In one Age, called the Fourth Age by some, an Age yet to come, an Age long past, a wind rose in the Land of the Crystal Throne. It sped across the great Aryth Ocean to the Tai’Seanchan coast. It continued over the Mountains of Mist, picking up the scent of Two Rivers fine tabac and singing along to a tune made by a Tinker’s tea kettle. It swirled around the vast prairie known as the Caralain Grass, with it’s Black Tower fortress, and the island city of Tar Valon, home of the fabled Ogier-made White Tower...The wind swept through the valleys, skimming along the lake that once was Shadar Logoth, lifting the raven in flight. It howled through the Blight past the snorts and bellows of Trollocs, carrying on it the stench of their cookpots and rot as it whipped by a Myrddraal without creating so much as a ripple in its dark cloak. If you listen closely to the wind you can hear the sound of “friends” whispering in the dark as it whistles by you. The shadows beckon you to their warm embrace; where will the wind take you? For you must know, the wind was not the beginning. There are neither beginnings nor endings to the turning of the Wheel of Time. But it was A beginning.
Kandor
With the recession of the Great Blight after Tarmon Gai'don, Kandor managed to rebuild despite significant losses. It was the Seanchan invasion that pressed through neighboring Saldaea and to the mountain fortresses of Chachin, however, that ravaged the nation and it's people. Not only did the Kandori lose most of their nobles, including the royal line, to war but also their capitol city. Queen Nynaeve of Malkier's sacrificial use of the One Power to save the remaining Borderlands from the invaders leveled the mountain city, save for the Aesdaishar Palace, and the Throne of Clouds within it, on the city's highest peak
The immense sacrifice of lives and land the Kandori and Saldaeans made prompted waves of Ogier stone-masons and Earth-talented channelers to aid their reconstruction efforts. Despite the Blight's relative calm during these years, Chachin was among the first of the battle scars to be healed, rather than risk a gap in the Border's defense.
The immense sacrifice of lives and land the Kandori and Saldaeans made prompted waves of Ogier stone-masons and Earth-talented channelers to aid their reconstruction efforts. Despite the Blight's relative calm during these years, Chachin was among the first of the battle scars to be healed, rather than risk a gap in the Border's defense.
Geography
Kandor is located to the east of Saldaea and is bordered by the Plain of Lances to the west, a tributary of the Erinin to the east and the Blight to the north.
Chachin is the capital city of Kandor. It is located on the junction of several trade routes, including the cross-Borderland route running from Bandar Eban to Fal Moran and another running south to Tar Valon. It is located just south of the Blight and as a result is extremely heavily defended, although it is large enough and far enough south that vigilance is not quite as severe as in smaller settlements such as Canluum. Since it's rebuilding after the Great Seanchan War, Chachin was returned to it's former glory and more. It is now considered one of the greatest cities in the Westlands, rivaling Caemlyn. Ogier-built buildings comprise the Merchant's District, now surrounding the lone peak, rising more than 5,000 feet over the city below, the seat of the Aesdaishar Palace. The Palace is located on a cleared mountain-top and is a small settlement in itself, consisting of a complex of buildings, domes and towers, though many suffered severe damage due to the hammer blow of Power that leveled the city. It now stands empty, a monument to the war and the many lives lost. Painstaking reconstruction, predominantly by the Earth Legion, saw the city's natural defenses returned. Three tall ringwalls encircle the city with a 100-foot-wide drymoat located beyond that. Twenty-four bridges cross the moat, each overlooked by a small fortress where the bridge meets the city. The Bridge of Sunrise is located on the eastern side of the city, where the road from Canluum enters the city. As with many Borderland cities, Chachin is mostly made of stone buildings with glazed tile roofs that are more difficult to burn in a sneak attack. The poorest districts are nearest the edge of the city, within the first ringwall, with the districts becoming richer and more prosperous the closer a traveler comes to the central mountains.
Canluum is a small city located in the kingdom of Kandor, approximately fifty miles west of the border with Arafel on the main road to Chachin, capital of Kandor. Sprawling across several hills, it is defended by a thick wall and a dry moat fifty paces wide and ten deep, spanned by five stone bridges. The city itself mostly consists of stone or brick buildings. The city is wealthy, both for its location on one of the main trade routes to the capital and also for the gemstones mined from the surrounding hills. The city has a less savory area along the northern wall, a warren of narrow streets, small inns and shops called the Deeps, where cutpurses work. The Merchant's Guild holds an outpost here, on the highest hill.
