Kahna

The Kahna is the rugged eastern shore of the Airendhe. The land rises rapidly out of the ocean to high mountains. As a result, the narrow Kahna is extremely wet, possibly the wettest region in the world, and contains very fertile, volcanic soil. This narrow band of land is home to some of the world's tallest known trees, and plantations initially established by Haina settlers have grown very wealthy.
The Haina settled the region in the 1300s AR, establishing the trading ports of Shaile and Dhegh. Trade across the mountains with Dziltocampal initially flourished as a way of avoiding the high tariffs of the Dulama Empire, but the rise of piracy in the Airendhe gradually strangled trade through the Kahna. When Haina collapsed under the weight of its debts from the Suran Expedition and pressure from Trahana and the Paitloma Empire, some Haina loyalists attempted to establish a rump state in the region, but civilization along the Kahna rapidly declined without support from across the Airendhe. However, the Trahana eventually invested in reestablishing the former Haina ports on the Kahna.
Today, the Kahna is vibrant again as a major region of the Trahana lake the Airendhe has become. The Trahana have recently founded the city of Iluunan in the region as well, and it has since become the largest city in the region, connecting the Kahna more firmly to the Airendhe's northern and western coasts.
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