Monchug -

![[characters_banner_2.webp]] `Apr. 19, 2025` · [[Horseapple]] · #Fragment #Characters #Bannerlord > [!custom-callout]- All mentions > *Pulled from* [[3-Travels-in-Calradia-(DLC)]] — “Today, she said, she'd settle for a man who'd merely wounded someone, although she knew it would be a rocky marriage, as she had killed two of Khan Monchug's men in a skirmish and husbands often become quarrelsome and turn to drink when married to a more accomplished wife.” — “Atun was good company. I asked her why the Karakhergit did not abandon the steppe life and pledge fealty to Khan Monchug, who was always in need of warriors and would honor them and grant them lands of their own, so they didn't need to fight their way across the Devseg every year to use their traditional pastures. She gestured up at the blue sky above us, where an eagle was circling. "Should he burrow like a rabbit?" she asked. This was what they thought about farming.” — “I am in Vostrum. There are reports that Khan Monchug has declared war on the Southern-Empire and is approaching with a huge army. People say that Rhagaea's forces are busy with Garios, and that she will not be able to defend us. Most of my fellow scribes have fled to their home villages.” > > *Pulled from* [[3-heroes-(Bannerlord)]] — “Monchug, the current khan of the Khuzaits, looks upon the Empire in its state of disarray and dreams of glory, of surpassing his ancestor Urkhun and conquering even deeper into the settled lands. Some of the clans have been decimated by the Urkhunids' wars, however, and feel their sacrifices have not been properly rewarded. They yearn for a khan who is less interested in glory, and more interested in justice.” > > *Pulled from* [[3-spclans-(Bannerlord)]] — “<--The Urkhunait are ruling clan of the Khuzaits, named after the Khagan Urkhun who transformed them from squabbling bands of fierce but undisciplined nomads into a formidable machine of war. The current Khan, Tulag, is cut from this cloth. Grim, humorless, as demanding of his followers as he is of himself, he has an unblemished record on the battlefield. But the Khuzaits are no longer a hungry people, desperate for a iron-handed warlord to lead them to richer pastures, and from the comfort of their palaces many clan leaders are beginning to wonder if they too could serve as Khagan. Patriarch: Tulag. Ascetic. Valorous, Honorable, Cruel, Ungenerous.” > - (*Note*: It is a bit confusing, but later in game-development, I think Monchug and Tulag were swapped. Currently Monchug is the patriarch of the leading Ukrhunait clan, not the Arkit. Therefore, in the above text, confusing as it may be, Monchug is Tulag and Tulag is actually Monchug.) > > *Pulled from* [[3-spkingdoms-(Bannerlord)]] — “For centuries, the tribes in the vast steppe east of the Empire were content to live as nomads, venturing into the imperial lands to raid and trade, and then returning to their ancestral freedom. Two generations ago, however, something happened far away to the east - a change in the winds, perhaps, or some terrible but distant conqueror - and the horse clans were set in motion. Urkhun the Khuzait led the nomads nearest the Empire into its far eastern provinces, conquering the towns and forming a khanate. He imposed discipline on the unruly clans, forcing them to ride to war on his command instead of simply when they wished. But after his death, the spirit of unity that he inspired was lost. His descendants still rule the khanate. But some of the other Khuzait leaders chafe under the authority of the current khan, Monchug, and others dream of becoming khan themselves.” > > *Pulled from* [[3-std_sandbox-(Bannerlord)]] — “Great Khan Monchug lifts his hand. We all hark to his command! Great Khan Monchug rides away. We go back to nap and play.” > > *Pulled from* [[3-std_story_mode-(Bannerlord)]] — “Such are the fortunes of war. But what came afterwards... When word spread of what happened to our menfolk, the other clans - the Arkits in particular - knew we were weak. Our herds were raided. Anyone who protested was killed. Monchug did little to stop it. It taught us that valor will get you killed, but treachery will make you rich.” > >*Pulled from* [[3-std-wanderer-strings-xml-(Bannerlord)]] — “I've fought for [[Ulus]] Khan, and for Monchug Khan, and even for the old [[Urkhun]]. But I fight on foot - my family's from the town, not the steppe. Life's a little different for us.” — “I rode for years behind Monchug Khan, even before he was khan. I had good name and a good sum of money. There was a girl in a neighboring village, quiet thing but good childbearing hips, who I thought would make a good bride.” > >*Pulled from* [[3-world_lore_strings-(Bannerlord)]] — “Monchug, yes. I have made a vow about that Khuzait. When I have fulfilled that vow, you may ask the skalds to tell you the whole story. It will be a bloody tale.” — “So long as Monchug has a firm hand on things, I do not worry much. The other clans dare not covet our lands and herds too openly. Yes... A strong khan can be a great blessing to the weak, so long as he remains strong.” — “Urkhun, my forefather, gave the Khuzaits everything they had. They were as mangy steppe dogs, eating from the scrapheap outside the walls of the cities. He turned them into a pack of wolves. He raised his hand, and cities fell, and he gave the clans land to call their own.” — “Is there a chieftain of the Khuzaits who does not like my decisions? Is there one who does not want me as khan? So be it - let him abandon his lands, the gift of my forefathers, and flee back into the great grass. I will not follow. I will not hunt him.” — “But he who stays here, in the land won by my forefather, he lives under my hand. That is all there is to say.” > [!location]- Info from: > [[3-lords-(Bannerlord)]] ```  <NPCCharacter id="lord_6_1" name="{=Toj0vayQ}Monchug" age="38" voice="curt" default_group="Cavalry" is_hero="true" culture="Culture.khuzait" occupation="Lord" face_mesh_cache="true"> <face>  <BodyProperties version="4" key="0016FC0FC000274D9EBF61FFB762A46EA4959AF6F9A58E3DC8756149D64B84A8000C265309B1E944000000000000000000000000000000000000000000F07080" /> </face> <skills></skills> <Traits> <Trait id="BalancedFightingSkills" value="7" /> <Trait id="Commander" value="14" /> <Trait id="Politician" value="18" /> <Trait id="Manager" value="12" /> <Trait id="Mercy" value="-1" /> <Trait id="Honor" value="-1" /> <Trait id="Calculating" value="1" /> <Trait id="Generosity" value="1" /> <Trait id="Authoritarian" value="1" /> </Traits> <Equipments> <EquipmentRoster /> <EquipmentSet id="khu_king_template_bat_m" /> <EquipmentSet id="khu_king_template_civ_m" civilian="true" /> </Equipments> ``` > &emsp;&emsp; ![[encyclopedia_calradica.gif|center|300]] >*“A massive `Mount & Blade` wikipedia.”* About [Encyclopædia Calradica](About-the-Encyclopædia.md) About the [Project](Project-(Pillar).md) About the [Author](Horseapple.md) &emsp;&emsp;