KKC Theory WikiBelen
“An ancient city of the Ergen Empire, widely theorized as the University's foundation”
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Belen was a walled city, large enough that Fair Geisa reportedly had a hundred suitors there before its walls fell. It stood as one of the eight great cities of the Ergen Empire, distinct from the mountaintop city of Myr Tariniel. No description of its architecture or layout survives.
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Belen is one of the eight great cities of the Ergen Empire named in Skarpi's story, listed alongside Antus, Vaeret, Tinusa, Emlen, the twin cities of Murilla and Murella, and the mountaintop city Myr Tariniel. It was a walled city, populous enough that Fair Geisa is said to have had a hundred suitors there before its walls fell. Belen stood among the cities Lanre defended during the Creation War. Its name survives into the present day as the province of Belenay-Barren, where the University lies two miles west of Imre.
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- Defended Against Haliax — Lanre defended Belen during the Creation War
- Defended In The Creation War — One of the cities Lanre defended during the Creation War
- Houses The University — The University lies within Belenay-Barren, named for Belen
- Counterpart City Myr Tariniel — One of the eight surviving cities, in contrast to mountaintop Myr Tariniel
- Near Imre — The University in its province lies two miles west of Imre
- Named By Skarpi — Named in Skarpi's story as one of the eight great cities of the Ergen Empire
- Among The Eight Cities — Listed among the eight cities of the Ergen Empire
- City Of Ergen Empire — One of the eight great cities of the Ergen Empire
- Suitors Of Geisa — Fair Geisa had a hundred suitors in Belen before its walls fell
- Namesake Of Belenay-Barren — The province of Belenay-Barren takes its name from Belen
Established facts§
- Belen is named in Skarpi's story as one of the eight great cities of the Ergen Empire, alongside Antus, Vaeret, Tinusa, Emlen, the twin cities of Murilla and Murella, and Myr Tariniel.
- Belen was a walled city, and its walls later fell.
- Fair Geisa is said to have had a hundred suitors in Belen before the walls fell.
- Belen was one of the cities Lanre defended during the Creation War.
- The province of Belenay-Barren takes its name from Belen, and the University lies within it, two miles west of Imre.
- Belen was one of the eight surviving cities of the Ergen Empire, in contrast to Myr Tariniel, which was set high atop a mountain and alone went unscarred by the war.
Theories§
- plausible The University Stands on the Ruins of an Ancient City (Likely Belen) pop 143
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