In the early 1200s, Valdis claimed the Sword of Zaramoth and created the Morden, marching his newborn army into the regions surrounding Zaramoth's Horns. It was in the following years that Darthrul was founded atop an ancient ruin from the time of the Empire of Stars, located in the eastern Plain of Tears. The Morden converted the ruins into a fortress-city, from which they dominated the area.