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|capital=[[T'Telir]][[category: Hallandren| ]]
|world=Nalthis
|books=[[Warbreaker]]
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|This, however, was Hallandren: land of Returned gods, Lifeless servants, BioChromatic research, and—of course—color.
|[[Vasher]]{{book ref|wb|prologue}}
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'''Hallandren''' is the most powerful kingdom on [[Nalthis]]. Its capital is [[T'Telir]]. It is unique for its jungle environment and the [[Tears of Edgli]], which grow nowhere else. It is home to the Hallandren [[Iridescent Tones]], the religion that supports and is led by the [[Returned]].
|[[Hoid]] telling what the [[Chedesh]] thought when they first landed on Hallandren's beaches{{book ref|wb|32}}
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Hallandren sits in a valley (the lowlands) bordered by both the [[Bright Sea]] and the mountains. Hallandren encompasses a third of the [[Bright Sea]]'s coastline, and the capital city itself, [[T'Telir]], sits on the sea and is a major trade center.{{book ref|wb|9}} The [[Tears of Edgli]] grow only in the soil of Hallandren.{{book ref|wb|22}} This is due to [[Investiture]] seeping into the ground from [[Endowment]]'s [[Perpendicularity]].{{wob ref|13871}}{{wob ref|9833} The valley has a moderate climate that is never too cold and rarely experiences harsh weather.{{book ref|wb|12}} The climate allows food to be grown without difficulty. Powerful earthquakes are a frequent occurrence there.{{wob ref|3483}}
== Government and Religion ==
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|The Hallandren theocracy is a top-heavy structure laden with bureaucratic foolishness and inertia.
|[[Vasher]]{{book ref|warbreaker|43}}
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Hallandren is a theocracy ruled by the Pantheon of the [[Returned]], headed by the [[God King]]. The '''Iridescent Tones''', which grew out of the [[Cult of the Returned]], is the religion behind this theocracy, and is responsible for the worship and care of the Hallandren Returned. Each Returned is given a palace in the '''Court of Gods''' in T'Telir, and served by a group of attendants and priests. The priests organize the interactions between the Returned and the citizens, including the weekly offering of [[Breath]] that the Returned require to survive and the daily hearing of petitions.
While the Bright Sea's trade routes are a boon to Hallandren, they only connect Hallandren to the southern kingdoms, which do not provide nearly enough income for the kingdom as a whole. For Hallandren to thrive, it needs access to trade routes to the northern kingdoms, which are monopolized by [[Idris]]. Bebid postulates that a drawn out war with Idris would cut off their primary trade routes and would lead to "full economic collapse." {{book ref|wb|5}}
Priests control much of the trade in the city. Being wealthy individuals with notable political power in Hallandren's theocracy, they own and organize a large sum of the traded goods in Hallandren. {{book ref|wb|19}} There were strict rules around buying and selling Breath.{{book ref|wb|prologue}}
[[Truthcall]] is one of the [[Returned]] given a vote over issues of trade with other kingdoms. As such, his decisions hold sway over the economics of both Hallandren and its trade partners.{{book ref|wb|22}}
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