-align:center"{{!}}[[Image:{{{Map}}}|center|225px]]}}{{#if:{{{Map caption|}}}|<br />
{{{Map caption|}}}}}<br />
{{#if:{{{Map_alt|}}}|[[Image:{{{Map_alt}}}|center|225px]]{{#if:{{{Map caption_alt|}}}|<br />
{{{Map caption_alt|}}}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Mortal Realm|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row" {{!}}'''Mortal Realm''' <br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Mortal Realm}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Region|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row" {{!}}'''Region''' <br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Region}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Size|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Size'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Size}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Settlements|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Settlements'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Settlements}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Major characters}}}{{{Founder}}}{{{Current Rulers}}}{{{Former Rulers}}}|<br />
{{!}}colspan=2 style="background:#665300;border-top:2px solid #555555;border-bottom:1px solid #555555;{{!}}<center><font color="#000000">'''Characters'''</font></center>}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Founder|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Founder'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Founder}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Current Rulers|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Current Ruler(s)'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Current Rulers}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Former Rulers|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Former Ruler(s)'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Former Rulers}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Major characters|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Major characters'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Major characters}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Demonym}}}{{{Motto}}}{{{Races}}}{{{Languages}}}{{{Beliefs}}}{{{Imports}}}{{{Exports}}}|<br />
{{!}}colspan=2 style="background:#665300;border-top:2px solid #555555;border-bottom:1px solid #555555;{{!}}<center><font color="#000000">'''Society'''</font></center>}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Demonym|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row" {{!}}'''Demonym''' <br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;" {{!}}{{{Demonym}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Motto|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;vertical-align:top;border-top:1px solid #555555;text-align:center" scope=row" {{!}}'''Motto''' <br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Motto}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Races|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row" {{!}}'''Races''' <br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Races}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Languages|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row" {{!}}'''Languages''' <br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Languages}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Beliefs|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row" {{!}}'''Beliefs''' <br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Beliefs}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Imports|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Imports'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Imports}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Exports|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Exports'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Exports}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Delegates on the Geldraad}}}{{{Aether-gold Shares}}}{{{Governing Body}}}{{{Allies}}}|<br />
{{!}}colspan=2 style="background:#665300;border-top:2px solid #555555;border-bottom:1px solid #555555;{{!}}<center><font color="#000000">'''Politics'''</font></center>}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Delegates on the Geldraad|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Delegates on the Geldraad'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Delegates on the Geldraad}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Aether-gold Shares|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Aether-gold Shares'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Aether-gold Shares}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Governing Body|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Governing Body'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Governing Body}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Allies|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row" {{!}}'''Allies''' <br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Allies}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Specialty}}}{{{Colours}}}{{{Colour Scheme_image}}}{{{Colour Scheme_image alt}}}|<br />
{{!}}colspan=2 style="background:#665300;border-top:2px solid #555555;border-bottom:1px solid #555555;{{!}}<center><font color="#000000">'''Military'''</font></center>}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Specialty|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row" {{!}}'''Specialty''' <br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Specialty}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Colours|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row" {{!}}'''Colours''' <br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Colours}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Colour Scheme_image|}}}|<br />
{{!}}colspan=2 style="background:#8C7154;font-size:85%;border-top:1px solid #555555;text-align:center"{{!}}[[Image:{{{Colour Scheme_image}}}|center|200px]]}}<br />
