Changes: Great Empire of Kesh

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The Great Empire of Kesh is a polity mentioned in Betrayal at Krondor.

History

Currently ruled by Empress Lakeisha, Kesh has a long history of conflict with the Kingdom of the Isles. The brothers of Ishap originated in Kesh, and Keshian raiders from the Sea of Dreams stopped raiding Malac's Cross when frightened residents relocated the center of town from the Oracle of Aal to the Abbaye Ishap. The city of Krondor was once a trading outpost in Keshian Bosania, and the keep which later became Sarth was originally maintained by a Keshian robber-baron who was eventually assassinated by the local peasantry. Sarth itself is a Keshian name, but the dwarfs insist on the dwarven name for its mine, the Mac Bourgalan Dok. Accts of Shamata Garrison describes famous skirmishes between the Kingdom's garrison at Shamata and the Great Empire of Kesh. A lecture by Guy du Bas-Tyra also focuses on the siege of Shamata Garrison.

The Father Patriarch of the Temple of Tith receives daily reports on a series of battles near the Confederacy south of Kesh. He believes Empress Lakeisha's superior forces will soon crush the rebellion there.

Trivia

Keshian Ale is a popular and expensive drink in Midkemia.
Keshian "dog soldiers" are famously dangerous.
Brother Marc studies the chess gambits of the ancient Keshian game masters. The en passah move is recorded in an old book in the Abbaye Ishap, written in Keshian.
Informed that Locklear is a friend of Jimmy the Hand, Limm derisively guesses that "Next you'll be telling me you've lain with the Empress Lakeisha of Kesh."

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 ==History==
-Currently ruled by Empress Lakeisha, Kesh has a long history of conflict with the [[Kingdom of the Isles]]. The city of [[Krondor]] was once a trading outpost in Keshian Bosania, and the keep which later became [[Sarth]] was originally maintained by a Keshian robber-baron who was eventually assassinated by the local peasantry. Sarth itself is a Keshian name, but the [[dwarf]]s insist on the dwarven name for its mine, the [[Mac Bourgalan Dok]].
+Currently ruled by Empress Lakeisha, Kesh has a long history of conflict with the [[Kingdom of the Isles]].
+The brothers of Ishap originated in Kesh, and Keshian raiders from the [[Sea of Dreams]] stopped raiding [[Malac's Cross]] when frightened residents relocated the center of town from the [[Oracle of Aal]] to the Abbaye Ishap.
+The city of [[Krondor]] was once a trading outpost in Keshian Bosania, and the keep which later became [[Sarth]] was originally maintained by a Keshian robber-baron who was eventually assassinated by the local peasantry. Sarth itself is a Keshian name, but the [[dwarf]]s insist on the dwarven name for its mine, the [[Mac Bourgalan Dok]].
+''Accts of Shamata Garrison'' describes famous skirmishes between the Kingdom's garrison at Shamata and the Great Empire of Kesh. A lecture by Guy du Bas-Tyra also focuses on the siege of Shamata Garrison.
 The Father Patriarch of the [[Temple of Tith]] receives daily reports on a series of battles near the Confederacy south of Kesh. He believes Empress Lakeisha's superior forces will soon crush the rebellion there.
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 * Keshian Ale is a popular and expensive drink in Midkemia.
 * Keshian "dog soldiers" are famously dangerous.
-* [[Brother Marc]] studies the chess gambits of the ancient Keshian game masters.
+* [[Brother Marc]] studies the chess gambits of the ancient Keshian game masters. The ''en passah'' move is recorded in an old book in the Abbaye Ishap, written in Keshian.
 * Informed that [[Locklear]] is a friend of [[Jimmy the Hand]], [[Limm]] derisively guesses that "Next you'll be telling me you've lain with the Empress Lakeisha of Kesh."
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