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 ====== Ezkaphecia ====== ====== Ezkaphecia ======
-//When the lion stalks the pool, or the well runs dry...This is opportunity. - Phoecian Adage//+//When the lion stalks the pool, or the well runs dry...This is opportunity. - Pheocian Adage//
  
-A defensive league of Phoecian city-state colonies.+A defensive league of Pheocian city-state colonies.
  
 ===== Geography ===== ===== Geography =====
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 This includes manpower and funding levied from across the confederacy, including regular units of unique light cavalry (Ezkaphecian Chasers) and armored [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_elephant|elephantry]] (War Terraces, often manned by [[..:..:races:aelfkin#ranadil|Ranadil]] shooters) to counter Centaur threats. This includes manpower and funding levied from across the confederacy, including regular units of unique light cavalry (Ezkaphecian Chasers) and armored [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_elephant|elephantry]] (War Terraces, often manned by [[..:..:races:aelfkin#ranadil|Ranadil]] shooters) to counter Centaur threats.
  
-The northern Tengnara Escarpment borders the less threatening Cisogalian tableland, and is therefore less guarded.+The northern Tengnara Escarpment borders the less threatening Cisosgalian tableland, and is therefore less guarded.
 It it still isolated and relatively lawless, with caves and cliff-side settlements frequently sheltering gangs of outlaws and marginal nomads. It it still isolated and relatively lawless, with caves and cliff-side settlements frequently sheltering gangs of outlaws and marginal nomads.
 The trade city of [[.:locations:Tas-Qorsis]] sits both atop and below the Tengnara, with large cranes able to transfer people and merchandise to avoid the long trip around the escarpment. The trade city of [[.:locations:Tas-Qorsis]] sits both atop and below the Tengnara, with large cranes able to transfer people and merchandise to avoid the long trip around the escarpment.
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 The common Pheocian's [[..:religions:Qhashdean]] beliefs often treat the forest with more fear and superstition, as a holy forest that should remain undisturbed. The common Pheocian's [[..:religions:Qhashdean]] beliefs often treat the forest with more fear and superstition, as a holy forest that should remain undisturbed.
 So-called "guardian spirits," also frequently ethereal and luminous, along with [[..:..:races:aelfkin#ranadil|Ranadil]] tribes, also prevent settlement and effective logging of the region. So-called "guardian spirits," also frequently ethereal and luminous, along with [[..:..:races:aelfkin#ranadil|Ranadil]] tribes, also prevent settlement and effective logging of the region.
-These Ranadil often have a complicated relationship with Ezkaphecia, with a minor role in the confederal government and Phoecians highly valuing Ranadil mercenaries, but with frequent periods of cultural conflict to include intense and brutal raiding by both sides.+These Ranadil often have a complicated relationship with Ezkaphecia, with a minor role in the confederal government and Pheocians highly valuing Ranadil mercenaries, but with frequent periods of cultural conflict to include intense and brutal raiding by both sides.
  
 ==== Wandering Hills ==== ==== Wandering Hills ====
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 ===== History ===== ===== History =====
 +Ezkaphecia was founded by refugees of [[hephecia|Hephecia]] after a dynastic struggle in [[..:locations:Cyedon]] between two brothers.
 +Rather than fight a protracted civil war, followers of the losing brother fled and founded [[..:locations:Tyrla]] and [..:locations:Citilum]] around the same time.
 +Concerned with the threat of Hephecian pursuers, the two cities soon established a defensive league that sought to prevent oligarchic hegemony by any one colony.
 +In time both cities flourished and further colonies were founded and incorporated into the confederacy.
 +Though neither Pheocian league would be able to break the other militarily the original dispute with Cyedon was not forgotten.
 +Most Pheocians, even those of independent city-states, therefore see Ezkaphecians as rivals at best.
  
 ===== Government ===== ===== Government =====
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 |National Religions|[[..:religions:Qhashdean]], [[..religions:Wistaljan]], [[..:religions:Yazta]], [[..:religions:Ophis]], [[..:religions:Religio Publica]], [[..:religions:Hoshania]]  | |National Religions|[[..:religions:Qhashdean]], [[..religions:Wistaljan]], [[..:religions:Yazta]], [[..:religions:Ophis]], [[..:religions:Religio Publica]], [[..:religions:Hoshania]]  |
 |Area| Apx FIXME mi<sup>2</sup>  | |Area| Apx FIXME mi<sup>2</sup>  |
-|Population|970 AV apx 8,000,000  |+|Population|970 AV apx FIXME  |
 |Currency|FIXME  | |Currency|FIXME  |
 |GDP|(total) 970 AV apx FIXME\\ (per capita) FIXME | |GDP|(total) 970 AV apx FIXME\\ (per capita) FIXME |
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