Karna (City State)

 Karna  is a magnificent, modern city-state built in the oasis around  Lake Surya, the largest body of water in the Glasslands desert, east of the  Vespian  border and at the desert’s mouth. The climate of Karna is a humid subtropical climate bordering on hot semi-arid climate, relatively safe from the recent dust storms of the Glasslands. Its position inside of Valley of Ganesha grants it a milder temperature with respect to the rest of the Glasslands, allowing for life a fertile area inside the deadly desert. Karna is formally considered the seat of the tiefling race and ethnic home. Its founder and first king was Vedas, an Ayahn tiefling whose natural leadership inspired his people. Following decades of segregation and discrimination, tieflings born from every nation were gathered by Vedas with the promise of a home. With only faith to drive him, Vedas led his people into the Glasslands. And as if by miracle, they reached Lake Surya's oasis and settled. By nature of tiefling origins, Karna is diverse in almost every respect and its culture is an amalgamation of almost all those in Eingrad. By extension, the fiends that touch Karnan tieflings are associated with gods and traditions from all Eingrad's religions.

Karna is now autonomously run by the Raja, Anil Khan, and his cabinet of ministers. Its government's policies are known for being extremely laissez-faire, which fuels its flourishing, free economy; businesses are essentially able to do whatever they please, within fair reason. Within its walls are a bright and colorful city littered with narrow streets filled with delicious, spice-filled food and beautiful and vibrant booths. Karna is particularly known for its dyes, clothing, and glass-working, and its artisans are renowned throughout Eingrad.

Game Master's Notes
Karna's environment and culture is entirely based on those of the Indian subcontinent, especially during the Golden Age of India during the rule of the Gupta Empire. The Hindu pantheon, allegedly numbering 330 million, is the basis for the diversity in tieflings' fiendish roots. Although most lower class Karnans speak with what would be considered an Indian accent, educated and higher class Karnans have a neutral accent.