Hamor
Hamor is at the edge of the hill country of central Ifthaaz, in a good wine-producing area. As the largest city in the region, goods such as wine and grain are usually collected in Hamor and then transported by road to Ostegli or possibly Gammad. In many ways, central Ifthaaz is a stereotypical farming area, and Hamor is the center of that, with sheep-shearing competitions, milking championships, and country dances to pass the time.
However, there is another side to Hamor. Being in a vulnerable area and tramped over more than once by invading foreigners, millennia ago locals opened up a cave system below what is now the city where the entire population could live for an extended time while fighting raged above. This hideaway is recalled only by a few sages except for one group: a very specialized organization that trains skilled assassins and sends them out in support of the clan or country. For the past few centuries, they have called themselves the Reapers, in a play on the bucolic area in which their facility is located. The order is almost entirely restricted to members of Clan Nalchidem; sometimes an outsider will be accepted for training, but only after the execution of an ironclad contract and the receipt of other sureties.
Tebak, the patriarch of Nalchidem, is whispered to have been among the assassins in his younger days, though he has been a staid part of the city’s government for decades. Some claim he was even personally involved in a coup in Ammuyad nearly 40 years ago. If asked privately, Tebak neither confirms nor denies this rumor. If asked publicly, he roundly excoriates the scoundrel who makes such an accusation and makes sure the person has trouble doing business in Hamor henceforth.
Settlement
Hamor, City of Clan Nalchidem
Type
City
Owning Organization
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