Adan River

If there were no Adan, then there would not have been an Adraus.

— Adrausii proverb.

The Adan River is a wide, slow-moving river which acts as the natural centerpiece to the Kingdom of Adraus. For centuries, the river has been the source of both its greatest feats and its greatest troubles. The river crosses through the Adrausii Plains, literally splitting the kingdom of Adraus in half, forming a northern and southern kingdom.

Geography

The Adan River is a wide, slow-flowing river that runs through the heart of the Adrausii Plains, providing the necessary moisture in the region to turn what should normally be either a dry steppe or even a desert into a verdant and lush grassland. The Adan River forms high in the tall and jagged Sereskalen Mountains and carves through the Temarch foothills before weaving like thread through the vast and hilly grasslands of Central Azora. Here, many smaller streams and rivers, and even canal systems of the Adraus kingdom meet. The River then ends from the flowing grasslands to Tranquil Bay, where it flows into the Sea of Drakes before out into the greater ocean.

History

Pre-Kadian Conquest

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Kadian Expansion

During the height of the Kadian Empire, around the 3rd Century, the Kadians moved into southern Adraus following the conquest of the Tribal Lorausii States. During this time, Southern Adraus defiantly fought against the Kadian centurions and sentries for years, attempting to stop their advances but failed in many aspects. Ironically, it was the Adan River that proved the greatest hurdle to the Kadian soldiers. Its waters, while slow-moving, hid the dangers of its marshy bottom which swallowed soldiers easily. Furthermore, its murky surface hid pitfalls which caused the ground to disappear under horses and soldiers, causing them to become unexpectedly swept away. LOastly, its wideness was a consistent trend along the whole of much of the river, making crossing it a challenge. While early Kadian soldiers attempted to bridge the river, Northern Adrausii tribals would consistently harass the soldiers, using their advanced archery skills and sabotage by using downed trees to damage any bridgework attempts to cross the river.

Type

River Basin

Location under

Adrausii Plains

Owning Organization

Kingdom of Adraus