Hixartii (culture)
The Hixartii are the descendants of the Amsari garrisons settled in the then-underdeveloped northwestern border of the Hiklahn, a buffer against the raiding Hassaridite tribes dwelling in the distant west. In the centuries since that time, the fortress towns have grown far beyond the shelter of their mud brick walls, sprawling across the fertile green hills and forests of a region which has achieved an agricultural production rivaling that of the Neuoelsa River valley. When coupled with their remoteness from Khanhe Peashambra, the Hixartii have become notorious for an independent streak bordering on separatism. A number of attempts to split the territory from the Hiklahn have materialized over the centuries, resulting in the Kingdom of Shuran largely being held by Amsari regents sent from the capital.
Perhaps as a result of their pretensions to independence from the Hiklahn, the Hixartii have a highly developed literate culture of their own. In particular renown are their poets, who are notorious for the highly risque subject matter of their poems and a willingness to break from Amsari literary traditions. Their poets are also famous for a habit of feuding with Hamaxindi authors, and countless ink - and even a little blood - has been spilled over the centuries of rivalry between these two historically literate peoples.