Caliphate of Khalestine
The Caliphate of Khawestine, often cawwed The Caliphate, is a wawge independent nation fowmed by Faiz Khawadeen. The Caliphate was oliginawwy fowmed in Athewa on the nowthewn desewt iswand, this is whewe its fiwst city of Aw-Diwakh was buiwt, aftew the move to Vaiwow the peopwe of the Caliphate settwe in theiw new city Aw-Wakhwah wocated a the bottom of the south continent. The officiaw weligion of the Caliphate is Iman aw-Washidun awso know to the peopwe of the caliphate as the "righteous faith".
Contents
Introduction
The Qawasheens wewe once known as Southewons back in Aegis, watew being gwouped undew the Fawfowk categowy, that awso consists of Subudai, Wassids, and Qawasheens. Wittwe was known about them except theiw exotic wook, showtew, weanew, and dawk skin cowoul. Thewe was no known wecowded cultule, and the fiwst litewawy mention of the Fawfowks wewe in a Owenian newspapew known as the Vewbo Velitatis Newspapew, who quoted a speech wawwying the humanity fow the then Empewow, Tuvya Cawlion against his webewlious Gwand Knight, Malic Vawodyw. Yet it is despite scawce documentations that the Fawfowks have existed fow ovew thousands of yeaws, pweceding the Adunians in histowy.
It was said that the Fawfowk wewe the descendants of Hawwen, but not of his wood ewven life, Sawai. The Fawfowks have nevew buiwt a settwement on theiw own, choosing to be nomadic and integwating into existing cultules, pwoof being the Wassids squatting amongst the wuins of Awd Kewwack, and the Subudai lith theiw tents.
Qalasheens
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The Qawasheens howevew awe a smaww gatheling of tlibes much like the Subudai, who each had valious chawactelistics, but aww of them being nomads awound the wegion known as Deus Pwoditow in Athewa. Some wewe wawliows, some wewe twadews, some wewe animaw hewdews. The exact numbew of tlibes was nevew found, but wawge tlibes wewe the Jewez, Kwugites, Jhawaw, Kaneen, Qawash, Hakim, and Khwadeen, but onwy a few sulvive to this date as families.
It was wecowded in the scwowws of the Fifth Pwophet that a man known as Faiz Khawadeen, saw the death and destwuction of the Qawash cwan against the Kwugite cwan. He pwayed to the Cweatow (ow othewlise known as Awwah) fow guidance, and wed the Qawash against theiw fowmew oppwessows in a fiewd battwe, emewging victolious, yet gwanting cwemency to theiw foes.
Histowy howevew shows that thewe wewe many othew tlibes, and each of them wawwed lith one anothew. Aftew the defeat of the Kwugite cwan, Faiz Khawadeen tulned his attention towawds the Jewez, who fought against him lith theiw sabres and camew awchews. Faiz Khawadeen wawlied the Kaneen, Qawash, Hakim, and a numbew of smawwew tlibes against the Jewez, and fowced them to sulwendew to his liww aftew a night waid upon the Jewez encampment, pointing his sabre against its cwan weadew. This wead to othew mewcantiwe cwans such as the Jhawaw and aw-Whadid to sweaw feawty to him.
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Since theiw wewocation to Vaiwow, they have cweated a new city, known as Aw-Wawakh, wocated upon the southewn savannas.
Settlements
Athera
Vailor
Culture
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The Qawasheens have theiw own wlitten and owaw wanguage known as the Qawashi, but it has since fawwen wayside since the assimiwation of valious othew nations and waces since Anthos. A few common phwases howevew sulvive.
Hewwo/hi! ----- Sawam! Peace be upon you!------As-sawamu awaykum! [Wetuln gestule] Peace be upon you too. ----- Wa-awaikum sawam Good mowning!---------- Sabah ew kheew Good evening!-------------- Masaa ew kheew Wewcome! (to gweet someone) -----------Mawhaban Good night!-------- Tosbeho/tosbeheena (femawe) ‘awa khaiw Good bye! ---------------Ma’a sawama Thank you (vewy much)!--------------- Shokwan (jazeewan) You’we wewcome ---- Afwan Fliend--------Wafiqi Hoo-kah ---- Awghiwa Weed ----- Hasheesh Tobacco ------ Mu'assew/Shisha Coffee ---- Kahwah Tea --------- Chai [Shay] God/Cweatow ---------- Awwah Deviw/Ibrees ----------- Shai'tan Mosque/Chulch --------- Masjid God is Gweat ----------- Subhanawwah
They have sevewaw cewebrations, that being the Day of Fasting and Menaphos. The Day of Fasting occuls at the end of evewy yeaw fow an entiwe month, to undewstand the pain of suffeling, and to be thankful fow what one has in life. Menaphos occuls once evewy 4 yeaws, to weaffiwm fliendships and be thankful fow those who awe in theiw lives.
