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  |image=https://wiki.achaea.com/mediawiki/images/c/c4/Hashan-map.png
  |cityname=Hashan
  |cityname=Hashan
  |patron=[[Twilight]], the Dark Father
  |patron=[[Twilight]], God of Darkness
  |leader=Vayne des Valois
  |leader=Nezaya Visindi
  |founder=Elentari, Grind, Firefox Sly, Rhenn and Darthus
  |founder=Elentari Lokelinde, Grind, Firefox Sly, Rhenn, and Darthus
  |tutor=[[Damaris]]
  |tutor=[[Damaris]]
  |guardian=[[Ze'thya]], the Chimeric Dragon
  |guardian= [[An ancient alchemical golem]]
  |documents=The Great Canon of Hashan
  |documents=[[The Great Canon of Hashan]] <br>[[Edict of Shadows|The Edict of Shadows]]  <br> [[ Laws of Hashan | The Laws of Hashan ]]
  |arms=Per fess Azure and , a crown Or
  |arms=Per pale Sable and Purpure, a sundered crown Argent
  |allies=[[Tasur'ke]]
|enemies=Targossas, Ashtan, Eleusis
  |allies=[[Tasur'ke]], Balan'ukia, Balan'maal, Balan'lier
  }}
  }}


Initially a humble village located in the heart of the [[Ithmia]], the [[city-state]] of '''Hashan, Crown of the Ithmia''', is [[Sapience]]'s third major city established in the year 222 AF. Due to territorial conflicts, the [[expansion of Hashan]] and its early existence endured rough beginnings, challenged by [[forestal]] organisations and their respective patrons Lord [[Lupus|Lupus, God of the Beasts]] and Lady [[Gaia|Gaia, Goddess of Nature]]. Nevertheless, Hashan was successfully brought into being by the mortal Darthus with the support of Lord [[Twilight|Twilight, God of Darkness]] and later the Ladies [[Valnurana|Valnurana, Goddess of Sleep and Dreams]] and [[Ourania|Ourania, Goddess of the Moon]]. Today, Hashan continues to display a tenacity to survive any hardship, catering to aid others only when her own interests are furthered as well. It is a haven where the diverse characters of Sapience may live together in harmony and community without fear of prejudice, oppression, or bigotry, and where everyone is free to pursue their potential to the greatest of their abilities.
Initially a humble village located in the heart of the [[Ithmia]], the [[city-state]] of '''Hashan, Court of Shadows''', is [[Sapience]]'s third major [[city]] established in the year 222 AF. Due to territorial conflicts, the [[expansion of Hashan]] and its early existence endured rough beginnings, challenged by [[forestal]] organisations and their respective patrons Lord [[Lupus|Lupus, God of the Beasts]] and Lady [[Gaia|Gaia, Goddess of Nature]]. Nevertheless, statehood was successfully established by Darthus with the support of [[Twilight|Twilight, God of Darkness]] and later [[Valnurana|Valnurana, Goddess of Sleep and Dreams]] and [[Ourania|Ourania, Goddess of the Moon]].  
Hashan is home to [[Achaea]]'s first and oldest [[Serpent]] organisation, the [[Cult of the Serpent Lords]], as well as the [[Spirit Walkers]] formerly the Shamans, the [[Merchants of the Crown]] formerly the Sorcerers, and the [[Sect of the Black Lotus]], formerly the Kharon. The city-state is actively guarded by fierce [[viragos]], mounted [[tsalmaveths]], and hooded [[nocturni]].


==Laws and Policies==
A city of secrets and sagacity, science, of the esoteric and erudite, Hashan is led by the Seneschal and council of Regents, leaders in the intricate dance of politics and power that comprises the Court of Shadows.
: ''Main article: [[Laws of Hashan]]
The Crown has been known for Achaea's first complex legal system, having surpassed both ancient Ashtan and Shallam in governmental politics. The Seneschal [[Elentari]] originally wrote the comprehensive city charter. The policies of Hashan are recorded in a single, albeit large, text called the '''[[Laws_of_Hashan|Great Canon of Hashan]]''' which can be found in a bookshelf in the [[news]]room.


Under Elentari's leadership in Hashan's early years, her constitution was widely regarded by the intelligentsia as "the finest document of its kind yet written". It was Hashan that began the trend of formally binding guilds to cities, a trend that has been followed and formalised by each city to this day. Hashan was also lauded by the [[Sarapis|Creator]] as the best organized of the city-states.
Hashan displays a tenacity to survive any hardship, its policies marked by supreme self-interest. For centuries, Hashan was home to [[Achaea]]'s first [[Serpent]] organisation, the [[Cult of the Serpent Lords]], as well as defunct [[Spirit Walkers]] and the disestablished [[Sect of the Black Lotus]].


