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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 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.

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===== 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.

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===== Demographics =====
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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  * Zamar - large tribe inhabiting the Qeren heights, known for its independence and martial prowess
  * Minhalan - coastal tribe known for shipbuilding
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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.

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|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|
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|Official Religions|[[..:religions:Hoshania]]|
|National Religions|[[..:religions:Ophis]], [[..:religions:Hoshania]]|
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