Taran

Taran is one of the six Free Cities. The city occupies an important strategical location, sitting in a natural harbour at the Hatiifa Bay. Aside from coastal trading, it is also an important waypoint on the region's coastal road. Taran might be one of the oldest settlements in the world, though it has been subject to conquests and destruction several times and little has survived of the original town.
==Culture==
Taran is protected by high walls and hired mercenary companies. The city values trade above all else. It is a profession considered more honourable than skill in arms or high birth. Taran is ruled by a conclave of Magnates chosen from among the wealthiest of the city and among them, the Magnates elect a First Magnate to lead their conclave. 
The people of Taran are known to curl and perfume their hair and dress themselves in white and gold. The City State is famous for producing beautiful men and women, even among peasants. Many Chorenese and Sylozi nobility have been known to look to Taran for wives and husbands while the Ayyubs favour import of prostitutes from Taran. 
==Economy==
Taran is deeply involved in the slave trade. It is said slaves outnumber freemen three to one. They are also famous for producing sweet perfumes, and less openly, for being the foremost purveyor of poisons in the world.
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