==Political History==
The year 688 AF saw the stirring of an ancient and unknown nexus of energy beneath Hashan. Surging from deep below, it tore the city from its roots, lifting its foundations to mysteriously float above the scarred woodlands, separating itself from the Ithmia. The wide chasm in the earth resulting from the displaced structure was named the [[Sunderlands]].
===City ranks===
#Peasant
#Commoner
#Burgher
#Esquire
#Peer (Masculine)/ Peeress (Feminine)
#Lord (Masculine)/ Lady (Feminine)


The leaders of the city soon agreed that it was their responsibility to both understand and harness this power, closing its great [[Houses]] so that all resources could combine and be put toward this unified goal. To mark this revival in civic purpose, Hashan redubbed itself the ''Court of Shadows''. In a post-[[House Renaissance|Renaissance]] world, the [[Somatikos]] and [[Krymenian Academy]] now safeguard and advance the city-state's new aims.


===Seneschals===
During the events of the [[Underworld Rebellion]] in 718 AF, Hashan backed [[Ur'Vampires]] [[Asztrik]] and [[Prioska]]. By a slim margin, Lord [[Aegis]] declared both [[Ur'Vampires]] the winners. Hashan became the first [[Underworld]] foothold beyond their realm.


:Darthus
During the reemergence of the Tsol'teth in 799 AF in what is known as the [[Black Wave#Third Black Wave|Third Black Wave]], Seneschal Krizal accepted a proposal of allegiance - a monumental step in being the first such alliance with surface-dwellers since before the dawn of Seleucar.  In response, the [[Coalition of Sapience]] staged a full and immediate assault upon the Hashani, fighting both citizens and the Tsol'teth warriors [[Gattan'bahar]], [[Nahu'an]], and [[Trusad'an]]. 
:Grind
:Elentari
:Drakul
:Neokove
:Drazik
:Grellek
:Drakul
:Calla
:Aringar
:Rianne
:Obzidian
:Merik
:Caleth
:Bambi
:Alynna
:Fendo
:Typhoon
:Alyssia
:Bambi
:Drazik
:Typhoon
:Hyru
:Merik
:Xzander
:Saltaern    From ??? to 18th of Daedalan, 491AF
:Xzander    From 18th of Daedalan, 491AF to 5th of Mayan, 504 AF.
:Sobriquet From 5th of Mayan, 504 AF to 6th of Glacian, 514 AF.
:Laytron    From 6th of Glacian, 514 AF to 10th of Valnuary, 540 AF
:Aliath        From 10th of Valnuary, 540 AF to 22nd of Scarlatan, 553 AF
:Ruth        From 22nd of Scarlatan, 553 AF to 23rd of Phaestian, 578 AF
:Vayne      From 23rd of Phaestian, 578 AF to current day


In 802, [[Tlalaiad]] and the Tsol'teth arranged for the access to the Wellspring beneath Hashan.  Asmodron Dicondron describes it as " a [[Proteus |Protean]] star, a relic of cosmic power that has nestled itself deep beneath the earth." [[Silon'ukia]] opened a gateway to the [[Underrealm]] within the Sunderlands. Once making the way through the gateway and performing specific steps, any Hashani citizen will have access to the [[Houses of Blood and Dark]].


===Divine Patrons===
Hashan is actively guarded by fierce [[viragos]], [[court constables]], [[Spectres of the Shadow Court]], mounted [[tsalmaveths]], [[Knights of the Atrament]], and hooded [[nocturni]].
The history of Hashan's patronship is comprised of five Gods: Twilight, Ourania, Valnurana, Neraeos, and Thoth, and can be essentially subdivided into four distinct "eras". The "First Era" starts with the founding of the city with Lord Twilight at its helm in 222 AF, recruiting first the newly [[ascension|ascended]] Lady Ourania into a co-patronship called the "Diad" and later Lady Valnurana to form the [[Triad of the Night]]. For a little over a full century this Triad governed Hashan, rotating patronship before Lord Twilight quit the city in 332 AF and the "Second Era" began. Hashan's Regency at that time, Senechaled by '''Caleth Le'Murzen''', decided to sever Hashan's ties with Twilight after feeling betrayed by the circumstances and being repeatedly [[worldburn]]ed unprovoked by Twilight's [[Divine Order|Order]]. Hashan thus enlisted the aid of Lord [[Neraeos]], God of the Sea and the Nerai to rid the Crown's saturation of Dark [[shrines]] and help them win their independence. Ladies Ourania and Valnurana had long since fallen into their decades-long slumber, so Lord Neraeos agreed to patron the city on the condition that He would be allowed to relinquish His office as quoted: "to its rightful Matrons" when either Lady Ourania or Valnurana had reawoken. This "Second Era" saw the introduction of new Divine citizens in support of Hashan, including Lords [[Matsuhama]], God of Combat and [[Vastar]] of the Skies. In 385 AF, the Sea God's promise was fulfilled and Neraeos left the city in the hands of a newly returned Ourania. She then matroned the city-state for the next century, defining Hashan's "Third Era". In 485 AF, under the Seneschalship of '''Saltaern Sioraiocht''', the "Fourth Era" began after the replacement of Lady Ourania with Lord Thoth, the God of Death. Currently, Lord Twilight patrons Hashan after having returned from His long absence at the bottom of the ocean wrestling with the [[Eye of Proteus]]. Lord Thoth deferred patronage to the city's founder soon after the Dark Father's return.


