Ankhos

Ankhos was the ancient capital of the Ankhosian Empire. At its heart lay the walled citadel of Ish Bethadar, which held the Royal Palace, the Great Ziggurat and the Court of Earthly Fire.
== Ish Bethadar ==
A large complex of temples and courtyards that comprise the religious heart of the city and spiritual heartland of the Anhkosian empire at its height and latter years. Ish Bethadar took up a vast majority of the city proper.
=== Temple of the Red Lord ===
At the Western end of the Ish Bethadar lay the humble but pivotal temple of the Red Lord. It was built as a monument to the alleged avatar of Sha'Mak who had ruled the nation between roughly 1400 and 1325 BGE. Despite its humble size the temple was seen as a symbol of fortune and prosperity by the Ankhosi. As a result, it was constantly filled with a plethora of offerings and religious totems. It was arguably the most revered temple in the city.
Though the temple survived both the Sacking of Ankhos and the Second Catastrophe in one piece, it was heavily looted and almost all of the interior furnishings and offerings were plundered or destroyed.
=== The Great Ziggurat ===
=== The Golden Palace ===
The Golden Palace was rebuilt and added to a number of times over the course of the Ankhosian Empire and features two major structures, the smaller and newer Morahj-Hetyi (Golden Manor) and the older (though significantly altered) Sha-Hetyi (Red Manor)
The Morahj-Hetyi is the main entrance into the palace and, aside from its central corridor leading to the Sha-Hedyi, features a number of rooms for palace nobles and courtiers, with little other interior function. Atop the Morahj-Hetyi is the Royal Balcony overlooking the Court of Earthly Fire. From here,....
The Morahj-Hetyi was likely constructed primarily to both serve as an impressive Balcony and an imposing entrance to the palace.
The Sha-Hetyi is the larger and older of the two palace structures and has been significantly altered and added to over time. On its lowest floor lies the banquet hall, thought to be one of the oldest surviving structures in the city (likely dating to around 1750-1700 BGE). Above it, on the first floor, lies the throne room and the extensive royal chambers for the Emperor and his family. On the highest floor, above the throne room, is the royal treasury, where the legendary Neb-Qudar rested until it was rediscovered in 568BGE. It is unknown why the treasury remained un-looted compared to the rest of the city. Finally, atop the Sha-Hetyi was a large courtyard, decorated with both Heavenly-Flame and Heavenly Sun mosaics, as well as an additional flame mosaic.
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=== The Court of Earthly Fire ===
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