Tara Meste

**Tara Meste** is a magocracy in the south-eastern part of the world, on the southern half of the continent Rasvim. The empire is the smallest country in terms of land-mass, but rivals The Aluzandrian Empire in terms of military prowess.

## Description

Tara Meste is a magocracy where magic runs rich in blood and land. There is no predominant population, but is composed of elves, humans, gnomes, and other ancestries. It has the highest population of Dragonborn in the world.

## Society

### Demographics

Tara Meste is home to a diverse populous, including elves, gnomes, humans, Dragonborn, and others. It has a high density of elves.

### Notable People

* Mage King Vias'ten Aganaran: The current Mage King of Tara Meste, this powerful archmage is renowned for his necromantic magic. He is seen as a partial but stern ruler, and seeks to balance traditional ways of thinking with progressive ideas and innovations.
* Dacian Polidor: Currently seen as "Public Enemy #1" to Tara Meste. Upon leaking state secrets to The Empire, a hit was put out on Dacian, backed by The Council of Magi.
* Ky'ten Aganaran: The youngest son of Vias'ten Aganaran, the Mage Prince was sent to The Aluzandrian Empire to serve as an ambassador from Tara Meste.

## Politics:

Tara Meste is headed by The Council of the Magi. Composed of the heads of the 5 noble families in Tara Meste, The Council meets and votes on all major decisions for the empire. Noble families can gain and lose seats in the council based on their house's magical prowess and contributions.

### Nobility

There are five noble houses in Tara Meste. The heads of each house compose The Council of Magi, the ruling governing body of the nation.

* **The Aganaran Family:** A predominantly drow family that specializes in Necromantic magic.
* **The Van'darest Family:** An predominantly elven family that specializes in abjuration and evocation magic.
* **The San'yë Family:** A predominantly elven family that specializes in enchantment magic.
* **The Polidor Family:** A predominantly human family that specializes in divination and transmutation magic.
* **The Elmen Family:** A predominantly gnomish family whose seat was recently added to The Council of Magi within the last 50 years, specializing in illusion magic.

### Military

#### The Azure Cloaks

The Azure Cloaks are the military force of Tara Meste, and are composed of a multitude of spellcasters with different areas of specialization. While nearly a a fifth of the size of The Legion, it is said that a single Azure Cloak can take on ten Legion soldiers.

### Laws

* **Stealing Magical Secrets**: Stealing magical secrets from a different house is one of the highest crimes in Tara Meste. It can result in a removal of arms or vocal cords to eliminate spellcasting capabilities.

### Religion

Tara Meste is impartial to religion. It is not taboo, but it is not widely followed and practiced. Those that do follow a religion usually follow The Mystic Lady, who is said to have gifted mortals with magic.

## Trivia:

* The magocracy is inspired by The Spellslinger series.
* This was the first nation I had a concept for, followed by The Aluzandrian Empire.
* Ultimately, I decided against setting the campaign in this country because too many of the themes felt similar to themes in The Black Rose campaign.