==Shopping==
==Laws and Policies==
Hashan provides three main shopping "areas" which harbour a large variety of goods and supplies. '''The Bazaar''' is Hashan's primary market located in the northern half of the city, holding the Crown's commodity shop and unique letter-making services. Running the entire width of Hashan is '''Serpentis Boulevard''' with shops that line both sides of the street, the location of one of Achaea's three major candle shops for sealing letters with a [[Heraldic Arms|Coat of Arms]]. The third shopping area is '''Hashan's Central Plaza''', which can be found in the Old Quarter near the southwest corner of the city.
: ''Key articles: [[Laws of Hashan]]


==Dining and Recreation==
Hashan has a tendency to despise divine mandate, seeing it as blind obedience and zealotry. Rather than follow the divine, citizens are encouraged to create themselves 'Progress' for Hashan, irrespective of the morality to achieve it. These ideals are outlined in the [[Edict of Shadows]]. Hashan's legal system was the first in Achaea, having surpassed both ancient Ashtan and Shallam in governmental politics. The policies of Hashan are recorded in a single, albeit large, text called the '''[[Laws of Hashan]]'''. Hashan operates as a democracy, with various Regents and Ministers appointed and bound by the rules of the [[The Great Canon of Hashan | Great Canon of Hashan]].  
Hashan is proud to be the first brewers of [[Sapience]]'s more [[Hashan Drinks|unique drinks]], provided in the '''[[Eventide Alehouse]]''' off of western Serpentis Boulevard. Home of the original absinthe and serving Sapience's harder liquors that [[Berford]] brews, the Alehouse also sports a new restaurant that serves an eclectic variety of food. [[Harris]], a local publican, spends all his time here probably to watch [[Indira]] dance with her snake. Should bourbon, cognac, apricot brandy, or Hashan's own special Darkbrew not tickle anyone's fancy, other non-alcoholic drinks are served as well. Also serving alcohol is the '''[[Dragon's Tail Bar]]''' as old as the city itself.


Local entertainment is provided by the '''[[House of Delights]]''' brothel off Epitine Circle, [[gambling]] tables run by [[Moneo]] and [[Kes]] in the '''Dragon's Tail Bar''', and '''the Menagerie''' creature museum visited west of Hashan's Academy. South of the Menagerie is the '''Park of Hashan''' which features lush, contemplative surroundings and a placid duck pond. Further entertainment can be sought by visiting a few of Hashan's special landmarks as well. (See below.)
==Government and Political History==
===City Ranks===
#Peasant
#Commoner
#Burgher
#Esquire
#Peer (Masculine)/ Peeress (Feminine)
#Lord (Masculine)/ Lady (Feminine)


