Kath

Kath is a Parsanian country in Suren's Desert, surrounded by Qar Parsana, Oq Parsana, Sahran and Sharaf.
The capital city of Rayneh lies in the north of the country, with the major towns of the country being Pura, Kermuj, Touysa, Abeyeh and Ilahr.
== History ==
Kath has always been a fiercely independent region - even under the Vardanid Empire, the Shahanshah was forced to give Kath a large degree of autonomy. Back then, the region consisted of Rayneh and the five towns surrounding it - Pura, Kermuj, Touysa, Majli and Sanaj.
During the Vardano-Reman Religious Wars, Kath was overrun by several rogue Reman legions. Rayneh was sacked twice, in 655 and 657, and the second legion to sack it - Legio de Silvestrius - tried to settle in the area. The Farmandar (governor) of Rayneh fled to Karbad.
The Farmandar of Rayneh died in exile in 658, and his son managed to convince the Farmandar of Karbad to assist him in freeing Rayneh. After this was achieved, the new Farmandar took a much more active approach to defending Kath. He forced the Legio de Nemus out of Ilahr in 661 and annexed it into the region, putting Kath into striking distance of the Farmandar of Rustif - an old friend of his father's. The border has since stood halfway between Ilahr and Rustif, and the Farmandars' alliance was never tested by Reman legions.
The Kiban Intervention occurred in the same year, and Kath joined the first incarnation of the Sacred Coalition, pledging its armies to help defend its neighbours from further Kiban expansionism. Kiba eventually backed off and surrendered the Solitary Peak without a fight.
When Patronya reformed the Coalition in 701, Kath was one of the first states to leave it and strike out on their own. At about the same time the Farmandar of Rustif died heirless and his titles were inherited by the Shah of Sharaf, leaving Kath without allies.Category:Countries