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Bounded on the west by the [[Granite Mountains]] and the east by the green forests of the [[Higara|Opal Empire]], the desert was virtually uncrossable and considered by many impassable. In spite of this, the Khem-hor had mastered the moving sands and built a mighty empire there. | Bounded on the west by the [[Granite Mountains]] and the east by the green forests of the [[Higara|Opal Empire]], the desert was virtually uncrossable and considered by many impassable. In spite of this, the Khem-hor had mastered the moving sands and built a mighty empire there. | ||
The first Pharaoh of the Khemharan Empire was [[Khorsekef]] the Infinite, who ruled for 3000 years. During this time{{Timescale}}, the Khem-hor were trapped in a perceptual cycle without change or growth, names, likenesses, identities and even discoveries were endlessly recycled. All of this due to a powerful artifact that fueled the pharaoh's immortality. The truth was discovered and exposed by the great explorer [[Agatamori|Lady Agatamori]], from [[Higara]]. During struggle against Lady Agatomori and Khorsekef, the pharaoh was transformed into the | The first Pharaoh of the Khemharan Empire was [[Khorsekef]] the Infinite, who ruled for 3000 years. During this time{{Timescale}}, the Khem-hor were trapped in a perceptual cycle without change or growth, names, likenesses, identities and even discoveries were endlessly recycled. All of this due to a powerful artifact that fueled the pharaoh's immortality. The truth was discovered and exposed by the great explorer [[Agatamori|Lady Agatamori]], from [[Higara]]. During struggle against Lady Agatomori and Khorsekef, the pharaoh was transformed into the [[Timescape|Timescape's]] most powerful mummy and trapped in the [[Abyssal Waste|Abyssal Wasteland]].{{Cite book/fm|265}} | ||
Their traditions were based on their desert culture and the pantheon of One Thousand Gods. But by the [[Age of Chaos]] the new [[Pharaoh]] formally abolished the priestly caste, assumed all powers thereof, and declared [[Atum]], a formerly obscure sun god, as the only true god thereby instituting the only known monotheistic human culture on [[Orden]] at the time.{{fact}} | Their traditions were based on their desert culture and the pantheon of One Thousand Gods. But by the [[Age of Chaos]] the new [[Pharaoh]] formally abolished the priestly caste, assumed all powers thereof, and declared [[Atum]], a formerly obscure sun god, as the only true god thereby instituting the only known monotheistic human culture on [[Orden]] at the time.{{fact}} | ||
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== Technology == | == Technology == | ||
Bronze skinned, the people of the Infinite desert were on the cusp of exiting the Bronze Age{{Timescale}}. They had advanced mathematics, though not as advanced as the [[Khoursir|Hazar]], and were the best stonemasons in the world. Their cities, made of stone, were extremely complex, dominated by pyramids and obelisks, and elaborate geometric design. When asked by outsiders why they built their cities along such mathematically precise designs, they answered enigmatically "to reach eternity."{{fact}} | Bronze skinned, the people of the Infinite desert were on the cusp of exiting the Bronze Age{{Timescale}}. They had advanced mathematics, though not as advanced as the [[Khoursir|Hazar]], and were the best stonemasons in the world. Their cities, made of stone, were extremely complex, dominated by pyramids and obelisks, and elaborate geometric design. When asked by outsiders why they built their cities along such mathematically precise designs, they answered enigmatically "to reach eternity."{{fact}} | ||
Under Khorsekef's rule, inventions and discoveries were endlessly recycled and the Khem-hor made little progress in the way of technology.{{Cite book/knw|160}} After his defeat, the Khem-hor experienced and explosion of learning and innovation, working towards the Eternal Design in preparation for Khorsekef's prophesied return.{{Cite_book/knw|162}} | |||
== People == | == People == | ||
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=== Notable Khem-hor === | === Notable Khem-hor === | ||
* [[Khorsekef]], the Infinite. Once the Pharaoh of the desert {{cite web/dsjuly2024|11}} | * [[Khorsekef]], the Infinite. Once the Pharaoh of the desert{{cite web/dsjuly2024|11}} | ||
* [[Djerdkare]]{{Cite book|title=Beastheart and Monstrous Companions|pages=44-47|url=https://shop.mcdmproductions.com/collections/front-page-feature/products/beastheart-companions|publisher=MCDM Productions}} | * [[Djerdkare]]{{Cite book|title=Beastheart and Monstrous Companions|pages=44-47|url=https://shop.mcdmproductions.com/collections/front-page-feature/products/beastheart-companions|publisher=MCDM Productions}} | ||
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== Places == | == Places == | ||
* [[Heliopolis]] {{cite web/dsjuly2024|11}} | * [[Heliopolis]]{{cite web/dsjuly2024|11}} | ||
* The [[Great Tet]]{{Cite book/knw|160}} | |||
* [[Atenopolis]]{{Cite book/knw|160}} | |||
== References == | == References == | ||