Saddo'Nartom IV

King Saddo'Nartom IV (saddo being a titular prefix meaning "of the storm") ruled the city-state of Saddogherin from 1800 to 1816 and is most well-known for the isolationist policy he established during the crisis of the Jeneth Occupation (1803-1879).

Under Nartom IV Jenthal forces attempting to occupy Saddogherin were repelled with the use of the Storm Stone in 1807 along with successive attempts at infiltration. Nartom IV espoused a reliance on the defensive position the city held and that his people should remain within their sanctuary, as Saddogherin did not have a large military force, and certainly could not stand up to an agrarian powerhouse like Jenthal. Saddogherin lost a significant amount of territory in this.

An isolationist policy followed that kept Saddogherin from making any political actions outside of its influence, and generally retreating from the world for almost three decades. As a result, the Storm City's forces did nothing to help Caimen Xyr when representatives begged for it, and this has bred a lasting enmity between the two cities.

Another important result of this was the creation of the first formal magical institution, as Nartom realised that his plans hinged on the success of mages, and therefore they should be trained in full.

Nartom was assassinated in 1816, and the next week a brutal storm hit Jenthal. This was the combined work of many mages, with the consent of Nartom's successor King Saddo'Nurhail II, who continued the policy of total isolation for another fifteen years, though even afterwards Saddogherin never helped Caimen and the practice only began to change with Unification.