Editing Khan's Heart

{{Neath_Location|title1 = Khan's Heart|image1 = Khanate.png|caption1 = Khan's Heart, where sparks hit stone.|location = [[The Unterzee|The Salt Steppes]]|allegiance = [[The Khanate]]|music = [https://failbettergames.bandcamp.com/track/khans-heart Khan's Heart]}}<blockquote>''"The canals of the Heart are lit by incandescent-filament lamps in bulbs of glass, in a multitude of colours. Ruby, sapphire, topaz, emerald by turns. There's nothing else like it in the Neath or on the surface."''<ref name="wander 26 50">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Khan%27s_Heart#Interactions|Wander Khan's Heart (26-50)|Sunless Sea}}</ref></blockquote>'''Khan's Heart''' is the most populous city of the [[Khanate]]. 

== Watch Your Steppe ==
<blockquote>''"Khan's Heart: London's rival. An oasis of light in the salt black wastes. Canals thread the painted city. Street-lamps glow and water-taxis putter."''<ref name="port description">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Khan%27s_Heart#Port_description_2|Port description|Sunless Sea}}</ref></blockquote>Khan's Heart is a city built on a complex system of canals, and is one of the most successful settlements in the [[Neath]] besides [[Fallen London]] and those of the [[Elder Continent]].<ref name = "port description"/> The city is filled to the brim with cultural expression, and boasts a lively populace consisting primarily of fisherpeople and merchants,<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Khan%27s_Heart#Interactions|Wander Khan's Heart (51-75)|Sunless Sea}}</ref><ref name = " seek commercial license">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Khan%27s_Heart#Interactions|Seek a commercial license|Sunless Sea}}</ref> who use engine-powered watercraft to traverse the canals.<ref name = "port description"/> Unfortunately, much of the city is barred to visitors, who are only permitted to enter the '''Copper Quarter''', a dining house known for its high prices.<ref name = "time tea house">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Khan%27s_Heart#Interactions|Time in the tea-house|Sunless Sea}}</ref>

Most legal trade in Khan's Heart takes place in the '''Nephrite Quarter''', which cannot be visited by outsiders without the appropriate license.<ref name = "enter nephrite quarter">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Khan%27s_Heart#Interactions|Enter the Nephrite Quarter|Sunless Sea}}</ref> Trading with unlicensed merchants is technically illegal,<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Khan%27s_Heart#Interactions|Purchase Supplies at a ludicrous price|Sunless Sea}}</ref> but the opportunities for outrageous price-gouging make it worthwhile for Khanate merchants anyway.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Khan%27s_Heart#Interactions|Purchase Fuel at an outrageous price|Sunless Sea}}</ref>

Other landmarks in Khan's Heart include the '''Garden Tower''', where forbidden indulgences are satisfied;<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Shadowy_work_in_Khan%27s_Heart|Someone has a habit|Sunless Sea}}</ref> the '''Porcelain Quarter''', bathed in blue light;<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/The_Poissonnier%27s_Predicament|Follow him in secret|Sunless Sea}}</ref> and the '''Square of Cedars''', where stories are told.<ref name = "pay storyteller">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Khan%27s_Heart#Interactions|Pay a storyteller|Sunless Sea}}</ref>

== Culture ==
<blockquote>''"Above, the roof of the Neath is black, impassive, prickled with false-stars: but the Khaganians still remember the sky."''<ref name="wander 1 25">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Khan%27s_Heart#Interactions|Wander Khan's Heart (1-25)|Sunless Sea}}</ref></blockquote>[[File:Cloudsbright.png|alt=The sky.|thumb|The Deep Blue Heaven.]]
Despite generations in the Neath, the people of Khan's Heart still remember the sky. They hold worship in shrines of the [[Deep Blue Heaven]], where the [[Blue Priests]] hold rituals that perfectly replicate the colors and majesty of sunrise.<ref name = "wander 1 25"/> A few citizens also worship [[Storm]], whom they refer to as the '''Great Wind'''.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/A_Stranger_in_Difficulties|Assist him|Sunless Sea}}</ref>

