DKDragons/SettingInfo

It is RY 770.

The Realm still staggers on without its Empress. Other places in Creation have their own stories. The East is embroiled in a hideous war. The Deathlord THE WALKER IN DARKNESS was recently defeated and imprisoned by a coalition of Lunars and Solars acting in concert. The Mask's domain grows.

Near this growing domain of darkness, the Cynis Satrapy of Kushan is a profitable one. While it is not the source of most slaves in the Realm, it is a place of refinement for them. In the City of Kushan, slaves are brought to attend a number of "finishing schools" that train them in the arts of music, love, and dozens of others. These slaves are then sold, at greatly increased price, to the Realm. The slaves make up the largest part of Kushan's population, with a small over-class called the Citizens ruling over them. The satrapy has only two major cities: the titular Kushan, the center of the nation, and the smaller Ghan, which specializes in the production of large, powerfully armored, and perfectly obedient slave-warriors known as "Defenders."

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ST's Notes: Yes, the names of most of the towns of Kushan are lifted from the Homeworld series of video games. I make no apologies.