Sacae

Sacae

Capital Bulgar Demonym Sacaen Government Multiple clan hierarchies Continent Elibe

“	The horseman Hanon's legacy lived on with the nomads of [her] beloved plains of Sacae.	”	— The Blazing Blade Chapter 11 opening

Sacae (Japanese: サカ Sacae) is the easternmost nation of Elibe, situated to the south of Ilia and the north of Bern. It is by and large a sweeping expanse of grassland, bordered to the north and south by mountains; these mountains house bands of bandits who wreak havoc on settlements near their mountain homes. Its status as a "nation" is loosely defined, as it possesses no central government but rather is home to a sizable number of nomadic tribes and the occasional city. Among these tribes are three great tribes, one of which is the Kutolah tribe.

During the Disturbance of Bern, the Djute clan suppressed and eliminated multiple other Sacaen tribes. While many tribes live nomadically and constantly travel the plains, there are some, like the Lorca, which live in permanent settlements.

The necessities of nomadic life have resulted in a small number of combat styles seeing wide practice among Sacaens to the general exclusion of most others: the majority of Sacaen warriors are horse archers, necessitated by the need to hunt the swift game of the region; others tend to be infantry sword-users who prioritize agility. Additionally, a large number of shamans were part of the warrior forces of the Djute clan.

Characters from Sacae

Character	Description	Appears in
Hanon	The "Divine Trooper" of the Eight Legends.	None
Hassar	The late chieftain of the Lorca clan.	None
Madelyn	Hassar's wife, formerly a noblewoman of Caelin.	None
Lyndis	Daughter of Hassar and Madelyn, and one of the few survivors of the Lorca.	The Blazing Blade
Dayan	Chieftain of the Kutolah clan, dubbed the "Silver Wolf".	The Binding Blade
Rath	Son of Dayan, banished from the Kutolah in his youth.	The Blazing Blade
Sue	Daughter of Rath and granddaughter of Dayan.	The Binding Blade
Guy	One of the Kutolah.	The Blazing Blade
Sin	One of the Kutolah.	The Binding Blade
Monke	Chieftain of the Djute clan.	The Binding Blade
Thoril	One of the Djute.	The Binding Blade
Marral	One of the Djute.	The Binding Blade
Brakul	One of the Djute.	The Binding Blade
Kudoka	One of the Djute.	The Binding Blade
Kabul	One of the Djute.	The Binding Blade
Chan	One of the Djute	The Binding Blade
Uhai	A member of an unspecified Sacaen tribe, and the "Soaring Hawk" of the Black Fang.	The Blazing Blade
Karel	A legendary Sacaen warrior, once the "Sword Demon" and now the "Sword Saint".	The Binding Blade, The Blazing Blade
Karla	Karel's sister.	The Blazing Blade
Fir	The daughter of Karla and Bartre.	The Binding Blade
Rutger	A survivor of the Bern assault on Bulgar, of mixed ethnicity.	The Binding Blade
Glass	A Sacaen bandit. He claims that the gods fear his "peerless" swordplay.	The Blazing Blade
Kel	A mercenary in the employ of Brunnya.	The Binding Blade

Notable locations in and tribes of Sacae

Bulgar

Bulgar

Main article: Bulgar

The de facto capital city of Sacae, Bulgar is the region's largest commercial hub. The city prides itself as a "free city" which has never had any one ruler. Its central position between Ilia, Bern and Etruria has allowed it to prosper as a trading post between the three nations. The city was a permanent home to several of Sacae's clans.

On her initial journey to avenge the Lorca, Bulgar was Lyn's first stop, and it was here she met Kent and Sain. At the dawn of Bern's war twenty years later, Bulgar was assaulted by Bern's forces and many Sacaens were massacred, with survivors few and far between. Afterward, it was occupied by Bern's forces under the command of Roartz, until the Etrurian army under the command of Roy came to liberate it.