Chachin is the capital city of Kandor. It is located on the junction of several trade routes, including the cross-Borderland route running from Bandar Eban to Fal Moran and another running south to Tar Valon. It is located just south of the Blight and as a result is extremely heavily defended, although it is large enough and far enough south that vigilance is not quite as severe as in smaller settlements such as Canluum. Since it's rebuilding after the Great Seanchan War, Chachin was returned to it's former glory and more. It is now considered one of the greatest cities in the Westlands, rivaling Caemlyn. Ogier-built buildings comprise the Merchant's District, now surrounding the lone peak, rising more than 5,000 feet over the city below, the seat of the Aesdaishar Palace. The Palace is located on a cleared mountain-top and is a small settlement in itself, consisting of a complex of buildings, domes and towers, though many suffered severe damage due to the hammer blow of Power that leveled the city. It now stands empty, a monument to the war and the many lives lost. Painstaking reconstruction, predominantly by the Earth Legion, saw the city's natural defenses returned. Three tall ringwalls encircle the city with a 100-foot-wide drymoat located beyond that. Twenty-four bridges cross the moat, each overlooked by a small fortress where the bridge meets the city. The Bridge of Sunrise is located on the eastern side of the city, where the road from Canluum enters the city. As with many Borderland cities, Chachin is mostly made of stone buildings with glazed tile roofs that are more difficult to burn in a sneak attack. The poorest districts are nearest the edge of the city, within the first ringwall, with the districts becoming richer and more prosperous the closer a traveler comes to the central mountains.
Canluum is a small city located in the kingdom of Kandor, approximately fifty miles west of the border with Arafel on the main road to Chachin, capital of Kandor. Sprawling across several hills, it is defended by a thick wall and a dry moat fifty paces wide and ten deep, spanned by five stone bridges. The city itself mostly consists of stone or brick buildings. The city is wealthy, both for its location on one of the main trade routes to the capital and also for the gemstones mined from the surrounding hills. The city has a less savory area along the northern wall, a warren of narrow streets, small inns and shops called the Deeps, where cutpurses work. The Merchant's Guild holds an outpost here, on the highest hill.
Governance
Kandor was once a Monarchy, its ruler sitting upon the Throne of Clouds (rumored to be a male-powered ter'angreal that has power over the weather. With the war and the loss of nearly all of their nobility (and every royal), the country needed leadership. The Kandori Merchants' Guild has always protected and furthered the financial interests of Kandor, and its members are known and respected across the continent. Unique in their ability to band together, while merchants in other countries are generally too protective of their independence and competitiveness to join forces in such a manner. That the Kandori do so may be indicative of their pragmatic Borderland attitude, putting the needs of the country and the Borderlands ahead of personal concerns. Those who remained of the Merchant's Guild increased their normal duties of seeing to the nation's financial needs to an all encompassing leadership. They brought much needed stability and a renewed prosperity to the country and so a plutocracy was born and continues to date. The Throne of Clouds remains empty, a monument to all Kandori.
Silver chains are used to indicate status among the Kandori merchants guild: In the Kandori merchants guild, three silver chains are the sign of a master merchant and lesser merchants wear thinner and fewer chains over their coats.
Silver chains are used to indicate status among the Kandori merchants guild: In the Kandori merchants guild, three silver chains are the sign of a master merchant and lesser merchants wear thinner and fewer chains over their coats.
Domestic Affairs
Thanks to the leadership of the Guild, Kandor has returned to it's status as a prosperous nation. Participating in the trade of furs, fox skins being especially prized, and gems from Callum has helped fill coffers and allowed the rebuilding of a strong army. With most Kandori fit for fighting decimated between Tarmon Gai'don and the Seanchan War, young soldiers came from Arafel, Shienar and even several southern countries to fill the gap. Today it is still a common site to see Arafellin braids and bells or Shienaran top knots fighting on Kandor's Blight Border. Despite the peaceful nature of the Ogier, some of the younger generations have begun trickling out of the Stedding and taking up arms along men in defense against the Shadow.
Kandori can be easily recognized by the earrings, worn by both men and women, that can be quite extravagant. Men wear their beards in a distinctive forked style, and loose breeches seem to be worn by both men and women in the countryside (much as Birgitte wore), but women in the cities still generally opt for skirts.
Kandori can be easily recognized by the earrings, worn by both men and women, that can be quite extravagant. Men wear their beards in a distinctive forked style, and loose breeches seem to be worn by both men and women in the countryside (much as Birgitte wore), but women in the cities still generally opt for skirts.
International Relations
As a Borderland, Kandor is firmly allied with their neighbors, Saldaea and Arafel, as well as Malkier and Shienar further to the East. After the hardships the country has faced, they also have stronger than average ties to the Ogier, Caralain, and it's Black Tower. Trade along the Erinin through Tar Valon, Andor and Tear fosters pleasant relationships with those nations as well.
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Ranks
This is not an exhaustive list, feel free to apply for something not detailed to be considered by the Admins.
You may apply for any of the Adoptable or Restricted ranks, but only superior applications will be considered and must pass through Admins before being accepted.
Master Merchant
Lesser Merchant
Soldier
Thief-Taker
You may apply for any of the Adoptable or Restricted ranks, but only superior applications will be considered and must pass through Admins before being accepted.
Master Merchant
Lesser Merchant
Soldier
Thief-Taker
