D'Haran Empire

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The D'Haran Empire consisted of D'Hara and all the lands of the Midlands that willingly joined with D'Hara, to defend against the Imperial Order. It was founded under Richard Rahl and first coined by Kahlan Amnell.

Contents 1 History 2 Government 3 Ideology 4 Military 5 Magical Warfare 6 Member lands 7 Appearances

[edit] History

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[edit] Government

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[edit] Ideology

The D'Haran Empire fought for the freedom of all people, whether they possessed magic or not. It was believed by the D'Haran Empire that all people had a right to live in freedom, so long as they did not infringe upon the rights of others.

No land that surrendered to the D'Haran Empire would have their culture disrupted in anyway, so long as it did not breach the common law that applied to all members of the D'Haran Empire equally, regardless of wealth, status or population.

It was decreed by both the Lord Rahl and Mother Confessor that the D'Haran Empire would offer no mercy in their struggle against the Imperial Order, or indeed those who aided them. Neutrality was not recognised by either the D'Haran Empire or the Imperial Order.

[edit] Military

The Army of the D'Haran Empire consisted of the army of D'Hara and all the armies of the nations of the Midlands that were part of the Empire. Upon surrendering to D'Hara, these lands of the Midlands were required to give all relative information about their armies to the office of the Lord Rahl, so that their armies could be co-ordianted under the D'Haran central command.

Richard Rahl and his wife, Kahlan Amnell were the supreme authorities over the D'Haran army, though in their absense, it was Benjamin Meiffert, who commanded most of the Empires forces.

[edit] Magical Warfare

Most of the gifted that fought for the cause of the D'Haran Empire were Sisters of the Light, lead by their Prelate; Verna Sauventreen. The Sister's worked hard to counter enemy magic, as well as create new and more deadly ways to thin the enemies ranks.

Before Emperor Jagang split the army of the Imperial Order, Verna oversaw her Sister's work to maintain the powerful shields, webs and dangerous magic that laced the mountain passes into D'Hara. Even Jagang's use of Sisters of the Dark, to undo the Sister's magic using Subtractive Magic, proved unable to breach Verna's Sisters magic.

After Jagang split his army, many Sister's stayed behind to continue to defend the passes into D'Hara, however, Verna and a larger number of her Sisters and made their way to the People's Palace, with the D'Haran army, where the larger contingent of Jagang's forces eventually arrived to engage in the final battle between the D'Haran Empire and the Imperial Order.

However, the Order was defeated not by strength of force, but through Ricahrd Rahl's use of uncanny magic, which banished them to a parralel world free of that which they so despised; magic.

[edit] Member lands

Lands of the Midlands that willingly surrendered to the D'Haran Empire include:

• Kelton: surrendered by Queen Cathryn Lumholtz.
• Togressa: as reported by Ambassador Brumford.
• Lifany: as reported by Representative Garthram.
• Herjborgue: as reported by Representative Theriault.
• Sanderia: as reported by Ambassador Bezancort.
• Jara: surrendered by King Jorin Bashkar.
• Pendisan Reach: as reported by Ambassador Wexler.
• Grennidon: as reported by Leonora and Walter Cholbane of the Royal House of Grennidon.

Galea was surrendered to the D'Haran Empire by Queen Kahlan Amnell, but upon Queen Cyrilla Amnell's reinstation as Queen of Galea, she withdrew from the D'Haran Empire and Galea was subsequently invaded by the Imperial Order.

[edit] Appearances

• Blood of the Fold (First appearance)
• Temple of the Winds
• Soul of the Fire
• Faith of the Fallen
• Pillars of Creation
• Naked Empire
• Chainfire
• Phantom
• Confessor