Overview
Khaladun is a northern city in Ulzathir at the end of the Dahruz Desert route from Ishtanûr. Sandships arrive there before travelers continue toward Ulzathir's borders and the Plains of Eternity.
Cityscape
Khaladun shares Ulzathir's dark-stone and pale-gold style with Ishtanûr. Its sandship docks are dominated by sun-faded wooden structures, with polished celestial spires visible deeper in the city. Its streets include open courtyards, docks, and roads used by soldiers, mages, civilians, locals, and traders.
When Sharuzh moves forces through the city, civilians are few in the streets. Soldiers and mages move in formation.
History
During the Ulzathir-Myrravel march toward the source, Viviana, Aurelia, Gren, and Tarazhi reach Khaladun by sandship after crossing the Dahruz Desert. Sandships arrive in advance. The remaining formations converge at the city, supplies are distributed, orders are handed down, and Sharuzh leads the force onward toward Ulzathir's borders.
As the Plains of Eternity creep toward northern Ulzathir, Nadun warns that the plains will eventually overrun Khaladun and threaten millions in the surrounding region if they are not stopped. After Anshar flees Ulzathir, his wife, children, and grandchildren remain in Khaladun, and Zain uses possible threats to cities like Khaladûn to justify gathering every available resource.