Editing Kharadron Overlords (section)

===The Soul Wars===

When Nagash’s Necroquake struck the realms, it majorly devastated the Kharadron Overlords. In scenes of utter destruction and mayhem that could only be described as Pearl Harbor from Hell, the sky ports found themselves assailed by an onslaught of violent magical storms blowing trade routes off course, endless spells seemingly manifesting out of nowhere and ravaging entire fleets, and worst of all, the newly emerged Nighthaunt floating skywards and assaulting the Kharadron in their previously unassailable homes. Two lesser Sky-Ports, Barak-Durmmaz and Barak-Kling were destroyed entirely, while even the major Sky Ports suffered major losses, with Barak-Nar losing a fifth of its navy while seven members of Barak-Zilfin's Admiral's Council were killed when a rogue Pendulum Endless Spell caused the Barak's flagship ''Sunderer'' to crash into the Halls of Endeavour.

The most significant effect, however, was that the major shift in the winds (both magical and physical) of the realm caused veins of Aether-gold to be blown across the sky. With the largest Aether-gold streams monopolized by the major skyports now scattered, the Kharadron Code dictated that these veins could be claimed by rival skyports, resulting in a new gold rush the Kharadron came to call the Gorak-drek, or "Great Venture".

Within this newly roused rush to put the pieces back together, the entire political framework of Kharadron society faced one of its biggest upheavals since the first Conference of Madralta. As hundreds of companies across the sky ports began filing for bankruptcy when their revenue streams were uprooted and the Admiral Councils scrambled to rebuild their fleets, the normally static balance of political power within the Geldraad itself began to shift dramatically:

Barak Nar, who had enjoyed a commanding lead in delegates, now found its position slightly upended as the economic strain resulted in the previously unthinkable loss of a delegate seat. However, the quick cunning of their remaining representatives and Admirals ensured that this setback would not be a catastrophic one, and Barak Nar was soon chartering dozens of expeditions and reclaiming swathes of lost revenue.

Barak Zilfin, despite the loss of its flagship ''Sunderer'' and numerous senior Admirals, was actually able to weather many of the worst storms thrown their way by the Necroquake, thanks to their top of the line Navigator League. Not only that, but the speed and ingenuity of the Windswept City's shipbuilders meant that they soon had ships ranging far to capitalize on new streams of Aethergold, allowing them to actually accumulate enough shares to earn another seat on the Geldraad.

Barak Zon and Barak Urbaz both suffered the loss of one delegate, bringing their Geldraad numbers to 2 and 1 respectively.

Barak Thryng, the lowest (Under Construction)