Al’Anfa

Other names: Alphana, All'Anfang

Population: 105000 (25000 of which are slaves)

Governance: Patriarch Amir Honak and Procurator Oderin du Metuant

Foundation date: 1589 before BF

Derographical affiliation: Meridiana: Peninsula of Al’Anfa

Political affiliation: Alanfan Empire

Trade Zone: ALA

Traffic routes: Palace Road, Road to Pinnacht, Pearl Sea

“Al’Anfa is like a lover—beautiful, passionate, intoxicating — but her lips conceal scorn and venom. One kiss can cost you your life, but you cannot escape her embrace.”
— an Al’Anfan Grandessa, 1039 FB

“Wretched slave owners! Assassins lurk on every street corner. Every citizen, whether rich or poor, free or not, lies to your face and tries to mix drugs or poison into your food. What kind of city is this?”
— a Thorwalian traveler, 1040 FB

Region: Capital of the Empire of Al’Anfa

Population: 105,000 (including approximately 25,000 slaves)

Governance: Procurator Oderin du Metuant, plus Patriarch Amir Honak

Temples: All Twelvegods (main temple of the Al’Anfan branch of the Church of Boron); Kor; Marbo; Rur and Gror; secret temple of Levthan

Trade and Industry: gemstones, opals, narcotics, silk, slaves, tobacco, big game, beasts bound for combat in the arena

Characteristic Features: Colossus of Al’Anfa, Bal-Honak Arena, Silvermount (domicile of the Grandes), the University, Hall of Illumination (mage academy, black, clairvoyance, ship mages), Raven’s Rock, City of Silence (site holy to Boron) Atmosphere in the City: Busy and business-minded; scheming; ruthless; arrogant and merciless ruling class who base their rule on slavery; lower class fighting for its survival

The Pearl of the Southern Seas is built at the foot of Visra, a black volcano on the estuary of the crocodile-filled Hanfla River. It rises on multiple layers up the steep, dark-colored bedrock that overlooks the Golden Bay. Below, humble citizens (Fanas) struggle for their survival alongside the efforts of thousands of slaves, all toiling to increase the wealth of the families of the Grandes who live in luxury in their villas on the Silvermount. On an outcropping of black rock in the shape of a raven lies the City of Silence, the spiritual center of the Al’Anfan sect of the Church of Boron. Its members worship Boron as the greatest of the gods. Reminders of death can bee seen everywhere in the city, which might be why the people who throng the staircases of the city’s alleys live life so intensely. The Black General and current Procurator, Oderin du Metuant, recently established himself as the ruler of Al’Anfa after a lengthy period of feuding and maneuvering for power. He shares his rulership with the Patriarch of the Church of Boron, Amir Honak, who manages spiritual affairs. Through loyalty and achievement, a member of the Fanas can rise to offices and grandeur, a tradition which the old, established families of the Grandes are trying to change. And even though the Procurator’s Black Guards maintain the peace, various struggles for power can quickly turn deadly.