Horaand

Horaand is a fictional city introduced in speculative fiction and online role-playing communities. The name combines hora, from Latin for hour, with land, chosen to evoke an urban place where time is a central motif.

In most depictions, Horaand sits on a sheltered harbor along a basalt coastline, with tiered districts connected by ramps, canals, and clockwork-powered transit. The city blends medieval street plans with clockwork engineering, windmills, and lantern-lit plazas.

Lore situates Horaand as a trading hub in an era resembling an alternate Middle Ages, later becoming a center for timekeeping, astronomy, and mechanical crafts. The ruling authority is often described as a guild council rather than a centralized state.

Its economy centers on merchants, artisans, and scholars, particularly clockmakers and mapmakers. Cultural life centers on annual clocks-and-cogs festivals, markets, and public observatories.

Horaand has appeared in multiple novels, tabletop campaigns, and fan works; readers note its architectural symbolism of time and its intricate political networks.

Because it is fictional, details of Horaand vary by author and medium.