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====Songhills====

The great steppes known as Songhills are a territory between the Khanate and two of the Jade Empire's enclaves. Technically it is part of the two enclaves, as several Jade towns and vital trade routes are present all across the steppes. Recently however this changed as several hordes of the Khanate had secretly marched into lands.

Originally these where prepared to launch a surprise attack on the Jadeians, but that changed when a soldier named Ozbeg decided to practice his throat singing while on break. Unbeknownst to him a gnome named Bimber was sitting close to Ozbeg wanting to practice his own musical skills, and upon hearing the music Bimber did not ran away to warn the others. Instead, he was so insulted that he had to listen to what apparently qualifies as "music" by the Khanate that he pulled out his trusty violin and played a song of his own.

This understandably offended Ozbeg and he decided to call upon his friends helping him playing a tune to humiliate this manlett, but Bimber's fellow bandmates arrived to retaliate with another song. After a while the leaders of both nations became aware of this musical duel and decided to send some of their finest musicians in the hopes to achieve a spiritual victory before sending their armies to defend/invade the steppes. Fortunately, the war would have to come later as the duel is currently still a tie due to the surprisingly high musical talent from both parties. Nowadays Balorian bagpipe players and Sostenfielian flamenco have also come here to duel (mostly just for the fun of it).

If the Songhills would ever go for more than two weeks without music both the Khanate and the Jadeians would be screwed, as there's a Xiklik colony underneath the steppes that is unintentionally being kept calm by the music.