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General Description

    Culture

    Festivals and celebrations

    Sayings

Political Description

    External politics

    Internal politics

Trade and Economy

People

       Physical looks

       Clothing

            Women

            Men

            Coats

            Military

Design Considerations

    Landscape

    Plant life

    Animal life

    Building exteriors

    Building interiors

    Food and drink

Cities/Towns/Sites

    Illian (capital)

        The shipyards

        The Perfumed Quarter

        The tanning yards

        Square of Tammaz

        Kings Palace

        Palace of the Assemblage

        Great Hall of the Council

        Easing the Badger Inn

        Silver Dolphin Inn

 

   


General Description

Culture

  • arranged marriages are not uncommon in among Illianers. (III: 57)
  • Illianers are somewhat familiar with the sight of an Ogier. (III: 486)
  • life moves at a slower pace than in the north, but people still go about their business purposefully. (III: 487)
  • the winter season is rainy and "cold", most Illianers don't believe in snow. (III: 490)
  • a group known as the Companions in the Illian army always ride with the general, wherever the battle is hottest. (IV: 729)

Festivals and celebrations

  • during the Feast of Stefan, gleeman compete for 100 gold given to best telling of the Hunt of the Horn. (III: 383)
  • when the Hunt of the Horn is called, it is sent off with a special ceremony. The whole city erupts into a carnival atmosphere with send-off parties, fireworks, etc. (II: 154)
  • those Hunters who don't stay for the blessing won't make it into the stories? (II: 384)
  • Feast of Teven (summer?) holiday celebration includes contests and prizes for gleemen. (II: 154)

Sayings

  • Fortune prick me! (I: 307)
  • Fortune [desert/preserve] [me/you/etc.]. (I: 309)
  • horn-cursed (I: 309)
  • Light preserve me. (I: 314)
  • Burn my soul (III: 362)
  • stone-carved fool (III: 450)

Political Description

  • Golden Bees are symbol of Illian. (I: 592)
  • nine golden bees on a field of green make up Illian's flag. (V: 618)
  • the Royal Illian standard is golden bees on green silk. (VI: 181)

External politics

  • Illian occasionally considers invading Murandy or Altara. (V: 17)
  • silk carpets made in Illian. (V: 332)
  • most people won't even touch Tar Valon marks, but some money-changers handle them. (II: 159)
  • while most people in Illian despise or fear Aes Sedai, not everyone thinks they're as bad as made out. (II: 159)
  • there is no law in Illian against trading with the Aes Sedai, but few would seek them out to do so. (II: 159)

Internal politics

  • the King of Illian wears the Laurel Crown. (VI: 183)
  • Illian is governed by the Council of Nine and a King. (II: 157, 429)
  • the King and the Council of Nine constantly duel, while the Assemblage struggles with them both, leaving the people to pretty much live as they will. (III: 485)
  • when one of the old Lords dies, a new one is raised to the Council of Nine. (III: 491)

Trade and Economy

  • Illianer custom to share of profits to the crew. (II: 160)
  • Illianer pirates often raid the Tear coast. (V: 460)
  • there are both men and women sailors. (III: 487)
  • olive oil one of Illian's main products. (III: 366)

People

Physical looks

  • an Illianer with grey eyes. (VI: 220)

Clothing

Women

  • The women often wear wide hats with attached scarves that they wrap around their necks. (III: 485)
  • commoner women wear wide hats with attached scarves that they wrap  around their necks. (III: 485)

Men

  • men wear beards with no moustaches. (III: 485)
  • the men have bears with no moustaches, shoulder-length hair.   (I: 307; III: 485)
  • men often wear coats to their knees. (I: 307)
  • desc of scarlet, low-cut dress of an Illianer. (II: xvii)

Coats

Military


Design Considerations

Landscape

  • the rolling Plains of Maredo extend a little way into Illian. Thin forested hills to Manetherendrelle, called the Doirion Hills. (VI: 102)

Plant life

Animal life

Building exteriors

Building interiors

Food and drink

  • dessert ices (II: 154)

Cities/Towns/Sites

Illian (capital)

  • Illian is Ogier-built. (VI: 324)
  • Maredo Causeway entry into city, a wide road of packed dirt stretching north through the marsh, both of which end two miles from the city.  (III: 493, 512)
  • Illian is as big as Cairhien or Caemlyn. It's built onto a marsh, and has no walls. A few of the buildings are white plastered, but most are made from pale (white, grey, reddish, greenish) stone with roof tiles in a myriad of hues. (III: 479)
  • the buildings are clean and bright, and so are the people. (III: 487)

The shipyards

  • the shipyards are at the far end of the city. (III: 479)
  • the city is criss-crossed with as many canals as streets, with bridges spanning them. (III: 485)
  • the criminal element disposes of bodies in the canal. (III: 497)
  • a watch is kept along the dock. (II: 159)
  • Illian has long stone docks, with marsh grass encircling the harbour.  (III: 476)
  • fishing boats work near the marsh. (III: 476)

The Perfumed Quarter

  • the Perfumed Quarter is the seedy side of town, has no towers and palaces, the stone isn't as fancy, and it has a large number of inns and warehouses. (III: 487)
  • the law is kept by magistrates, but they rarely worry about what happens in the Perfumed Quarter. (II: 159)
  • Bridge of Flowers takes you into the Perfumed Quarter. (II: 155, 488)

The tanning yards

  • the tanning yards are set apart on islands in the marsh. (III: 477)

Square of Tammaz

  • the Square of Tammuz is a huge square many hides large, surrounded by white marble columns with wreaths of olive branches at their tops. The King's Palace and the Great Hall of the Council border the Square.  (III: 485)
  • Great Square of Tammuz. (V: 412)

King's Palace

Palace of the Assemblage

  • the Ogier built the Palace of the Assemblage, the Hall of the Council and several other Illian buildings, and travel from Stedding Shangtai to repair them occasionally. (III: 486)

Great Hall of the Council

  • the Ogier built the Palace of the Assemblage, the Hall of the Council and several other Illian buildings, and travel from Stedding Shangtai to repair them occasionally. (III: 486)

Easing the Badger Inn

  • inn named Easing the Badger (II: 156)
  • every inn in Illian has an Ogier room, and it is considered very lucky to have one under the roof. (III: 492)

Silver Dolphin Inn

  • low hills surround the road north of Illian, some trees, and forest ahead. (III: 512)
  • the Watch maintains order in the Illian. (III: 497)
     


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