West Balam is located on the Southern Continent. It is a complicated country that belonged to many factions from the Northern and Southern Continents.
History[]
It constitutes the western part of the former Balam Empire after the fall of the Underworld Emperor in the War of the Four Emperors in the Fifth Epoch.
West Balam was in a constant state of civil war and was more chaotic as Loen and Intis both had colonies there and were constantly fighting against each other.
Characteristics[]
Factions[]
There are cities managed by the Loen Kingdom, valleys belonging to the Intis Republic, native generals who are supported by Loen, and tribes who follow Intis orders. There are also powerful independent states who rely on the requirement that both nations are balanced. They are secretly connected to the different factions of the Numinous Episcopate and are in a rivalry with those who claim to be the descendants of Death. In addition, the Rose School of Thought and the Feysac Empire have a deep influence on West Balam. On the surface, none of the factions belong to them, but in fact, many of the generals and tribal chiefs have submitted to them.[1]
After the World War, the Intis Republic lost Matani State and was taken over by the Feynapotter Kingdom.[2]
Culture[]
Some fiefs in West Balam that came under the royal family of the Balam Empire still have death traditions.
In this tradition, they believe that the death of family members do not mean that their relationship has come to an end.[3]
People frequent visits to the cemetery and the practice of not burying prematurely deceased children in coffins. Each adult prepared a coffin for themselves in advance, and the common means of travel involved using a coffin.[4]
After the burial, they will take a piece of their bones that decided by the interring priest through a ritual and place it at home as a decoration as a way to indicate that the deceased continue being with the living. The best and most symbolic part is the skull.
Some families will even make the skull into a vessel for drinking alcohol, using it only when entertaining the most honored guests.[3]
According to their customs, if There was a fatal accident and there was only one person left, that person is favored by a deity, spared from death. Such individuals often go on to achieve great feats.[5]
Religion[]
Initially they only adhered to the belief in Death even after death itself perished. But after the arrival of the people from the Northern Continent, the Orthodox Church began to become the dominant religion here. Recently the Church of the Earth Mother and the Church of the Fool have also expanded their influence here.
Notable Locations[]
- Behrens Harbor
- Located at the northernmost tip of West Balam.[2]
Matani State[]
- Port Pylos
- Once the ruling center for Intis colonists in Matani.
- Cahert
- The southernmost town.
- Tizamo Town
- Stood as the most remote town, nestled against the edge of the primitive forest.
- Devise
- The Southernmost gold mine city.
Notable Inhabitants[]
- Haggis
- Others
References
- ↑ Lord of Mysteries, Chapter 871
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Circle of Inevitability, Chapter 633
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lord of Mysteries, Chapter 953
- ↑ Circle of Inevitability, Chapter 657
- ↑ Circle of Inevitability, Chapter 657
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