Tirumala

Tirumala, sometimes called the "Holy City," was a rich city-state in the Beastlands ruled over by a rakshasa of the same name as of the late 15 century DR.
==Geography==
The city was located among seven "holy hills" which sat at the northern end of the Curna Mountains south of Durpar and north of Estagund.
==History==
The city sat atop the ruins of a Durpari settlement that had been destroyed by giants. The old ruins were reclaimed and rebuilt by Tirumala, who claimed that the site was sacred.
Later, in the , the city signed a unique trade agreement with Estagund which mystified the people of that realm, none of whom could believe that their raja would agree to such terms. In truth, the raja's trusted vizier, Devang was secretly a rakshasa in league with Tirumala.
==Inhabitants==
Tirumala was primarily populated by rakshasa nobility, orc and hill giant soldiers, kenku spies, and slaves of human, halfling, and kenku origins. The slaves were forbidden from wearing clothing (in order to prevent them from concealing anything suspicious, such as weapons), and this rule evolved into a broader custom of public nudity among the city's residents.
==Appendix==
===Background===
Tirumala may be based on Tirumala, a temple town in India situated atop seven hills. The name Tirumala comes from the Dravidian language, meaning "holy hill".
===References===
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Category:Locations in the Beastlands
Category:Locations in the Shining South
Category:Locations in Southeast Faerûn
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Category:Locations on Toril
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