Shara The Sharans, much like the Aiel, are secretive of their ways among
outsiders. But the people of Shara take this a step further than their neighbors to the west. Outsiders are only allowed to enter several specially designated trading towns. These towns are surrounded
by high walls, with no view of the outside world. Outsiders who attempt to ascend the wall, or leave the Jain Farstrider indicated in his writings that lying to outsiders actually seemed to be a part of Sharan culture. Folk trading with the Sharans have learned to check their purchases, as Sharans obviously believe they need not tell outsiders the truth about the goods they are purchasing. Trading with the Sharans is a dangerous business, though one that is extremely profitable. For the most part, the Sea Folk conduct all trade with the Sharans. Like everywhere else, there are those in Shara who can channel. These people are known as
the Ayyad. They live in towns separate from the rest of the Sharan people; other Sharans intruding in these towns are killed. Male Ayyad are not killed immediately. The Sharans are ruled by a monarch, called Sh’boan if female and Sh’botay if male. The Sharan monarch dies every seven years, which the Sharan people simply accept as the “will of the Pattern.” Unknown to most, though, these monarchs are actually killed by the Ayyad. The Ayyad are the true power in Shara. It is hardly surprising that a society as twisted and convoluted as this supports slavery. The entire Sharan culture is built upon the enslavement of the many by the few. |
trading towns, are killed immediately. Seafarers who land on the Sharan shore, by
choice or not, are similarly executed.
Instead, they serve as breeding stock for female Ayyad. These males are kept in ignorance of the
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