Capital: Khorlanis
Total Population: 72,000 (50% Thaldain, 33% Adari, 10% Shang, 6% Gauth, 1% other)
City Population: 58,000 (living within the walls)
Demi-humans: 9,000 (79% dwarves, 16% halflings, 5% elves)
Humanoids: many half-orcs
Government: City-State
Current Leader: Margrave Yavoshay Bentham
Coat of Arms: a silver metallic griffon above purple chevron on a black field.
Exports: furs, fish, iron, weapons, gems
Khorlanis is a large, independent city-state, located in the Khorlann Steppes.
The city is located in a region known as the Erenath Valley, between the Shadow Mountains and the coast of the Sea of Adar .
Although the city has always striven for independence, on several occasions, its rulers have been forced into alliances with Drakhara, to ensure the city's survival.
Today, the city population consists of a diverse ethnic mix; consisting of peoples from the North, East, and the Far East. The city even has a sizable Gauth minority. For protection, the city Margave, Yavoshay Bentham, commands a garrison of 1,500 well-equipped mercenaries from the Thunderbolt Regiment.
Via land, the city is accessible via the Adar Road, which connects it to the city of Sirilath to the south, and the Krensway, which connects it to the city of Derilath to the west. The city is also a great port, filled with vessels from Marundi, Drakhara, and Kurand.
Local History
Back in the early Third Age, the city of Khorlanis was first founded by the Khor-Lann people; a Thalari ethnic group, who populated the Khorlann Steppes.
When the War of False Glory broke out, the city was attacked by Amador forces of Elroth Penrose and quickly overcome. Over the next decade, the city doubled in size, as it became an important military supply base during that conflict.
Later, after the establishment of the Kingdom of Adar, King Markov Penrose based his forces there during his expedition to conquer the East. Back then the Amari were only a tiny minority of the population, but their numbers grew over time.
After the Fall of Adar, the city became independent and for a time was the capital of a short-lived human Kingdom called "Khorlann." That kingdom collapsed with the rise of Alokkair.
Destruction during the Arctic War
In the year 524 of the Fifth Age, a conflict called the Arctic War, broke out between the Ravinian Empire and Drakhara.
The city was the site of a bloody battle fought during this conflict, which caused its almost complete destuction
Recent Events
Over the last several centuries, Khorlanis was rebuilt and declared itself an independent city-state, bridging the gap between the cultures of both eastern and western Corwyn. Its rulers have always tried to maintain a neutral position, but these diplomatic efforts have not always been successful.