Editing Continuity/Gharu'ndim History (section)

== Early Game ==
From various older sources of lore, mostly those released during Beta and the first year or so of Release, we know that the basic history of Gharu'n is as follows:
* The Gharu'ndim, led by the Malik [[Rakhil al-Khur]] and the warrior-poet [[Yasif ibn Salayyar]], head north out of the [[Naqut Desert]] and begin to conquer Roulean territory.
* The Gharu'ndim army siege the [[Roulean]] capital of [[Tirethas]]. Rakhil threatens to burn the books of the city, and Yasif slays the Malik.
* Rather than succeeding the dead Malik, Yasif becomes adviser to Rakhil's son, [[Amul ibn Rakhil]].
* Yasif becomes the Emissary of Gharu'n, and travels to the other nations of Ispar to get them to recognize Gharu'n as a sovereign nation.
* [[Mansur al-Rajan]], the author of the text ''[[To Be A Shadow]]'', is 14 when Yasif is kidnapped while on a mission to [[Milantos]]. The events of ''To Be A Shadow'' occur. The [[Zharalim]] is formed.
* Yasif returns to Gharu'n 5 years later. At this time it is mentioned that Amul is not yet 40 years old.
* Eventually, Yasif dies.
* Soon after, Amul dies.
* With the death of the Malik, Gharu'n falls into chaos, and a period known as the ''[[Century of Storms]]'' begins, a hundred year time period where Gharu'n has no fewer than 25 rulers.
* Approximately 15 years after the Century of Storms begins, [[Ladriya bint Daum]] leaves Tirethas and journeys to her home in [[Taban]].
* 20 years after the death of Yasif, Mansur writes the text ''To Be A Shadow''.
* Ladriya bint Daum arrives in Taban in the year 1018.
* Viamont invades, installs a puppet king [[Zahir ibn Ma'mun]]. [[Jawhar al-Shamshir]] unites his people, defeats Zahir, and drives the Viamontians out of Gharu'n.
* Jawhar becomes the Malik and ''Century of Storms'' ends.
* In the present, Malika [[Qadira bint Balj]] is the ruler of Gharu'n.