==Facilities==
===City Patrons===
Most of Hashan's facilities are located near the government buildings and the city's central Crossroads. [[Altarra]], the crier, walks the streets announcing the latest news of the day. '''The Postal Office of Hashan''', '''the People's [[Bank]] of Hashan''', and the Crown's citizen-only stables are found off these crossroads. '''The Literary Archives of Hashan''' house the [[newsroom]] in '''the Seneschal's Complex'''. The [[Slaughterhouse of Hashan|slaughterhouse]] and fishing shed are visited off Cibus road, and Hashan's blacksmith [[Modron]] opens his blacksmith's shop for the use of all citizens and visitors. [[Zaertum]], the locksmith, offers a key-copying service. Hashan's city arena, the '''[[Stadia Coronae]]''' (Crown Stadium), is located in the southeastern portion of the city.
:222 AF - Lord Twilight becomes the first Patron of Hashan, and the [[Triad of the Night]] is born soon thereafter. From here, Patronship rotated between the Dark Father, the Lady of the Moon, and the Lady of Sleep and Dreams, depending on which planet was in ascendance.
:332 AF - Lord Neraeos replaced the [[Triad of the Night]]'s rotation, as an interim for the [[Triad of the Night]].
:385 AF - Lady Ourania replaced the God of the Sea, returning Hashan to its rightful Matron.
:485 AF - Lord Thoth replaced the Lady of the Moon, after disputes between the Goddess and the leadership of Hashan.
:554 AF - Lord Twilight replaced the God of Death, returning Hashan to its founding God.
:591 AF - Lady Ourania replaced the Dark Father.
:654 AF - Lord Twilight replaced Lady Ourania.


==Landmarks==
===City Leaders - Seneschals===
'''The Crossroads''' is Hashan's very centre, the most common place for gathering and a useful reference point. It is also home of [[Gred]], the Hashan humgii. '''The Road of Eternity''' is Hashan's north entrance road which features a grand display of statues of past and present Gods. '''Founder's Monument''' north of the crossroads features statues as well of the city's mortal founders. The '''[[Dome of the Triad]]''' stands tall as a tribute to the divine [[Triad of the Night]] which used to patron Hashan in its early years, and the old '''Coliseum''' may be visited where gladiators used to spar. East of the Dome is Hashan's mysterious crumbling temple where dangerous [[spectre|spectres]] once roamed free. The [[Disc of the Nocturne]] was once housed here, but was taken by [[Tavarius]] and was later used to cause the time period known as the [[Eternal Night]]. Lastly, the '''[[Spring of Fluvialis]]''' provides a renewable source of fish for fishing and is Hashan's closest water source. Both this and the '''[[Temple of Fluvialis]]''' are found south of the crossroads, gifts given by Lord Neraeos during His time as patron.
:222 AF - First Seneschal: Darthus
:223 AF - Grind replaced Darthus as Seneschal.
:230 AF - Elentari replaced Grind as Seneschal.
:249 AF - Drakul replaced Elentari as Seneschal, Elentari ascended to become Lady Ourania.
:254 AF - Neokove replaced Drakul as Seneschal.
:263 AF - Drazik replaced Neokove as Seneschal.
:264 AF - Grellek replaced Drazik as Seneschal.
:278 AF - Drakul replaced Grellek as Seneschal.
:298 AF - Calla replaced Drakul as Seneschal.
:324 AF - Aringar replaced Calla as Seneschal.
:329 AF - Rianne replaced Aringar as Seneschal.
:333 AF - Obzidian replaced Rianne as Seneschal.
:336 AF - Merik replaced Obzidian as Seneschal.
:342 AF - Caleth replaced Merik as Seneschal.
:364 AF - Bambi replaced Caleth as Seneschal.
:382 AF - Alynna replaced Bambi as Seneschal.
:382 AF - Fendo replaced Alynna as Seneschal.
:385 AF - Typhoon replaced Fendo as Seneschal.
:388 AF - Alyssia replaced Typhoon as Seneschal.
:388 AF - Bambi replaced Alyssia as Seneschal.
:398 AF - Drazik replaced Bambi as Seneschal.
:404 AF - Typhoon replaced Drazik as Seneschal.
:406 AF - Hyru replaced Typhoon as Seneschal.
:437 AF - Merik replaced Hyru as Seneschal.
:449 AF - Xzander replaced Merik as Seneschal. (Briefly replaced by Aliath in 451 for administrative reasons)
:451 AF - Saltaern replaced Xzander as Seneschal.
:491 AF - Xzander replaced Saltaern as Seneschal.
:504 AF - Sobriquet replaced Xzander as Seneschal.
:514 AF - Laytron replaced Sobriquet as Seneschal.
:540 AF - Aliath replaced Laytron as Seneschal.
:553 AF - Ruth replaced Aliath as Seneschal.
:578 AF - Vayne replaced Ruth as Seneschal.
:635 AF - Xadzia replaced Vayne as Seneschal.
:649 AF - Tyamat replaced Xadzia as Seneschal.
:695 AF - Sarieno replaced Tyamat as Seneschal.
:698 AF - Tyamat replaced Sarieno as Seneschal.
:709 AF - Valkyn replaced Tyamat as Seneschal.
:716 AF - Kasa replaced Valkyn as Seneschal.
:726 AF - Regi replaced Kasa as Seneschal.
:739 AF - Asria replaced Regi as Seneschal.
:740 AF - Regi replaced Asria as Seneschal.
:756 AF - Mosr replaced Regi as Seneschal.
:762 AF - Asmodron replaced Mosr as Seneschal.
:790 AF - Krizal replaced Asmodron as Seneschal.
:829 AF - Mezghar replaced Krizal as Seneschal.
:859 AF - Farrah replaced Mezghar as Seneschal.
:872 AF - Embrelle replaced Farrah as Seneschal.
:875 AF - Arcturus replaced Embrelle as Seneschal.
:915 AF - Kshavatra replaced Arcturus as Seneschal.
:918 AF - Ita replaced Kshavatra as Seneschal.
:938 AF - Nezaya replaced Ita as Seneschal.


