Truban

have written a quick overview of the present situation of the southern province of Truban, do with it whatever you like.

Truban
Southermost province of the United Kingdom of Santharia. Can be seen as the continuation of the Stratanian Kingdom without Bardavos, now led by Thalambath instead of Strata. Controls almost all the trade in the region. Harbours as well the Shendar, a desert people. Hot.

The base for this province was founded when Strata was created on Kap Strata, in 1649 b.S. The original population of the Shendar was just splitting up in settlers and nomads. These settlers have made the province wealthy above expectation in this hot region. Through several exploration missions and trade contacts a start was made for centuries of thriving trade. The population of the region consists therefore mainly of traders and merchants and has barely no farmers or other labourers. The food for this population usually comes from over the Burning Sea in Shan'Thai. Still some artisans work in the region, manufacturing for example the famous pottery from the Oasis of Nimernith. And the fishermen may not be forgotten as well, who are almost the only local food providers in the province.

Trubans borders are all natural. In the northeast the province stops near the end of the Rahaz Dath Desert and Occen's Lake where the province Brendolan starts wth it's capital Bardavos. The northwest and western coast are surrounded by the Aetryam Sea, which leads to the trade partner and competitor in business Aca-Santerra. In the south and east the land is surrounded by the hot waters of the Burning Sea.

One of the exceptional facts about Truban is that two tribes lives together in a fragile balance of power within the province. The Shendar, from old the original population of desert nomads, and the Stratanians, a mixture of Voldarian refugees and Shendar settlers. Where the Stratanians have spread there wings all over the Sarvonian Continent the Shendar remain true to their traditions and live in the desert. Nevertheless are they experts on desert warfare and are the only who know the way through the endless planes of sand of the Rahaz Dath Desert and are therefore essential to the inlands trade routes of the Stratanians. Not caring to much about the higher governments of province and king, the Shendar seemingly from an own region within the province. Though numerous conflicts have occurred thoughout the history of the southern region the peace between the two people has always returned.