The Heortlings who had been freed from the rule of the Bright Empire
- They were blighted by the Kings' War and the Twisting
- They had to pay Arkat's Command to Dagori Inkarth and the Shadowlands
- The payment of the tribute caused a lengthy uprising which cumulated in the Tax Slaughter
- The victor Hardros Hardslaughter then united the Free Heortlings into the Kingdom of Orlanthland
Source: History of the Heortling Peoples