While Khan's Heart appears to lack a sizable population of horses, equine imagery and tokens are still held in high esteem among the Khaganians, serving as a reminder of their ancestors' fondness for riding.<ref name = "show pewter horsehead">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Khan%27s_Heart#Interactions|Show a Pewter Horsehead|Sunless Sea}}</ref> Citizens may also sing, sometimes in English, of past eras, of stolen cities and wide grass fields, evoking feelings of strong melancholy and nostalgia.<ref name = "wander 26 50"/>

Unfortunately, the citizens of Khan's Heart tend to be very xenophobic towards foreigners,<ref name=" seek commercial license"/> though London is admittedly guilty of the same.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets#Places|The Trials of Hudum|Sunless Sea}}</ref> They tend to use rather unfortunate terms when referring to the zee-captains of London, such as 'Surfacer' or 'sunbitten Empress-gobbler,' due to London's comparatively short time in the Neath.<ref name=" seek commercial license"/> Furthermore, visitors often arouse suspicion in the Heart, especially when wandering the city beyond the Copper Quarter.<ref name = "wander 26 50"/>

== Science and Intrigue ==
<blockquote>''"The Khanate generally assumes that all foreigners are spies or worse. It would be a shame to disappoint them, but it might be dangerous to prove them right."''<ref name="port report">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Khan%27s_Heart#Interactions|Gather a Port Report|Sunless Sea}}</ref>

''"Filament-bulbs. Give me honest gas-light any day."''<ref name="wander 1 25" /></blockquote>[[File:Lightbulb.png|alt=A filamented lightbulb.|thumb|A Khaganian Lightbulb.]]
Unlike the gaslit streets of Fallen London, Khan's Heart is lit by electric filament-bulbs.<ref name = "wander 26 50"/> These bulbs are capable of cycling through various colors, and the Khaganians incorporate them into their rituals of the sunrise.<ref name = "wander 1 25"/>

As one of the most prosperous cities in the Neath, Khan's Heart is also a notable center for the intrigues of the [[Great Game]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets#Universal|The Greatest Game|Fallen London}}</ref> Various spy networks that may even extend to the [[Surface]] run through the city,<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Shadowy_work_in_Khan%27s_Heart|A Diplomatic Agent|Sunless Sea}}</ref> but the Khanate does not approve of espionage or other intelligence work, and keeps a close eye on visitors.<ref name = "port report"/> 
[[File:Hidden.png|alt=A person hiding.|thumb|A Cause for Concern?]]
Security in the city is enforced by the [[White-and-Golds]], who are quite notorious for their brutal arrests of suspected spies,<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/The_White-and-Golds|Story description|Sunless Sea}}</ref> and can easily turn the city into an iron-barred stronghold when faced with an unwanted guest. Per a treaty with London, they have permission to arrest any visitor that steps foot on their soil, but they cannot arrest zailors who haven't left their ships.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Khan%27s_Heart#Interactions|Leave in haste|Sunless Sea}}</ref>

Besides London, Khan's Heart also has a rivalry with the hunters of the [[Chelonate]],<ref name = "port report"/> ongoing tensions with [[Khan's Shadow]],<ref name = "show pewter horsehead"/> as well as intrigues with diplomats of the [[Elder Continent]].<ref name = "time tea house"/>

== History ==
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<blockquote>''"The storytellers in the Square of Cedars wear brightly coloured caftan-like clothing with silk sashes, in contrast to the more sober and subterranean dress of the citizenry. For coin, even foreign coin, they'll sing epics of their nation's history..."''<ref name="pay storyteller" /></blockquote>[[File:Horsehead.png|alt=A horsehead token.|thumb|A relic of the Fourth City.]]
Khan's Heart was founded by refugees from the [[Fourth City]], who fled the city after the majority of its population attempted to escape the Neath with the help of the [[Fingerkings]] of [[Parabola]], but fell under thrall to them instead. Thus, the last Great Khan of the Fourth City led his people to the faraway Salt Steppes, where he built his new city on the black rocks he found there.<ref name = "pay storyteller"/> 

As a result of the debacle, even today, the sale of mirrors is strictly prohibited in Khan's Heart.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/A_Candle-Lit_Shop#Interactions_2|Purchase a Brass-Backed Mirror|Sunless Sea}}</ref>

== References ==
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