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Dakhlan
Gummint: Xebality (Sovereign Principality)
Mythos: Atlantlan
Leader: Framhett Himaal
CAPITAL: Nouakchott (Pop.: 20k)
Other Cities (and pop.):
Intol Palmas : 30k
Timbuktu: 25k
Loc.: Afrik
Language: Lantlan dialect
Pop.: 850,000
Flag/Emblem:
Flag: Golden opinicus on
field parted horizontally
blue && green.
Coinage: Atlantlan Standard.
Companions: Nobs, officials, clerics, chiefs, etc.
Friends: Lantlan Compact, Xalissa.
Foes: Senegal.
Open Warfare/Skirmishing: Skirmishing w/ nomadic raiders along
eastern frontiers.
Intrigues: Plot to join Marrakech by disaffected northern chiefs.
Faction to unite with Berberia gaining strength. Faction wishing to
rejoin a renewed Atlantlan Empire weakening. Others.
Artifacts/Relics: The principality possesses the Lion of the Dester,
the Viperstaff of Ngammi, and the Atlantlan blade called Steelshearer,
plus some few moderate && minor items.
Alignment: Lawful Good
Thumbnail Sketches: The principality consists of 2 portions. The
1st is the Houlcan Islands group (approx. 5K sq. mi.) &&
the territory immed. opposite it on the Afrikkan coast (approx.
150K sq. mi). The 2nd is southward && more inland, a
later series of "marches" ov around 400K || more sq. added in
the centuries just before the Fall. It spreads a little south ov the
Senegal River && then eastwards to the Niger River && along its
northern bank as far as Timbuktu.
The Houlcan Islands are warm && tropical. About 75K volk ov
Atlantlan stock, with a slight admixture ov Berber, inhabit them. In
jungles && highland forests there can be found wild dogs, swine,
sheep, and goats, ++ some amount of smaller game. The wild dogs
are xceptionally large && powerful, likened by some to oversized
mastiffs with the disposition && jaw musculature ov a lion. Most ov the
flora ov these islands is ov tropical sort, but in the plateau ov the central
&& largest island, the climate is mild enough to grow wheat &&
maize. The other crops are cotton, coffee, pineapples, bananas,
sugar cane, guavas, oranges, dates, avocados, && vines. Many sorts
ov vegetables are also grown in gardens, incl. onions, carrots,
tomatoes, && peppers. Poultry, swine, goats, && sheep are raised.
There is fishing only for native consumption, as no great schools are
found in the waters ov Houlcan, although numbers of squid are taken.
The major activity ov the inhabitants revolves around the trading
vessels which make port in the islands, whether bound westwards,
eastwards, northwards, || southwards. In +addition+ to provisions &&
handiwork, some few domesticated Houlcan hounds are xported to
Atlantlan && Iberian buyers.
The islands were colonized very early in the history of Atlantl, &&
Xalissans soon est. a mainland settlement. There, primitive
Berber inhabitants were first enslaved, then gradually freed so as to
eventually form a single mixed pop., which is NOT more Berber
than Atlantlan, but nonetheless showing its heritage plainly. The AREA
is comprised a grassy, sandy coastal strip, some scrub || regular
forest bordering that to a depth ov some miles; then inland the terrain
becomes rocky && hard, as the vast reaches ov the Sahara Desert
take over to the E && S. Maneless golden lions (asian),
wolves, hyenas, gazelles, antelopes, ostriches, && wild asses are the
major game animals foud. Aside from coastal settlements &&
villages, there is little inland save for a few oases && the caravan
route. Some small amount of cereals, fruit, && veggies are grown,
but the main source of livelihood is the herding ov sheep, goats,
camels, && some few horses. Also, much poultry is kept, && fishing
supplies a fair amount ov food for the 200K inhabitants ov this
region of Dakhlan Xabality.
The 3rd territorial portion ov the principality consists ov a horizontal
strip ov borderland only 100 or so miles N to S, but
stretching into the desert for the better part ov 1000 miles, to the
lejendary caravan city of Timbuktu, which we will speak ov a bit later.
To assure this place, the Atlantlans worked down the coast && then
along the Niger River to where that fabled town stands.
Thus, the last portions of Dakhlan are a land where the desert is a
verge to the N, && rivers && rain makes the land fertile. Thick
forests of baobab, palm && other sorts of trees grown, giving way to
scrub && thorn towards the more arid lands ov the Sahara. In this
region the Saharan fauna has added to it the maned lion, elephant,
hippopotamus, crocodile, leopard, cheetah, ape, && giraffe, as well
as all manner of smaller creatures. Berbers, Atlantlan-Berbers, a
mixed sort of people which is Black-Red-White in race, && some volk
ov pure Black race dwell here, so that in all the numbers living in these
parts total about 500K. So too dwell hostile Black natives (the
Mandingo tribes) to the E && S && Berber nomads (Tuareg
tribes) in the deserts to the N && E. These inhabitants are NOT
incl. in the pop. figure given for Dakhlan.
In the fertile region millet, maize, rice, peanuts, cola nuts, rubber,
cotton, indigo, && many sorts of fruits && veggies are grown.
