Ýlëntuk Family

The Ýlëntuk, or Ylaeintugh, Family was one of the 12 families of the Ïlýrhonid tribe and the first to depart from the tribe in 25030 AYM. They settled in the southern half of the Blivonic Valley, becoming the tribes of Varonith-Callauz, Kairn, and Uganidor, before spreading northward, creating the tribes of Larangthaal, Moriares, and Delino. These six tribes, plus the Varonian tribe to the west, made up the Heta-Alšewharžar, and over time, they expanded greatly, cementing the Ylaeintugh Family's role as a dominant group in Olivarenith.
Upon their exit from the Elironid Tribe, the family fractured greatly, and the resulting tribes of Kairn and Varonith (specifically Varonith-Callauz) feuded extensively in what was to be called the Ylaeintughian Civil War. This ended in 22699 AYM with the defeat of Kairn. Uganidor was formed by Kairnians in 23673 AYM.
The name "Ylaeintugh" is most likely Eldrond in origin. However, there are no surviving words or phenomes that bear any resemblance to the name.

History

The Ýlëntuk Family in the Ïlýrhonid Tribe

Like all other families in the Elironid tribe, the Ylaeintugh family occupied a designated slice of the property, and the head of the family represented them in the Council of Law. Their designated slice was one of the northernmost; it and the Bašurhúd Family occupied the northernmost slices, and the Khërn River acted as the boundary between them. Of the 12, the Ýlëntukian slice was by far the most rugged; the Nužóli Mountain Range was said to be at its greatest width in the Ýlëntukian slice, extending about 25 meters more southward than in the Bašurhúd, and even then, the rugged terrain of the mountains left about 60% of the land hilly, jagged, and earthquake-prone.
For a time, the Ýlëntukians were proud of their designated land; over the years, they developed a culture that was extremely spartan. After numerous rockslides, it is said, the paths of destruction carved by the debris simply became the new roads, and later additions created strategically-placed pits where rocks would be funneled towards. Thus, unlike the systems of other families, the roads all seemed to radiate from the mountains themselves rather than the center of the tribe.
The Ýlëntukians became well-known for their adaptability. Among the most famous are Ašamóš and Žaðolý. Ašamóš (??-25090 AYM) is perhaps the more well-known of the two, reaching an almost-legendary status repurposing earthquake debris to make public sculptures. His sculptures were placed on circular platforms in the middle of the roads, some specifically built with paddles and sticks intended for the rocks to interact with as they rolled by. However, the most influential aspect of his work was its stability. His works are purported to have survived over 50 individual earthquakes throughout their history, and about 5 near-complete works, as well as 15 large fragments, survive today. Among the Ýlëntuk Family and beyond, this stability created a small cultural revival among the Ïlýrhonid; over 5,000 structures, including the Aizu-Re-Garifiln, the capital of the Ïlýrhonid, were rebuilt in 25105 AYM following a so-called 'Ašamóšïŋ', or Ašamóšian, design. 
Žaðolý lived earlier than Ašamóš, dying in 25150 AYM, but he is largely credited with creating the road and pit system described earlier. He held massive power and influence as the Head of the Family. In addition, he shored up the residential lands by reinforcing them with earth and stone, creating an island-like organization of houses surrounded by tracked depressions to guide the rocks into one of 15 different pits. In many respects he was responsible for setting the cultural standard for the Ýlëntuk Family. 

Departure from the Ïlýrhonid Tribe

Archaeological and documentational records suggest that a period of violent weather conditions that included earthquakes, torrential rain, strong winds, and frequent rockslides devastated the Ïlýrhonidian Tribe from about 25070 to 25015 AYM. This period is referred to as the First Ïlýrhonidian Dark Age, or the Beginning of the End in some passages of the Elironid Treatise. The Ýlëntuk Family was the hardest hit, as the Khërn River flooded into the depressed roads, effectively isolating large swaths of the Family from each other, and the strong winds opened cracks in the mountains, causing rockslides to occur in new, densely inhabited areas, causing a significant population to die. 
Throughout this period, Anyrozs, the Hyvamto-Re-Elironid, tried to help, most notably by collecting rocks throughout the tribal lands to create additional defenses along the banks of the river and by digging extensive drainage sites for the flooded roads to empty back into. However, when the roads were drained, the torrent of water then flooded the banks of the Khërn River downstream, damaging crucial cropfields. 

Separation into Kairn and Varonith

Within moments of the tribe's departure and journey through the river, diaries and other records indicate an argument or a dispute happening between various members of the family, and a split occurred. The head, Nedolennt, led a group westward, forming the beginnings of the Varonith-Callauz tribe, while the rest, led by Muviorat, stayed in the area, creating the tribe of Kairn.
It is said that the Varonians split from the Kairnians because of a disagreement regarding their opinions of the Elironid tribe. The Varonians held within themselves a deep and far-reaching hatred of the Elironid people and planned to invade and rule over the tribe using their own ideas and methods, while the Kairnians were characterized by a mutual tolerance and, in some parts of the tribe, an acceptance of the Elironidians and their ways. Knowing the stance of the Varonians, Muviorat signed the Pact of Kairn with Anyrozs in 25029 AYM and stationed militias all over the border between the two tribes.

Reforms of Kylentum and Fall of Kairn

In 22752 AYM, Kylentum became the head of Varonith-Callauz. By this time, the Matousai, the bandit group that had carried out long swaths of raids, had reformed into Tiamthur, a formidable nation-state and the first of the Nota-Eimarae. For Varonith-Callauz, this was bad news; because of years and years of skirmishes and the devoid nature of the land that the Varonith-Callauzians inhabited, the Family had never grown much technologically and culturally, and were still deeply rooted in their primitive, war-crazed lifestyle. Kylentum looked to introduce sweeping reforms via a 3-part plan.
First, he introduced a Pact in 22713 AYM with the neighboring tribe of Tiamthur, who, true to their Matousian roots, had always kept away from the Family. This Pact, called the Pact of Aumahid, joined the tribes of Tiamthur and Varonith-Callauz into one tribe. Then, the two countries conquered Kairn in 22699 AYM. Their third and final part of their plan was to subdue the Elironid Tribe, but by this time the tribe had been decimated by a flash flood and was now completely devoid of Ibrovinids. Kairn was reduced to a lowly bubble situated deep in the Volain Forest, which became Hymlona in 22699 AYM.

Type

Family

Subsidiary Organizations

• Kairn