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-When the Realm’s 4th Legion destroyed the Wall of Ice, the Thousand Rushes flooded. The dam was washed away by the immense pressures, which also turned the croplands of the Cloven Valley into river or marsh, clay-rich soil becoming sucking muck threatening those walking through. Chumo and Sheh were completely destroyed, as was the city of Isesu in Ceben. The Ford of Chumo-She ceased to exist, while the army of the Anathema-Voivode was in the midst of a crossing... it too was destroyed.
+When the Realm’s [[4th Imperial Legion]] destroyed the [[Wall of Ice]], the Thousand Rushes flooded. The dam was washed away by the immense pressures, which also turned the croplands of the Cloven Valley into river or marsh, clay-rich soil becoming sucking muck threatening those walking through. Chumo and Sheh were completely destroyed, as was the city of Isesu in Ceben. The Ford of Chumo-She ceased to exist, while the army of the [[Anathema-Voivode]] was in the midst of a crossing... it too was destroyed.
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-'''-- Palace of Azure:''' The massive Palace of Azure, an ancient air manse of expansive blue crystal galleries and spires. It is home to the ruling family and government of Azerban, along with the Imperial Satrap and local Legion garrison. While it was once a possession of Azerban’s voivode, since the defeat of the Anathema House Sesus has taken direct control of the Palace.
+'''-- Palace of Azure:''' The massive [[Palace of Azure]], an ancient air manse of expansive blue crystal galleries and spires. It is home to the ruling family and government of Azerban, along with the Imperial Satrap and local Legion garrison. While it was once a possession of Azerban’s voivode, since the defeat of the Anathema [[House Sesus]] has taken direct control of the Palace.
 [[Category:Geography]] [[Category:The North]] [[Category:Coastal North]]

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	== Politics ==		== Politics ==

−	Azerban is a feudal state, whose government is made up of one thousand Knights-Vassal, war leaders each owning a long strip of land and responsible for maintaining a watchtower and fielding twenty-four Bannermen in times of war Bannermen in turn are responsible for raising and arming ~~four~~ soldiers in wartime. The Knights-Vassal swear fealty to the Voivode, who serves as head of state and overall commander of the army. Since the Realm first conquered the country in RY259, the Knights-Vassal have elected the Voivode from amongst their number (though by tradition the firstborn child of the previous Voivode is favoured). In the aftermath of the Anathema-Voivode’s defeat, Bannermen have in turn elected their Knights-Vassal from amongst their number. Bannermen are hereditary, with a single family typically filling the post of a Knight-Vassal and his twenty-four bannermen, their soldiers in turn part of the family. This has meant that the noble families of Azerban have been devastated in times of war, which has in turn influenced them to spread their lines far and wide… in peacetime, noble families dump excess members into apprenticeships to peasants and artisans or give them over to serve in the Imperial Legions.	+	Azerban is a feudal state, whose government is made up of one thousand Knights-Vassal, war leaders each owning a long strip of land and responsible for maintaining a watchtower and fielding twenty-four Bannermen in times of war Bannermen in turn are responsible for raising and arming soldiers in wartime. The Knights-Vassal swear fealty to the Voivode, who serves as head of state and overall commander of the army. Since the Realm first conquered the country in RY259, the Knights-Vassal have elected the Voivode from amongst their number (though by tradition the firstborn child of the previous Voivode is favoured). In the aftermath of the Anathema-Voivode’s defeat, Bannermen have in turn elected their Knights-Vassal from amongst their number. Bannermen are hereditary, with a single family typically filling the post of a Knight-Vassal and his twenty-four bannermen, their soldiers in turn part of the family. This has meant that the noble families of Azerban have been devastated in times of war, which has in turn influenced them to spread their lines far and wide… in peacetime, noble families dump excess members into apprenticeships to peasants and artisans or give them over to serve in the Imperial Legions.

