Tusmit

The state of Tusmit is maintained through the crafty playing off of one neighbor against the other — Ekbir against Zeif, Zeif against Paynim nomads, Paynims against Ket, and so forth. By such careful diplomacy, Tusmit maintains her rich holdings south of the Tuflik and avoids costly warfare of an open nature. The Pasha fears absorption by Ekbir, and most of the politics he engages in reflect this.

Of course, her forces are engaged in frequent border clashes with Ekbir and Ket, as well as skirmishes with raiding tumans of Paynim horsemen. The soldiery of Tusmit is similar to that of Ekbir in most respects, but it is said that the Pasha plans to hire both Perrender and Uli mercenaries to settle the problem.

These forces consist principally of light cavalry, and the rest carry pikes in the standing army, which is reported to number some 4,000 soldiers.

It should also be noted that Tusmit, like most Baklunish nations, are not hesitant to hire humanoid mercenaries, primarily the orcish tribes found in the Tusman Hlls and Yatil Mountains.