====== Hisn an-Nufus======
Hisn an Nufus is a restored piglin bastion that is a center of prayer and contemplation. The piglins commune with souls in this bastion, revere their God and provide guidance for the rest of the empire. 
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^    //**Hisn an-Nufus**//     ^^
|  {{ :settlements:hisn_an-nufus.png?direct&100 |}} ||
| Location |  x  -2085 z -3355 (netherworld) \\ [[http://dev-urandom.eu:8123/?worldname=world_nether&mapname=flat&zoom=5&x=-2085&y=64&z=-3355# | Map]] |
| Local Languages | Guttural |
| Leader | Salah |
| Population | ~35 |
| Establishment | 15/09/2021 |
{{ settlements:piglins_empire:oral_tradition.png?direct&400 |Oral Tradition}}
{{ settlements:piglins_empire:aerial_patrol_burning.png?direct&400 |Burning Patrol}}
{{ settlements:piglins_empire:fossilized_dreams.png?direct&400 |A bittersweet bed}}
{{ settlements:piglins_empire:stony_emir.png?direct&400 |Stony Emir}}
{{ settlements:piglins_empire:soul_catcher.png?direct&400 |Soul Catcher}}
{{ settlements:piglins_empire:the_bull.png?direct&400 |The Bull}}
{{ settlements:piglins_empire:navigator_s_room.png?direct&400 |Navigator's Room}}
{{ settlements:piglins_empire:baphomet_s_shrine.png?direct&400 |Baphomet's Shrine}}
{{ settlements:piglins_empire:soul_temple.png?direct&400 |A Soul Temple}}
{{ settlements:piglins_empire:haunted_cleric.png?direct&400 |Haunted Cleric Yev}}
{{ settlements:piglins_empire:skeleton_bridge.png?direct&400 |Skeleton Bridge}}

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===== Etymology ======
The name translates to "Bastion of Souls", the reason is its role in the matters of the soul.

===== Founding =====
The piglins restored the settlement in late 2021. As a bastion of souls most of its inhabitants are not easily visible to mortal eyes and it has magical protection.

===== Geography =====
The bastion lies on a Soul Sand valley. It gathers power from the damned souls themselves. It is encompassed in Soul Sand although to the east and north nether wastes lie. It stands on a lava lake amidst basalt pillars and there is no natural connection between it and the mainland.

===== Sections =====
The sections include, but not limited to:
  * Tabula Tables - Gaming area for piglins to train their mind in a game of Tabula. There are set timers to shorten time of play.
  * Cleric Terrarium - a glassed room for a Yev cleric who is damned for eternity.
  * Oral Enchanting - An enchanting complex made of quartz, strengthened bones and skulls that pour their knowledge into a tome.
  * Souls Temples - Two temples (naturally generated) that hold piglin souls and in which prays are always heard.
  * Restless Beds - Meditative harsh beds placed under fossilized phantoms.
  * Skeleton Horse Stables - A stable for skeleton horses animated by supernatural powers.
  * Navigator's room - A room for the navigator to find the missing souls of piglins and for the piglins to see mental routes.
  * Reorientation altar - An altar holding two vexes was built to let piglins whose minds and souls wandered to be brought back.
  * Baphomet's Shrine - A shrine to the goat-headed was erected and a creature is summoned and bound.