E'Themar

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E'Themar is an Elven city near Gonarundu, residing in the Shahi Forest. Though so close to a major nation, they have been able to maintain their freedom.

## Landmarks

### E'Themar's Branch

E'Themar's Branch is what is left of the Tree of E'Themar, saved from the fire that ravaged the city. It still has life in it though, with vines and other plantlife still growing from it and around it.

Because of the damage that was done to it, a personal guard protects the branch at all times, only allowing the cities druids to get close to it.

### Herran

The Herran Tree is a very important building in E'Themar, pivotal to their culture. It is also a good sight for visitors, who are unable to enter.

It is a high building with lots of colour, being built within a large tree and is covered in vines that produce different colour flowers which are used for the dyes in the tattoos.

## Education

Education in E'Themar is very personal, with a nominated parent teaching their children everything they know. While there is a library in E'Themar, it was heavily damaged in the fire. Any Elven parent rich enough and willing to give their child a further education sends them to Ralom's Carreiro College.

## Entertainment

Entertainment in E'Themar is usually personal, with each family having their own means to entertain themselves. Some include walking through the forest, hunting or hanging with the animals they come across. Being so close to Gonarundu has added some influence though.

### Ajedrez E'Themar

The Ajedrez E'Themar is a relatively large building in the city designed for board games. The most popular board game being chess. Ajedrez E'Themar was built by a Gonarundun architect who was welcomed by the city.

### Iretheas

Iretheas is a singing gallery in E'Themar. Allowing musicians from the city and visitors to play and entertain spectators who decide to come. While initially not too popular, with the growing skill of the populace, it grew again. Now, even the current Monarch holds a yearly performance with their favorite musicians.

## Guilds

### Aliquam Guild

The Aliquam Guild is the guild police of the world, acting as the natural check of power to the others. They are completely neutral, working to assess or enforce the current regulation and procedures placed on the guilds. If two guilds, or nations, enter a dispute, the Aliquam Guild are the ones who mediate it and come to a conclusion.

### Barktree Lions

The Barktree Lions are one of the 3 big adventuring guilds in the region. They are easily identified by their unique piece of bark attached to their armour or clothing, coming from their famous Lion Tree. E’Themar they have had two Lion Trees, the first was burnt by the E’Themar fire, but replanted later.

## Religion

### The Golden Tree

The Golden Tree is a big, unofficial religion amongst Elves. With each Elven city having a major shrine for its worship. They believe that a single tree in Arlec built the rest of the forests, hiding itself from the non-believers. As many of these Elven cities rely of the forests to survive, worshipping the Golden Tree will keep them safe.

It is believed that every major tree is connected to the Golden Tree in some way, thus E'Themar has a large tree in the centre.

## Culture

As with other Elven cities, a significant part of their culture is looking different from one another.

In E'Themar, that is done with paint and tattoos.

As with other Elven cultures, an Elf that reaches a certain age, 50 in E'Themar, is accepted into the Herran. There they will get their own unique pattern of paint on their arms and body, similar to their parents and lineage. A small, personal, ceremony called Thorkall accompanies it, similar to a birthday for humans.

When the Elf reaches 100, they have another ceremony called Yavekall, where the paint on their body is now tattoo'd to make it permanent. The Yavekall ceremony is much larger, with multiple families doing it at the same time. Once they have the tattoo and the ceremony and parties after it are done, the Elf is considered an adult.

## History

**632PR** - The E'Themar Fires occur, damaging most of the city and burning both the E'Themar library and tree.