Shasem

The kingdom of Shasem was ruled by the Crotamis family for the last few hundred years, but when the king was assassinated a few years ago, the country fell into chaos. Individual cities and city-states have tried to make sense of the chaos, but each of the 17 claims to the throne is at war with the others, demanding their claim is better than the others. Many of the cities of this sea-faring people have fallen completely into anarchy while others are strongholds of the Heirs.

Demographics

Citizens are primarily human, some elves and aquatic races. Servants, slaves, foreigners, and other non-citizens are human, elf, tiefling, orc, few small races except for the occasional gnome crafter, found more often in cities bordering Actu.

Settlements

Cusmasir

A port town ruled by Hipponax Lapis, hometown of Brimeia

Halolis

Former capital of Shasem and home of Crotamis castle. Former home of Crotamis (1) and his heirs.

Government

Anarchy. Many city-states have reverted back to city-state rule, though some are leaderless.Seventeen different forces, including Glaucus Liakos who serves Titania, Queen of Fey, and Hipponax Lapis, former confidant of Crotamis XXIII and ruler of Cusmasir.

Infrastructure

Many of the structures are still strong and functional hundreds of years after being built- aqueducts, buildings, temples, etc. Nearly all cities have harbors (or access to one) and amphitheaters as well as a temple to their patron god of choice.

Guilds and Factions

Daughters of Polymatheia

A group of mostly women who act to subvert the local law under the guise of Apollo priestesses. Knowledge is powerful, and that power belongs to the people. Phoebe

History

Shasem was largely uninhabited on the surface before the Liakos people arrived from Omphalos. They and other seafarers set up harbors that grew into cities around the coast of Shasem. They lived as a loosely allied but independent set of city-states until a cruel human named Crotamis conquered them and united them all under his banner.
The Crotamis family ruled for hundreds of years until recently when the royal family was assassinated. The country fell apart. Many of the city-states reverted back to independence with varying levels of success. There are 17 people from politicians to generals to merchants and blood-kin who are all claiming right to the throne.

Geography

With a largely mountainous interior, the edges of the country are the most hospitable. The seas are relatively calm and harbors are generous. There are a number of protected harbors and bays as well as islands of many shapes and sizes dotting the surrounding sea.
All of this means that travel between city-states is easiest and fastest via ship rather than overland.

Maps

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  Shasem

Capital City

Halolis

Major Cities:

Cusmasir

Type

National Territory

Related Ethnicities

• Liakos

Related Reports (Primary)

• Session0087
• Session0088

Related Reports (Secondary)

• Session0090

Related Plots

• Slave 4 U

Related Historical Events

• 21 Gishmont- 4 Bishmont 3Y20
  Dawnguard Expedition to Shasem
• 6 Bishmont 2Y636
  Shasem united under Crotamis I
• 5 Ropamont 2Y627
  Sariel born

Notable Individuals

Brimeia, born in Halolis and raised in Cusmasir
Sariel, born and raised in Shasem until the Unification of Crotamis (1). Captain of the Revenge.
Affyria- Seirixori Iscitan's mother
Glaucus Liakos- a descendant of the Liakos people and one of the 17 people claiming the throne of Shasem
Ismene- The Pirate Queen of Halolis
Aria and Amphion- Halolis
Danai- sepnt most of her life in Cusmasir as a house slave of the Lapis family.
Crotamis (1)- the Unifier, first king of unified Shasem
Crotamis XXIII- last king of Crotamis line
Leodes- former Bandit King
Asbolus- Centaur seer who reads the will of gods through flight and chirps of birds, which he calls reading tweets.
@Phoebe- Daughter of Polymatheia in Cusmasir