Location from The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan
A Borderland nation that lives in permanent readiness for Shadowspawn attack — every man is a soldier, every woman can defend a wall, and 'peace' is what happens between Trolloc raids.
Shienar is the Borderlands at their most intense. The nation exists on the front line against the Blight and has organized its entire society around that reality. Boys train with weapons from childhood. Cities are built as concentric defensive rings. The concept of 'peacetime' is relative — raids happen regularly, and full invasions happen generationally.
A rugged, mountainous nation with fortress-cities built for defense. Watchtowers line the Blight border. The architecture is functional and martial — stone walls, reinforced gates, and clear sight-lines. Topknot hairstyles mark the warriors.
Also known as: Shienar