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==Hekuvihírsda== | ==Hekuvihírsda== | ||
The '''''Hekuvihírsda''''' (English: "Caphirian story"), sometimes known in English as '''Kiro-Hekuvian Gothic''' is a literary and theatrical {{ | The '''''Hekuvihírsda''''' (English: "Caphirian story"), sometimes known in English as '''Kiro-Hekuvian Gothic''' is a literary and theatrical {{wp|genre fiction|fiction genre}} that flourished in [[Kiravia|Kirav]] during the XYZth and XYƔth 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 ''Hekuvihírsda'' 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. | |||
==Themes== | ==Themes== |