Saillonne

Saillonne

Location
Region	The Blue Sand
Realm	The Ahrimid Empire
Province	Sehlanad
Distance from Orendon	822 miles (air), 1180 miles (land)
Societal
Civic Population	1,088,000 citizens / 690,000 foreigners / 3,250,000 slaves (est.)
Max Seasonal Traffic	10,000,000
Demographics
Liege	???, Grand Caliph of the Ahrimids
Physical
Acreage	250 sq km / 96 sq mi / 67,776 acres
Buildings	Difficult to estimate; most buildings are not discrete entities.
Elevation	6,034 ft
Climate	Warm, rainy winters; hot, dry summers
Biome	Desert / aquatic
Terrain	Island

Saillonne is the ancient capital of the Ahrimid civilization. Founded over 3,000 years ago by the Honoin people, as led by the Chukharn, and offshoot of the Druids of Tirland, the city has been continuously inhabited since, and has remained an important economic and cultural center for the race of Man.

History

Main article: History of Saillonne

Saillonne was founded in 1966 BGC and has remained continuously inhabited since. Its history is generally divided into four epochs:

Epoch	Span	Characterization
Chukharan Era	1966-1107 BGC	City ruled by the Chukharn druid-wizards, Sailleen Cataract formed through magic to serve as a foundation. People eventually rebel against magocracy--office of the Grand Caliph formed, nobility emerges.
Fulun Era	1107-69 BGC	City ousts the Chukharn and most of the nobility. Ruled by a series of increasingly unstable and outlandish governments, including dragons, bandits, and undead. Order eventually restored by the Memlukkar, who retained the throne for centuries absent the Grand Caliph.
Latter Era	69 BGC - 338 GC	City conquered by the Kingdom of the Sword, the Grand Caliph is restored as vassal of the King of the Sword. The Order of the Ring is established, with its roots amongst the Chukharn, as the Memlukkar are removed from power.
Modern Era	338 GC - present	City proclaims itself new capital of the Kingdom of the Sword after Oathkeep is sacked by the Kurnish Invasion. The pretense is slowly abandoned as the moniker becomes obselete, and the term Ahrimid Empire is resurrected from the days of the Latter Era.

Recent Uprising

:Main Article: Era of Nineteen Kings, Habil Ibn-Nasir

Recently, the continuity of the Grand Caliph was nearly severed during an uprising known as the Era of Nineteen Kings (1346-1360 GC). It began as a plot amongst the nobility to assassinate the unpopular Grand Caliph Anuhar Bahleidin and his descendants. It was successful, but none of those who claimed the throne after the dynasty was destroyed would fare much better. In total, nineteen nobles claimed the title of Grand Caliph and were recognized, while countless others made claims they could not ultimately support.

The era ended when a conspiracy between the Order of the Ring, the Memlukkar, and the Curatore to restore order by renewing the legitimacy of the dynasty as best as possible. They located Habil Ibn-Nasir, a minor noble sharing a recent ancestor with the deceased royal family. A young, carefree playboy, Habil had little compunction about accepting the job, and was soon crowned Grand Caliph. With the full support of the three otherwise oft-warring pillars of Sailleen society, the Grand Caliph resisted any further sedition, and remains in power today.

Politics

People

Demographics

By Great Race

Race	Population	Percent
Man	x	95%
Dwarf	x	2%
Dragon	x	2%
Elf	x	<1%
Other	x	<1%

Notable Individuals

Locations

The city is divided roughly into x regions:

Region Name	Colloquial Name	Location	Focus	Population Share	Land Area Share