Lahal

Lahal is a nation in Reth'car. Most of it is uninhabitable by creatures that are not related to fey due to unstable portals which transport beings to the Feywild. Lahal is the foremost elven society in Reth'car, and society therein is built upon the longevity of the species.

## History

For over 1000 years, the Akhn'Tel'Quess has acted as protectors of the elven way of life in Lahal by protecting it from influence of outsiders.

## Settlements

Lahal has few cities and instead har many, small villages.

## Culture

Money is only used when doing business outside of the villages.

Due to the bountiful forests, gathering supplies for daily life is easy creating an enviorment where arts and personal development flourish.

The lahal culture has existed for over a thousand years, and has remarkable little changes over that time.

Due to the limited exposure to outsiders, many hali inhabitants have strong prejudices against other species and nations.

Meditation is common across the nation. It is used as a mean of self-control and contemplation.

While it not uncommon for young elves to desire for travel outside of Lahal, many find themselves disconnected from or unsatisfied by the rest of the world and instead returns to their home. Older elves finds comfort in the saying "The forest has open arms", welcomming home the young and being understanding of their curiosity.

### Martial arts

Talibund'kerym is the most famous elven sword art. It is a beutiful, strategic artform with many techniques that flow into eachother. However, it has grown to only be useful within the art itself due to the lack of challenge by other combat styles and exposure in serious battle.

Akhn'Tel'Quess and those that plan to travel outside instead train in N'Tel'Quess, which are elven combat techniques more suited to fight in conventional battle.

### Politics

   Lahal is unofficialy gerontractic, as conflicts are resolved by elder people based upon their accumulated wisdom. If an elder deems it to be neccesary, they may contact older elves for their wisdom. Thus the highest authority is Ermanor Ars'rysar, whom claims to be 800 years old.

### Food

Common ways of preserving food includes honey storage, dried cereals, fruit preserves , milled grains and cheeses.

Elven fine cooking is done very carefully, as it is considered a waste to eat an unsatisfying meal. There is little room for flair and experimentation, and as such may appear simple to outsiders.

## People

Its inhabitants consists primarily of elves and forest gnomes. Its inhabitants are called hali.

The hali champions use the elven traditional weapons which makes each unit adaptable enough to handle any situation. They carry longswords and longbows, and wield evocation cantrips. Their armor is light, but made with care by elven artisians.

## Geography

The lands are deeply connected to the Feywilds, leading to unstable portals appearing seemingly randomly. People who are not connected to the fey, or do not not resist magic exceptionally, do not normally lives in this nation due to these portals. For when a creature is transported, the feywilds affect their memory which is only resisted by the mentioned creatures.

The majority of Lahal is covered by the great forest Ars'trazaethe. These woods are very rich in both wildlife and plants. While there are many dangerous monstrosities in the woods, there are also unusually many creatures who fight against those that hunt to an excess. Rangers and wayfinders divide the forests into parts based upon the plantlife which distinctly changes across the lands.

Caverns in the nation are rich in essence of fey.

## Relations

It is famously discouraged to attempt invasions against the nation, despite their lack of a formal military. The borders are near impregnible, and even if passed the fey portals acts as another natural defense. Despite this The Notharian Empire once famously attempted an invasion after having recently subjugated a large ammount of monsterous creatures. Their attack broke through the mountains and a dwarven fort there, but they failed once in the actual nation. Their forces were all too easily defeated after having been weakened by the fey portals, with the final defeat being at the hand of the Akhn'Tel'Quess.

Lahal has a strict policy of non-interence with affairs outside of their borders. It has limited trade on its seaside northern border.