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	'''-- Palace of Azure:''' The massive Palace of Azure, an ancient air manse of expansive blue crystal galleries and spires. It is home to the ruling family and government of Azerban, along with the Imperial Satrap and local Legion garrison. While it was once a possession of Azerban’s voivode, since the defeat of the Anathema House Sesus has taken direct control of the Palace.		'''-- Palace of Azure:''' The massive Palace of Azure, an ancient air manse of expansive blue crystal galleries and spires. It is home to the ruling family and government of Azerban, along with the Imperial Satrap and local Legion garrison. While it was once a possession of Azerban’s voivode, since the defeat of the Anathema House Sesus has taken direct control of the Palace.

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 == Geography ==
-Azerban is bordered to the southeast by Valis and by Madura to the Southwest. The Maduran border stretches from the mountainous area surrounding the lake known as the High Torrent, down through the fertile Cloven Valley that stretches from the banks of the Thousand Rushes River. Once, the river was the primary route for trade between Azerban and the rest of Creation, and the valley was responsible for a food surplus. Two crossings linked Azerban and Madura: one was the Wall of Ice, a First Age dam of frosted metal which towered to fill a cleft in the mountains at the head of the Cloven Valley, restraining the High Torrent from flowing freely. The dam was 700ft in height and only 300ft across, with an outflow at its base for the Thousand Rushes River. While the Wall formed a bridge across the border, it was not a useful crossing, the treacherous mountains surrounding it lacking developed roads and presenting an obstacle to any large movement or commercial traffic. The second crossing was the Ford of Chumo-Sheh, where an ancient First Age bridge had collapsed and been partially rebuilt by Shogunate engineers to create an area of the Thousand Rushes where water was only a foot deep and footing was relatively stable, allowing carts and foot traffic to cross the river. The city of Chumo (in Madura) sat on the south bank at the crossing, and the village of Sheh (in Azerban) sat on the northern bank.
+Azerban is bordered to the southeast by [[Valis]] and by [[Madura]] to the Southwest. The Maduran border stretches from the mountainous area surrounding the lake known as the High Torrent, down through the fertile Cloven Valley that stretches from the banks of the Thousand Rushes River. Once, the river was the primary route for trade between Azerban and the rest of Creation, and the valley was responsible for a food surplus. Two crossings linked Azerban and Madura: one was the Wall of Ice, a First Age dam of frosted metal which towered to fill a cleft in the mountains at the head of the Cloven Valley, restraining the High Torrent from flowing freely. The dam was 700ft in height and only 300ft across, with an outflow at its base for the Thousand Rushes River. While the Wall formed a bridge across the border, it was not a useful crossing, the treacherous mountains surrounding it lacking developed roads and presenting an obstacle to any large movement or commercial traffic. The second crossing was the Ford of Chumo-Sheh, where an ancient First Age bridge had collapsed and been partially rebuilt by Shogunate engineers to create an area of the Thousand Rushes where water was only a foot deep and footing was relatively stable, allowing carts and foot traffic to cross the river. The city of Chumo (in Madura) sat on the south bank at the crossing, and the village of Sheh (in Azerban) sat on the northern bank.
-When the Realm’s 4th Legion destroyed the Wall of Ice, the Thousand Rushes flooded. The dam was washed away by the immense pressures, which also turned the croplands of the Cloven Valley into river or marsh, clay-rich soil becoming sucking muck threatening those walking through. Chumo and Sheh were completely destroyed, as was the city of Isesu in Ceben. The Ford of Chumo-She ceased to exist, while the army of the Anathema-Voivode was in the midst of a crossing… it too was destroyed.
+When the Realm’s 4th Legion destroyed the Wall of Ice, the Thousand Rushes flooded. The dam was washed away by the immense pressures, which also turned the croplands of the Cloven Valley into river or marsh, clay-rich soil becoming sucking muck threatening those walking through. Chumo and Sheh were completely destroyed, as was the city of Isesu in Ceben. The Ford of Chumo-She ceased to exist, while the army of the Anathema-Voivode was in the midst of a crossing... it too was destroyed.

