Vacationing in Notar
Overview
The wealthy and powerful of Huran often spend a month out of the summer vacationing in Notar, just as the temperature at home is reaching unbearable heights. Although Huran enjoys mild temperatures for most of the year, they peak significantly during the month of July. Entire families of the Hurani aristocracy, even the less powerful ones, escape the heat during this month by moving to cooler climes in Notar. During their stay, the Hurani nobles stay in lavish mansions in scenic areas of the country with Notari workers seeing to their every whim, and are escorted by local officials to sightsee and partake in all the pleasures that Notar has to offer.
This time of the year is known by the Notari as the tribute season, due to the fact that the nobles of Huran do not actually pay for any of these services. Instead, they take them as their due in exchange for the Notari maintaining their (relative) independence. Compared to the far less favoured Yathami, the people of Notar enjoy more priviliges and freedom under the Empire's rule, and so must show their gratitude by hosting and serving the aristocracy of Huran, offering up their homes and resources, and accepting any mistreatment- all without getting anything in return.
History
This tradition began following the defeat of Notar when the Empire was founded. In an attempt to gain the support and approval of the Hurani, the remaining nobles of Notar invited their counterparts in Huran to enjoy the hospitality of their country, offering up the homes and labour of their people with no hesitation. Seeing it as an opportunity to make peace with Notar and cement their loyalty to the Empire, the Emperor approved and sent his high-ranking nobles and ambassadors to pacify the Notari. This quickly turned into an annual event that forged strong relations with Notar, earning them the favour of the Empire, as opposed to Yatham and the Casamin Islands.
However, over time, as the Empire stabilised and the need to play nice with the Notari grew less urgent, this annual event changed from a tradition of peace to one of indulgence and oppression; the Hurani began to see it as an opportunity to take time off from their duties and, in the case of the more prejudiced nobles, to put the Notari in their place. Thus began the tradition of vacationing in Notar during the summer.
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