Dunmir¶
Contested
Named in the open question The archdemon slain by King Turic of Dunmir; the merge step wires the link.
The Kingdom of Dunmir is a kingdom of the Age of Magic known chiefly for its neighbour and its king. West of it, "in the mountains just west of Dunmir," lies Ghoresh, the kingdom the Assassins seized (S548); and in the Second Rift War its king, Turic, slew an archdemon. Every gazetteer that gives Dunmir a heading leaves the entry blank (S548, S499, S372).
History¶
Dunmir's one recorded deed belongs to the Second Rift War. After the rift in Halath was closed, an archdemon "had been gathering demons to him to form an army. This army swept across the sea and laid waste to the northwestern corner of the continent (home of the Amarin Empire), and established a hold there" (S386). "An expeditionary force crossed the Amarin Straits to confront" him and the new rift he was opening, and the archdemon "was slain by King Turic of Dunmir, with assistance from the last two arch wizards, one of which died in the fight" (S386). The 2020 history names the archdemon Asmodean; the compendium of 2015 and 2014 names Belphegor (S372, S384). King Turic is among the Minor Figures of the Earlier Ages.
Relations¶
Dunmir is Ghoresh's unwilling neighbour. "The Kingdom of Dunmir has attempted to eliminate the assassins on a few occasions, and has had some short-lived success at conquering the old kingdom of Ghoresh. However, holding the area has proven to be very difficult, and several Dunmiri kings have been assassinated shortly after successful invasions, making future kings very reluctant to take up the task" (S548).
Earlier accounts¶
The compendium (S372, S384) names Belphegor as the archdemon King Turic slew; the 2020 history (S386) changes him to Asmodean. The two also date the war differently, a question already open for the History pages.
Gap
No source describes Dunmir's land, capital, people or rulers beyond King Turic, or places it more exactly than east of Ghoresh.