The fertile valley of the river Kho is home to (what is left) of the Zamoran Empire.\u00a0 Deep in the heart of the water less waste of the Zamoran Desert, the Empire is isolated from enemies, both physically and culturally.<\/p>\n
The Zamoran Empire is the oldest (remaining) human civilization.\u00a0 Even the Elves recognize the longevity of it!\u00a0 It has waxed and waned continuously for over 5,000 years.\u00a0 At one time controlling most of Palador and even beyond.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Kho valley is lush and rich.\u00a0 rejuvenated by annual flooding, and supports a very large population for the size of the area.\u00a0\u00a0 In addition to its practical importance, the Kho has powerful symbolic and religious significance to the Zamorans.\u00a0\u00a0 The surrounding desert and the mountain regions to the south of Zamora have long been a source of mineral wealth to the empire as well as being the first line of defense from outside attack.\u00a0 Some believe that as Zamora once ruled almost all of Palador, one day it will rise again and take back what was theirs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The fertile valley of the river Kho is home to (what is left) of the Zamoran Empire.\u00a0 Deep in the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-559","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/solista.missiledine.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/559","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/solista.missiledine.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/solista.missiledine.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solista.missiledine.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solista.missiledine.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=559"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/solista.missiledine.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/559\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":584,"href":"https:\/\/solista.missiledine.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/559\/revisions\/584"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/solista.missiledine.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
There are five Sacred Cities in the Valley of the Kho.\u00a0 Zamora, the ancient Capital.\u00a0 Illith, Nesh, Sumea and Khopi.\u00a0 Additionally there is another physical city,\u00a0 Thanos, City of the Dead<\/a>.\u00a0 Few actually live in Thanos, it is a vast Tomb where all the dead of Zamora are interred for the Afterlife.\u00a0 Only the Keepers, the Priests of the complex pantheon of deities that dominate Zamora, actually live there.\u00a0 A final city plays an important role in Zamoran life.\u00a0 Zarroth, City of the Gods.\u00a0 It has no physical manifestation (generally) but it is where every Zamoran wishes to spend the Afterlife.
Though Bala and Kostrin missionaries have attempted to gain footholds in Zamora, they have been unsuccessful and few have ever returned from their missions.<\/p>\n
Only in the fertile delta, where the Kho flows into the sea is Zamora vulnerable to outside attack, and there are massive and ancient fortifications, with defenses said to be steeped in Sorcery, that protects the area.\u00a0 These were built and are maintained by the rulers of Zamora.\u00a0 Powerful Priest Kings and Sorcerers who are said to become Gods upon death.<\/p>\n