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 == Economy ==
-Azerban is not a wealthy state by any stretch. It produces some wood, and some root vegetables. Those of occult interest know its untamed terrain to house a few types of medicinal or alchemically-useful herbs, and pit mines in its northwest produce iron ore and silver. These ores are smelted in Azer, and form the bulk of its tribute to the Realm. Azerbani steel is of low quality, but their weaponsmiths are known for making good axes and shields, which equip their own armies and are exported to neighbouring countries. An Azerbani axe is symmetrical, used thrown or one-handed, connected to a haft of ash wood by three looping prongs, often clad in bronze or silver which is decorated with scenes depicting their ancestors in battle.
+Azerban is not a wealthy state by any stretch. It produces some wood, and some root vegetables. Those of occult interest know its untamed terrain to house a few types of medicinal or alchemically-useful herbs, and pit mines in its northwest produce iron ore and silver. These ores are smelted in Azer, and form the bulk of its tribute to the Realm. Azerbani steel is of low quality, but their weaponsmiths are known for making good axes and shields, which equip their own armies and are exported to neighbouring countries. An Azerbani axe is symmetrical, used thrown or one-handed, connected to a haft of hickory wood by three looping prongs, often clad in bronze or silver which is decorated with scenes depicting their ancestors in battle.
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 == Politics ==
-Azerban is a feudal state, whose government is made up of one thousand Knights-Vassal, war leaders each owning a long strip of land and responsible for maintaining a watchtower and fielding twenty-four Bannermen in times of war Bannermen in turn are responsible for raising and arming four soldiers in wartime. The Knights-Vassal swear fealty to the Voivode, who serves as head of state and overall commander of the army. Since the Realm first conquered the country in RY259, the Knights-Vassal have elected the Voivode from amongst their number. In the aftermath of the Anathema-Voivode’s defeat, Bannermen have in turn elected their Knights-Vassal from amongst their number. Bannermen are hereditary, with a single family typically filling the post of a Knight-Vassal and his twenty-four bannermen, their soldiers in turn part of the family. This has meant that the noble families of Azerban have been devastated in times of war, which has in turn influenced them to spread their lines far and wide… in peacetime, noble families dump excess members into apprenticeships to peasants and artisans or give them over to serve in the Imperial Legions.
+Azerban is a feudal state, whose government is made up of one thousand Knights-Vassal, war leaders each owning a long strip of land and responsible for maintaining a watchtower and fielding twenty-four Bannermen in times of war Bannermen in turn are responsible for raising and arming four soldiers in wartime. The Knights-Vassal swear fealty to the Voivode, who serves as head of state and overall commander of the army. Since the Realm first conquered the country in RY259, the Knights-Vassal have elected the Voivode from amongst their number (though by tradition the firstborn child of the previous Voivode is favoured). In the aftermath of the Anathema-Voivode’s defeat, Bannermen have in turn elected their Knights-Vassal from amongst their number. Bannermen are hereditary, with a single family typically filling the post of a Knight-Vassal and his twenty-four bannermen, their soldiers in turn part of the family. This has meant that the noble families of Azerban have been devastated in times of war, which has in turn influenced them to spread their lines far and wide… in peacetime, noble families dump excess members into apprenticeships to peasants and artisans or give them over to serve in the Imperial Legions.
 The representative of the Realm in Azerban is Imperial Satrap Sesus Magel Kaizan.
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−	In that year, the Voivode of Azerban died under mysterious circumstances. His only child, a girl of fifteen years, was accused by her uncle of having carried out an assassination... the uncle, backed by the local [[4th Imperial Legion]] garrison, laid claim to the Throne. When an attempt was made to slay the girl, she was revealed as an Anathema and escaped… her unnatural wiles soon turned much of the population against the Realm, and the 4th Legion was forced into retreat, falling back to the south with heavy losses. Azerban’s armies, under the skull-and-sun banner of the Anathema-Voivode, seemed unstoppable as they conquered neighbouring Madura and threatened Valis and Ceben beyond, until the 4th fell under leadership of the former Outcaste Sesus Dochao and turned the tide, slaying the anathema and restoring Realm rule.	+	In that year, the Voivode of Azerban died under mysterious circumstances. His only child, a girl of fifteen years, was accused by her uncle of having carried out an assassination... the uncle, backed by the local [[4th Imperial Legion]] garrison, laid claim to the Throne. When an attempt was made to slay the girl, she was revealed as an Anathema and escaped… her unnatural wiles soon turned much of the population against the Realm, and the 4th Legion was forced into retreat, falling back to the south with heavy losses. Azerban’s armies, under the skull-and-sun banner of the Anathema-Voivode, seemed unstoppable as they conquered neighbouring Madura and threatened Valis and Ceben beyond, until the 4th fell under leadership of the former Outcaste Sesus Dochao and turned the tide, slaying the anathema and restoring Realm rule in the [[Campaign against the Anathema-Voivode]].

