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A land of opportunity for the quick-witted, or a source of considerable embarrassment? The province of Mashiz can easily be described as either. The waypoint for many caravans passing through Mal Nassrin on their way from the mines and craft-workers of the sparsely-inhabited southwest, Mashiz is a place many would send an enemy, but few bring their children for a holiday.
Bordered on the north by the prosperous, freewheeling province of Nazashad, to the northeast by Narimir, to the east by the agrarian Rumir, and to the southwest by rugged, mountainous desert, Mashiz is a singular component of the Imperial body for a number of reasons. Unlike virtually all of the other provinces which belong to the Empire, Mashiz has no history as an independent state, and therefore no regional identity which holds it together. The rugged territory was best known as a staging ground and corridor for smugglers, raiders, mercenaries, and all manner of unaffiliated troublemakers.
