Al-Kanish

The great city of Al-Kanish, sometimes simply called the Great city, was once a mighty city which served as a shining example for the rest of the world. It was the cultural and scientific centre of the world. Its scientific achievements are yet to be replicated almost 1500 years later. Some of the technological marvels that were a common sight in the ancient city were flying vehicles, living automatons, and many more which might never be rediscovered.

Description
Al-Kanish was the size of a large county, and was made out of 9 separate neighbourhoods. These neighbourhoods were organised as rings around each other and each was surrounded by massive walls to separate it from both the other neighbourhoods and from the outside world. Most of these neighbourhoods were build primarily to house civilians, but a few focused on their own crafts and some were even dedicated to agriculture. These agricultural zones were designed to ensure the city of a steady supply of food so the city couldn't be starved out when besieged.

Government
Al-Kanish was ruled by a counsel of nine lords representing the nine royal families. Each of these royal families control one of the neighbourhoods in Al-Kanish as their own small city state, but work together to ensure to prosperity of the entire Great city as a whole. Each of the lords on the counsel was chosen at birth to one day become a potential counsellor. As a potential counsellor the child had to be made into an eunuch as it was believed that having children would make the lord favour their families interests over those of the city. When the child became 17 years of age he would be put in line for a chance of becoming a counsel member.

Disappearance
In the year 0 Al-Kanish disappeared without a trace in a mysterious event named the Event Horizon, leaving behind a gigantic barren crater that eventually would be named the Al-Kanish Desert. After the sudden disappearance of the city Non-Elemental magic began to appear all around Sahul, and some people suspect that the two might have been linked, although no proof was ever found.