	== Politics ==		== Politics ==

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-In that year, the Voivode of Azerban died under mysterious circumstances. His only child, a girl of fifteen years, was accused by her uncle of having carried out an assassination... the uncle, backed by the local Realm 4th Legion garrison, layed claim to the Throne. When an attempt was made to slay the girl, she was revealed as an Anathema and escaped… her unnatural wiles soon turned much of the population against the Realm, and the 4th Legion was forced into retreat, falling back to the south with heavy losses. Azerban’s armies, under the skull-and-sun banner of the Anathema-Voivode, seemed unstoppable as they conquered neighbouring Madura and threatened Valis and Ceben beyond, until the 4th fell under leadership of the former Outcaste Sesus Dochao and turned the tide, slaying the anathema and restoring Realm rule.
+In that year, the Voivode of Azerban died under mysterious circumstances. His only child, a girl of fifteen years, was accused by her uncle of having carried out an assassination... the uncle, backed by the local [[4th Imperial Legion]] garrison, laid claim to the Throne. When an attempt was made to slay the girl, she was revealed as an Anathema and escaped… her unnatural wiles soon turned much of the population against the Realm, and the 4th Legion was forced into retreat, falling back to the south with heavy losses. Azerban’s armies, under the skull-and-sun banner of the Anathema-Voivode, seemed unstoppable as they conquered neighbouring Madura and threatened Valis and Ceben beyond, until the 4th fell under leadership of the former Outcaste Sesus Dochao and turned the tide, slaying the anathema and restoring Realm rule.
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−	In RY259, in response to Azerbani raids across the border into the satrapy of Madura, the Realm deployed the 8th Legion against Azerban, bolstered by the presence of young prince Sesus, funds from House Ragara, and mercenaries from House Iselsi. After suffering several defeats to Realm forces, and facing a looming declaration from prince Sesus, the reigning voivode and his supporting knights-vassal were put to death by their own troops, and a new voivode was appointed to negotiate a surrender.	+	In RY259, in response to Azerbani raids across the border into the satrapy of Madura, the Realm deployed the [[8th Imperial Legion]] against Azerban, bolstered by the presence of young prince Sesus, funds from House Ragara, and mercenaries from House Iselsi. After suffering several defeats to Realm forces, and facing a looming declaration from prince Sesus, the reigning voivode and his supporting knights-vassal were put to death by their own troops, and a new voivode was appointed to negotiate a surrender.

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	'''-- Palace of Azure:''' The massive Palace of Azure, an ancient air manse of expansive blue crystal galleries and spires. It is home to the ruling family and government of Azerban, along with the Imperial Satrap and local Legion garrison. While it was once a possession of Azerban’s voivode, since the defeat of the Anathema House Sesus has taken direct control of the Palace.		'''-- Palace of Azure:''' The massive Palace of Azure, an ancient air manse of expansive blue crystal galleries and spires. It is home to the ruling family and government of Azerban, along with the Imperial Satrap and local Legion garrison. While it was once a possession of Azerban’s voivode, since the defeat of the Anathema House Sesus has taken direct control of the Palace.
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		+	[[Category:Geography]] [[Category:The North]]