==Inhabitants==
==Inhabitants==
Aside from the various guards that roam the Crown of the Ithmia, there are a few notable citizens worth mentioning:  
Aside from the various guards that roam the Court of Shadows, there are a few notable citizens worth mentioning:  


*[[Aethene]], Keeper of the Elements
*[[Alariel]], the Keeper of the Menagerie
*[[Alariel]], the Keeper of the Menagerie
*[[Altarra]], the crier of Hashan
*[[Antimone]], a stately alchemist
*[[Berford]], the brewer  
*[[Berford]], the brewer  
*Big [[Bubba Bingham]]
*Big [[Bubba Bingham]]
*A sour-looking cook
*[[Dakron]], the Fence
*[[Dakron]], the Fence
*[[Damaris]], the Learned
*[[Damaris]], the Learned
*[[Demius]], the baker
*[[Demius]], the baker
*[[Eloeth]], Mistress of Elements
*Carver [[Dryn]]
*[[Fennila]], barmaid  
*[[Fennila]], barmaid  
*[[Geld]], barman  
*[[Geld]], barman  
*[[Harris]], the publican
*[[Harris]], the publican
*[[Hectan]], the Hashan papermaker
*[[Hectan]], the Hashan papermaker
*[[Hettright]], the foreman
*Foreman [[Hettright]]
*[[Indira]], the Snake Charmer
*[[Indira]], the Snake Charmer
*[[Joss]], the stablewoman
*[[Joss]], the stablewoman
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*[[Moneo]]
*[[Moneo]]
*[[Nyirobi]], Keeper of the Shrine
*[[Nyirobi]], Keeper of the Shrine
*[[Pegaea]], the Naiad of Fluvialis
*[[Ornan]] the Swift
*Mistress [[Sadira]], the Calm
*Mistress [[Sadira]], the Calm
*[[Silban]], the Butcher
*[[Silban]], the Butcher
*[[Silius]], a grumpy old man
*[[Silius]], a grumpy old man
*[[Ssathis]], the Ophidian
*a chubby Hashani [[stableboy]]
*a chubby Hashani [[stableboy]]
*[[Sybil]], the Dog-Lady of Hashan
*[[Sybil]], the Dog-Lady of Hashan
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*[[Tithian]], the Shaman
*[[Tithian]], the Shaman
*[[Zaertum]], the Locksmith
*[[Zaertum]], the Locksmith
*[[Zisloth]], the Ophidian


==Famous Faces==
==Facilities==
Of the famous faces that hail from Hashan, four are remembered most: '''[[Liirup]]''', Hashan's notable rat-eating madwoman, retired Seneschal '''[[Elentari|Elentari Lokelinde-Danial]]''' who ascended to Godhood through the collective will of the [[Pantheon]] to become [[Ourania|Ourania, Goddess of the Moon]], '''[[Damaris|Damaris, the Learned]]''' who teaches in Hashan's multi-roomed academy as one of the world's most brilliant minds, and '''[[Aringar|Aringar Claros]]''', the first mortal ever to reach the 99th [[level]] of [[experience]] and become a [[Greater Dragons|Greater Dragon]].
Most of Hashan's facilities are located near the government buildings and the city's central Crossroads.
* '''The Postal Office of Hashan''' and '''the People's [[Bank]] of Hashan''', and the Court's citizen-only stables are found off these crossroads.
* '''The Literary Archives of Hashan''' house the [[newsroom]] in '''the Seneschal's Complex'''.
* [[The Citadel of Prosperity]] is Hashan's '''Public Library''' and is a large, multi-floored tower with a deep history of ownership.
*  The '''[[Stadia Coronae]]''' (Crown Stadium) is Hashan's city arena, and is located in the southeastern portion of the city.
* The '''Court's Education Centre''' is a Novice training Academy located southeast, inside the Crown Hall.
* The [[Dicondron Academy]] is Hashan's Research Facility located south of the city.               
 
