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--- polemos:4th_age:factions:lahamel [2020/08/15 16:04] – external edit 127.0.0.1
+++ polemos:4th_age:factions:lahamel [2026/03/16 12:38] (current) – Blake Anderton
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-^  Lahamel  ^^
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-|  Map  ||
-|Capital|[[..:Locations:Amahshalem]] (Largest City)|
-|Official Languages|[[..:Languages:Lahameli]]|
-|National Languages|[[..:Languages:Lahameli]], [[..:Languages:Halser]]|
-|Races|92% Human\\ 6% Anthegal \\ 1% Dragoon\\ 1% Shapeshifter|
-|Demonym|Lahameli|
-|Government|Tribal Theocracy|
-|Alliances| |
-|Official Religions|[[..:Religions:Hoshania]]|
-|National Religions|[[..:Religions:Hoshania]]|
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 ====== Lahamel ======
-//Then El said to Lahamel, "Out of you will I produce my nation, who will take possession of the land and become more numerous than the stars."//\\ \\ Lahamel is a minor tribal nation sitting on the a small strip of fertile land that sits west of the Tannah Sea. Lahamelis come from an ancient desert nomad culture and practice a unique monotheistic religion. Priests of this religion rule day-to-day affairs while prophetic Judges serve to unite the tribes during times of crisis.
+//Then El said to Lahamel, "Out of you will I produce my nation, who will take possession of the land and become more numerous than the stars."//
+Lahamel is one of several tribal nations sitting on the a small strip of fertile land that sits west of the Tannah Sea.
+Lahamelis come from an ancient desert nomad culture and, unlike their neighbors, practice a unique monotheistic religion.
+Priests of this religion rule day-to-day affairs while periodic strong-men (called Judges) serve to unite the tribes during times of crisis.
 ===== Geography =====
+==== Lake Chinneret ====
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+==== Qeren Hill Country ====
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+==== Rotting Sea ====
+Thought to have been poisoned by the neighboring [[ammareth#basal_desolation|Basal Desolation]], the rotting sea is barren and lifeless.
+So named by the stinking sulfur diluted in its waters, its shores are ringed with deposits of caustic salt.
+==== Sagga Wilderness ====
+FIXME
 ===== History =====
 ===== Government =====
+Lahamel is governed for most of the 4th Age by a combination of a hereditary Dahbeqite priesthood and a periodic assembly of elders from the various tribal clans.
+When [[..:..:campaigns:drakonheart:gm:nedafulasi|Nedafulasi]] incorporated Lahamel into his Centrian Empire, he appointed the Gobahim Armashek dynasty as client kings to rule as governors.
+The Armasheks shrewdly left local elders in place but quietly suspended the assembly of elders, instead dealing with each clan individually at the new royal court at [[..:locations:Turgserat]], and later [[..:locations:Melekpolis]].
+Using favors and gifts, these kings cultivated a reputation as a neutral benefactor.
 ==== Parties, Ideology, and Politics ====
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 ===== Demographics =====
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+Humans in Lahamel  two major ethnic groups: the majority Shahtafim, and minority Gobahim.
+==== Shahtafim ====
+The Shahtafim, meaning "people of the flood," often refer to themselves simply as Lahameli as they trace their lineage to the patriarch Lahamel.
+Shahtafim history reports that their nomadic ancestor, fleeing the chaos of the [[..:..:3rd_age:events:elesh_rebellion|Great War]], crossed the Tannah Sea to settle in what would become [[zulithan|Zulithan]].
+After several generations his descendants would come to fill much of the Rahiel delta as a slave caste, but were freed by [[..:..:celestials:malakel|Malakel]] and made to wander again as nomads.
+Malakel then settled the Shahtafim in territorial Lahamel by conquest of the local dragon-worshiping peoples.
+He also created a lifeward to prevent dragons from entering Lahamel, allowing them to live out the remainder of the Great War in relative peace.
+Within the Shahtafim, there are thirteen major tribal clans:
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+  * Dahbeq - hereditary priesthood
+  * Zamar - large tribe inhabiting the Qeren heights, known for its independence and martial prowess
+  * Minhalan - coastal tribe known for shipbuilding
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+  * Dihn
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+==== Gobahim ====
+The Gobahim, meaning the "high people," trace their lineage to Hahak, who stayed behind when his younger brother Lahamel traveled across the Tannah Sea.
+A group of semi-nomadic tribes descended from Hahak, who upon the Shahtafim's return mostly sided against their ancient brethren and were pushed into the southern hill country.
+Centuries of Shahtafim attempts at integration or expulsion were resisted, and the Gobahim tribes were eventually united under a series of royal dynasties that adapted a local form of [[..:religions:hoshania#serat_hoshania|Hoshanism]].
+Gobahim kings would become an important ally for Shahtafim wars against [[.:Dagon-Sur]], leading to a friendly, if tense, co-existance.
 ==== Language ====
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 ==== Sports ====
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+^  Lahamel  ^^
+|  Flag  ||
+|  Map  ||
+|Capital|[[..:locations:Amahshalem]] (Largest City)|
+|Official Languages|[[..:languages:Lahameli]]|
+|National Languages|[[..:languages:Lahameli]], [[..:languages:Marretic]], [[..:Languages:Halser]]|
+|Races|92% Human\\ 6% Anthegal \\ 1% Dragoon\\ 1% Shapeshifter|
+|Demonym|Lahameli|
+|Government|Theocratic Tribal Confederation|
+|Alliances| |
+|Official Religions|[[..:religions:Hoshania]]|
+|National Religions|[[..:religions:Ophis]], [[..:religions:Hoshania]]|
+|Area| |
+|Population| |
+|Currency| |
+|GDP| |
+|Agriculture| |
+|Staple Foods| |
+|Imports| |
+|Exports| |
+</WRAP>
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