Tal En'Tankela

> ***Tal En'Tankela: City of Arcana.***
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Tal En'Tankela is the largest feudal city state in all of Templataure (Magic Forest), and serves as its pseudo capitol.

Tal En'Tankela is located just north of Numenyaduin (Western River), past the southernmost peaks of the Lunorod (Blue Mountains) in Tel'Templataure (the Magic Forest).

## **Inhabitants**

Tal En'Estela is primarily inhabited by the Tankela'edhel (the Arcane Elves). Tankela'edhel are especially well attuned to the Weave that runs rampant throughout Tel'Templataure and beyond.

## **Culture**

Like all elves, individuals are not sexually differentiated during youth and can become capable of inseminating or gestating when they reach adulthood at 100 years of age. On their 100th birthday, they perform a ritual in which the gods determine if they will be Female or male.

For most of Tal En'Tankela's history, those who become male are given the gift of Arcane power. Magic was given to men originally because lower parental investment, so it was more useful to them as hunters and builders and such. Since Yama Kijo's curse, this innate arcane power was shifted from males to females, and has causes significant power struggles with these gender role reversals.

### **The Rule of Roja**

Roja is the queen of Tal En'Tankela, and has been for 3,990 years. Her advisory staff is the counselors of the colleges. Since Roja took over the throne, Yama Kijo has stayed away from Tal En'Tankela (she fears Roja).

As the ruler of this feudal civilization, Roja collects taxes; food from farms, money from businesses, etc. In exchange, her army protects the farms and businesses.

### **Tal En'Tankela Calendar**

Tal En'Tankela founded the standard Vagreon calendar. In the south, they count years starting from when Yama Kijo cursed Tal En'Tankela. For the South, it is year 3,999 TS (Thaur Sairos, Age of Curses)

#### **Meryalrim (Holidays)**

* Templa'ala (Annual Holiday)
* Ek'ala (Annual Holiday)
* Tenkela'ala (Annual Holiday)
* Mord'ala (Annual Holiday)
* Khelek'ala (Quadrennial Holiday)

#### **Sairosrim (Eras)**

* Age of Curses - Thaur Sairos (TS)
* Age of Blessings - Almare Sairos (AS)

## **History**

Around 10,000 years ago, the mistress of Arcana, **Tankela'tura**, plucked a thread from the Weave, and gave it to the first Tankela'edhel. She dubbed all future generations of Tankela'edhel to be her Arcane guardians, protecting the weave and the Templataura from abusers of magic.

They founded Tal En'Tenkela, to be the Arcane capitol of the world, to follow through on **Tankela'tura**'s wishes. They'd eventually form the Magic Colleges for this very purpose.

### **Yama Kijo's Curse**

Thousands and thousands of years ago, an Tankela'edhel pissed off Yama Kijo the Moon Weaver is the Mountain Queen, Lady of Copper and Crystal, the Queen of Witches, by being misogynistic. She cursed the Tankela'edhel so that all instead of men possessing the power of magic, women do. The society became matriarchal.

The Prophet Rezenna foretold that the end of year 3,999 would lead to a new era - the age of revolution. An age where everything they know and are familiar with would die, to give birth to something utterly new. The citizens of Tal En'Tankela have many theories surrounding this new era, most evolving around the power struggle between the males and females.

A stranger from a distant land convinced Yama Kijo that Rezenna was also a witch, since she was spewing prophecies. In an attempt to maintain dominance and control Yama Kijo burned everything she could find written by Rezenna, throughout the Magic Forest. When Yama Kijo destroyed all the Rezenna stuff, she tried to murder Rezenna too. The prophecy was lost, but by word of mouth, they passed down the lore of the age of revolution.

## **The Colleges**

Tal En’Tenkela's high council is formed from the chancellors of the colleges of magic, each based on a school of magic, and teach different types of magic:

* **The College of Abjuration:** Spells that protect, block, or banish. An abjuration specialist is called an abjurer. **Chancellor: Tafneki Kiko**
* **The College of Conjuration:** Spells that bring creatures or materials to the caster. A conjuration specialist is called a conjurer. **Chancellor: Fedkuhara Nara**
* **The College of Divination:** Spells that reveal information. A divination specialist is called a diviner. Unlike the other specialists, a diviner must give up only one other school. **Chancellor: Atsuzaki Seka**
* **The College of Enchantment:** Spells that imbue the recipient with some property or grant the caster power over another being. An enchantment specialist is called an enchanter. **Chancellor: Luzutani Ruka**
* **The College of Evocation:** Spells that manipulate energy or create something from nothing. An evocation specialist is called an evoker. **Chancellor: Murayama Azumi**
* **The College of Illusion:** Spells that alter perception or create false images. An illusion specialist is called an illusionist. **Chancellor: Kirigaya Chiaki**
* **The College of Necromancy:** Spells that manipulate, create, or destroy life or life force. A necromancy specialist is called a necromancer. C**hancellor: Gorinaka Akemi**
* **The College of Transmutation:** Spells that transform the recipient physically or change its properties in a more subtle way. A transmutation specialist is called a transmuter. **Chancellor:  Viskawa Kyoki**