Bandakar
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Bandakar is a country that is located in the Old World near to the Pillars of Creation. The country is the home of the pristinely ungifted descendants of the Lord Rahls who were banished from the New World thousands of years ago to prevent the spread of the pristinely ungifted. The people were again banished in the Old World to land of Bandakar by the wizard Kaja-Rang. This was not due to them been pristinely ungifted but due to the fact that they "could not see evil."
Bandakar was surrounded by a boundary except for one route out that led to the Pillars of Creation and almost certain death. This was the route that those banished from the Bandakar had to follow. The boundary was placed atop a chain of mountains that encircled the country. However with the release of the Chimes the boundary failed and the Imperial Order invaded. Richard Rahl was able to liberate the country two years later with the aid of the people. In the process they killed the leader of the Imperial forces, Nicholas the Slide.
After the liberation of the country Ann and Nathan discover a library of books of prophecies buried beneath a graveyard with a marker with Nathan's name above the entrance. They discover the gaps in the prophecies that have been caused by the Chainfire spell that has been carried out on Kahlan. They immediately leave to find Richard leaving Jennsen Rahl to keep inspiring the Bandakar people to not revert to their old beliefs about evil.
