The Satrapies
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Nehrim Satrapies
- A collection of closely allied lands, ruled by satraps to the south west of Griffin Island
- The Red Sands Horse Archers is one of the elite units of the Nehrim Satrapy, part of the Eliem cult's specialized forces.
Satrapy of Megrib
- The most North Eastern of the Satrapies, with borders on (Harrapa?)
- Alhai Maruk is the Satrap of Megrib
Megrib
- Capital of the satrapy of the same name. A city conquered about 200 years ago in the War for Illumination. Very cosmopolitan with many different cultures represented. A Center of trade and learning.
- Cult of the Sun's Bowman and the isolated temple of Bal Azar is a mere two week's travel from the city.
- The Chosen Bright. (A unit of temple guards)
- Teachings of the prophet who gave the temple it's name (Bal Azar)
- In a distant past, many generations ago, the temple had kept a unit of giant hawk riders but the birds died out.
- "In my lands we have a long history of depicting lion hunts, kings and great warriors use spear and arrow from horseback or chariot. We have one fine mosaic in my temple, perhaps I will have the honour to show it to you one day."
Customs
- The southerner bows, arm slightly bent and to the side in the fashion of his people.
- He'd seen the nomad peoples to the south of his homeland use this method of capturing their their half-wild mounts. (Lasso)
- A vaguely Zoroastrian Arabic North Africa type of place. Sun/Fire/Light worship dominates and represents everything from martial prowess to wisdom with their opposites as the negative side of the coin.
- Moon/Darkness/Earth represent female and passive principles.
- The Eliem cult dominates almost exclusively, though there are many factions and rival groups. Priests are always male. Women can join special minor cults, dedicated to Eliem's daughters or various saints or angel like figures.
- There are secret remnants of older faiths, mostly earth and fertility cults with members of both genders. Usually these are ignored and seen as harmless, but occasionally some overly zealous priest or satrap calls for a purge.
- Foreigners are free to worship as they please as long as they do not break any laws.
- Perpetual rivals of the Harrappans, but with a lot of cultural exchange and trade.
- Fairly dark-skinned, coffee and cream.
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