Map Room

Behind the massive walls of Therennia Adar, deep down in the twilight gloom of the city streets there is a door. It is a nondescript, unremarkable wooden door, passed daily by the feet of thousands as they go about their daily lives. The door has no key, no handle that can be seen by those who do not know its secret – their eyes slide past as they walk on, unseeing. Yet behind this unexceptional door, protected by spells woven by Valandor himself almost one thousand years ago, is a vast room, lit by glittering mirrors that cunningly re-cast soft light from the heavens far above. 
Tiered wooden shelves surround the central chamber, heavy with the dusty books and grimoires of the learned elven races. In studies and lecture rooms off the main hall, students and teachers absorb the knowledge recorded by their ancestors while scholars continue to chronicle the history of the world and the secrets it contains. In the middle of the central hall is an immense table made of a single piece of polished hardwood, carved with astonishing skill by the hands of ancient elven artisans. On the table lies a massive animal hide, taken from Y’Roon Thunderfoot, the ancient king of the mammoths. 
As fascinating as they may be, the table and the enormous piece of leather draped across it are not what will capture the imagination. A giant quill, filled with a limitless supply of black ink made from the blood of hydras, scratches its way endlessly over a fantastically detailed map of the entire world.
Since time forgotten, the quill has faithfully recorded the ever-changing shape of the world; the rise and fall of empires, the kingdoms and borders that shift and merge and come and go. The fate of entire civilisations and the decisive events and battles that have dominated history have all been steadily and dispassionately recorded by this unerring cartographer. As an observer you can ask the map to redraw itself to show the world as it was at any time. It is possible to watch the fate of nations unfold as they have struggled to survive to the present day. The destiny of the noble races and their influence on the surface of the world is clear but perhaps more intriguing is to study the minor players or those that fall between the cracks of history. The authority of the noble races and the impact of the major forces of darkness are common knowledge. But to study the map is also to understand the subtle influence that the so-called minor peoples have had on the shaping of the world and the ripples of their interactions down the ages and into the future. You can also see the places you never knew existed. The world is much bigger than many people believe.  
Category:Lands of Pannithor
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