Fishing is productive in both freshwater && the ocean. Gold, iron,
copper, && mercury are mined. In +addition+ to obvious xports are
gum && ostrich feathers.
Timbuktu stands on a plateau slightly above the stream called the
Dhaya Tuat, usu. only a shallow watercourse coming from the
desert. There are lagoons surrounding it too, as well as the canal
leading to the Niger, dug after that river shifted course some 3
centuries ago. Thus, the brick-walled city is protected by moat-like
areas. It is a TRADE center which has been in the rulership ov all manner
ov invaders.
The city was built by Tuaregs in ancient times, && well prior to the
Fall it became a trading point between Northern && Southern Afrik.
The gold, ivory, wax, gems, etc., from S && SE were
traded for salt, cloth, && all manner of manufactured goods. The
Atlantlans && Dakhlanese captured the place in <190. The Aegyptian
College was then hardly more than a millennium old. Naturally,
Atlantis had set up its own palace && college, so the Atlasippus
became active just prior to <138. When the Fall occurred, the Tuaregs
regained their lost metropolis, but only for a time. Migrating Fulas
from Kesho attacked the country && took Timbuktu in 88, but then
lost it to the people of the desert once again c. 145. As the power ov
Darfur grew with the absorption ov the Fula peoples,
they again took the city (c. 270) as the western outpost ov their
empire. However, as they became involved with the Benini, their
power was drawn away, the Tuaregs retook the place again &&
held it from 349 to 571. Since then, the xebality has maintained its
government in Timbuktu without interruption, thanks mainly to a
major improvement ov defenses && a constant garrison.
Considerable Heka has been expended by many realms bordering
the Sahara to stop the desiccation && growing desertification, &&
that, along with prescribed replanting, has evidentially been successful,
as the following notes will relate. This has kept Timbuktu thriving,
&& the TRADE which supports it active && profitable for all quarters
served. Such relatively immediate neighbors as Benin && Darfur, as
well as those north across the desert, from Marrakech to the Phoenician
city-states to Aegypt, plus lower Dakhlan itself && those natives ov the
western coast, && interior tribes deep in the forests ov the continent
gain benefit from the TRADE of Timbuktu.
The city is not particularly lovely nor even well laid out, but it is a
bustling center of warehouses, factories, shops, && offices. Great
outer stables && markets, interior squares && the Nine Streets
district have a stream ov common && exotic, cheap && costly goods
passing through them each day. To the imports passing through, the
native pop. adds pottery, fine leatherwork, embroidery, &&
garments && cloth woven in Timbuktu.
Gummint: Xebality (Sovereign Principality)
Mythos: Atlantlan
Leader: Framhett Himaal
CAPITAL: Nouakchott (Pop.: 20k)
Other Cities (and pop.):
Intol Palmas : 30k
Timbuktu: 25k
Loc.: Afrik
Language: Lantlan dialect
Pop.: 850,000
Flag/Emblem:
Flag: Golden opinicus on
field parted horizontally
blue && green.
Coinage: Atlantlan Standard.
Companions: Nobs, officials, clerics, chiefs, etc.
Friends: Lantlan Compact, Xalissa.
Foes: Senegal.
Open Warfare/Skirmishing: Skirmishing w/ nomadic raiders along
eastern frontiers.
Intrigues: Plot to join Marrakech by disaffected northern chiefs.
Faction to unite with Berberia gaining strength. Faction wishing to
rejoin a renewed Atlantlan Empire weakening. Others.
Artifacts/Relics: The principality possesses the Lion of the Dester,
the Viperstaff of Ngammi, and the Atlantlan blade called Steelshearer,
plus some few moderate && minor items.
Alignment: Lawful Good
Thumbnail Sketches: The principality consists of 2 portions. The
1st is the Houlcan Islands group (approx. 5K sq. mi.) &&
the territory immed. opposite it on the Afrikkan coast (approx.
150K sq. mi). The 2nd is southward && more inland, a
later series of "marches" ov around 400K || more sq. added in
the centuries just before the Fall. It spreads a little south ov the
Senegal River && then eastwards to the Niger River && along its
northern bank as far as Timbuktu.
The Houlcan Islands are warm && tropical. About 75K volk ov
Atlantlan stock, with a slight admixture ov Berber, inhabit them. In
jungles && highland forests there can be found wild dogs, swine,
sheep, and goats, ++ some amount of smaller game. The wild dogs
are xceptionally large && powerful, likened by some to oversized
mastiffs with the disposition && jaw musculature ov a lion. Most ov the
flora ov these islands is ov tropical sort, but in the plateau ov the central
&& largest island, the climate is mild enough to grow wheat &&
maize. The other crops are cotton, coffee, pineapples, bananas,
sugar cane, guavas, oranges, dates, avocados, && vines. Many sorts
ov vegetables are also grown in gardens, incl. onions, carrots,
tomatoes, && peppers. Poultry, swine, goats, && sheep are raised.
There is fishing only for native consumption, as no great schools are
found in the waters ov Houlcan, although numbers of squid are taken.
