Ra'shay

==Ra'shay island==
The island of Ra'shay is the largest island in the archipelago of Za'ahene islands at the mouth of a long river that stretches from the heartland of the country into the gulf seperating the coast of the Za'ahene empire from Abhainnia. The island itself is roughly some 100 square kilometres in size and appears to consist of arable, tropical land.
==Ra'shay city==
Ra'shay is a fortified Za'ahene naval island-city in a constellation of islands, somewhere inside the north west Za'aheen coast inside what appears to be a river extending into the depths of the Za'ahene empire. Not much of the city is known about by foreigners,  however It is the only city in Za'ah, and indeed the only city belonging to a power based in the continent of the Great Garden which both sends and recieves continuous shipping between the continent of Abhainnia, making it the worlds first intercontinental port.
The inhabitants of the surrounding islands worship the Za'ahene gods - the Devayani, and have built altars decorated with flowers. But the altars are black from blood. At the end, if travelling from the north, there is a huge river mouth, where yet more islands lie.
Ra'shay is surrounded by stone walls, despite laying on an island, and has a big temple. The city is made by wood and stone in accordance to a city plan. Foreign traders are greeted by the nomarch, the provincial governor of the Devayani, who is usually surrounded in her court by several ni'zi and slaves. Ra'shay has a flourishing slave market, but it is also noted that a disproportionate amount of the population are militaries and bureaucrat. It is said that Ra'shay first had her city contract made, not long after initial contact was made with the Raidhsénians. There are also urban workers and artisans.
A semi circle with a wall surrounds the harbour, and contains many shops and buildings crammed against the wall, with a market square in the middle. The Za'ahene merchants, dressed in magnificent robes, their faces painted in many colourful patterns are displaying slaves, including so-called pleasure slaves, a race called ne'zi, which is consisting of people bred to be short, slender and retain childish appearances longer. These slaves are wholly naked, but painted in striking colours, and the Za'ahenes will try to persuade the visiting crew masters of visiting ships from other lands to indulge in their perversions. The Za'ahenes are also trading spices, make-up, bronze tools, art-work, musical instruments, potions, medicines and pottery.
Both male and female inhabitants of Ra'shay use make-up. Jewellery and perfume are popular luxury items. The people are polite, but seem somewhat cold and detached towards foreigners, and seem to look down on outsiders. Except for the slave traders, who tend to take an interest in people who do not appear to be local.
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