{{#if:{{{Colour Scheme_image alt|}}}|[[Image:{{{Colour Scheme_image alt}}}|center|200px]]|<br />
}}<br />
|}<noinclude><br />
<br />
<noinclude><br />
==Code==<br />
<nowiki>{{InfoSkyports<br />
|Name = <br />
|Image = <br />
|Image caption = <br />
|Emblem = <br />
|Emblem caption =<br />
|Emblem_alt = <br />
|Emblem caption_alt =<br />
|Aliases = <br />
|Type = <br />
|Associated factions = <br />
|Founding = <br />
|Status =<br />
|Map = <br />
|Map caption = <br />
|Map_alt = <br />
|Map caption_alt = <br />
|Mortal Realm = <br />
|Region =<br />
|Size =<br />
|Settlements = <br />
|Founder = <br />
|Current Rulers =<br />
|Former Rulers = <br />
|Major characters =<br />
|Demonym =<br />
|Motto = <br />
|Races =<br />
|Languages =<br />
|Beliefs =<br />
|Imports =<br />
|Exports =<br />
|Delegates on the Geldraad=<br />
|Aether-gold Shares =<br />
|Governing Body = <br />
|Allies = <br />
|Specialty =<br />
|Colours =<br />
|Colour Scheme_image = <br />
|Colour Scheme_image alt = <br />
}}<br />
</nowiki><br />
[[Category: Infoboxes]]<br />
</noinclude></div>DukeEligoshttps://ageofsigmar.lexicanum.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Template:InfoSkyports&diff=117508Template:InfoSkyports2021-11-25T01:34:03Z<p>DukeEligos: </p>
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<div>{|border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="float:right; margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em; border:1px solid #555555; border-radius:5px; background:#8C7154; line-height:120%" width="270" <br />
!colspan=2 style="background:#5b4a00;border-bottom:1px solid #555555;|{{#if:{{{Name|}}}|<center><font color="#000000">'''{{{Name}}}'''</font></center>|'''Name'''}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Image|}}}|<br />
{{!}}colspan=2 style="background:#8C7154;font-size:85%;text-align:center"{{!}}[[Image:{{{Image}}}|center|225px]]}}{{#if:{{{Image caption|}}}|<br />
{{{Image caption|}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Emblem|}}}|<br />
{{!}}colspan=2 style="background:#8C7154;font-size:85%;border-top:1px solid #555555;text-align:center"{{!}}[[Image:{{{Emblem}}}|center|200px]]}}{{#if:{{{Emblem caption|}}}|<br />
{{{Emblem caption|}}}}}<br />
{{#if:{{{Emblem_alt|}}}|[[Image:{{{Emblem_alt}}}|center|200px]]{{#if:{{{Emblem caption_alt|}}}|<br />
{{{Emblem caption_alt|}}}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Aliases|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Aliases'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Aliases}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Type|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Type'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Type}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Associated factions|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row" {{!}}'''Associated factions''' <br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Associated factions}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Founding|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Founding'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Founding}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Status|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Status'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Status}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Map}}}{{{Mortal Realm}}}{{{Region}}}{{{Size}}}{{{Settlements}}}|<br />
{{!}}colspan=2 style="background:#665300;border:1px solid #555555;{{!}}<center><font color="#000000">'''Geography'''</font></center>}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Map|}}}|<br />
{{!}}colspan=2 style="background:#8C7154;font-size:85%;border-top:1px solid #555555;text-align:center"{{!}}[[Image:{{{Map}}}|center|225px]]}}{{#if:{{{Map caption|}}}|<br />
{{{Map caption|}}}}}<br />
{{#if:{{{Map_alt|}}}|[[Image:{{{Map_alt}}}|center|225px]]{{#if:{{{Map caption_alt|}}}|<br />
{{{Map caption_alt|}}}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Mortal Realm|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row" {{!}}'''Mortal Realm''' <br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Mortal Realm}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Region|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row" {{!}}'''Region''' <br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Region}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Size|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Size'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Size}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Settlements|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Settlements'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Settlements}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Major characters}}}{{{Founder}}}{{{Current Rulers}}}{{{Former Rulers}}}|<br />
{{!}}colspan=2 style="background:#665300;border:1px solid #555555;{{!}}<center><font color="#000000">'''Characters'''</font></center>}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Founder|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Founder'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Founder}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Current Rulers|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Current Ruler(s)'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Current Rulers}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Former Rulers|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Former Ruler(s)'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Former Rulers}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Major characters|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Major characters'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Major characters}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Demonym}}}{{{Motto}}}{{{Races}}}{{{Languages}}}{{{Beliefs}}}{{{Imports}}}{{{Exports}}}|<br />