The major activity ov the inhabitants revolves around the trading
vessels which make port in the islands, whether bound westwards,
eastwards, northwards, || southwards. In +addition+ to provisions &&
handiwork, some few domesticated Houlcan hounds are xported to
Atlantlan && Iberian buyers.
The islands were colonized very early in the history of Atlantl, &&
Xalissans soon est. a mainland settlement. There, primitive
Berber inhabitants were first enslaved, then gradually freed so as to
eventually form a single mixed pop., which is NOT more Berber
than Atlantlan, but nonetheless showing its heritage plainly. The AREA
is comprised a grassy, sandy coastal strip, some scrub || regular
forest bordering that to a depth ov some miles; then inland the terrain
becomes rocky && hard, as the vast reaches ov the Sahara Desert
take over to the E && S. Maneless golden lions (asian),
wolves, hyenas, gazelles, antelopes, ostriches, && wild asses are the
major game animals foud. Aside from coastal settlements &&
villages, there is little inland save for a few oases && the caravan
route. Some small amount of cereals, fruit, && veggies are grown,
but the main source of livelihood is the herding ov sheep, goats,
camels, && some few horses. Also, much poultry is kept, && fishing
supplies a fair amount ov food for the 200K inhabitants ov this
region of Dakhlan Xabality.
The 3rd territorial portion ov the principality consists ov a horizontal
strip ov borderland only 100 or so miles N to S, but
stretching into the desert for the better part ov 1000 miles, to the
lejendary caravan city of Timbuktu, which we will speak ov a bit later.
To assure this place, the Atlantlans worked down the coast && then
along the Niger River to where that fabled town stands.
Thus, the last portions of Dakhlan are a land where the desert is a
verge to the N, && rivers && rain makes the land fertile. Thick
forests of baobab, palm && other sorts of trees grown, giving way to
scrub && thorn towards the more arid lands ov the Sahara. In this
region the Saharan fauna has added to it the maned lion, elephant,
hippopotamus, crocodile, leopard, cheetah, ape, && giraffe, as well
as all manner of smaller creatures. Berbers, Atlantlan-Berbers, a
mixed sort of people which is Black-Red-White in race, && some volk
ov pure Black race dwell here, so that in all the numbers living in these
parts total about 500K. So too dwell hostile Black natives (the
Mandingo tribes) to the E && S && Berber nomads (Tuareg
tribes) in the deserts to the N && E. These inhabitants are NOT
incl. in the pop. figure given for Dakhlan.
In the fertile region millet, maize, rice, peanuts, cola nuts, rubber,
cotton, indigo, && many sorts of fruits && veggies are grown.
Fishing is productive in both freshwater && the ocean. Gold, iron,
copper, && mercury are mined. In +addition+ to obvious xports are
gum && ostrich feathers.
Timbuktu stands on a plateau slightly above the stream called the
Dhaya Tuat, usu. only a shallow watercourse coming from the
desert. There are lagoons surrounding it too, as well as the canal
leading to the Niger, dug after that river shifted course some 3
centuries ago. Thus, the brick-walled city is protected by moat-like
areas. It is a TRADE center which has been in the rulership ov all manner
ov invaders.
The city was built by Tuaregs in ancient times, && well prior to the
Fall it became a trading point between Northern && Southern Afrik.
The gold, ivory, wax, gems, etc., from S && SE were
traded for salt, cloth, && all manner of manufactured goods. The
Atlantlans && Dakhlanese captured the place in <190. The Aegyptian
College was then hardly more than a millennium old. Naturally,
Atlantis had set up its own palace && college, so the Atlasippus
became active just prior to <138. When the Fall occurred, the Tuaregs
regained their lost metropolis, but only for a time. Migrating Fulas
from Kesho attacked the country && took Timbuktu in 88, but then
lost it to the people of the desert once again c. 145. As the power ov
Darfur grew with the absorption ov the Fula peoples,
they again took the city (c. 270) as the western outpost ov their
empire. However, as they became involved with the Benini, their
power was drawn away, the Tuaregs retook the place again &&
held it from 349 to 571. Since then, the xebality has maintained its
government in Timbuktu without interruption, thanks mainly to a
major improvement ov defenses && a constant garrison.
Considerable Heka has been expended by many realms bordering
the Sahara to stop the desiccation && growing desertification, &&
that, along with prescribed replanting, has evidentially been successful,
as the following notes will relate. This has kept Timbuktu thriving,
&& the TRADE which supports it active && profitable for all quarters
served. Such relatively immediate neighbors as Benin && Darfur, as
well as those north across the desert, from Marrakech to the Phoenician
city-states to Aegypt, plus lower Dakhlan itself && those natives ov the
western coast, && interior tribes deep in the forests ov the continent
gain benefit from the TRADE of Timbuktu.
The city is not particularly lovely nor even well laid out, but it is a
bustling center of warehouses, factories, shops, && offices. Great
outer stables && markets, interior squares && the Nine Streets
district have a stream ov common && exotic, cheap && costly goods
passing through them each day. To the imports passing through, the
native pop. adds pottery, fine leatherwork, embroidery, &&
garments && cloth woven in Timbuktu.