===Dining===
 
* Hashan is proud to be the first brewers of [[Sapience]]'s more [[Hashan Drinks|unique drinks]], provided in the '''[[Eventide Alehouse]]''' off of western Serpentis Boulevard.
* For the quiet, celestial-themed retreat  '''The Citadel Bar and Lounge''' is where the local bartender, [[Sophitia]] offers a range of bites and ale.
* For those interested in [[Gambling]] and drinking, the '''[[Dragon's Tail Bar]]''' is as old as the city itself, run by [[Moneo]] and [[Kes]].
 
===Shopping===
Hashan provides three main shopping "areas" which harbour a large variety of goods and supplies:
* '''The Bazaar''' is Hashan's primary market located in the northern half of the city, holding the Court's commodity shop and unique letter-making services.
* Running the entire width of Hashan is '''Serpentis Boulevard''' with shops that line both sides of the street, the location of one of Achaea's three major candle shops for sealing letters with a [[Heraldic Arms|Coat of Arms]].
* The third shopping area is '''Hashan's Central Plaza''', which can be found in the Old Quarter near the southwest corner of the city.
 
The [[Slaughterhouse of Hashan|slaughterhouse]] and fishing shed are visited off Cibus road, and Hashan's blacksmith [[Modron]] opens his blacksmith's shop for the use of all citizens and visitors. [[Zaertum]], the locksmith, offers a key-copying service.
 
===Recreation===
*The southern '''[[Hashani Menagerie]]''' is a creature museum, home to creatures such as the monstrous [[babaji]].
*The '''Park of Hashan''' which features lush, contemplative surroundings and a placid duck pond.
*For specialty entertainment, the '''[[House of Delights]]''' is a brothel off Epitine Circle.
 
==Landmarks ==
 
'''The Crossroads''' and '''The Gatehouse''' are Hashan's  common places for adventurer gathering and are useful reference points.
 
*'''Founder's Monument''' north of the crossroads features statues as well of the city's mortal founders.
*The '''[[Dome of the Triad]]''' stands tall as a tribute to the divine [[Triad of the Night]] which used to patron Hashan in its early years.
*The old '''Coliseum''' may be visited where gladiators used to spar.
*''' The Dome ''' is Hashan's mysterious temple where dangerous [[spectre|spectres]] once roamed free. The [[Disc of the Nocturne]] was once housed here, but was taken by [[Tavarius]] and was later used to cause the time period known as the [[Eternal Night]].
 


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Revision as of 01:47, 16 May 2024

Hashan-map.png
Hashan
Leader Nezaya Visindi
Council None
Divine Patron Twilight, God of Darkness
Founder Elentari Lokelinde, Grind, Firefox Sly, Rhenn, and Darthus
City Tutor Damaris
City Guardian An ancient alchemical golem
Heraldic Arms Per pale Sable and Purpure, a sundered crown Argent
Allies Tasur'ke, Balan'ukia, Balan'maal, Balan'lier
Enemies Targossas, Ashtan, Eleusis
Key Documents The Great Canon of Hashan
The Edict of Shadows
The Laws of Hashan


Initially a humble village located in the heart of the Ithmia, the city-state of Hashan, Court of Shadows, is Sapience's third major city established in the year 222 AF. Due to territorial conflicts, the expansion of Hashan and its early existence endured rough beginnings, challenged by forestal organisations and their respective patrons Lord Lupus, God of the Beasts and Lady Gaia, Goddess of Nature. Nevertheless, statehood was successfully established by Darthus with the support of Twilight, God of Darkness and later Valnurana, Goddess of Sleep and Dreams and Ourania, Goddess of the Moon.

A city of secrets and sagacity, science, of the esoteric and erudite, Hashan is led by the Seneschal and council of Regents, leaders in the intricate dance of politics and power that comprises the Court of Shadows.

Hashan displays a tenacity to survive any hardship, its policies marked by supreme self-interest. For centuries, Hashan was home to Achaea's first Serpent organisation, the Cult of the Serpent Lords, as well as defunct Spirit Walkers and the disestablished Sect of the Black Lotus.

The year 688 AF saw the stirring of an ancient and unknown nexus of energy beneath Hashan. Surging from deep below, it tore the city from its roots, lifting its foundations to mysteriously float above the scarred woodlands, separating itself from the Ithmia. The wide chasm in the earth resulting from the displaced structure was named the Sunderlands.

