Jassira
A desert realm in the world of Savarra, which lies across the southern sea from the Frost Marches, Jassira is a major home of the Catfolk race, and is the native home of Cait, Calla, and Leorah.
History
Geography
Jassira is a sandy desert land with infamously hot days, and less-known cold nights. It rarely rains there, and as a result few plants grow there. Cait remarks that she has never seen as many trees in her life as she has with the forests of the Frost Marches.
Government
Jassira is ruled by a Sultana (female sultan). At some point before Leorah left Jassira, the Sultana was giving out many edicts that some (like Leorah) considered crazy. These edicts changed frequently (in the order of months), making follow the ones in effect at the time difficult for citizens.
Culture
Despite the cold nights, many Jassirans don't have fires near where they sleep, as firewood is expensive and burning the alternatives nearby can be dangerous (Leorah claims many have alternative ways of keeping warm).
Cait comments that the people in Hawkethorne very much keep to themselves, suggesting that Jassiran culture is much more communicative, expressive, and open.
Khor'minos, the city of the minotaurs is legendary, even back in Jassira.
According to Cait, even in a land where Mallach is popular, sexual activities involving a catfolk's tail are considered niche.
Religion
The god Mallach is commonly worshipped in Jassira, and there are multiple temples to him there.
Economy
Making and sustaining fires is expensive because not much wood grows there.
Trivia
- A real-world analogue of Jassira would be a mix of ancient Egypt and Babylon.