THE SANTHARIAN PROVINCE OF TRUBAN |
Southernmost province of
the United Kingdom of Santharia.
Equals the ancient
Stratanian Kingdom without
the city of Bardavos, now led
by Thalambath instead of Strata
like it had long been the case in former times. Controls almost all the
trade in the region. Harbours as well the
Shendar, a tribe of desert people.
Hot.
Borders. Truban's
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 with
its 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
located at the very east of the continent of Nybelmar.
In the south and east the land is surrounded by the hot waters of the Burning
Sea.
History. The base for
this province was established when the
town of Strata was founded on Cape
Strata, in 1649 b.S., one year after
Drafas Tristin had left
Voldar to find new lands in the Sarvonian south. At
this time the original population of the
Shendar was just splitting up in
settlers and nomads. These settlers had 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 still
mainly of traders and merchants and has barely no farmers or other labourers.
The food for most of the population usually comes from
over the Burning Sea from the port of Shan'Thai. Still
some artisans work in the region, manufacturing for example the famous pottery
from the Oasis of Nirmenith. And the fishermen may not be
forgotten as well, who are almost the only local food providers in the
whole province.
One of the exceptional facts about Truban is that two tribes live together in a
fragile balance of power within the province: At the one hand
the Shendar,
from old the original population of desert nomads, and on the
other hand the Stratanians,
a mixture of Voldarian refugees and
ancient Shendar settlers. While
the Stratanians have spread all
over the southernmost Sarvonian continent
the Shendar remained
true to their traditions and still live in the desert.
Nevertheless the latter are experts on desert warfare and
are the only who know the way through the endless planes of sand of the Rahaz
Dath. Therefore the
Shendar are essential to the
inlands trade routes of the
Stratanians. Not caring too much about the higher
governments of province and king, the
Shendar seemingly represent an own region within the
province. Though numerous conflicts have occurred throughout
the history of the southern region the peace between the two people has always
returned.
Information provided by
Gean Firefeet
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