Arpedifer

Arpedifer

Primary Culture

Arpebhen

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Religion

Kheionism

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Traditions
+20% Garrison Size
-15% Liberty Desire in Subjects

Development of the City-StateFor as far back as our records go, the city-state (the kheion) has always been at the center of the Kheionai life. Many attempts to unify the region have happened in the past, but the deadly Kaydhano sandstorm would periodically kill those caught in its winds and destroy much infrastructure outside of the cities making effective communication impossible. As such we have learned to best utilize all the space we have available.
-10% Development Cost

The First PhalanxThe Kheionai boast of many great warriors and armies, and yet for centuries one formation has dominated all warfare, a formation created by us: the phalanx. With it, a small number of troops can hold off a much larger number of enemies, and when they've become exhausted, the phalanx will slowly but inevitably advance and cut down any who stay in its path. Our enemies are faced with only two options: to flee or to die.
+10% Infantry Combat Ability

Children of the KheionaiExpansion outside of our walls was a strenuous task and our great cities eventually became overcrowded. Facing this, our predecessors turned to beyond the Cleaved Sea and there founded settlements that would not be touched by the storms. These nékheis - 'New Cities' - have proven extremely successful, and with them we have discovered that there are vast lands filled with riches simply waiting for us to exploit them.
+33% Income from Vassals

Great Works of South AelantirBe it the Grand Library of Lokemeion, the Goliath of Degakheion, the Wondrous Harbour of Ormam, or simply the vast amphitheatres and lifelike statues present in any Kheionai city, it is undeniable by any who have seen our work that we have mastered the art of architecture.
-10% Construction Cost
-1% Prestige Decay

Memories of the League WarOver a thousand years ago, the kheions fought a great war between two leagues, the Kherkan League and the Degabhen League. Isolated from our southern allies, it was presumed by most that our nation would quickly buckle under pressure from Oktikheion and Degakheion, however, contrary to expectations, we held our ground against our foes and eventually completely stopped their advance. This was thanks to a series of fortifications that our citizens had decided to erect just a few years prior to the conflict. Though the war has long passed, its memories and lessons live among us to this day.
+20% Fort Defence

The Death GlassThe Potídhano or the "Death Glass" is an especially pretty and durable type of glass that is crafted exclusively in Arpedifér. Being the northernmost kheion, we are often the first to be hit by the Kaydhano and when the storm has passed we often have mountains worth of sand to transform into the city's specialty. Though initially fearful, many now flock towards our city once the Kaydhano is over, for this is the best season to obtain the Potídhano.
+1 Yearly Prestige

Secure the KheionaiIn 1651 the cities of the Kheionai put aside their differences and signed the "Edict of Protection", a series of trade laws that defended their lands from the siphoning influence of Cannorian merchants and trade companies.
+10% Domestic Trade Power

Ambition
+10% Trade Efficiency

History

TBD

Strategy

TBD