Category:Khebbel-im-Akkad

=Overview= Khebbel-im-Akkad is an expansive nation bordering on several major waterways is one of the major political powers in the world, and serves as a gateway between the east and western sea trade routes. Trade and military might have made Khebbel-im-Akkad the power it is, and many nations treat Khebbel-im-Akkad. Khebbel-im-Akkad is also the birthplace of Yeshua ben Yosef and Elua, back when Akkadia was a vessel nation of Tiberium.

=History= Khebbel-im-Akkad has its roots as once being known as Akkadia, an often fought over vessel nation between the Tiberium and Persian Empires, for its strategic importance and as a result, the influences of both Persis and Tiberium. In the later years, Akkadia was solely under Tiberium's influence. Several things of note happened during that period. The first was the decline of Tiberium influence due to financial mismanagement and corruption. The next, and perhaps most telling, was the birth of Yeshua ben Yosef, whose life helped inspire an entire religion and followers, in which will become of of the largest religious factions in the world. After Yeshua ben Yosef's death, another event came to place, that the birth of Elua, the founder of what will be one of the great nations in the world, Terre d'Ange.

Shortly after the full collapse of the Tiberium Empire, one faction rose to power in Akkadia, the Kheb tribe. Through the use of lightning fast cavalry able to wield javelins and short bows from their mounts, the Kheb tribe grew in size and allies, and the last of Tiberium and Persis is driven from their lands. In the year 95 AE, the Kingdom of Khebbel-im-Akkad is born.

The first two decades were difficult, as the young nations struggled to keep it self free of outside influence. However, the other powers in the region could not compete with Khebbel's strategic position and ideal placement for trade, and the nation flourished under the trade agreements given to it, allowing it over there years to build it up into the economic and military power it is.

Over the last century, Khebbel-im-Akkad has sought to expand its influence beyond its region, cementing alliances and politic ties through marriage with many nation states, to include that of Terre d'Ange. To this day Khebbel-im-Akkad maintains a good relationship with Terr d'Ange, and through them they have access to Alban goods, allowing Khebbel-im-Akkad access to a market of goods that would be very valuable in their region.

=The People & Culture= Akkadians are a fairly friendly and open people to those they consider friends, and fierce and unrelenting foes to those they consider enemies. Their culture is a mix of those that dwell and thrive in large cities, and tribes that continue their nomadic existence roaming form place to place. It is speculated that the Tsigani have their origins from the nomadic tribes of old Akkadia.

Marriage in Khebbel-im-Akkad is all about alliance and political advantage, and very rarely about love, at least among the upper nobility of the great tribes. It is not uncommon for the male head of the house to have several wives. It is this relationship that has kept infighting and blood feuds at bay among the Akkadian people, as who would go to war against those that are considered kin. It has happened on the rare occurrence, but it is this particular blend of diversity that has held the great tribes together and be able to root out and squash most for of intrigues designed to cause rifts in the Akkadian's political structure.

Unlike Terre d'Ange and several other nations, women do not hold positions of authority or power in Khebbel-im-Akkad. This is not however due to what most people believe as pure male chauvinism. The female in the Akkadian culture is the source of life and nurturing for the Akkadian people, and as such must be protected and cherished. Akkadian males rarely show emotions such as love or affection in public as they consider this to be very personal and private feelings reserved for private moments. Other measures of Akkadian law all have their root in what is in the best interest for the Akkadian female (again showing a similarity between the Akkadian and Tsingani people), such as being veiled and fully covered when in public, walking behind their male escort so as he can clear a path for her, and to be excluded from politics so if a blood feud does stir, it is the male that will be the target of such hostilities and not the female.

Akkadian law can be very harsh, near barbaric in the eyes of many, but it is difficult to argue with its results as Akkadians are more interested in deterrence then in absolving guilt or innocence. As such crime within Khebbel-im-Akkad on the surface looks non-existence, but in reality it is merely the base and petty crimes, as rumor has it a vast underworld hidden from the eyes of proper authority, working between the cracks and loopholes the law does not address.

=Titles of Khebbel-im-Akkad's Nobility= Although the titles, when it comes to the Akkadian language, of Khebbel-im-Akkad are much longer and far more complicated, when speaking in foreign dialects - such as d'Angeline - these are the most common used titles:

Akkadian Forms of Address
The Akkadian forms of address below are used in various situations, most often when dealing with those who are not title holders and thus command the respect of their title form of address as listed above. It can also be used as a filler form of address in situations where a titled person is present, if the person has been properly addressed previously.

Forms of Address to Non-Titled Strangers

 * Beyefendi - translates to 'Sir/Monsieur' It's used to call or address somebody when one does not know his name.


 * Hanimefendi - translates to 'Madame' Used to call or address a lady when one does not know her name.


 * Bay - translates to 'Monsieur' This address is used before names, generally seen in documents such as letters before a name. Also can be used for respectful verbal forms of address.


 * Bayan - translates to 'Mademoiselle' This address is used before names, generally seen in documents such as letters before a name. Also can be used for respectful verbal forms of address.


 * Bey - translates to 'Monsieur' Denotes less formality than 'Bay'. Used most commonly in letters and documentations after a name.


 * Hanim - translates to 'Mademoiselle' Denotes less formality than 'Bayan'. Used most commonly in letters and documentations after a name.


 * Sayin - translates to 'honored person' Used to address an official guest, an officer, a priest, an intellectual person, etc.

Forms of Address for Family or Loved Ones

 * Abi - translates to 'big brother'; abbreviation of the word 'agabey'. Commonly used in family, between good friends. Denotes familiar respect.


 * Abla - translates to 'big sister' Commonly used in family, between good friends. Denotes familiar respect.


 * Amca - translates to 'uncle' Used when addressing an older man, usually in families or informal situations where the two parties or the two party's families are close.


 * Teyze - translates to 'aunt' Used when addressing an older woman, usually in families or informal situations where the two parties or the two party's families are close.


 * Baba - translates to 'father' Used when addressing a father or father figure. Used to also address an older wise person usually in families or informal situations where the two parties or the two party's families are close.


 * Askim - translates to 'my love/my beloved one'


 * Canim - translates to 'dear/darling/my soul'


 * Dostum - translates to 'my friend'


 * Hocam - translates to 'my teacher'

=Religion= In Khebbel-im-Akkad, the dominant religion is Mazdaism. They believe that the creator, Ahura Mazda, is all good, and no evil originates from him. Thus, in Mazdaism good and evil have distinct sources, with evil (druj) trying to destroy the creation of Mazda (asha), and good trying to sustain it. While Ahura Mazda is not immanent in the world, his creation is represented by the Amesha Spentas and the host of other Yazatas, through whom the works of God are evident to humanity, and through whom worship of Mazda is ultimately directed. The most important texts of the religion are those of the Avesta.

=Geography= Khebbel-im-Akkad stretches across large stretches of land and has many geographic features ranging from coastal, rich fertile river basins, to desert. While near large sources of water, the weather can be quite humid, but throughout most of Akkadia the weather is very arid. The temperature in Khebbel-im-Akkad is fairly hot compared to most climates, which explains the Akkdian method of dressing in loose layers of clothing to help dissipate the heat of the day. During the summer season, the heat is such that it forces a majority inside to seek shelter, leading to a majority of trade and other economic and social functions to be done at sunrise or sunset.

=Resources= Dates, olives, cotton, fine weavings, glass, gem stones, and horses are among the main trade goods from Khebbel-im-Akkad