Azaim¶
Azaim is a ruined, abandoned city in northern Akhlo'Rohma. Settled by migrants from Casai after the great exodus out of that region due to the Dune Wars, it has a distinct architectural style, and contains remnants of the syncretic Casain-Akhlo'Rohman culture.
Location
Approximate Coordinates: 2738, 122, -1960
Layout/Points of Interest¶
Azaim is built almost entirely out of orange concrete and bricks, highly reminiscent of the Casain Quarter of Dusps.
A ruined structure in the northwest holds the Simplicity's Reward book, which contains one resident's poetic account of the Fall of Avsohm.
The largest onion-domed building to the south has an upper balcony, with a chest containing the Quailfeather Helm.
To the northeast, just outside of the town proper, a large black grave can be found, at the eastern end of a larger graveyard. This grave contains the unique Totem of Dying artifact.
Lore¶
The town of Azaim was once a larger population center. It appears to have been either founded by Casain migrants as part of the Casain Migration in early Av3, or experienced a large population boom due to this influx of migrants. Either way, the Voynahla-worshipping Casains brought their religion and culture to this city.
The Simplicity's Reward book, if it was written here, would possibly contradict the idea that the city was settled by Casains, as the Fall of Avsohm would have been before the Casain Migration.
The town appears to have been wiped out in an event referred to as "Gendrik's Incursion", related to the Maelmari. This has been hypothesized to be a large-scale Maelmari raid on the Akhlo'Rohman countryside, following the collapse of Insohm.
Extras¶
While the onion domes here are a hallmark of Casain architecture, the fact that their copper is green is different from Dusps. This is likely due to the fact that this place has been abandoned for years, and so the copper is old and has not been cleaned.