Heptu

Heptu is the name of the land to the northwest of Cockaine on the fictional continent of Ayelaend. It is ruled entirely by women and is the opposite of Kird.
== Description ==
Heptu is said to be a beautiful land of hills and fruit trees where the wheat covers massive swathes of land as far as the eye can see. Among these gardens are large and glorious open palaces where dwell multitudes of beautiful women. The whole nation is ruled by women and their queen is said to be the fairy Circinia. The women of Heptu are said to be entirely virgins, dedicated to the pursuit of beauty in all things. They are said to flee at the sight of men, thinking them beasts or daemons. It is said that if any man were to rape a virgin of Heptu, his soul would be tormented forever in Circinia's palace with tortures the mortal mind cannot imagine. 
== Legacy ==
Heptu was added to Ayelaend later than the other lands, probably within the 5th century AE as a response to Fleurian expansion. It is a clear reaction to the matriarchal kingdom, with its position on Ayelaend reflecting Fleur's in the North. It is a parallel to Kird, the land of the savage dog men which itself corresponds clearly to Korevna. Heptu is meant to signify the sin of lust as man tales set there have the knightly characters succumbing to their base urges only to be punished harshly. Despite this, Heptu is still often portrayed as an evil place of perversions despite its inhabitants being non-hostile.
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