Printed From:
http://www.dlnexus.com/lexicon/13079.aspx
Lemish (Nation)Article written by Kranar DroginLemish is a human land that is bordered by Solamnia in the west and north, Throt in the east, and New Sea in the south. Its major geographical features are the Southern Dargaard Mountains on its eastern border, Godsfell Woods on the northeast corner, the Darkwoods are a large forest that take up most of the land, and the Garnet Mountains on its southwestern border with Solamnia. Seventy-five percent of the land is covered in thick forests. The great Seven Gods Highway brought a lot of trade through Lemish prior to the Cataclysm. It entered into Lemish from the south and went east to Sanction. At least one Grand Master even hailed from this Solamnic province in 1634 PC by the name of Gregori uth Telan. The nation was ruled by the Dictator of Lemish. Age of Dreams
Just prior to the Cataclysm, Lemish again betrayed the Solamnics. They made a pact with the Hobgoblin tribes of Estwilde to invade Solamnia through their lands. The Battle of Blackblood was fought at Solanthus, and the Solamnics won and wanted to invade. Solamnia was in a fierce battle with Ergoth by this time, and were only able to hold a stalemate with Lemish instead of fighting two battles at once. The stalemate was finally broke when the Cataclysm struck Krynn. Age of DespairFollowing the Cataclysm Lemish was completely cut off from Ergoth, and built port cities to capitalize on the sudden appearance of the Newsea at their southern border. The Lemish people continued to blame the Solamnics to the north, while they just tried to survive. Solamnia has tried to annex Lemish multiple times after the Cataclysm, yet have continually been driven back by the Lemish natives. At one point the Lemish goaded the Nerakans and the Solamnics into a war that lasted fifty years. These became known as the Nerakan Wars. One other conflict of note that took place between the Knights of Solamnia and Lemish was The Outcrying. This was the conflict that the Knights of Solamnia call The Rebellion. The areas of Lemish, Southlund, and Solamnia, were led by Ragnell of the Sieges and fought into the heart of Solamnia. Vingaard Keep fell to her forces along with Castle Brightblade, Castle di Caela, and Castle Jochanan in the year 335 AC. During the War of the Lance, Lemish allied with the forces of the Dark Queen in order to be able to attack Solamnia. Their forces led the attacks against Garnet, Caergoth, and Solanthus, but were repelled from invading Kayolin. Shortly before the Chaos War, Solamnic Knights were allowed into Lemish lands to protect it. A garrison was kept at Fangoth, but when Dark Knights attacked the city, they defeated the Solamnics in the Battle of Fangoth Field. For the next several years, Lemish would be held by the Dark Knights. They would replace Lord Tyrian as the nation's leader (who had led since 301 AC), and put Lord Laobert in power. Age of MortalsSir Burnond Everride was responsible for the fall of Lemish, and had to put up with still resistance fighters. He took a heavy handed approach to them, and killed any that were captured. In 384 AC, the Council of Last Heroes met and Solamnia was allowed to have Lemish in exchange. Solamnia did not move into the lands until sometime after 388 AC, since Sir Everride was still in power in that year. When the Solamnics finally took possession of Lemish, Genia Castlemore became the Senior Knight in Lemish. They wouldn't stay long though, because the nation was invaded by Ogre hordes sometime after 414 AC. This would continue until after the War of Souls, when even more numbers of Goblins, Hobgoblins, and ogres moved into the Lemish lands. During Ankhar's War, the half-giant would use Lemish as his place to gain reinforcements and supplies. They would even retreat back into these lands after being defeated by the Knights of Solamnia. As of 430 AC, Lemish is still controlled by these dark forces, while almost all humans have been driven out. CitiesLemish - Capital GeographyCaves of Darkness RuinsReferences
Article ToolsReport An Error or Add to this Article | Submit a new Article SubcategoriesThere are 2 subcategories in this category, shown below. More pages may available in each subcategory.
Pages in category "Lemish (Nation)"There are 21 pages in this section of this category.
This article has been viewed 3,286 times. It was added on June 14, 2005, and was last modified on February 8, 2008. Information presented in the Dragonlance Lexicon has been independently researched by a team of volunteers, and original sources have been cited for each article. This and any other Lexicon articles are intended for personal use only and may NOT be posted on any other web site or otherwise distributed. |
  Article Tools 
 |
Palanthas
