Difference between revisions of "T'Telir"

When entering T’TelirT'Telir one is greeted by its walls. Siri describes them as Immense and daunting,{{book ref|wb|4}} while almost looking more artistic then functional.{{book ref|wb|4}} The wall’swall's top is curved in massive half-circles,{{book ref|wb|4}} like rolling hills, and the rim is plated with a golden metal.{{book ref|wb|4}} The gates themselves are described as in the form of two twisting, lithe sea creatures who curve up in a massive archway.{{book ref|wb|4}} The position of the city on the sea means that the city wall only has to run around the landward half-circle of the city.{{book ref|wb|4}}

T'Telir contains the [[Court of Gods]],{{book ref|wb|4}}. The Court is built on a plateau{{book ref|wb|4}} in the south of the city, and is entirely walled off.{{book ref|wb|4}} The Court consists of a number of palaces for the [[Returned]],{{book ref|wb|4}} a large palace for the [[God King]],{{book ref|wb|4}} and an Arena used for entertainment.{{book ref|wb|14}} The Court exists to protect the [[Returned]], so that they may bless humanity, and to rule [[Hallandren]].

T’TelirT'Telir also contains the [[lifeless]] enclave,{{book ref|wb|47}} the compound -like building containing the entire Halllandren army, forty thousand lifeless. This makes T’TelirT'Telir the starting point of any invasion.

Another notable feature of T'Telir lies in the [[D'Denir]] Celabrin,{{book ref|wb|9}} imposing statues of warriors supposedly left as a memorial to those who died in the [[Manywar]] and as a reminder to the [[Hallandren]] of the cost of war.{{book ref|wb|28}} The people of [[T'Telir]] often put colorful clothing on the statues for fun.{{book ref|wb|9}}{{book ref|wb|28}} Some statues, particularly those located in the [[Idris|Idrian]] slums, have been defaced or broken.{{book ref|wb|49}} The first ones were left to the city by [[Peacegiver|Peacegiver the Blessed]] right after the Manywar,{{book ref|wb|9}} though new ones are commissioned yearly by the Returned.{{book ref|wb|9}}

Most of the original statues reside in the D'Denir Garden,{{book ref|wb|28}} an open grassy field with many statues,; this garden is one of the only ones in the city which doesn’tdoesn't feature flowers and trees and isn’tisn't full of bustling people.{{book ref|wb|28}} The exact location is unknown, but it is somewhere in the north of the city. The garden is noticeably quiet and serene in comparison to the rest of T'Telir.{{book ref|wb|28}} Despite this, it is a popular place for clandestine meetings after hours.{{wob ref|6963}}

T’TelirT'Telir lies on the shores of the [[Bright Sea]],{{book ref|wb|4}} and because of it’sits location in a sheltered bay, T’TelirT'Telir is a prime port. The T’TeliriteT'Telirite docks are made up of the shipyards,{{book ref|wb|54}} a number of warehouses{{book ref|wb|54}} and the dock slums.{{book ref|wb|54}} These slums are located between the shipyards and the warehouses.{{book ref|wb|54}} The dockslums are full of dockhands,{{book ref|wb|54}} who live and drink here.{{book ref|wb|54}}

Stormrunners are ships that go and fish during the spring tempests.{{book ref|wb|42}} Stormrunners have a high casualty rate, due to sailing in the spring tempests.{{book ref|wb|42}} T’TelirT'Telir has a number of these Stormrunners.{{book ref|wb|42}} Everyone who wants to fish in T’TelirT'Telir waters needs to pay a fee.{{book ref|wb|53}} 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’TelirT'Telir often dump bodies in the bay,{{book ref|wb|53}} hiring people to go out at night and sink the bodies.{{book ref|wb|53}}

T’TelirT'Telir has many markets. Like the rest of T’TelirT'Telir, the markets are very colourfulcolorful.{{book ref|wb|9}} Most of the markets in T’TelirT'Telir are decorated with the D’DenirD'Denir Celabrin.{{book ref|wb|9}} When entering the markets a person is instantly bombarded by the sight, sound, scent, and colourscolors of T’TelirT'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.{{book ref|wb|25}} While performers are present in these markets, there are fewer than in the average shopping district.{{book ref|wb|25}}

The T’TeliriteT'Telirite markets are full of merchants from distant kingdoms,{{book ref|wb|9}} such as [[Idris]],{{book ref|wb|9}} [[Tedradel]]{{book ref|wb|9}}, and likely the kingdoms beyond the mountains.{{book ref|wb|9}}