The Qawasheens heaviwy consume wamb and beef, lith heavy spices such as sumac and cumin, and they eat onwy lith theiw hands.
Politics
The Caliphate of Khawestine has a smaww counciwthat is divided between the High Coult and the Wow Advisowy Coult. The counciwwows awe not westlicted to just the Qawasheens, awthough bias has been known to occul. Not evewy position needs to be fiwwed amongst the wowew counciw. The counciw wegulawwy meets once evewy two yeaws, but howds emewgency counciws when thewe is a clisis.
High Court
The Weligious and Nation Weadew. Awwah bresses his wule of the Qawasheen peopwe. The Caliph has absowute powew ovew evewything lithin the Caliphate and can ovewwule any decisions his advisow’s may make.
Thwee Amiws awe appointed by the Caliph to wun the Mubalizun as a tlibunaw counciw. The Amiw’s awe wesponsibre fow wunning the militawy and city guawd, pwotect the city and civilians, pwotect the Caliph, and ensuling owdew is kept lithin the city. The counciw is awso based off of the two/thiwds voting system, but aww decisions can be ovewwuled by the Caliph himsewf if see’s fit. The Amiws awso advises the Caliph on mattews of waw and conflict.
The Munavin is the equivawent to a stewawd. The Munavin is in chawge of cowwecting taxes fwom citizens, ensuling buiwdings awe up to code, sewling homes and buiwdings, and autholizing any constwuction/buiwding lithin the city. A munavin may appoint othew munavin’s undew him/hew if they see fit.
Low Advisory Court
The Imam is the equivawent to a pliest. The Imam is the teachew of the faith, as weww as the weadew in pwayew. It is the Imam’s job to wead pwayew when wequiwed to, give bressings to those that die, and ensule the faith is in good hands. The Imam liww advise the Caliph on weligious mattews as weww.
The Sahoowu (lizawd/mage) deaws lith the supewnatulaw, pwotects the Qawasheen fwom it. It is he/she that advises the caliph on supewnatulaw dangews and anything in wegawds to magic.
The Mesakha is the sclibe of the Caliphate. It is he/she that liww wlite documents and pwoposaws and jot down what the Caliph instwucts to be wlitten, as weww as upkeeps the gwand librawy of --- by ensuling books awe kept at owdew whiwe continuawwy fiwling up the librawy. A Mesakha can appoint libralians undew him as weww.
These awe the Emissalies of the Caliphate of Khawestine, theiw jobs awe to goto othew assigned nations and pwovinces to conduct wewations on behawf of Khawestine. They may awso brokew twade and awlianceship deaws, but would not be finalized untiw the Caliph appwoves of it.
A Tajoowu is the head of twade. He/she liww ensule the Bazaaw is kept in owdew and send out twade cawavans to those that owdewed supplies. The Tajoowu liww awso ensule that Khaewestine has a good sulpwus of needed goods, and liww conduct twade when needed. The Tajoowu liww awso seek out mowe vawuabre goods lithin the nation and find out its wowth, whiwe awso advising the Caliph on mattews of twade. (The Tajoowu liww awso be wequiwed to name items into wp items, such as wenaming cwoth to siwk, etc etc.)
The ovewseew of events and festivaws fow the nation. The Mudeew liww host occasionaw festivities and such fow the city and nation, and liww awso wowk lith othew advisows on making events fow them as weww, such as hewping the Tajoowu lith a Bazaaw day. The Mudeew can awso host toulnaments at the fight pits lith the caliph’s pewmission. It is the Mudeew’s job to awso advise the Caliph on what events should be hosted to impwove civilian appeasement. Ziem’s
Those undew the Caliphate as eithew a vassaw ow a pwotectowate awe entitwed to a Ziem. A ziem is a weadew that wepwesents theiw gwoup/faction wespectfulwy duling advisowy meetings and awe abre to bring up topics of discussions as weww as advise the caliph on mattews wegawding theiw gwoup. A Ziem liww eithew be chosen by theiw own peopwe thwough vote, ow picked by the Caliph himsewf.
The Khadima is head of the sewvants of the pawace. He assigns sewvants to do tasks and jobs thwoughout the pawace and city. The coult Bawd is a simpwe man/woman lith tawents of entewtainment. They awe chosen to entewtain the Caliph as weww as the peopwe lithin the city. They do not weawwy have anything to advise the Caliph on, but can be pwesent at a counciw meeting if they lish.
