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'''Kharbranth''', City of Bells, is an independent city-state on [[Roshar]], ruled by the King [[Taravangian]].{{book ref|
== Geography and Ecology ==
=== Environments ===
=== Location ===
It is located in a natural harbor on the the [[Tarat Sea]], in the western most regions of the [[Frostlands]], in an area that was formerly under the control of [[Thalath]], one of the [[Silver Kingdoms]].{{map ref|Roshar}}
Kharbranth was formerly a pirate town in its early years, before becoming a real city over the course of decades.{{annotation ref|twok|chapter=3}} It is culturally diverse, with people from all over Roshar both visiting and residing there.{{book ref|twok|3}} The city is home to the [[Palanaeum]], the largest library on Roshar.{{book ref|twok|7}} Kharbranth is also known for the quality of its hospitals, and people come from all over the world to train in medicine.▼
Features {{book ref|sa1|3}}
[[Jasnah]] used the Palanaeum in her research of the [[Voidbringer]]s.{{book ref|twok|3}}▼
- May be older than the Last Desolation - at least one in world source claims it was built during the shadowdays
- BUilt on raw, unbroken stone like most of Roshar.
- A small politically fragile city state but also a free city
- Vorin Kingdom
- Docks open to all regardless of nationality or status
- Animals can be found around the docks (and presumably throughout the city): skyeels, crabs, haspers, mink
- Built up a steep incline/mountain
- Wedge shaped
- Built into a natural lait, like a wide crack in the stone. One of the most sheltered major cities in the world
- Considered by Captain Tozbek to be a 'safe city'
- "a man pulling a curious contraption with two large wheels and a canopy-covered seat. "
- Long/Scenic and short/direct route from the docks to the Conclave
- Roadways are cut up the hill in switchbacks
- The story goes that the bells were initially set up to warn of the Highstorm as it was so soft that people wouldn't notice.
- Bells are everywhere - displayed in shops, hung from rafters. Hung under every lamp in a lantern poles, on transport carts such as the one Shallan takes through the city
- Strong smells to the city. Spicy scents of food, the pungent smell of alleyways. Shallan describes the city as not having a clean smell.
- Noisy. A hundred voices called to one another, mingling with doors slamming, wheels rolling on stone, occasional skyeels crying. The ever-present bells tinkled in the background, louder when the wind blew.
Buildings {{book ref|sa1|3}}
- Blocky and colourful. A majority of the buildings are red and orange, with the occasional blue or yellow.
- Buildings are grouped by colour which also indicates purpose - Violet for clothing, green for food. Homes are also painted but in pastel colours with a different pattern.
- Constructed from some sort of mud/daub/crem
- The Conclave, Palanaeum and King's Palace are located at the top of the city
- Most buildings set directly on rock, while some are carved from it
The Conclave
- Painted white and carved from the rock face. The roof outcroppings have squat domes that are painted in metalic colours
- Inside it is a large rectangular hallway lined with Stormlight lamps. Broad, high and long, with grand chambers lining the sides and smaller corridors branch off from the main room.
=== Cities ===
=== Notable Features ===
== History ==
▲Kharbranth was formerly a pirate town in its early years, before becoming a real city over the course of decades.{{annotation ref|
1173: Shallan arrived in Kharbranth on the ship, The Wind's Pleasure, searching for Princess Jasnah Kholin who had relocated to the city. {{book ref|sa1|3}}
[[Lirin]] desired to send his son [[Kaladin]] to Kharbranth to train as a surgeon at the [[Great Concourse of Kharbranth]].{{book ref|
== Politics ==
=== Government ===
=== Military ===
=== Local Government ===
== Culture ==
=== Peoples ===
People {{book ref|sa1|3}}
- Wide variety of people and cultures.
- Jah Keved - shirts and trousers that lace at the front for men, skirts and colourful blouses for women
- Tashikk - clothing of single sheet wraps
- ?? - ankle length coats, open at the front
- Natanatan - gloved hands and slightly bluish skin
- ?? - tall stately people dressed in robes of black
- ?? - Men with beards bound in cords, looking rodlike
=== Religion ===
=== Language ===
=== Economy ===
== Notable Citizens ==
*[[Taravangian]]
== Trivia ==
== See Also ==
▲[[Lirin]] desired to send his son [[Kaladin]] to Kharbranth to train as a surgeon at the [[Great Concourse of Kharbranth]].{{book ref|twok|10}}{{book ref|wok|17}}
Plot:
== Notes ==
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