Tanurius

A minimalistic map of Tanurius

Tanurius, also known as the Unreached Continent, is a continent on the southwestern side of Kishar. It is rather small, almost island-sized, but it is independent of any larger power. This is the only known continent to date that has yet to give in to the Destril Accords, though as of 145 PF, negotiations are taking place.

## Society

### Monarchy

The ruling class of Tanurius consists of King Arith'nim Tanurius and Queen Gresin Tanurius. Queen Tanurius is the descendant of the Royal Family that simply inherited the throne, and King Tanurius took her last name for convenience sake. The two of them have full monarchal power over the entire continent, with the ability to make and repeal laws at their very whim. They live the lives of high society, garnering hatred and jealousy from their lower class substituents. They are assisted by 10 people of various power: a religious advisor, a political advisor, three immensly powerful mages, a financial advisor, a particularly knowledgeable ranger, a druid who tells of the climate, and two mysterious advisors known only to the king and queen and their trusted allies.

## History

### Before Failure

Before the Failing of the Gods, Tanurius was a bustling, entirely lush land. All around it were beautiful flora and fauna and all was peaceful. This was the main home of the Nature Goddess, who spent all of her time blessing her surroundings. This made Tanurius the best home to inhabit for any living creature, as Void's gift of Creation was bestowed on Nature. Flowing streams of water reached out into vibrant green bushes with beautiful purple flowers. Animals lived in peace and harmony here, as this was a holy sanctuary.

With time, the Knowledge God took note of this continent and came to visit. Slowly, some of the creatures in Tanurius began learning from him and taking after him. One could say the humans that descended from the line of Tanurius were descended from Nature and Knowledge.

### Failure

The Stars failed to keep Void in chains, and Nature spoke with her favourite siblings: Fire and Water, to try to protect her precious continent from destruction. Void began to draw in Kishar, to pull on the planet until it was off-orbit. Nature, Fire, and Water did everything that they could to preserve the planet. When the mysterious light vanished the void to a further, stronger chained dungeon, much of the once-blossoming Tanurius was turned to desert.

### Post-Failure

#### Results of the Clash

With time, Nature has done her best from afar to keep her precious continent from danger. She cannot interact much directly anymore, but she tries her best. The geography has improved much, but the politics haven't. With the Enethoric Council and the Destril Accords closing in, along with some strange corruption coming from Queen Tanurius, there is only so much Nature can do.

As more and more residents find themselves devout to Nature, Fire, Water, and various other gods, there are also more and more residents becoming skeptical of the real power of the gods. Many claim to feel abandoned, wondering why their devotion provides them no relief. Some have taken up scholarly pursuits, and some still train for a battle that may not happen during their lifetimes.

#### A Transfer of Power

From Nature and Knowledge came the First Woman of Tanurius, named simply "Tanurius." She is a protector goddess over the land, serving just below her mother in hierarchy, but not many know to worship her. Many of the people speculate that Nature or Knowledge had relations with an existing human and thus birthed the line of Tanurius, but very few know the real tale.

Tanurius served as the titular ruler of her continent until the Failure, and the plan was for her to stay there, on Kishar, with her people. She had, however, found the favor of a woman named Lilania. Lilania became a secret lover of hers, despite the fact that she was not supposed to marry due to her duty to her continent. Love's bullet had fired, however, and Tanurius had fallen head-over-heels. The two of them met in secret for a while, so as not to disturb the people around them, and eventually (as Tanurius had been inherited the gift of Creation) a child was born. This child, Gisemina, would be the second Queen of Tanurius.

Upon discovering of the child's existence, Tanurius was called to her mother's side to watch from afar. She'd become "too involved," as it were. Many stories are told in Tanurius of the distressed lover, separated for the rest of time from her partner, who goes on to found a new school of magic: Chronomancy.

Gisemina married Arthed, who took on her last name out of tradition. The two of them governed together, with the Queen being the higher of the two roles. After some time, they had three children: Gresin (female, the eldest), Hartim (male, the middle), and Vicendia (female, the youngest). Gisemina died young, poisoned by some unknown source (investigation is ongoing).

After Gisemina came the current ruler (as of 145 PF), Gresin Tanurius. Gresin inherited the throne after her mother and father were both poisoned while on a diplomacy trip to the Enethoric Council. She was engaged and quickly married to King Arith'nim, who rules at her side, and they are having ongoing negotiations to do with the Destril Accords coming from the aforementioned Enethoric Council.