Mani Katti shrine

A small, ancient shrine which once housed the Mani Katti lies on the notheastern outskirts of Bulgar. Said to contain a powerful link to the world of spirits, it was common practice for travellers to stop by the shrine and pray for a safe journey. The shrine is surrounded by a small number of homes.

Mulagir ruins

Mulagir, the weapon of Hanon of the Eight Legends, was housed in a set of ruins. These ruins were occupied by the remnants of the Djute clan following their defeat.

Talas

Talas as it appears in The Binding Blade

Talas is the region of Sacae bordering Etruria, with Castle Talas being located close to Etruria's capital, Aquileia.

Kutolah tribe

Sue and the Kutolah

The Kutolah are one of the largest, most powerful and most influential of the Sacae tribes, led by Dayan, the legendary Silver Wolf. In response to a prediction by a village diviner, Dayan's son Rath was banished from the tribe at a young age in order to avert "a great disaster" foreseen, and was welcomed back over fifteen years later. Twenty years afterward, in the wake of Bern's invasion of Sacae, the Kutolah were largely wiped out by the combined might of Bern and the Djute; Dayan's granddaughter Sue was tasked with leading the tribe's women and children to safety, while Dayan and the tribe's warrior remnants remained behind to slowly fight back and chip away at Bern's hold on Sacae. After Bern's fall, Dayan reconstructed the tribe.

Djute tribe

The chief rivals of the Kutolah, led by Monke, the Djute had become the most powerful clan of Sacae by the time of Bern's war. In the war with Bern, the Djute sided with Bern and led the extermination of those in opposition. When the Etrurian army came to Sacae to free it, the Djute were their first obstacle, and were defeated and largely wiped out; its survivors travelled to the Mulagir ruins to attempt to prevent the Etrurian army from obtaining it themselves.

Lorca tribe

An apparently minor and lesser known tribe, the Lorca tribe was led by Hassar. The Lorca resided in a village to the west of Bulgar, in the shadow of the Taliver Mountain bordering Bern. The tribe was wiped out in an offensive by the bandits of Taliver, who had poisoned the drinking water of the tribe before raiding it in the dead of night to finish the job; according to Lyn, only ten or so of its members survived, herself included.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Sacae	From Saka, a nomadic tribe or group of tribes of ancient Iranian origin closely related to or synonymous with the Scythians. In Latin, the name was rendered as Sacae.
Japanese	サカ	Officially romanized as Sacae.
Spanish	Sacae	--
French	Sacae	--
German	Sacae	--
Italian	Sacae	--
Portuguese	Sacae	Used in Heroes as an option for the player's location in their profile card.
Korean	사카	Saka; used in Fates and Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, among the choices for the player's country in their profile card.
Traditional Chinese	塞迦	Saka; used in Heroes as an option for the player's location in their profile card.

Kutolah

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Kutolah	--
Japanese	クトラ	From Qutula Khan, son of Khabul Khan.
Spanish	Kutolah	--
French	Kutolah	--
German	Kutola	--
Italian	Kutolah	--
Portuguese	Kutolah	--
Traditional Chinese	庫特拉	Qutula

Djute

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English (unofficial)	Djute	--
Japanese	ジュテ	Jute. Named after the Jutes, an ancient Germanic tribe.

Lorca

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Lorca	--
Japanese	ロルカ	Lorca
Spanish	Lorca	--
French	Lorca	--
German	Lorca	--
Italian	Lorca	--
Portuguese	Lorca	Mentioned in Heroes.
Traditional Chinese	羅卡	Loca; mentioned in Heroes.

Gallery

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  A castle on the Etruria–Sacae border
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  The Djute clan's settlement
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  Bulgar
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  The interior of a mansion on Bulgar's outskirts
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  The area just outside Bulgar
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  The ruins housing Mulagir
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  An area to the northwest of Bulgar, where Lyn made a temporary home following the fall of the Lorca
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  The Mani Katti shrine