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The '''''Hekuvihírsa''''' (Ænglish: "Caphirian story"), sometimes known in Ænglish as '''Kiro-Hekuvian Gothic''' is a literary and theatrical {{wp|genre fiction|fiction genre}} that flourished in [[Kiravia|Kirav]] during the XYZth and XYĞth centuries. Though written in Kiravia by Kiravians, the stories were set in [[Caphiria]] during various phases of its history, and followed casts of Caphirian characters. Common themes in ''Hekuvihírsa'' included sensuality, political and familial intrigue, luxury and opulence, ambition, and revenge.
The '''''Hekuvihírsa''''' (Ænglish: "Caphirian story"), sometimes known in Ænglish as '''Kiro-Hekuvian Gothic''' is a literary and theatrical {{wp|genre fiction|fiction genre}} that flourished in [[Kiravia|Kirav]] during the XYZth and XYĞth centuries. Though written in Kiravia by Kiravians, the stories were set in [[Caphiria]] or (less commonly) [[Aciria]] during various phases of its history, and followed casts of Caphirian characters. Common themes in ''Hekuvihírsa'' included sensuality, political and familial intrigue, luxury and opulence, ambition, and revenge.


Caphiria and Kiravia have a long history of commercial, cultural, and diplomatic exchange. One effect of this long history of interaction has been a lasting impression in the Kiravian collective psyche of Caphiria as a warm, exotic country filled with fine cuisine, art, and architecture, and a more sensual and Epicurian culture that contrasts with the colder, greyer climate of [[Great Kirav]] and its more stoic and melancholic cultural ethos.
Caphiria and Kiravia have a long history of commercial, cultural, and diplomatic exchange. One effect of this long history of interaction has been a lasting impression in the Kiravian collective psyche of Caphiria as a warm, exotic country filled with fine cuisine, art, and architecture, and a more sensual and Epicurian culture that contrasts with the colder, greyer climate of [[Great Kirav]] and its more stoic and melancholic cultural ethos.
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Themes:
Themes:
*Intrigue (political and familial)
*Intrigue (political and familial), cf. [[The Game]]
*Family ties, feuds, and honour
*Family ties, feuds, and honour
*Carnal pleasure
*Carnal pleasure