A Geography Of Haarth: Jhaine (Updated)
The A Geography of Haarth post series is exploring the full range of locales and places from The Wall Of Night world of Haarth.
From January 25, 2013 to November 25, 2014, the posts traversed locations encountered in The Heir Of Night and The Gathering Of The Lost.
Now the series has returned to gazette the geography of Daughter Of Blood (The Wall Of Night Book Three.) The new series comprises updates of previous entries as well as new listings.
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Jhaine: one of the Southern Realms of Haarth
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“He, at least, seemed prepared for trouble, with the multiple braids of his hair clubbed into a knot and a pair of short, curved swords strapped to his back. Asantir’s brows had risen again when she saw them, for swallowtail swords were a weapon of Ishnapur.
“And Jhaine,” Tarathan had answered, when she said as much, “but they are popular now in the cities of the River.” “
~ from © The Heir Of Night: The Wall of Night Book One; Chapter 10 — In The Old Keep
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” “Except Jhaine,” Audin said, when she asked. “The Jhainarians are horsemen beyond compare and say they have no need of Lathayrans to swell their ranks.”
“What you really mean,” Kalan drawled from behind them, “is that Jhainarians are xenophobes with little love for those beyond their borders. Besides, they’re mercenaries themselves: Jhainarian auxiliaries are among the Shah of Ishnapur’s elite.” “
~ from © The Gathering Of The Lost: The Wall of Night Book Two; Chapter 30 — The Welcome Cup
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“… instead she saw Raven, riding the length and breadth of the Southern Realms along both high roads and back trails, serving as sword-for-hire and household warrior from Emer to Ishnapur through the course of a millennium. “Is there anywhere in the Southern Realms that you have not served?” she asked softly. “Even”—remembering the blood magic and the fire elemental—“Ishnapur and Jhaine?” “
~ from © Daughter Of Blood: The Wall of Night Book Three, Chapter 38 — Dawn Wind