Editing Dark Ring (section)

== Hyksos Provinces ==

==== ''Brecon'' ====
The transition from Hyksos to Signoria rule has not always been the smoothest. Brecons were forced to stop speaking common and instead many switched to dwarvish. There were also a few cultural hurdles to overcome with the Sadians, like the burning of the dead. However, over the past few decades, Brecon has been assimilated into the Signoria. 

Now most Brecons do not want to go back to Hyksosian rule. They pay fewer taxes, are afforded more freedoms, and the Sadians happily allow them to worship any gods they choose. However, more importantly, the Nyx greatly fear the mind flayers and set to work building a better series of defenses against mind flayer raids.

During some attempts to invade Brecon by the Kar-Thonians, native Brecons helped engage in the city’s defenses. They were crucial in holding the main gate during the second battle of Brecon in 698 AR. It is likely that Brecon is happy to stay within Sadian influence.

==== ''Halkyn'' ====
Once the Zahran Dynasty managed the city of Halkyn. The sister city of Zosul was a trading hub, milling station, and ore refinery. When the city fell to the Signoria, its ports were closed. However, with new trade routes across the Signoria opened, Halkyn is now bigger than ever.

The average observer would not know this because many of the trading routes run underground before popping up near Brecon or Dark Burrow. This limits the amount of time merchants must move across open ground which is subject to weather delays, bandits, or mind flayer raids. 

==== ''Dark Burrow'' ====
This city was once an old Hyksosian fort at the edge of the Red Forest. However, once the Signoria took control of it, they realized it could be used as a trading stop from Halkyn to Eld and the greater Signoria. Dark Burrow is now the fastest growing city in the Signoria with more than a mile of new tunnel being dug every day.