The
Xioun Empire (
/ˈʃiː.un/, Xioun: 黑塵國 [ɕi˥.ʕʷɤn˩.kwo˧˥]) was an early modern Xioun-ruled state in Blackrock. It is most noteable for being the first state with which contact with
Oecumene was made when Caros Haspeth landed in Blackrock in 2560.
Name
In the Xioun language the state was referred to as 黑塵國,
Xí Ḥweòn Kuô, meaning country of the black earth.
Xioun comes from the
Tira Vellan rendering of the name, as the Tira Vellans were the first people from Oecumene to contact them. They rendered the name as "
Ξίουν". This was then borrowed into most other languages in Oecumene, such as
Areltyan "
Ksiyun",
Rossan "
Ксіюн",
Varaso "
Xíhuno", and
Chazhdurm "
Sžihuną".
History
Their contact with Tira Vella initially made them increasingly wealthy and powerful. They would trade various goods both from Blackrock and
Then for goods from Oecumene, mainly guns and cannons. These cannons were far less effective against the rammed earth walls that dominated Then fortifications, rendering territorial expansion of the Xioun slow.
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