The leaders of the city soon agreed that it was their responsibility to both understand and harness this power, closing its great Houses so that all resources could combine and be put toward this unified goal. To mark this revival in civic purpose, Hashan redubbed itself the Court of Shadows. In a post-Renaissance world, the Somatikos and Krymenian Academy now safeguard and advance the city-state's new aims.

During the events of the Underworld Rebellion in 718 AF, Hashan backed Ur'Vampires Asztrik and Prioska. By a slim margin, Lord Aegis declared both Ur'Vampires the winners. Hashan became the first Underworld foothold beyond their realm.

During the reemergence of the Tsol'teth in 799 AF in what is known as the Third Black Wave, Seneschal Krizal accepted a proposal of allegiance - a monumental step in being the first such alliance with surface-dwellers since before the dawn of Seleucar. In response, the Coalition of Sapience staged a full and immediate assault upon the Hashani, fighting both citizens and the Tsol'teth warriors Gattan'bahar, Nahu'an, and Trusad'an.

In 802, Tlalaiad and the Tsol'teth arranged for the access to the Wellspring beneath Hashan. Asmodron Dicondron describes it as " a Protean star, a relic of cosmic power that has nestled itself deep beneath the earth." Silon'ukia opened a gateway to the Underrealm within the Sunderlands. Once making the way through the gateway and performing specific steps, any Hashani citizen will have access to the Houses of Blood and Dark.

Hashan is actively guarded by fierce viragos, court constables, Spectres of the Shadow Court, mounted tsalmaveths, Knights of the Atrament, and hooded nocturni.

Laws and Policies

Key articles: Laws of Hashan

Hashan has a tendency to despise divine mandate, seeing it as blind obedience and zealotry. Rather than follow the divine, citizens are encouraged to create themselves 'Progress' for Hashan, irrespective of the morality to achieve it. These ideals are outlined in the Edict of Shadows. Hashan's legal system was the first in Achaea, having surpassed both ancient Ashtan and Shallam in governmental politics. The policies of Hashan are recorded in a single, albeit large, text called the Laws of Hashan. Hashan operates as a democracy, with various Regents and Ministers appointed and bound by the rules of the Great Canon of Hashan.

Government and Political History

City Ranks

  1. Peasant
  2. Commoner
  3. Burgher
  4. Esquire
  5. Peer (Masculine)/ Peeress (Feminine)
  6. Lord (Masculine)/ Lady (Feminine)

City Patrons

222 AF - Lord Twilight becomes the first Patron of Hashan, and the Triad of the Night is born soon thereafter. From here, Patronship rotated between the Dark Father, the Lady of the Moon, and the Lady of Sleep and Dreams, depending on which planet was in ascendance.
332 AF - Lord Neraeos replaced the Triad of the Night's rotation, as an interim for the Triad of the Night.
385 AF - Lady Ourania replaced the God of the Sea, returning Hashan to its rightful Matron.
485 AF - Lord Thoth replaced the Lady of the Moon, after disputes between the Goddess and the leadership of Hashan.
554 AF - Lord Twilight replaced the God of Death, returning Hashan to its founding God.
591 AF - Lady Ourania replaced the Dark Father.
654 AF - Lord Twilight replaced Lady Ourania.

