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As a result of nearly a century of scorched earth warfare and constant raids, the population began to doubt their leaders' ability to restore their lands and the province erupted into full civil war. | As a result of nearly a century of scorched earth warfare and constant raids, the population began to doubt their leaders' ability to restore their lands and the province erupted into full civil war. | ||
[[Image:Khomi (2).jpg|thumb|right]|Te'Rashar] | |||
Revision as of 02:21, 22 January 2011
A peninsula on the southeasternmost part of the Na'Nam Continent, Khomi province shares a border with Kir and Shi'al to the north and Gol to the west. Except for the Llangon Mountains, the savannah-like plains to the west and a small fertile strip along the coast, Khomi primarily consists of flat and barren hardpan; cracked and canyoned by regular tectonic activity. The region's wealth consists almost exclusively in its large mineral deposits and the trade conducted by its coastal cities. However, one should also note that the wines produced in the hills near Te’Rashar are prized for their unique flavors and exquisite quality and the city's university is second only to the great learning centers of Shi'Kahr.
History
Due to its wealth in ores and minerals on a planet where weapons were always in demand and supplies short, Khomi province has for millennia been saved from extensive warfare only due to its unique geological position. Protected by mountains to the north and west and a jagged coast most everywhere else, the ruling clans held the peninsula unchallenged until rougly the 39th century of the Vulcan calendar (2700 BCE by terran standard).
With the inevitable advances in warfare and the rise of powerful Clans in Gol and Shi'al, the borders began to shift and skirmishes increased. However, it was not until an eruption of Mount Tar'Hana and a series of earthquakes opened new passes in the forbidding mountains that a short lived alliance of western Clans succeeded in laying claim to several mines and plundering coastal cities.
The following decades were marked by near constant war as the indigenous Houses sought to regain sovereignty but were hampered by shortness of supplies and raw materials while the occupying forces were plagued by the unpredictability of their superiors who demanded the mining operations to remain in full force while new troops and materiel only arrived sporadically.
As a result of nearly a century of scorched earth warfare and constant raids, the population began to doubt their leaders' ability to restore their lands and the province erupted into full civil war.
[[Image:Khomi (2).jpg|thumb|right]|Te'Rashar]