Qhashdea

Gateway of the gods

Qhashdea is centered around the region of fertile land between the Balaam, Onnissa, and Hasshak rivers to the Tannah sea. During most of the 4th age the region would be divided among large populous city states that dominate surrounding farmland. These city states are some of the oldest in the world. Many neighboring peoples have myths claiming Qhashdea to be the birthplace of mankind, and the qhashdeans themselves say the region is where the first humans descended from heaven before migrating to other places. The first recorded histories in Qhashdea date back to the second age when powerful mages ruled as god-kings. The exploits feature these mystic kings in their clashes with various rival civilizations such as Zulithan and the ancient Romalian Empire.

Geography

Qhashdea's geography is dominated by three major rivers that generally flow north towards the Tannah sea. The Onnissa and Hasshak flow down from the Dusk Mountains, while the Balaam flows out of the Great Centras Forest. In the lowlands between the rivers one finds rich farms along with wilder swamps and small lakes. As one travels further south or farther from the rivers the uplands are dominated by arid grassland and rocky badlands, though lush oases are never too far away.

Onnissa

Moal Hills

A large relatively flat hillland seated between the Onnissa and Hasshak rivers, the Moal hills have supported nomadic and semi-nomadic tribes for millennia. Lumped together by the Qhasdeans as Moalites these herding migrants are often purchased to supplement the manpower of the city states for labor, warfare, or trade.

Hasshak

Ul Floodlands

Named after an ancient (and long abandoned) city of Ul, the region occupies the reedy salt marshes where the Hasshak meets the Balaam at the sea. Wholly unsuitable for larger trading ports and highways, the area is known for small fortified outposts, river pirates, and overgrown ziggurat ruins.

Balaam

Known to the Qhashdeans as the “river of the gods” (competing for a similar claim to the Rahiel of Zulithan), the region around the Balaam supports the inner heartlands of Qhashdea, with the oldest and most insular city-states.

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