When they write about the Brezan Civil War of 2218 AR, many will put blame firmly on the tribe of Mak’laltor.
The United Tribes of Der’al (as they are called in Brez) had firmly expanded into the region. Farms built for the greater good were assembled underground. Food was produced by the people of different Brezan tribes for the good of all Brezan tribes. Wood was grown locally and sustainably for the first time in Brez since the end of the Goblin Genocide. The Trees produced fruit, vines for rope, and a tasty wood fungus that was high in nutrition. In the Tla’loc’alan style, the Olgog waste was fed to shash’lee slugs, who in turn rounded out the food being produced.
The numbers of farmers in Brez were small until King Blood’og of the Mak’laltor tribe sent his conquered weaklings to bulk out their numbers. A second farm was produced, this one manned by a majority of gangers who gave their alliegience to the Mak’laltor. Accelerated growth cycles adjusted by Leyas users caused vast blooms of food within days of seeding. Fruit and vegetables were now suddenly plentiful for some tribes making them rich.
With a second farm now adding more food, King Blood’og could buy those tribes who considered themselves mercenaries. Then use surplus food to poison those tribes who were not yet under their control.
Rival King Urog, whose loyalty laid with the Gang of Uf Mag’og, and the United Tribes, worked politically, which was a decidely unbrezan way to counter the actions of Blood’og. He began sending antidotes, both anti-toxins and healing artifacts to counter the poisonings that were spoken of across Brez.
Healing houses were set up across Brez. Called Olorog’ru, these buildings were built to give healing to all tribes equally. Places of free care, where rival gangs could sit within inches of each other without violence. Each week, King Blood’og expanded his ranks through terrorism and murder.
First the food was poisoned with torya and small nails and spikes, and many died. Then as the healers could counter the poison, only those who had gotten a stomach full of nails died. For a week or two the numbers of deaths would drop. Arches were installed to heal poisoned food throughout Brez by Lalder of the Auf Lal’al, and still the number of deaths dropped.
It seemed a peace would hold, but Blood’og’s numbers now soared in the thousands and he could simply invade other smaller tribes. Those large enough or strong enough to pose a threat, he challenged with a vigor that made many worry he had gained a death wish. Each day another tribal leader would stand before him, mighty and unwavering. And every night another tribe would bow before him. By the end of a month, thirty new tribes had fallen under his command.
Yet Blood’og never ended his own strange diplomacy with the UtR. Never raising arms directly against them until many weeks had passed and it was too late. By then much of the farm staff of the second, third and forth farms were working directly under the Mak’laltor and had no actual alliegiance to the UtR.
It further confused the farm staff as more and more numbers of GNA soldiers became stationed near the farms. Small settlements were being built around the farm, and abutting other tribal lands. These tribes saw the Greater Northern Army forces in such number that they feel prey to another unexpected threat.
The Tribe of Ganak Lagg had not been quiet during this period. They opposed both Blood’og and the UtR and made their presence known, offering free protection to any tribe abutting either Blood’og or UtR-allianced territory. Their offer is paid for by any loot they collect from “tresspassers.”
Ganak Lagg himself created The Raider’s Cavalry, a coalition of tribes who refuse to accept either Blood’og or UtR rule and have come down in force on any GNA, UtR and Mak’laltor gangers in their area.
Daily skirmishes at the disputed borders of gang territory is now the norm. Monthly gang raids, and weekly brawls used to be common. Now its guerrilla war out in the streets.