User:Nightstar The Bright

Hey everyone, I died as a normal man and returned as Nightstar The Bright! New Scholar and Arcanist.

But seriously, I write mostly Nalthian articles sprinkled with some Canticle pages.

I’m currently fixing Hanald.

Culture and economics

People

The people of Hanald were likely of Chedesh origin, due to the kingdom being started by a group of Chedesh men and women. There were probably some Pahn Kahl living in the kingdom., although they had their own kingdom as well.

Royals

The first ruler was Vo’s wife, who became Queen of Hanald after his death. Shortly before his death he impregnated her, starting the royal line of Hanald, the people of this line would rule Hanald for the next three hundred years.

Economy

The new kingdom of Hanald flourished quickly, likely because of the dye trade, as Hanald was the only kingdom in which the flowers of Edgli grew, and also because of all the other products which only grow in the jungle climate of Hanald.

Hanald was also situated on the shores of the Bright Sea, opening many trade routes to other nations such as Tedradel. Hanald’s capital was the prime port of T’Telir, further advancing trade.

The mountains of modern day Idris were in its domain as well, and with it the only known coppermines. These mountains also open trade routes to the northern kingdoms, such as Kuth and Huth.

Politics

The kingdom was ruled by either a King or a Queen. As the Idrian Royal family does this it can be assumed that the eldest child, be it man or woman, inherits the throne.

The region that became Hanald was originally populated by the Pahn Kahl people, who lived in a collection of fishing villages. When the people of Chedesh, who dominated the world at the time, began exploring other parts of the Inner Sea's coastline, a group of their ships discovered this valley filled with jungles. One of the explorers, Vo, became the first Returned while on one of the ships in the bay. He declared the five Visions and then died a week later. Dismissive of the native Pahn Kahl, his crewmates founded a kingdom on the site and named it Hanald. They elected Vo's wife, who was pregnant with his child, as their queen.

The new citizens of Hanald capitalized on the presence of the Tears of Edgli, which only grew in the soil in that area, to make cheap colorfast dyes. The area became a prosperous trade center, both through its port on the sea and its northern mountain passes, and the royal family turned their attention to the development of Awakening. Tensions between Hanald and its neighbors began to increase due to these factors; for one, their stranglehold on the world's dye economy caused resentment to grow against them. Major discoveries in the art of Awakening also worsened relations and led to the expansion of many nations' armies. Eventually, what was to become known as the Manywar broke out. Hanald's main rivals, Kuth and Huth, were destroyed in the war, and Hanald itself was renamed a variation of its old name. The kingdom of Hallandren was born in its place when Peacegiver established the line of the God Kings. Hanald's former royal lineage fled to the mountains and established the kingdom of Idris.

Bluefingers mentions that the servants of Hanald’s kings were killed when the kings died so they could serve in the afterlife

Completed Nalthian Projects

• The Court of Gods
• Shashara
• Arsteel