Amellas al-Hekbah
Amellas al-Hekbah1 is a mercenary organization, staffed by desert giants, that provides protection to caravans traversing the Meraz Desert and the Ketz Desert in Qadira and beyond into the Padishah Empire of Kelesh.23
History
The Amellas al-Hekbah traces its origins to a community of desert giants formed around the Jezonna Oasis, in the Keleshite deserts far to the east of Qadira.3 These giants—roughly a dozen tribes in all—were welcoming and hospitable to travelers who reached their home, but did not provide aid or guidance once these travelers left.2
This changed in 4582 AR, when an army of ifrits4 besieged the oasis during a larger campaign waged across the deserts. The siege lasted for forty days and cost the giants many of their best warriors. On the forty-first day, a paladin of Sarenrae rallied the oasis' haggard defenders and led them to victory against the ifrit army, although she lost her own life in the battle. The giants, in gratitude, swore to forgo their isolationist lifestyle: rather than simply being welcoming hosts, they formed themselves into a mercenary company aimed at protecting merchants and travelers throughout the Keleshite deserts. They named the company Amellas al-Hekbah after the name of the paladin who saved them.2
References
Paizo published an article about the Amellas al-Hekbah in Ice Tomb of the Giant Queen 70.
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- ↑ Written as Amellas Hekbah in Qadira, Jewel of the East 39, a 2017 Tier 2 source; PathfinderWiki prefers Amellas al-Hekbah as per the 2015 Tier 1 source, Ice Tomb of the Giant Queen.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 . “Titanic Alliances” in Ice Tomb of the Giant Queen, 70. Paizo Inc., 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 . “Adventuring in Qadira” in Qadira, Jewel of the East, 39. Paizo Inc., 2017
- ↑ Paizo referred to ifrits as efreet and naaris as ifrits until the publication of Highhelm. See also Rage of Elements pg. 3 and Pathfinder Core Preview pgs. 2, 13, 18.