Thallian Defence

## **Elite Guard**

It is not widely known who these individuals are other then graduates of **Klakarths School of Combat**. This team of individuals are deadly weapons themselves who train for an undisclosed amount of time to become the most dangerous members of Thallian society. Because of this all members are required to have an implant embedded in their skin that will administer a lethal dose of the most deadly poison directly into the bloodstream. Only the Queen holds the power to trigger this implant. As a result Elite guards are some of the most loyal members of the queen’s government.

They are tasked not only with the protection of the queen but, for most past queens, her own training.

## **Defence**

The defense of the kingdom is something that the Queen takes very seriously. Sometime near the founding of the kingdom **Queen Isobel Heltonghast** had a special wall erected using blood magic to hide it and provide an illusion as to what was beyond the kingdom’s borders.

This wall enabled those who are of Thallian bloodlines (at least half) the ability to see it for what it truly is - a looming, impending fortress. The ability to portal in and out of the kingdom is restricted for obvious reasons.

If someone is not from Thallian then all they will see is what appears to be  dark, mysterious and twisting forest that goes on for miles in any direction (or the extensive mountain range that separates Caivia and Thallian where the main gate resides set into the mountainside). The only way to enter is through the main gate set up similarly to a castle’s main gate. If an outsider were to attempt to approach the apparent forest/mountainside they would be met by an invisible force that would make it appear as though they were perpetually walking through the “forest” forever (in the case of the mountain range they would be met with a seemingly impossible to climb rocky face). If they pushed enough they could become trapped in the wall - the minimal border guard checks the wall for bodies every dozen or so years (in between other, more worthwhile, duties).

Because of the wall, the Thallian government has not seen much point in having an army standing idly around within its borders - it is seen as a waste of time and resources (not to mention the lack of space). That isn’t to say they have no land defense force however. What Thallian does boast is a complement of highly trained Chaos magic sorcerers called the **Kulaxe** (koo-lah-kheh). The Kulaxe are responsible for the upkeep of the magically disguised wall and defense of the land.

What Thallian does boast in the area of non-magical defense is its naval compliment. Due to the fact that a large portion of the kingdom resides on several small islands it requires a naval force capable of protecting its assets.

As such, Thallian has 2 military districts - Naval and the Kulaxe. The superior naval force has the responsibility of protecting all of the smaller islands from invasion in addition to Thallian waters. The Kulaxe’s territory resides strictly on the mainland (although there is some crossover to the islands when required).

 The Corikyp Pass

The Corikyp Pass is a special case as the most obvious, easy way into Thallian from Caivia. More details in *Mechanics,* however the basic idea is that this particular pass has been magically protected by some of Thallian's most powerful Mages. It has been protected with a blood magic of sorts that recognizes whether someone has Thallian-born blood within them - whether that be them directly, or possibly an unknown blood-lineage in their ancestry (research into this is ongoing). And because of this magical recognition it is only Thallian-born creatures that can traverse the pass unhindered by magical forces. The pass itself is of course dangerous in its own right as it passes through mountains, but if you are not Thallian-born your difficulties seeing, moving, defending yourself increase dramatically.

## Portalling

Portalling around Thallian works as it does anywhere else in Atemnity. Portalling into or out of Thallian however does not. Thallian is specially warded against Portal Travel into or out of by anyone but the currently reigning Queen of Thallian. And anyone attempting such would be tracked immediatly.

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