Hezdavar

is a Turkish-like culture in a hilly country with a vast lake which is the main source of their export since the aquatic life is unlike anything else in all Terra. The hill-country is also conducive to raising powerful and skilled horses and war elephants. While it’s not probable to export the war elephants overseas, it is possible to export them to anywhere on Solbrek. The war elephants have not been in high demand of late, though Teshkar acquired nearly a hundred of the beasts during their near civil war nearly two decades prior to the start of the series.

This country prizes beauty, grace, and strength above all else. Their nobility are almost exclusively housed in the capital city of Ishtar. Only a few live in sprawling and expansive compounds surrounding Lake Izarashi. None live out in the countryside. Incest is not uncommon among the nobility, to “keep the bloodlines pure” and also to maintain a specific level of beauty and desirability.

The singularly unique hammer-head salmon reside only in Lake Izarashi. Commonly used for scrimshaw as well as its buttery-sweet flesh, this is the biggest export product in the country. The northern corner of the country is renown for its exotic and rare spices. The combination of winds from the ocean and mountains, added to the fertile soil is ideal for the other famous income of the country. Between the fish, spices, and the breeding stallions, the nobles continue to assert their power. Slavery is also legal, acceptable, and a regular occurrence throughout the kingdom. Farming of all kinds provides the kingdom with nearly all the sustenance for the inhabitants. Fishing, within the lake as well as on the ocean, provides for the people as well.

While there are no academies or Titans’ Guard citadels, Hezdavar puts out many of Terra’s great warriors and mages who participate in the Corelon Zepheroth. Not to mention, the palace guards are among the most feared in Terra. They spend their lives, from age five, learning combat in all its myriad forms. Nearly all the royal guards are nobility in one form or another.

Two of the spices grown are also used for dyes. One creates a stunning yellow-orange while the other creates a unique bluish-purple. They are most often used to dye silks and pure cottons. These can be exported on their own as raw products, as well as in any stage of the product. They are the second largest export for the country and closely regulated by the nobility because they consider the colors exclusive for the extremely wealthy.