Pars (The Heroic Legend of Arslan)

Pars is a country that features in The Heroic Legend of Arslan.

History

Pārs (パルス)

At Peshawar, Crown Prince Arslan made a number of decrees one of which was an official ruling to push out the Lusitanian forces from the kingdom and the other was the abolishment of slavery under his reign. A number of lords and generals thus travelled to the fortress where they pledged their loyalty to him. Despite their support, it was believed that some of the lords had intended to use the young princes inexperience as a means of gaining influence over him and have him drop the decree abandoning slavery.

One of the positions fortified by the Lusitanians was the Keep of Saint-Emmannuel that was occupied by their forces and placed under the command of Count Barcacion.

Upon returning, Prince Arslan declared his intention to take the throne and opposed his cousin Hilmes. This saw him making a declaration where he intended to drive the Lusitanians from the kingdom and also made a royal decree to abolish slavery in Pars. Several lords decided to swear their allegiance to the young prince and intended to serve him in driving out their enemy.

As Arslan's forces gathered, Narsus had rumours of their numbers being said to be a mere 40,000 troops in the hopes that this would cause their enemies to send a smaller force against them. However, Prince Giscard decided to muster the Lusitanian army to be 100,000 soldiers in the hopes of crushing their foe through sheer numbers. This force was placed under the command of Lord Silver Mask where 30,000 of them consisted of Parsian warriors loyal to him. The two armies then went for the Keep of Saint-Emmannuel as they prepared to face off against one another.

Overview

Locations in the kingdom included:

• Ecbatana : the royal city and capital of Pars that was home to the king and queen.
• Kashan Fortress : a walled city led by Lord Hodir until his death.
• Peshawar Fortress : it was situated on the southern border by the east of the capital and served as a protective fortress against invaders.
• Zabul Fortress :
• Kashan Fortress :
• Keep of Saint-Emmanuel :

Situated in the southwest was a vast desert where nothing resided but beyond it lay a number of legendary cities such as the City of Bronze and the City of Pillars.

Leadership of Pars fell into the hands of the King with his wife being the Queen. Succession was achieved among the royal family with any sons being potential heirs to replace their fathers in case they died. Below the royal family were the various ruling lords and nobles that commanded great armies in the kingdom. Within the rulers inner circle was the position of Satruyp which was a title similar to that of vizier and given to the person to whom the kingdom as a whole trusted.

During a new year, Pars conducted ceremonies headed by senior figures to commemorate the new year.

As a society, they were known to make use of slaves that were the lowest rank within the kingdom. Among the nobility, it was considered better to be a slave than to die as they held the view that slaves were cared for by them. Slave populations varied among settlements with some having a higher degree of slaves than others. Attitudes of slaves varied as well as some were tempted with the promise of freedom whilst others preferred a life of slavery if their master treated them well rather than be a free man that was poor. In one case, a group of freed slaves rejected their freedom and turned against their saviour upon learning they had killed their master.

Military ranks included:

• Marzban : commander of 10,000 cavalry.

The kingdom was famed for its cavalry forces and developed a fearsome reputation for its horse riders.

Located in the north-east of Pars highland regions were the warrior Zot Clan (ゾット族 Zotto-zoku? ) that operated as bandits and were led by a chieftain.

Situated in the south-east was the rival kingdom of Sindhura.

Members

• Osroes :
• Hilmes :
• Andragoras III :
• Tahamine :
• Arslan :
• Vahriz :
• Bahman :
• Daryun :
• Shapur :
• Sam :
• Kharlan :
• Narsus :
• Elam :
• Arzhang :
• Zaravant :
• Tus :
• Esfan :

Notes

• Pars features heavily in the setting of The Heroic Legend of Arslan.
• The name was based on the native Persia proper (Pārs) and was based off the pre-Islamic Persian Empire and native Iranian dynasties.

Appearances

• The Heroic Legend of Arslan:

External Links

• The Heroic Legend of Arslan Wiki Entry

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