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Key Locations of the Pacanth Reach
Below are a series of locations and cities across the planets of the Pacanth Reach categorized by planet.
Panatha
- Canthar - Capital City of PanathaHasi' Sulemi - The largest standing structure in the entire city. Originally the Hasi' Sulemi acted as the great temple to revere the divine pantheon and where the epicanthix would come to worship their gods. After the arrival of Kaine Zambrano it has become the administrative center for Panatha and the entire empire. This is the primary temple of worship for the God-King Carnifex. This is where the office of the Grand Vizier is located.
- Temples of the Divines - After the conversion of the Great Temple into an administrative center worship of the gods fell back on the many independent churches located throughout the city. These structures were built up and each is an large and independent structure devoted to their respective god.
- Blackstone Keep - Known publicly as Blackstone Keep for the infamous black stone and metal that was used in its construction. This keep was formed shortly after Kaine Zambrano I's conquering of Panatha as the headquarters of the God-King's private army the Blackblade Guard known then as The Holdfast of the Blackblade.
Many years later after the completion of Vain Hollow Citadel and the resurrection of Kaine Zambrano the headquarters of the Blackblade Guard was moved to closer to the citadel into a more strategic location leaving this structure vacant. Blackstone Keep now serves as the headquarters of the Royal Army and Navy High Command.
[*]Prethia - The city was built high in the ash-tipped peaks of the Iron Mountains north of the Pacanthi Highlands. It’s mighty ramparts and various mountain towers were laid low during a skirmish with the Epicanthix of Orcrait of the northern rainforests in 789 ABY, and all that remains of the once powerful city-state is a series of ruins and the echos of the mighty mountain winds.
- The Dreadfort - One of the most infamous and legendary places in all of the Iron Mountains, the Dreadfort is the original ancestral home of House Zambrano. This fort is well over eight hundred years old and first built by the great ancestors of the family progenitor Magnus Zambrano during their illustrious career as exceptional mercenaries who stylized themselves as nobles.
It served as the family's ancestral home until Magnus's son Solomon the Black brutally killed his father in these very halls using the dark side of the force. Solomon used this keep for a short period of time during his reign as a god and during that time horrific atrocities occurred within these halls.
Even after the death of Solomon this place was abandoned in the span of a few years after claims of it being completely haunted through its complete dark side saturation, odd noises and even rumors of strange creatures being seen in and around the keep.
[*]Qocia
[*]Gekha
- The Iron Mountains - The largest mountain chain on Panatha north of Canthar. The Iron Mountains are a harsh and incredibly dangerous land.
- Fort Zambrano - Also known as Gelezis Dotsa meaning "Iron Curtain" or even its more well known name of Kaine's Wall. This dark fortress is strategically placed across the largest and most well known gap into the Iron Mountains. It is one of the only passes large enough for an army to pass through and one of the only ways to Vain Hollow.
Fort Zambrano was constructed following the completion of the new Vain Hollow under Darth Prazutis. The gathering of officials and tacticians who served under him saw the strategic value of this pass for any invading force trying to siege Vain Hollow and the decision was made to create a fortress here. Fort Zambrano now acts as the gateway into the Iron Mountains and is the Headquarters of the Blackblade Guard. - Vain Hollow Citadel - The ancestral home of House Zambrano, Vain Hollow acts as the Emperor of the Pacanth Reach and the God-Kings home domain. It is the seat of power for the entire Empire.