Role Playing Games/Hyborian Nights/Locations/Khitai

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Far to the east of any other kingdom, Khitai is an ancient and sorcerous civilization. It is just to the east of Hyrkania and likely stretches from there to a hypothetical eastern coast.
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Paikang: Paikang is the capital of Khitai. This vast city of purple minarets trades raw silk, nigh-on indestructible silk carpets, fine jade and weird artifacts for goods from all over the world. Caravans set off from here and travel through Hyrkania and Turan to as far as Stygia, Shem and Zamora and return laden with the riches of the West.

Swamps of the Dead: This is believed to be the only place in the world where the grey lotus grows. Given the name of the place and the typical conditions conducive to the growth of the lotus, it is likely that ghosts, ghouls and other fiends haunt these swamps.

Military Forces: The strength of Khitai’s military is uncertain but it is likely they have a good deal of experience fighting off raiding Hyrkanian nomads. The military forces are likely comprised of large numbers of footmen and horsemen with mail armor, arming swords, Hyrkanian bows and crossbows.