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== Landmarks ==
=== The City Walls ===
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T'Telir lies on the shores of the [[Bright Sea]],{{book ref|wb|4}} and because of its location in a sheltered bay, T'Telir is a prime port. The T'Telirite docks are made up of the shipyards, a number of warehouses and the dock slums.{{book ref|wb|54}} These slums are located between the shipyards and the warehouses. The dockslums are full of dockhands, who live and drink here.{{book ref|wb|54}}
T'Telir has a number of [[Stormrunners]].{{book ref|wb|42}} Everyone who wants to fish in T'Telir waters needs to pay a fee. Some people avoid this by fishing at night however.{{book ref|wb|53}} There are people at the docks who sew nets.{{book ref|wb|42}} The slumlords of T'Telir often dump bodies in the bay, hiring people to go out at night and sink the bodies.{{book ref|wb|53}}
=== Markets ===
T'Telir has many markets. Like the rest of T'Telir, the markets are very colorful. Most of the markets in T'Telir are decorated with the D'Denir Celabrin. When entering the markets a person is instantly bombarded by the sight, sound, scent, and colors of T'Telir.{{book ref|wb|9}}
The wealthier shopping districts do not contain merchants raising tents to shade themselves as they sell wares. Instead, there are many high quality, colorful shops with more expensive goods. While performers are present in these markets, there are fewer than in the average shopping district.{{book ref|wb|25}} The T'Telirite markets are full of merchants from distant kingdoms, such as [[Idris]], [[Tedradel]], and likely the kingdoms beyond the mountains.{{book ref|wb|9}}
== Appearance ==
{{image|Warbreaker by Phoebe Rothfeld.jpg|Vivenna and Parlin's arrival in T'Telir|side=left|width=300px}}
== Culture ==
=== People ===
There are many different peoples and cultures in T’Telir.{{book ref|wb|9}} The most prevalent people are the Hallandren. Other
T’Telir has no nobility,{{book ref|wb|4}} instead it has a small but very rich class which is almost completely compromised of the most successful merchants, a middle class, and a large peasant class. Hallandren is the only nation on [[Nalthis]] to have such a large middle class. Due to this large middle class T’Telir has many features that the rest of the world lacks.{{book ref|wb|5}}
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The people in the slums are often dirty and beaten down. Most slums are ruled by people called slumlords, the crime lords of specific slums in the city. The poor in T'Telir take any jobs they can, including prostitution for women and work in the dye fields for men.{{book ref|wb|31}} A lot of people here also beg for money,{{book ref|wb|39}} although this profession isn’t very rewarding in T'Telir.{{book ref|wb|39}} There are also underground fighting matches where men can see people, often Idrians, box eachother to unconsciousness,{{book ref|wb|31}} these matches are often funded by slumlords.{{book ref|wb|31}}
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The T’Telirites herd livestock such as sheep and cows.{{book ref|wb|1}}{{book ref|wb|16}} they also enjoy many sorts of sealife, such as mussels, fish, and octopi,{{book ref|wb|22}}{{book ref|wb|9}}{{book ref|wb|40}} and many foreign foods.{{book ref|wb|5}} The T’Telirites keep their dead in charnel houses.{{book ref|wb|19}}
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T'Telir is the capital of Hallandren and contains the [[Court of Gods]], the home
Most of the land in and around T’Telir is private property, rather then government owned.{{book ref|wb|17}} There are also specific laws about where begging is allowed and where it isn’t,{{book ref|wb|39}} these rules aren’t taught to beggars though.{{book ref|wb|39}} Getting into a brawl in the city will get you locked up for a night,{{book ref|wb|prologue}} although hitting a priest
=== City Guard ===
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