City Leaders - Seneschals

222 AF - First Seneschal: Darthus
223 AF - Grind replaced Darthus as Seneschal.
230 AF - Elentari replaced Grind as Seneschal.
249 AF - Drakul replaced Elentari as Seneschal, Elentari ascended to become Lady Ourania.
254 AF - Neokove replaced Drakul as Seneschal.
263 AF - Drazik replaced Neokove as Seneschal.
264 AF - Grellek replaced Drazik as Seneschal.
278 AF - Drakul replaced Grellek as Seneschal.
298 AF - Calla replaced Drakul as Seneschal.
324 AF - Aringar replaced Calla as Seneschal.
329 AF - Rianne replaced Aringar as Seneschal.
333 AF - Obzidian replaced Rianne as Seneschal.
336 AF - Merik replaced Obzidian as Seneschal.
342 AF - Caleth replaced Merik as Seneschal.
364 AF - Bambi replaced Caleth as Seneschal.
382 AF - Alynna replaced Bambi as Seneschal.
382 AF - Fendo replaced Alynna as Seneschal.
385 AF - Typhoon replaced Fendo as Seneschal.
388 AF - Alyssia replaced Typhoon as Seneschal.
388 AF - Bambi replaced Alyssia as Seneschal.
398 AF - Drazik replaced Bambi as Seneschal.
404 AF - Typhoon replaced Drazik as Seneschal.
406 AF - Hyru replaced Typhoon as Seneschal.
437 AF - Merik replaced Hyru as Seneschal.
449 AF - Xzander replaced Merik as Seneschal. (Briefly replaced by Aliath in 451 for administrative reasons)
451 AF - Saltaern replaced Xzander as Seneschal.
491 AF - Xzander replaced Saltaern as Seneschal.
504 AF - Sobriquet replaced Xzander as Seneschal.
514 AF - Laytron replaced Sobriquet as Seneschal.
540 AF - Aliath replaced Laytron as Seneschal.
553 AF - Ruth replaced Aliath as Seneschal.
578 AF - Vayne replaced Ruth as Seneschal.
635 AF - Xadzia replaced Vayne as Seneschal.
649 AF - Tyamat replaced Xadzia as Seneschal.
695 AF - Sarieno replaced Tyamat as Seneschal.
698 AF - Tyamat replaced Sarieno as Seneschal.
709 AF - Valkyn replaced Tyamat as Seneschal.
716 AF - Kasa replaced Valkyn as Seneschal.
726 AF - Regi replaced Kasa as Seneschal.
739 AF - Asria replaced Regi as Seneschal.
740 AF - Regi replaced Asria as Seneschal.
756 AF - Mosr replaced Regi as Seneschal.
762 AF - Asmodron replaced Mosr as Seneschal.
790 AF - Krizal replaced Asmodron as Seneschal.
829 AF - Mezghar replaced Krizal as Seneschal.
859 AF - Farrah replaced Mezghar as Seneschal.
872 AF - Embrelle replaced Farrah as Seneschal.
875 AF - Arcturus replaced Embrelle as Seneschal.
915 AF - Kshavatra replaced Arcturus as Seneschal.
918 AF - Ita replaced Kshavatra as Seneschal.
938 AF - Nezaya replaced Ita as Seneschal.

Inhabitants

Aside from the various guards that roam the Court of Shadows, there are a few notable citizens worth mentioning:

Facilities

Most of Hashan's facilities are located near the government buildings and the city's central Crossroads.

  • The Postal Office of Hashan and the People's Bank of Hashan, and the Court's citizen-only stables are found off these crossroads.
  • The Literary Archives of Hashan house the newsroom in the Seneschal's Complex.
  • The Citadel of Prosperity is Hashan's Public Library and is a large, multi-floored tower with a deep history of ownership.
  • The Stadia Coronae (Crown Stadium) is Hashan's city arena, and is located in the southeastern portion of the city.
  • The Court's Education Centre is a Novice training Academy located southeast, inside the Crown Hall.
  • The Dicondron Academy is Hashan's Research Facility located south of the city.

Dining

  • Hashan is proud to be the first brewers of Sapience's more unique drinks, provided in the Eventide Alehouse off of western Serpentis Boulevard.
  • For the quiet, celestial-themed retreat The Citadel Bar and Lounge is where the local bartender, Sophitia offers a range of bites and ale.
  • For those interested in Gambling and drinking, the Dragon's Tail Bar is as old as the city itself, run by Moneo and Kes.

Shopping

Hashan provides three main shopping "areas" which harbour a large variety of goods and supplies:

  • The Bazaar is Hashan's primary market located in the northern half of the city, holding the Court's commodity shop and unique letter-making services.
  • Running the entire width of Hashan is Serpentis Boulevard with shops that line both sides of the street, the location of one of Achaea's three major candle shops for sealing letters with a Coat of Arms.
  • The third shopping area is Hashan's Central Plaza, which can be found in the Old Quarter near the southwest corner of the city.

The slaughterhouse and fishing shed are visited off Cibus road, and Hashan's blacksmith Modron opens his blacksmith's shop for the use of all citizens and visitors. Zaertum, the locksmith, offers a key-copying service.

Recreation

  • The southern Hashani Menagerie is a creature museum, home to creatures such as the monstrous babaji.
  • The Park of Hashan which features lush, contemplative surroundings and a placid duck pond.
  • For specialty entertainment, the House of Delights is a brothel off Epitine Circle.

Landmarks

The Crossroads and The Gatehouse are Hashan's common places for adventurer gathering and are useful reference points.

  • Founder's Monument north of the crossroads features statues as well of the city's mortal founders.
  • The Dome of the Triad stands tall as a tribute to the divine Triad of the Night which used to patron Hashan in its early years.
  • The old Coliseum may be visited where gladiators used to spar.
  • The Dome is Hashan's mysterious temple where dangerous spectres once roamed free. The Disc of the Nocturne was once housed here, but was taken by Tavarius and was later used to cause the time period known as the Eternal Night.
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