Arabi
| Official languages | Arabian |
| Capital | Al-Ra'ed |
| Currency | |
Arabi
A vast and dangerous desert nation, Arabi has a dark and mysterious past shrouded in legend. Much of the landscape is breathtaking, and it is said the pink glow of sunset is so beautiful it can reduce grown men to tears.
Arabi has an unstable political structure, ruled by a large number of local Princes, Sheikhs,and Sultans who rarely agree amongst themselves. There are often bloody power struggles between the rulers’ private armies over territory, resources and wealth. The over arching ruler, the Qaisar has little to do with these petty squabbles, preferring to associate himself with foreign leaders and dignitaries. In fact, the Qaisar rarely leaves his palace in the capital Al-Ra’ed, leaving his sons and nephews to argue over the ruling of the city. The economy of Arabi is reliant entirely on Trade, and they have trade agreements with most countries in the world, notably Frisia, Paravel, New Nippon and Aragon. Camel trains and trade caravans take silks, jewellery, gemstones, spices, curios, magical artefacts and other items all over the continent following a long established route of trade fairs and markets. Perhaps their most lucrative commodity however, is slaves. Arabian slavers, supported by the provincial rulers of neighbouring Ba’al,
have mercilessly kidnapped and sold millions of people from surrounding countries such as Jaffria, Hasselt, Ctuma and even as far a field as the Former Kchon (although not since it became New Nippon). The success of
their trading has made Arabi a wealthy nation, although little of the money reaches the people who earn it as all traders require a license both from the Qaisar and their local ruler.
Far more disturbing than the despotic rulers are the God-Kings. Although few know the actual truth behind the God-Kings power, it is though that they are either voidal entities or demi-gods. Stories date the
God-Kings as pre-cataclysmic entities. They reside in vast and lavish pyramids, and although they are rarely seen they take an interest in world events and dispatch minions to deal with them. It is often felt amongst the people that these supercilious beings defend their interests far better than the provincial rulers or the Qaisar. Although they are not part of any pantheon, the God-Kings are loosely allied to the Gods of Law. When the forces of Chaos were rampaging across Arabi during the Summer of Fire, the God-King Neferkheres rallied his entire army against them.