{{!}}colspan=2 style="background:#665300;border:1px solid #555555;{{!}}<center><font color="#000000">'''Society'''</font></center>}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Demonym|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row" {{!}}'''Demonym''' <br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;" {{!}}{{{Demonym}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Motto|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;vertical-align:top;border-top:1px solid #555555;text-align:center" scope=row" {{!}}'''Motto''' <br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Motto}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Races|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row" {{!}}'''Races''' <br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Races}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Languages|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row" {{!}}'''Languages''' <br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Languages}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Beliefs|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row" {{!}}'''Beliefs''' <br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Beliefs}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Imports|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Imports'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Imports}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Exports|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Exports'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Exports}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Delegates on the Geldraad}}}{{{Aether-gold Shares}}}{{{Governing Body}}}{{{Allies}}}|<br />
{{!}}colspan=2 style="background:#665300;border:1px solid #555555;{{!}}<center><font color="#000000">'''Politics'''</font></center>}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Delegates on the Geldraad|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Delegates on the Geldraad'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Delegates on the Geldraad}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Aether-gold Shares|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Aether-gold Shares'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Aether-gold Shares}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Governing Body|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Governing Body'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Governing Body}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Allies|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row" {{!}}'''Allies''' <br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Allies}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Specialty}}}{{{Colours}}}{{{Colour Scheme_image}}}{{{Colour Scheme_image alt}}}|<br />
{{!}}colspan=2 style="background:#665300;border:1px solid #555555;{{!}}<center><font color="#000000">'''Military'''</font></center>}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Specialty|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row" {{!}}'''Specialty''' <br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Specialty}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Colours|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row" {{!}}'''Colours''' <br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Colours}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Colour Scheme_image|}}}|<br />
{{!}}colspan=2 style="background:#8C7154;font-size:85%;border-top:1px solid #555555;text-align:center"{{!}}[[Image:{{{Colour Scheme_image}}}|center|200px]]}}<br />
{{#if:{{{Colour Scheme_image alt|}}}|[[Image:{{{Colour Scheme_image alt}}}|center|200px]]|<br />
}}<br />
|}<noinclude><br />
<br />
<noinclude><br />
==Code==<br />
<nowiki>{{InfoSkyports<br />
|Name = <br />
|Image = <br />
|Image caption = <br />
|Emblem = <br />
|Emblem caption =<br />
|Emblem_alt = <br />
|Emblem caption_alt =<br />
|Aliases = <br />
|Type = <br />
|Associated factions = <br />
|Founding = <br />
|Status =<br />
|Map = <br />
|Map caption = <br />
|Map_alt = <br />
|Map caption_alt = <br />
|Mortal Realm = <br />
|Region =<br />
|Size =<br />
|Settlements = <br />
|Founder = <br />
|Current Rulers =<br />
|Former Rulers = <br />
|Major characters =<br />
|Demonym =<br />
|Motto = <br />
|Races =<br />
|Languages =<br />
|Beliefs =<br />
|Imports =<br />
|Exports =<br />
|Delegates on the Geldraad=<br />
|Aether-gold Shares =<br />
|Governing Body = <br />
|Allies = <br />
|Specialty =<br />
|Colours =<br />
|Colour Scheme_image = <br />
|Colour Scheme_image alt = <br />
}}<br />
</nowiki><br />
[[Category: Infoboxes]]<br />
</noinclude></div>DukeEligoshttps://ageofsigmar.lexicanum.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Template:InfoSkyports&diff=117507Template:InfoSkyports2021-11-25T01:25:56Z<p>DukeEligos: </p>
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<div>{|border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="float:right; margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em; border:1px solid #555555; border-radius:5px; background:#8C7154; line-height:120%" width="270" <br />
!colspan=2 style="background:#5b4a00;border-bottom:1px solid #555555;|{{#if:{{{Name|}}}|<center><font color="#000000">'''{{{Name}}}'''</font></center>|'''Name'''}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Image|}}}|<br />
{{!}}colspan=2 style="background:#8C7154;font-size:85%;text-align:center"{{!}}[[Image:{{{Image}}}|center|225px]]}}{{#if:{{{Image caption|}}}|<br />
{{{Image caption|}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Emblem|}}}|<br />
{{!}}colspan=2 style="background:#8C7154;font-size:85%;border-top:1px solid #555555;text-align:center"{{!}}[[Image:{{{Emblem}}}|center|200px]]}}{{#if:{{{Emblem caption|}}}|<br />
{{{Emblem caption|}}}}}<br />
{{#if:{{{Emblem_alt|}}}|[[Image:{{{Emblem_alt}}}|center|200px]]{{#if:{{{Emblem caption_alt|}}}|<br />
