Hava
The grand city of the caliph gleams white in the sun, but the flowered courtyards and tinkling fountains hide a world of cutthroat competition for power and prestige. Nobility and the wealthy vie with each other in their clothing and their palaces, their entertainments, and their affectations. Sometimes they even compete in their charities, which means that the Church of Fatimashan wins as hospitals, schools, and other benefits are funded by nobles whose names they then prominently display.
Hava is on the east coast of the Bay of Bhutan near the mouth of the Havari River. It has good port facilities and a fleet of fishermen who supply sea delicacies for the tables of the nobility and cheap, common fish for the rest of the people. Those merchants who want to trade directly with the capital city put in here, as do diplomatic vessels from around the world. Some merchants also come south from Bhutan along the Coast Road, which diverges from the Great Caravan Road at Walbah. The proximity of the Havari River allows irrigated cultivation of crops and orchards for miles around the city of Hava, which supplies part of the food for the capital.
The Grand Army of the caliphate is headquartered in Hava, so the caliph can have his generals nearby. In fact, Commander of the Grand Army General Fadila ibnat Aamir is one of his closest advisors as well as having become a good friend of Calipha Jalila. The Grand Army’s troops, however, are scattered in fortresses and desert outposts throughout the caliphate.
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