Tsadar
Before the birth of the Xha’en Hegemony, numerous city-states competed for dominance, and with its elite footmen and fearsome scythed chariots, Tsadar was among the leading powers. Ultimately worn down by the growing influence of Xha’ahan, Tsadar eventually joined in alliance with its former enemy and was rewarded with a leading role when the great Hegemony was finally born.
Tsadar remains a stern military state. Though its warriors are not the most numerous in the Hegemony army, they are acknowledged to be the finest. The armories and smithies of Tsadar produce high quality weapons and armor, though long years of relative peace have made their martial prowess less significant to the Hegemony as a whole.
The city itself is perfectly square, with thick, battlemented walls that slant inward to shrug off siege missiles, and heavy gates crafted from iron and steel. Like other Xha’en cities, Tsadar cannot contain the entirety of its population, but the outlying communities are carefully planned and laid out, with grids of paved streets and farmlands of near geometric perfection.
The creation of Lake Pantai when Xha’ahan erected the Lujhiran Dam changed the city’s geography somewhat. The main walls sit atop a bluff above the new artificial lake, with switchbacks leading down to the water where docks and warehouses have been constructed to accommodate lake traffic.
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