Haakland

**Hakland** or **Haakland** is a land located east of the Tir Tochair and Fiery Mountains, beyond the Elskerdeg Pass, lying further than Zerrikania, which it borders in the northeast. The name Hakland is a misconception of Nordlings who came into contact with the Haak clan (Ulus), thinking that all the land to the east belonged to them as well. Without knowing, they threw the entirety of the Kilan-Tal, Qunlun and even parts of Bia Thin into one catch-all term.

## Etymology

The term Hakland formed due to the northern immigrants misunderstanding the native Kilan who were part of the Haaki clan. The region (called Xeseg or province) they inhabit is called Hakgan, which the northerns mistook as meaning Hakland. Since the Kilan are not known for sharing their culture with strangers this error was not discovered and false knowledge spread to the Nordling realms.

## History

A group of northerners braved the mountains and wandered into the open plains to the east, unaware that the land already had inhabitants. Due to the Haaki's nomadic nature they only met them more than half a year after these northerners had started to settle down in the western part of the provice of Hakgan.

Initial contact was complicated, the language barrier and the Kilan's view of knowledge being a valuble comodity not easily shared causing tension. It took years for both sides to reach an agreement, limiting the nothern immigrants to the stretch of land wedged between the Blue Mountains and the Hakgan province. They named this new province Gadny-Gür (Outsider Turf) and permitted them to remain. Trade between the Haaki and northerns was opened, but only commercial one, not a cultural one. While some northern influences found their way into the culture of the Kilan-Tal over time, their initial way of life and ways of living were seen as a danger to Kilan culture and the path laid out by the Heavenly Wind.

The Nordling expanse became known as Franq, having their own towns, nobles, society structure and currency (the franc). In spite of this, however, when outside their new homeland they would usually introduce themselves as Haklanders (like Calib Bronn did), honoring the fact that they were accepted by the locals.

## Nations, Lands & Islands

Hakland, as northerners believe it to be, does not exist. With the Kilan not really in any hurry to educate foreigners about the true lay of the land, this misconception will likely continue to be spread as false truth. The lands that actually exist east of the Blue Mountains (falsely coined as Hakland) are:

* Kilan-Tal
* Qunlun
* Bia Thin
* Asatta
* Tenijima
* Mu

## Notable Haaklandians

* Zeus Burkhan Khaldun [ Prince / Great Khan ( approximately in the 1300s ) ]\*

## Hakland Locations

#### Khanates pre-Haaki Empire ( either by conquest or political unions ruled by a Khanum, supervised by the Great Khan )\*

* Bozorkan
* Semzlata
* Rekabela
* Kígyódom
* Patyak
* Reka Jesetra
* Savmeda

## Notable Monsters

##### Relics

* Aka Allghoi\*
* Shor Khorkhoi\*
* Zamba Zaraa\*

## Gallery

Prince Zeus\*Hakland logo used by Neverwitcher
## Trivia

* Since almost nothing is known about the shape of the land in canon only one location has been added to Neverwitcher, the place where Hakland people experience their tutorial.
	+ The khanates presented in this page are based on those of this fanmade Map of the Continent.
* Haaklandians are equivalent to East Asians in the real world.
* The lore of this fangame is integrated into the Common Fanon.
* So as not to confuse the players of the project, with what is canon and what is not, within the game, \* will be used to differentiate what is expanded from what is not. If integrated into the fangame, \* will be removed.
* The 2 tent encampment pictures + village picture are art provided by Leonardo.ai
* Haakland landscape main image provided by Midjourney 5.2
* Thanks to both SMiki and Krzychukar for their creative input. Krzychukar is to be credited as the one who came up with the idea of Hakland being a misconception, with SMiki offering ideas and insights.