Sul'Terran - The Desert Kingdom



Sul' Terran ( Soule / Terre /anne)

Sul' Terran means land of the Earth Seas, in the ancient tongue. This desert Kingdom is split up into two provinces, the Trading kingdoms of the Orcs, named Garn Arrok, and the deep desert belonging to the Rock Golems, called Sher Angul (chere/ Anne/ gule).

The Province of Garn Arrok is split between the ranging traditionnalist Orc tribesmen, who live out as nomads in the desert, and only have a few scattered villages near the south-east border, and the Merchant-Lords of the Grand Trading Cities near the Great Road. There are two Grand Trading Cities,

Fan Sapphire ( Fan/ Sapphire/ Ray) located near one of the few desert oasis', often called the City of the Sapphire Waters. The other is located near the Tribesmens villages, and is called Shule Angar (Shoe/le/ Aang/gar), the City of the Shifting Sands. Shule Angar manages to survive because of a large bluff protecting the city from the intense winds of the desert, and a large underground spring, used by the orcs in the past as a meeting ground. Even now the tribesmen still journey for a moot there every year, and to trade the gems, salt, and other commodities they have. The Two trading cities are ruled by a council of Merchant Lords, and there is a fierce rivalry between the two cities. Fan Sapphire and Shule Angar also supposedly host booming black markets.

Sher Angul is the name of the deep desert in which the majority of freed rock golems live. They live in the City of Ter`Ulcan (terre - Ul - can), meaning the City both above and below, which is reflected in the city. Part of the city is above the sands, though only about one quarter of it, while the rest is situated in an underground cavern. Ter`Ulcan was already there when the Rock Golems found it, an ancient city built before the desert had expanded and become more inhospitible then it is today. The ancient founders of the city had created the underground portion of the city with a great spell which keeps the sand above, and brings air below. They also had spells which allowed them to swim through the sand, like fish in the sea, to reach this other part, however since the Rock Golems have no need of air, they can traverse it quite easily. The bottom part of the city rests on solid rock, and the golems mine the portions further away from the city for ores and gems to trade, and rocks to rebuild the city and re-populate it. Though more cautious than their Highlander cousins about other races (besides the dwarves), they still often send out traders to the Orc cities and villages to trade their goods. No other races besides the most powerful of mages have ever been able to visit Ter`Ulcan because of the extreme conditions of the deep desert.