Taunar

A Clan of the Ramein Region. Once rulers of Nullpellia, they are now all but extinct.

## History

### Ascension

As one of several tribes that constituted Nullpellia's political body, the ambitious Taunar originally served as enforcers for the Mechans. Although they coveted dominion, the Clan did not possess the military power of the Pneumancers, the city's slave army. They instead entered a conspiracy with the Hungerons, Gethians, Divine Hand, and other minor tribes.

The final piece of their coup came through an alliance with the Phosphorites. As the latter Clan attacked Nullpellia to draw away the Pneumancers, the Taunar seized control. Yet the Taunar Allfathers omitted the truth about the slave army's power, allowing their Clan to succeed without sharing their prize. The victorious Pneumancers returned and found themselves under new masters.

### Reign

Although the Mechans still served as the city's administrators after their surrender, the rule of the Taunar proved different in a few key areas.

The Taunar reversed Nullpellia's isolationist trade policies. While the Mechans guarded their territory from Scrappers, the Taunar welcomed merchants and traders with little-to-no taxes. Their caravans would regularly visit Siege, exchanging bronze coins and emeralds for rapeseed, flax, and rye.

In 2558, the Protectorate claimed the village of Wetzlar, a valuable trade partner for Nullpellia. The Taunar angrily responded by sending the Pneumancers. Both parties sustained heavy losses after a brief clash, and Supreme Judge Archot quickly changed tact and sought peace.

The Taunar also enjoyed the arenas, regularly pitting Pneumancers against each other or to inflict capital punishment on criminals. Such battles came with false promises of freedom for the combatants, lies that would unite their slaves against them in the coming years.

### Extinction

The reign of the Taunar came to an end during 2575. The meteoric Fallen Star slammed into their palace, and a strange disease tore through their numbers. Seeing their chance, the Pneumancers rose in revolt at the behest of Katechan, who coerced the other minor tribes into joining them. They killed every Taunar they encountered and pursued those who fled.

The surviving Taunar outside Nullpellia fared no better. The Preservists, Spitalians elites, were sent to eliminate troubling Clans in southern Borca. These campaigns have nearly driven the Taunar into extinction.

The ruins of the Taunar Palace can still be found in Nullpellia as of 2598.

## Culture

Little is known about the Clan's social structure. Their leaders were known as Allfathers, whose faces regularly appeared on their valuable bronze coins. As the last of his people, Vrakul possesses the rank of Champion. It is unknown if this was a formal rank, or a special one considering the Clan's demise.

The color green seemed to have some significance for the Clan. In Siege, they once traded for goods with emeralds. After their fall, Nullpellia's minor tribes dig up and trade jade artifacts of their former masters. Vrakul's tattoos, jewelry and icon are similarly a dark green. The Cartographer in Justitian also possesses the Emerald Stone Crown of the Taunar in his collection of artifacts.

Despite the Clan's territory being isolated from any Spore Fields, Vrakul still had access to Burn. It is unknown how common Burn use was pre-decline.

## References

**Pneumancers.** p. 9. *“Rise of the Mechans: Hail the Taunar”*
**Pneumancers.** p. 6. *“The Iron Kingdom”*
**Pneumancers.** p. 18. *“Forged of Fire: Predators”*
**Justitian: The Righteous Fist.** p. 105. *“Siege: Bountiful”*
**Justitian: The Righteous Fist.** p. 41. *“Year 2558”*
**Pneumancers.** p. 9. *“Rise of the Mechans: Watchdogs”*
**Justitian: The Righteous Fist.** p. 42. *“Year 2575”*
**Pneumancers.** p. 10. *“Agathopoiia”*
**Pneumancers.** p. 11. *“Agathopoiia: Civil War”*
**Justitian: Moloch.** p. 37. *“Spitalians: Preissler”*
**Justitian: Moloch.** p. 147. *“Clanners: Vkarul”*
**Pneumancers.** p. 31. *“Nullpellia Map”*
**Pneumancers.** p. 20. *“Nullpellia: Foreign Trade”*
**Justitian: The Righteous Fist.** p. 172. *“Stukov Quarter: The House of Maps”*
**World Map** at degenesis.com