{{{Emblem caption_alt|}}}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Aliases|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Aliases'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Aliases}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Type|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Type'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Type}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Associated factions|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row" {{!}}'''Associated factions''' <br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Associated factions}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Founding|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Founding'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Founding}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Status|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Status'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Status}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Map}}}{{{Mortal Realm}}}{{{Region}}}{{{Size}}}{{{Settlements}}}|<br />
{{!}}colspan=2 style="background:#665300;border:1px solid #555555;{{!}}<center><font color="#000000">'''Geography'''</font></center>}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Map|}}}|<br />
{{!}}colspan=2 style="background:#8C7154;font-size:85%;border-top:1px solid #555555;text-align:center"{{!}}[[Image:{{{Map}}}|center|225px]]}}{{#if:{{{Map caption|}}}|<br />
{{{Map caption|}}}}}<br />
{{#if:{{{Map_alt|}}}|[[Image:{{{Map_alt}}}|center|225px]]{{#if:{{{Map caption_alt|}}}|<br />
{{{Map caption_alt|}}}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Mortal Realm|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row" {{!}}'''Mortal Realm''' <br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Mortal Realm}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Region|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row" {{!}}'''Region''' <br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Region}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Size|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Size'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Size}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Settlements|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Settlements'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Settlements}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Major characters}}}{{{Founder}}}{{{Current Rulers}}}{{{Former Rulers}}}|<br />
{{!}}colspan=2 style="background:#665300;border:1px solid #555555;{{!}}<center><font color="#000000">'''Characters'''</font></center>}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Founder|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Founder'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;" {{!}}{{{Founder}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Current Rulers|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Current Ruler(s)'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Current Rulers}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Former Rulers|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Former Ruler(s)'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Former Rulers}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Major characters|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Major characters'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Major characters}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Demonym}}}{{{Motto}}}{{{Races}}}{{{Languages}}}{{{Beliefs}}}{{{Imports}}}{{{Exports}}}|<br />
{{!}}colspan=2 style="background:#665300;border:1px solid #555555;{{!}}<center><font color="#000000">'''Society'''</font></center>}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Demonym|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row" {{!}}'''Demonym''' <br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;" {{!}}{{{Demonym}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Motto|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;vertical-align:top;border-top:1px solid #555555;text-align:center" scope=row" {{!}}'''Motto''' <br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Motto}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Races|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row" {{!}}'''Races''' <br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Races}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Languages|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row" {{!}}'''Languages''' <br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Languages}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Beliefs|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row" {{!}}'''Beliefs''' <br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Beliefs}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Imports|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Imports'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Imports}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Exports|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Exports'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Exports}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Delegates on the Geldraad}}}{{{Aether-gold Shares}}}{{{Governing Body}}}{{{Allies}}}|<br />
{{!}}colspan=2 style="background:#665300;border:1px solid #555555;{{!}}<center><font color="#000000">'''Politics'''</font></center>}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Delegates on the Geldraad|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Delegates on the Geldraad'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Delegates on the Geldraad}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Aether-gold Shares|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Aether-gold Shares'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Aether-gold Shares}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Governing Body|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Governing Body'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Governing Body}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Allies|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row" {{!}}'''Allies''' <br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Allies}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Specialty}}}{{{Colours}}}{{{Colour Scheme_image}}}{{{Colour Scheme_image alt}}}|<br />
