Changes: Nazair

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Nazair is situated just south of the Amell Mountains, through which the Slopes and Riverdell can be reached via the Theodula Pass. North of Nazair lie Cintra and Upper Sodden, to the east is Mag Turga, the river Yelena borders the province to the south, and to the west is the Great Sea.

It was a kingdom around 1232 but then conquered by Nilfgaard, becoming a province of the empire. After Nilfgaard conquered the land, a big uprising raised, trying to kick the black ones out. Major General Markus Braibant sent there a unit commanded by Dacre Silifant and Ola Harsheim to calm the rebellion: the thing ended in a bloody massacre.

During the Second and Third Northern War, Nazair supported Nilfgaard against the North, providing arbalests and a large cavalry brigade.^[1]^[2]

National Emblems

Before the conquest Nazair COA used to have a blue rose in gold^[3] which was also a part of the modern (post-conquest) arms.^[4] Royal family members sometimes used another crest depicting a silver ship on the sea.^[5] There was also another national symbol, two axes, of uncertain role in national heraldry.^[6] The combined ship and Nilfgaardian sun were considered unofficial until it was used in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt as part of Ciri's family tree.

Emblems in the infobox are speculated to be used during the Nilfgaardian period and are based on the mentioned official ones.

Coats of arms

Flags

Locations

Trivia

In the Blood and Wine expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, during Capture the Castle, the Nazairi soldiers use a great number of Dutch profanities; this includes rotzak ("scumbag"), schijtlijster ("coward"), stront ("shit") and piemellikkers ("cocksuckers"). They also use the word kusse, later explained by Regis to refer to a vagina. This is akin to Dutch kut and its older form kutte, which carry the same meaning (though kusse is more likely from Danish, where it means "pussy"). Most if not all of these words are very likely Nilfgaardian.

Notes

Nazair is famous for its blue roses, with a faint purple shade at the tips of the petals. Nivellen's grandfather brought seedlings to grace the yard of their manor.
The region is also famous for its silver mines and for the skills of the local artisans, specialized in the production of refined silver vases.^[7]
Nilfgaard conquered Nazair during the wars. It was known for its fierce resistance to the occupation and many uprisings.
It known to be the only area where a rare mineral, cinnabarite, is found, and which is used to dye their inks.^[8]

References

↑ Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales
↑ The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
↑ Stanislav Komárek
↑ The Witcher Role-Playing Game
↑ Originally designed by Mboro and adopted by CD Projekt in Ciri's family tree in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
↑ Wiedźmin: Gra Wyobraźni
↑ The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
↑ The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Blood and Wine expansion

[1] Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales

[2] The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

[3] Stanislav Komárek

[4] The Witcher Role-Playing Game

[5] Originally designed by Mboro and adopted by CD Projekt in Ciri's family tree in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

[6] Wiedźmin: Gra Wyobraźni

[7] The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

[baw-8] The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Blood and Wine expansion

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 == National Emblems ==
-Before the conquest Nazair COA used to have a blue rose in gold<ref>[[Stanislav Komárek]]</ref> which was also a part of the modern (post-conquest) arms.<ref>{{TWRPG}}</ref> Royal family members sometimes used another crest depicting a silver ship on the sea.<ref>[[:File:COA Nazair Nilfgaard.png|Originally designed]] by [[User:Mboro|Mboro]] and adopted by [[CD Projekt]] in [[Ciri]]'s family tree in {{Tw3}}</ref> There was also another national symbol, two axes, of uncertain role in national heraldry.<ref>{{WGW}}</ref>
+Before the conquest Nazair COA used to have a blue rose in gold<ref>[[Stanislav Komárek]]</ref> which was also a part of the modern (post-conquest) arms.<ref>{{TWRPG}}</ref> Royal family members sometimes used another crest depicting a silver ship on the sea.<ref>[[:File:COA Nazair Nilfgaard.png|Originally designed]] by [[User:Mboro|Mboro]] and adopted by [[CD Projekt]] in [[Ciri]]'s family tree in {{Tw3}}</ref> There was also another national symbol, two axes, of uncertain role in national heraldry.<ref>{{WGW}}</ref> The combined ship and Nilfgaardian sun were considered unofficial until it was used in {{Tw3}} as part of Ciri's family tree.
 Emblems in the infobox are speculated to be used during the Nilfgaardian period and are based on the mentioned official ones.
 ===Coats of arms===
-[[File:COA Nazair.png|100px|Original Stanislav's concept]] [[File:COA Nazair rose.svg|100px|svg version]] [[File:COA Nazair ship.svg|100px|the Ship]] [[File:COA Nazair gra.svg|100px|Two Axes]]
+[[File:COA Nazair.png|100px|Original Stanislav's concept]] [[File:COA Nazair rose.svg|100px|svg version]] [[File:COA Nazair ship.svg|100px|the Ship]] [[File:COA Nazair gra.svg|100px|Two Axes]] [[File:COA Nazair Nilfgaard.png|100px|ship]]
 ===Flags===
 [[File:Flag Nazair rose.svg|150px]] [[File:Flag Nazair gra.svg|150px]]