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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nebuchadnezzar" data-source="post: 430517" data-attributes="member: 1938">An entry from the Khanesian GazetteerKhorsabad (Metropolis, 44,234): Known as the City of Chains, the moans of toiling slaves are ever present in Khorsabad. Thousands of slaves, primarily dwarves and haflings, work the fields around the city. Lady Lilith is the mistress of the slaves and ruler of Khorsabad. She is also the matriarch of a strange sisterhood of which little is known. Lilith is loved by the aristocracy due to her tendency to throw lavish parties and carry with her a jovial demeanor. The citizens love her as well; taxes are quite low by mardukian standards and food is plentiful. Khorsabad maintains good relations with Heedsan as the True Pantheon is openly worshiped in the City of Chains. Lilith is hated by the slaves though. They loathe her and her slavers who stole them away from their homes and families, but they also fear her due to the nocturnal disappearances. Often at night a few slaves will be taken away by guards. The explanation given is that Lilith can reward slaves who have worked well with freedom, but no slave thinks that to be the case. They believe the lady is hiding something, either of herself or the enigmatic sisterhood. Khorsi slavers roam Mardukia searching for slaves, often attacking entire villages and carrying away hundreds. Many of these slaves are bound for work on the fields, but many are also sold to other city states, mainly Heedsan. This trade has made Khorsabad extremely wealthy. The only thorn in Khorsabad's side are the haflings of Aerlond. Aerlond declared war on Khorsabad because of the large number of hafling slaves working in the City of Chains. It has launched several raids on Khorsi slavers and even the city itself. Lilith is mobilizing the Khorsi army to deal with this threat, but the haflings are so subtle and stealthy in their attacks that many fear Khorsabad must accept Aerlond's terms or risk countless dead soldiers and citizens.</blockquote>

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