{{!}}colspan=2 style="background:#665300;border:1px solid #555555;{{!}}<center><font color="#000000">'''Military'''</font></center>}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Specialty|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row" {{!}}'''Specialty''' <br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Specialty}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Colours|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row" {{!}}'''Colours''' <br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Colours}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Colour Scheme_image|}}}|<br />
{{!}}colspan=2 style="background:#8C7154;font-size:85%;border-top:1px solid #555555;text-align:center"{{!}}[[Image:{{{Colour Scheme_image}}}|center|200px]]}}<br />
{{#if:{{{Colour Scheme_image alt|}}}|[[Image:{{{Colour Scheme_image alt}}}|center|200px]]|<br />
}}<br />
|}<noinclude><br />
<br />
<noinclude><br />
==Code==<br />
<nowiki>{{InfoSkyports<br />
|Name = <br />
|Image = <br />
|Image caption = <br />
|Emblem = <br />
|Emblem caption =<br />
|Emblem_alt = <br />
|Emblem caption_alt =<br />
|Aliases = <br />
|Type = <br />
|Associated factions = <br />
|Founding = <br />
|Status =<br />
|Map = <br />
|Map caption = <br />
|Map_alt = <br />
|Map caption_alt = <br />
|Mortal Realm = <br />
|Region =<br />
|Size =<br />
|Settlements = <br />
|Founder = <br />
|Current Rulers =<br />
|Former Rulers = <br />
|Major characters =<br />
|Demonym =<br />
|Motto = <br />
|Races =<br />
|Languages =<br />
|Beliefs =<br />
|Imports =<br />
|Exports =<br />
|Delegates on the Geldraad=<br />
|Aether-gold Shares =<br />
|Governing Body = <br />
|Allies = <br />
|Specialty =<br />
|Colours =<br />
|Colour Scheme_image = <br />
|Colour Scheme_image alt = <br />
}}<br />
</nowiki><br />
[[Category: Infoboxes]]<br />
</noinclude></div>DukeEligoshttps://ageofsigmar.lexicanum.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Template:InfoSkyports&diff=117506Template:InfoSkyports2021-11-25T01:23:31Z<p>DukeEligos: </p>
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<div>{|border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="float:right; margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em; border:1px solid #555555; border-radius:5px; background:#8C7154; line-height:120%" width="270" <br />
!colspan=2 style="background:#5b4a00|{{#if:{{{Name|}}}|<center><font color="#000000">'''{{{Name}}}'''</font></center>|'''Name'''}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Image|}}}|<br />
{{!}}colspan=2 style="background:#8C7154;font-size:85%;text-align:center"{{!}}[[Image:{{{Image}}}|center|225px]]}}{{#if:{{{Image caption|}}}|<br />
{{{Image caption|}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Emblem|}}}|<br />
{{!}}colspan=2 style="background:#8C7154;font-size:85%;border-top:1px solid #555555;text-align:center"{{!}}[[Image:{{{Emblem}}}|center|200px]]}}{{#if:{{{Emblem caption|}}}|<br />
{{{Emblem caption|}}}}}<br />
{{#if:{{{Emblem_alt|}}}|[[Image:{{{Emblem_alt}}}|center|200px]]{{#if:{{{Emblem caption_alt|}}}|<br />
{{{Emblem caption_alt|}}}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Aliases|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Aliases'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Aliases}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Type|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Type'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Type}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Associated factions|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row" {{!}}'''Associated factions''' <br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Associated factions}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Founding|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Founding'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Founding}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Status|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Status'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Status}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Map}}}{{{Mortal Realm}}}{{{Region}}}{{{Size}}}{{{Settlements}}}|<br />
{{!}}colspan=2 style="background:#665300;border:1px solid #555555;{{!}}<center><font color="#000000">'''Geography'''</font></center>}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Map|}}}|<br />
{{!}}colspan=2 style="background:#8C7154;font-size:85%;border-top:1px solid #555555;text-align:center"{{!}}[[Image:{{{Map}}}|center|225px]]}}{{#if:{{{Map caption|}}}|<br />
{{{Map caption|}}}}}<br />
{{#if:{{{Map_alt|}}}|[[Image:{{{Map_alt}}}|center|225px]]{{#if:{{{Map caption_alt|}}}|<br />
{{{Map caption_alt|}}}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Mortal Realm|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row" {{!}}'''Mortal Realm''' <br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Mortal Realm}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Region|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row" {{!}}'''Region''' <br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Region}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Size|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Size'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Size}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Settlements|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Settlements'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Settlements}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Major characters}}}{{{Founder}}}{{{Current Rulers}}}{{{Former Rulers}}}|<br />
