Twilight of Empires

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====Wall of Han====

One of the great architectural marvels of the western world the Wall stretches two hundred miles from the [[Altun Shan Mountains]] to the [[Kunlun Mountains]], a precise 144 feet high, and hosting exactly one Gate to connect the [[Uruk mandarinate]] to the [[Near Steppes]].  Completed in IE 215, the Wall has //largely// kept the "barbarians" of the [[Kring Plains]] and the Mongrel lands at bay.  (And guaranteed a steady tax income from traders following the [[Road of Silken Blades]].)

====History====
In IE 68 the second Uruk emperor, Sen, declared that the Madarinate would construct a great barrier across the [[Near Steppes]], and forever secure the northern border against barbarian aggression.  He did not live to see the Wall completed, but the diviners claimed that his spirit was pleased with the results.

The Wall has been breached five times in the last thousand years, three times by the Mongrels seeking new territory, once by the "lesser" desert dragon Remhoraz, and once by the Kring Tribes in retribution for some misdeed, the details of which have been literally erased from history: Uruk scholars were forced to destroy all relevant records three generations later.

====Today====
The Gate of Han, and immediate Wall sections, are maintained exactingly: as noted, this is an important source of income and trade goods for the Mandarinate.  The further you get away from the Gate, things get less and less cared for: the site of Remhoraz's incursion, for example, could use a complete rebuild.  Unfortunately, all communities within thirty miles of that spot have been abandoned over the last several generations.