The Gurkish Empire

Location from The First Law by Joe Abercrombie

A theocratic empire ruled by the Prophet Khalul — the Union's southern rival, powered by religious authority and an army of flesh-eating sorcerers called Eaters.

Also known as: The Gurkish Empire, Gurkhal, The Empire

What They Know

• A theocratic empire south of the Union — ruled by the Prophet Khalul
• The Hundred Words are its elite — Eaters who gain sorcerous power through cannibalism
• Besieged Adua in the first trilogy — defeated by the Seed's devastation
• Its war with the Union is really a proxy war between Khalul and Bayaz
• One of the three major powers in the world alongside the Union and the North

Connections

• ruled_by — khalul
• nemesis_of — adua

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