Heknalis
Faronian desa: Heknalis /hɛkhnalɪs/
Archaic: Hevóoknal /hɛːvouɔːkhnaːl/
Dalindrean: Heknalis /hɛːkhnalɪːs/
Fazeronian: Kez Sern /khɛːz sɛːrtn̥/
Heknalis is the capital of the Kingdom of Faron in southeastern Adynía, and the main city in the province of Nalþos in the northern part of the country. Located at the western bank of the river Gyþen, Heknalis developed around a glade sacred to a deity known to most as the Lily Goddess, where Paleo-Faronic people would sleep in hopes of being visited by the goddess and gain her blessings.
According to tradition, when a leader of the ancient Hapalians (ancestors of Faronians, Dardians, Amrans and Rómúkans) arrived at the place, he partook in this ritual three times1 and gave detailed descriptions of the dreams, which would form the basis for the later mysteries associated with the Lily Goddess.
Over time, the sacred precinct was marked by a fence and later stone walls to separate it from the surrounding settlement, around which people would gather to hold markets, courts and ceremonies. Granaries and other kinds of storage were built and later combined into a palace to house the royal family and other members of the aristocracy, while the glade has been paved with lapis lazuli, pink and black marble. An image of the goddess now stands at the center of this ceremonial plaza, surrounded by her sacred flowers, at which kings sleep at certain times of year and have their dreams divined and recorded to this day.
Dalindrean: Heknalis /hɛːkhnalɪːs/
Heknalis is the capital of the Kingdom of Faron in southeastern Adynía, and the main city in the province of Nalþos in the northern part of the country. Located at the western bank of the river Gyþen, Heknalis developed around a glade sacred to a deity known to most as the Lily Goddess, where Paleo-Faronic people would sleep in hopes of being visited by the goddess and gain her blessings.
According to tradition, when a leader of the ancient Hapalians (ancestors of Faronians, Dardians, Amrans and Rómúkans) arrived at the place, he partook in this ritual three times1 and gave detailed descriptions of the dreams, which would form the basis for the later mysteries associated with the Lily Goddess.
Over time, the sacred precinct was marked by a fence and later stone walls to separate it from the surrounding settlement, around which people would gather to hold markets, courts and ceremonies. Granaries and other kinds of storage were built and later combined into a palace to house the royal family and other members of the aristocracy, while the glade has been paved with lapis lazuli, pink and black marble. An image of the goddess now stands at the center of this ceremonial plaza, surrounded by her sacred flowers, at which kings sleep at certain times of year and have their dreams divined and recorded to this day.
Architecture
Much like other faronian cities, most homes in Heknalis are multi-story buildings with flat roofs and walls of either stone or brick, often painted in bright colours or -among the wealthy- with frescoes depicting animals, scenes from daily life and mythology. The streets are narrow and labyrinthine aside from a few main roads such as the one connecting the palace the main gates and the docks at the river.
1In another version, the chief slept there for three whole days.
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