Demetrias (pronounced deh-MET-ree-ahs) is a city in Abanir. Located in the foothills of Mhakan's Trials, away from the open steppe to the north, the city is heavily fortified and well-defended. Tall stone walls surround the buildings and streets of Demetrias, many of which are designed and built in Hellean styles.
In the early tenth millennium, a mercenary company called the Bronze Shields set forth from Iaramnae in the employ of a disgraced former triumvir with the aim of carving out a new realm away from the Hellean peninsula. They wandered for several years, first through Razgovir and then into the Aban Steppe, where the last of the triumvir's money finally ran out. The Bronze Shields drove him away from their ranks, yet chose to stay on the steppe rather than return to their native lands. They renamed a settlement they conquered, calling it Demetrias after a former commander, and settled down.
Over time the Hellean culture of the mercenaries' descendants has fused with that of the targai and gatai of Abanir. It is equally common to hear Hellean and Targai in Demetrias, and much of their food, clothing, and art still shows their heritage from lands far away. Worship of the Hellean pantheon is common in the city, with sacrifices and offerings often performed in temples build in unmistakably Hellean styles. Governance of the city is now done through typical Abaniri tribal structures.