Kingdom of Qesh
Qesh is a nation of poorly defined borders located in central Libynos south and west of Khemit. In the north, its land continues beyond the Setesh River for an uncertain distance into the wastes of the Maighib Desert. Its eastern border is at the Khael Hills, over which Qesh occasionally enters into armed disputes with Meroë. In the south, its folk occasionally travel as far as the northern plains of the vast Grasslands of Wahm. The kingdom also claims the Kufa Mountains to the west as part of its territory, but the prevalence of violent humanoid tribes there make it impossible to exercise any control except at the periphery.
Qesh is a land of warriors, many of them semi-nomadic, who move their various herds from place to place. A few settled towns sit along the Setesh River, but most population centers are around oases. In most ways, the government of Qesh is at best loosely organized. Clan chieftains acknowledge the authority of the Qore, pay due tribute, and come readily to any call to war. On small matters, though, the clans may disregard royal statements if they conflict with how the clan wants to handle things.
One matter on which the clans are united, however, is the need to keep the humanoids of Set’s Kingdom confined in their mountains, ideally deep enough that the miners of Qesh can maintain safe access to the gold deposits known to be in the northeast part of the Kufa Mountains. The exceptional archery of the Qeshites (aided by their unusually keen eyesight) has been useful in this over the years. Forts with good wells have been built at oases with deep groundwater (in addition to such pools as may be on the surface) as rally points in case of an attack by the humanoids. Maintenance of the forts is given over to the local clans, so the quality is not uniform, but all know someday that their lives could depend on them so the strongholds are generally in good condition.
Despite maintaining a relationship with the country of Khemit that swings from ally to adversary and back again over the course of years, most of the citizens of Qesh worship the Khemitian deities.
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Qesh, Kingdom of
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