Post by Admin Pete on Aug 2, 2019 22:19:37 GMT -5
Khaziria
Gummint: Kaganate (Empire)
Mythos: Persian
Leader: Kagan Olmar
CAPITAL: Serai (Pop.: 195K)
Other Cities (and pop.):
Aralska: 40K
Chelkar: 25K
Guryevkagan: 55K
Loc.: Azir/Aeropa
Language: Khazirian
Pop.: 5,000,000
Flag/Emblem:
Flag: Bi-colored black &&
white vertically, w/ a
horsehead counter
charged && maned
red && breathing fire.
Coinage: Kazirian Standard.
Companions: Governors, khans, clerics, merchants, officials, etc.
Friends: Hyrkania (TRADE), Russ (TRADE), Sinope, Slovia.
Foes: Turkistan.
Open Warfare/Skirmishing: Serious fighting on border with Turkistan.
Intrigues: Hellenic intrigue in Serai to promote full-scale war in the
East, thus keeping Khaziria weak && non-competitive. Galacian &&
Armenian factions each seeking marriages && alliance with Serai.
Artifacts/Relics: Khaziria has the famous Cloud Galley, in +addition+
to Gar's Circle ov Nullity, the Firetome ov Eld, && the Talons Apparatus.
The Kagan && various others ov rank in the realm also
have some quantity ov moderate && minor items as well.
Alignment: Lawful Evil
Thumbnail Sketches: Lying partly in Aeropa, straddling the Volga
River and the end ov the Ural Mountains, && sprawling eastwards
along the northern shore ov the Mare Ostrum all the way to the
Turkistani frontier over 100 miles beyond the town ov Chelkar,
Khaziria possesses well in xcess ov 300K sq. mi. ov territory.
It has some xtremes ov climate, although the Mare Ostrum
moderates both the summer heat && the winter cold to an xtent.
The mountainous region to the NE ov this realm is naturally cooler,
&& much ov the N is wild. There are lions, bears, wolves, auroch, deer,
antelopes, && numerous species ov smaller animals to be found.
The cities are ov brick && stone, but their architecture && air are
ov the Orient, with some inclusion ov the solid Slavic && airy Hellenistic
styles. Serai is a very cosmopolitan city, w/ beautiful parks && gardens.
The Kagan's Pavilions && the lesser palaces ov the city,
incl. those ov their various embassies, are splendid indeed.
The original Khazirs were a mixture ov Mongol && Turkic tribes,
with an inclusion ov some Tartar element. Their migration westwards
into their present land--then held by Slavic peoples--changed their
racial stock, as the native pop. was absorbed, && to it was
gradually added a considerable # ov Grecian && associated
peoples (from Anatolia came Byzantines, volk from Sinope &&
Trebizond, && Phrygians; also considerable numbers ov Galacians
&& Armenians migrated there) over the next few centuries. Some
Persian stock volk, && Turkic nomads too, melded into the
populace, as have numbers of Phoenicians in more recent times.
This amalgam has produced a very distinct people, the Khazir or
Khazirian.
Some 20% ov the pop. is still nomadic, && from these
tribes the Kagan's army gains its best cavalry, save for the small
guards units. Another 30% are distributed inland in villages &&
farms, or hunt in the wilds. 1/2 ov the pop. is found in a narrow
belt along the shores ov the Mare Ostrum in the warm && fertile lands
there, && here too are the principal cities ov Khaziria.
Crops ov wheat, barley, maize, oats, hemp, cotton, flax, vines,
tobacco, && sunflowers are grown. There are sugar cane && tobacco
fields in the southern regions. Gardens produce many sorts ov
veggies, mustard, watermelon && other melons, cucumbers,
&& berries. Orchards yield such fruit as plums, pears, apples, figs,
pomegranates, olives, hazelnuts, pecans, && cherries. Considerable
cultivation ov mulberries && silk growing is undertaken in
Khaziria. Herds ov sheep, horses, && cattle are common, && also
considerable numbers ov poultry && waterfowl are raised.
The seas && rivers yield fish, incl. the great sturgeons && their
caviar. Considerable quantities ov salt are xtracted in seacoast regions.
Timber from the Ural foothill region is brought to the S for
xport && for the shipbuilding yards there.
Quarries for porphyry && hard limestone, as well as common
building stone, are productive. Naphtha<>, petroleum, && bitumen are
found in places. Some modest amounts ov iron && coal come from
this land. Minor amounts ov gold are gained from mining && panning.