# Kazzad
## Category
Nation / Former Pre-Breaking Power / Ko’vatar Homeland
## Known Facts
- Kazzad is the modern name of the nation or region where the Ko’vatar predominantly lived.
- Before The Breaking, Kazzad was a significant power within [[Tarin]].
- The Ko’vatar lived mainly in Kazzad.
- The Ko’vatar spoke Kazzadi.
- The Ko’vatar worshipped both [[Ko]] and [[Ko'tan|Ko’tan]].
- The Ko’vatar vanished after The Breaking with no records of their survival.
- [[Pipe]] recognised mural imagery beneath the [[The Brotherhood|Brotherhood]] monastery as vaguely reminiscent of Kazzad, also known as the Burning Lands.
- [[Raphius Sunward|Raphius]] and [[Pipe]] warned that inhabitants of those lands were known for necromancy and other dark arts.
## Known By
- [[Pipe]]
- [[Raphius Sunward|Raphius]], partially
- Party, through research and monastery discoveries
- [[Sol Spire]] scholars
- [[The Brotherhood|Brotherhood]]
- Historical texts
## Important Connected Sites
- Kazzad
- Burning Lands
- Ko’vatar lands
- [[The Brotherhood|Brotherhood]] monastery mural, indirectly
## Associated Factions
- Ko’vatar historically
- [[The Brotherhood|Brotherhood]], through [[Ko]] links
- Possibly [[Ko'van|Ko’van]] or [[Voice of Ko]]
## Associated Characters
- Ko’vatar
- [[Ko]]
- [[Ko'tan|Ko’tan]]
- [[Pipe]]
- [[Raphius Sunward|Raphius]]
- [[Persephone Amoransia Damnari|Persephone]], indirectly through prophecy
## Connected To
- [[Ko]]
- [[Ko'tan|Ko’tan]]
- Ko’vatar
- Kazzadi language
- Burning Lands
- [[The Brotherhood|Brotherhood]]
- [[The Opus Codex|Opus Codex]]
- [[Prophecy of Kieraquel]]
- Necromancy, historically or reputedly
- Dark arts, historically or reputedly
## Open Questions
- What is modern Kazzad like?
- Why is it also known as the Burning Lands?
- What happened to the Ko’vatar?
- Are there surviving Ko’vatar descendants?
- Is Kazzad still connected to [[Ko]] worship?
- Were the necromancy and dark arts claims true, exaggerated, or propaganda?
- Does the [[The Brotherhood|Brotherhood]] originate from Kazzad?
- Is the [[Opus Chapel]] in or connected to Kazzad?