The Ezin

The Ezin
The Ezin are an organized cadre militia in the Sadroli desert. They hold onto patches of the desert, and they have their city of Maradras and outposts throughout the sands. Their fighting force is composed of warriors trained by highly experiences Ezin officers. These warriors are either Sadroli locals, Lysofonian or Chernagan deserters, or runaway slaves from various bordering countries. They only control land when it is deemed necessary, such as in case of defense, or raiding, or habitation purposes. Their objectives include policing the Sandscar for their people as it is a common trade route and home to many Sadroli settlements, also to ensure that their anti-slavery policies are being enforced. Their objectives also include raiding neighbors for valuables, which is the primary source of their income.

Location and customs
Their primary location changes over centuries, but currently they reside in a gorge-filled area in the south part of the desert. The Sandscar river also goes through the city as a defense from foreign raiders going upstream to Sadroli settlements. The Ezin are an organized militia and are led by a single warlord. Their warriors are highly trained to combat in many weapons, conditions, and group sizes. They are also famed for being the greatest guerilla fighters in the known world, as is evident from countless attempts by Lysofonians and Amakare to expand closer to Ezin territory. In the northern part of the desert, where the Sandscar ends, is a large collective of Sadroli settlements. These settlements often come under attack of the Amakare and Lysofonians and as such the Ezin heavily protect the area.

The Ezin hold a strict anti-slavery code. The Sadroli locals have many times been subject to slavery from bordering nations and as such they do their best to prevent their people from commiting or being subject to slavery.

The Ezin, as a military society, have only use for people that fill their role: such as hunting, farming, blacksmithing, and most importantly: law enforcement, and warriors. Warriors are trained from a young age and all Ezin warriors are blessed by their shamans. Without a blessing, the Ezin cannot be good in the eyes of the Gods.

The Ezin, despite their origin, have to accept the elemental Gods. They hold their belief close with their customs which dictates that the Sadroli desert is their holy land and as such place themselves as the sole guardians of the region. Any attempt by bordering nations to take territory from the desert has rarely resulted with success.