{{!}}colspan=2 style="background:#665300;border:1px solid #555555;{{!}}<center><font color="#000000">'''Characters'''</font></center>}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Founder|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Founder'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;" {{!}}{{{Founder}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Current Rulers|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Current Ruler(s)'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Current Rulers}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Former Rulers|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Former Ruler(s)'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Former Rulers}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Major characters|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Major characters'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Major characters}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Demonym}}}{{{Motto}}}{{{Races}}}{{{Languages}}}{{{Beliefs}}}{{{Imports}}}{{{Exports}}}|<br />
{{!}}colspan=2 style="background:#665300;border:1px solid #555555;{{!}}<center><font color="#000000">'''Society'''</font></center>}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Demonym|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row" {{!}}'''Demonym''' <br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;" {{!}}{{{Demonym}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Motto|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;vertical-align:top;border-top:1px solid #555555;text-align:center" scope=row" {{!}}'''Motto''' <br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Motto}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Races|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row" {{!}}'''Races''' <br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Races}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Languages|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row" {{!}}'''Languages''' <br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Languages}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Beliefs|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row" {{!}}'''Beliefs''' <br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Beliefs}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Imports|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Imports'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Imports}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Exports|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Exports'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Exports}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Delegates on the Geldraad}}}{{{Aether-gold Shares}}}{{{Governing Body}}}{{{Allies}}}|<br />
{{!}}colspan=2 style="background:#665300;border:1px solid #555555;{{!}}<center><font color="#000000">'''Politics'''</font></center>}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Delegates on the Geldraad|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Delegates on the Geldraad'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Delegates on the Geldraad}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Aether-gold Shares|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Aether-gold Shares'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Aether-gold Shares}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Governing Body|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row {{!}}'''Governing Body'''<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Governing Body}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Allies|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row" {{!}}'''Allies''' <br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Allies}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Specialty}}}{{{Colours}}}{{{Colour Scheme_image}}}{{{Colour Scheme_image alt}}}|<br />
{{!}}colspan=2 style="background:#665300;border:1px solid #555555;{{!}}<center><font color="#000000">'''Military'''</font></center>}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Specialty|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row" {{!}}'''Specialty''' <br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Specialty}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Colours|}}}|<br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;vertical-align:top;text-align:center" scope=row" {{!}}'''Colours''' <br />
{{!}} style="background:#8C7154;font-size:90%;border-top:1px solid #555555;" {{!}}{{{Colours}}}<br />
}}<br />
|-<br />
{{#if:{{{Colour Scheme_image|}}}|<br />
{{!}}colspan=2 style="background:#8C7154;font-size:85%;border-top:1px solid #555555;text-align:center"{{!}}[[Image:{{{Colour Scheme_image}}}|center|200px]]}}<br />
{{#if:{{{Colour Scheme_image alt|}}}|[[Image:{{{Colour Scheme_image alt}}}|center|200px]]|<br />
}}<br />
|}<noinclude><br />
<br />
<noinclude><br />
==Code==<br />
<nowiki>{{InfoSkyports<br />
|Name = <br />
|Image = <br />
|Image caption = <br />
|Emblem = <br />
|Emblem caption =<br />
|Emblem_alt = <br />
|Emblem caption_alt =<br />
|Aliases = <br />
|Type = <br />
|Associated factions = <br />
|Founding = <br />
|Status =<br />
|Map = <br />
|Map caption = <br />
|Map_alt = <br />
|Map caption_alt = <br />
|Mortal Realm = <br />
|Region =<br />
|Size =<br />
|Settlements = <br />
|Founder = <br />
|Current Rulers =<br />
|Former Rulers = <br />
|Major characters =<br />
|Demonym =<br />
|Motto = <br />
|Races =<br />
|Languages =<br />
|Beliefs =<br />
|Imports =<br />
|Exports =<br />
|Delegates on the Geldraad=<br />
|Aether-gold Shares =<br />
|Governing Body = <br />
|Allies = <br />
|Specialty =<br />
|Colours =<br />
|Colour Scheme_image = <br />
|Colour Scheme_image alt = <br />
}}<br />
</nowiki><br />
[[Category: Infoboxes]]<br />
</noinclude></div>DukeEligos