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| In spite of the embarrassing Nator escapade, Vantral was greeted by the cooperative as a hero, viewed as a leader willing to defend his people against all odds. Although Nator was undefeated, Vantral again proclaimed Loodon to be the sole property of the cooperative and established the Loodon Cooperative, which very quickly became known as simply Loodon. | In spite of the embarrassing Nator escapade, Vantral was greeted by the cooperative as a hero, viewed as a leader willing to defend his people against all odds. Although Nator was undefeated, Vantral again proclaimed Loodon to be the sole property of the cooperative and established the Loodon Cooperative, which very quickly became known as simply Loodon. | ||
| - | The population of Tlax began to grow rapidly. | + | The population of Tlax began to grow rapidly. Vantral also kept a close eye on the Loodon river and had instated several governors, including Been Kolor, who had indeed ended up running the original cooperative at Oyangaltans. |
| Paranoid that someone might capture Tlax the same way as he did, Vantral assumed a defense strategy and maintained it throughout the rest of his life: he continued to grow and train his army, but always found ways to postpone or cancel campaigns. Although he often spoke of a campaign to defeat Nator, in reality his own raid on Nator turned out to be the last time he set foot outside of Tlax. Nevertheless, he was continued to be called the Great General for the rest of his life and was said to have enjoyed it. | Paranoid that someone might capture Tlax the same way as he did, Vantral assumed a defense strategy and maintained it throughout the rest of his life: he continued to grow and train his army, but always found ways to postpone or cancel campaigns. Although he often spoke of a campaign to defeat Nator, in reality his own raid on Nator turned out to be the last time he set foot outside of Tlax. Nevertheless, he was continued to be called the Great General for the rest of his life and was said to have enjoyed it. | ||
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| Vantral's reign came to an end in 1936, when his younger brother [[tavol aylis|Tavol]], who at the time was the chief of the assassins squad, ordered his murder. Vantral was beheaded in his sleep with an axe. | Vantral's reign came to an end in 1936, when his younger brother [[tavol aylis|Tavol]], who at the time was the chief of the assassins squad, ordered his murder. Vantral was beheaded in his sleep with an axe. | ||
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| + | Vantral's betrayal of his own mother did eventually catch up with him and his name was rarely mentioned in loodonian accounts of its history. Instead, Jani was widely recognized as the founder of the family and the country. A monument of her in Oyangaltans was set up by Kvean II and is on the city square to this day. | ||
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| + | Nevertheless, he pioneered the assassin squad, for which Loodon became infamous, as its rulers continued to rely on such squads throughout the country's history, essentially turning it into a sophisticated secret army. | ||
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| + | He was also able to turn Tlax into an even wealthier hub than it was under Kandisis, who mostly relied on conquest. Vantral bet on setting up trade, knowing full well that conquest in his case was a gamble. | ||
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