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=== Dayside ===
{{image|Kerla Excerpt.jpg|side=right|width=150px|Kerla Landscape, as sketched by Duchess Khrissalla.}}
Most of the planet’s Investiture is found on Dayside.{{wob ref|1509}} Much of Dayside is covered in [[Sand (Taldain)|sand]] and rock, the sand itself being covered by lichen. This lichen is where the sand's striking white color comes from as well as the reason it changes between white and black in the process of sand mastery and other forms of investitureInvestiture.{{book ref|ws|11}}
 
'''Dayside''' is home to one large circular landmass that is surrounded by ocean on all sides. On this landmass there are five nations; [[Kerzta]], [[Lossand]], [[Denka]], [[Seevis]], and [[Tallon]]. There is a mountain range on the eastern side of the landmass, which marks the borders of Seevis and Tallon and separates the [[Rim Kingdoms]] from Kerzta and Lossand. A mountain named [[KraeDa]] lies at the center of Dayside.{{book ref|ws|prologue}} A wide variety of Flora and Fauna make their home on this part of the planet. But due to the harshness of the sunlight and environment, most of the flora and fauna live beneath the surface of the sand.{{au ref|Taldain}} In the [[Kerla]], where the water table is high, the majority of life is found in a unique ecosystem beneath the sand that has been described as more like a lake of sand than a desert.{{book ref|ws|part=ars}}
The landmass of Darkside is of an unknown size and shape. There are many countries, though most have been subordinated to the [[Dynastic]] Empire. Elis is a landlocked country on Darkside.{{book ref|ws|prologue}} Nimmyn is a geographical location whose flora has been imported to Lraezare, but it is not known if it is a country or region.{{book ref|ws|5}}
 
Unlike what was once assumed, Darkside is invested by [[Autonomy]], though the effects of this aren't as noticeable.{{au ref|taldain}}{{wob ref|5876}}{{wob ref|1509}} The particulate cloud around Ridos's Eye emits a pulse every week that invests [[Starmarks]] on Darkside, even if only some peple can access that investitureInvestiture.{{book ref|ws|part=ars}}
 
==== Flora ====
 
== Magic System ==
The world of Taldain has been settled by Autonomy and as a result her investitureInvestiture can be found throughout the planet, primarily in the atmosphere.{{wob ref|5876}} Autonomy has allowed it to spread unusually; making it in theory easy to access, a [[Returned]] for instance would have little difficulty living on Taldain{{wob ref|4675}} and one could also theoretically access the worlds investitureInvestiture on another planet so long as they can see the star system.{{wob ref|4770}} For a time this was the only way to access its magic system as the world was shut off from the [[Cognitive Realm]]{{wob ref|5876}} but eventually it became possible to visit the world again.{{wob ref|6205}}
 
The most dramatic form of investitureInvestiture that can be found on the planet is Sand Mastery which is located on Dayside, despite its flashy appearance it uses very little investitureInvestiture however and primarily works through subtle manipulations with [[Connection]] between the user, Shard and White Sand. It is believed by residents of Taldain that only Dayside was invested by the Shard; however, this is incorrect, and in fact both parts of the world are invested, with the majority of it falling on Dayside.{{au ref|Taldain}}
 
Darkside magic primarily functions through tattoos{{wob ref|14993}} but its effects are not nearly as noticeable.{{wob ref|1509}}{{wob ref|5876}} This is seemingly the system referred to as [[Starmarks]].{{book ref|ws|part=ars}}{{book ref|ws|prologue}}
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