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'''Apis''' {{Pronounciation|AH-pis}} is a major city in Lower [[Khapesh]]. Nowhere else is the age of Khapeshan civilization as evident as in Apis. The home of a great many well-preserved mortuary complexes and tombs, Khapeshan rulers and aristocrats have viewed interment in the deserts outside Apis as a worthy final resting place since ancient times. Some of those less wealthy also seek to be buried here, though they are mostly relegated to the extensive catacomb network below the city. Today around 24,000 people call Apis home, though the city also hosts a large transient population of pilgrims and visitors. Priests of | '''Apis''' {{Pronounciation|AH-pis}} is a major city in Lower [[Khapesh]]. Nowhere else is the age of Khapeshan civilization as evident as in Apis. The home of a great many well-preserved mortuary complexes and tombs, Khapeshan rulers and aristocrats have viewed interment in the deserts outside Apis as a worthy final resting place since ancient times. Some of those less wealthy also seek to be buried here, though they are mostly relegated to the extensive catacomb network below the city. Today around 24,000 people call Apis home, though the city also hosts a large transient population of pilgrims and visitors. Priests of Sha iwork tirelessly to ensure the grounds around the city remain consecrated. | ||
Apis' patron deity is | Apis' patron deity is [[Shai]]. | ||
== People and points of interest == | == People and points of interest == | ||
* Temple of | * Temple of Shai | ||
* Catacombs | * Catacombs | ||
* Pyramids | * Pyramids | ||
* City gates - Visitors to the inner part of the city must pass through monumental obsidian gates, flanked on both sides by gold plated statues of | * City gates - Visitors to the inner part of the city must pass through monumental obsidian gates, flanked on both sides by gold plated statues of Shai, about four times the height of a human. | ||
Though its exact location is a closely guarded secret, the body of [[Menes II]] is interred in a tomb outside the city of Apis. | Though its exact location is a closely guarded secret, the body of [[Menes II]] is interred in a tomb outside the city of Apis. | ||
[[Khashta]], the high priest of | [[Khashta]], the high priest of Shai in Apis, is also a member of the [[Stoics of Iteru]]. | ||
{{CitiesKhapesh}} | {{CitiesKhapesh}} | ||
Revision as of 02:44, 16 January 2023
Apis (pronounced AH-pis) is a major city in Lower Khapesh. Nowhere else is the age of Khapeshan civilization as evident as in Apis. The home of a great many well-preserved mortuary complexes and tombs, Khapeshan rulers and aristocrats have viewed interment in the deserts outside Apis as a worthy final resting place since ancient times. Some of those less wealthy also seek to be buried here, though they are mostly relegated to the extensive catacomb network below the city. Today around 24,000 people call Apis home, though the city also hosts a large transient population of pilgrims and visitors. Priests of Sha iwork tirelessly to ensure the grounds around the city remain consecrated.
Apis' patron deity is Shai.
People and points of interest
- Temple of Shai
- Catacombs
- Pyramids
- City gates - Visitors to the inner part of the city must pass through monumental obsidian gates, flanked on both sides by gold plated statues of Shai, about four times the height of a human.
Though its exact location is a closely guarded secret, the body of Menes II is interred in a tomb outside the city of Apis.
Khashta, the high priest of Shai in Apis, is also a member of the Stoics of Iteru.