Zakhara

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Zakhara is a giant peninsula of the same super-continent that hosts Faerûn and Kara-Tur on the planet Abeir-Toril. The land is located east of Faerûn, the closest Faerûnian lands to Zakhara being Dambrath (by sea) and Var the Golden or arguably Konigheim (by land). Zakhara is mostly isolated from the rest of the world, as the peninsula is separated from the main mass by the World Pillar Mountains.

Waters around Zakhara are bountiful with pirates and corsairs who charge traders tolls to cross their seas, such traders willingly pay these exorbitant fees as Zakhara's exotic trading goods tend to be well worth the price back in Faerûn. Occasionally the pirates decide to completely cut off Zakhara from Faerûn.

The land is full of secretive cities, unwelcoming to travelers, huge deserts, lush oases and powerful genies who meddle in the affairs of humans frequently. The continent is governed by a theocracy headed by the Caliph, a prestige ruler of the state, who rules from the capital city of Huzuz, the City of Delights. Tales tell of demon-infested cities and godless sorcerers, like the genie-binding Sha'irs wielding strange magic. Powerful magic and great warriors of every like are of Zakhara. Zakharites are firmly convinced they are more civilised than the rest of the world and treat these 'barbarians' accordingly.

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