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== Geography ==
{{image|Thaylenah cutout.jpg|side=right|width=350px|Thaylenah on the world map}}
Thaylenah encompasses a trio of islands, as well as a small number of islets, in the South-East of Roshar, on the ocean known as the [[Southern Depths]]. Together, they cover roughly 414,000 km<sup>2</sup>, putting Thaylenah in the middle of all Rosharan states, area-wise.{{url ref|url=https://www.17thshard.com/forum/blogs/entry/634-roshar-physical-characteristics-and-areas/|text=Roshar Physical Characteristics And Areas|site=17th Shard}} In comparison to real-world nations, it is a little larger than the total area of Paraguay.
The largest of the three islands is several times bigger than the other two, and appears to be the country's population center. It's mostly mountainous, with a tall range rising in the middle.{{map ref|Roshar}} The mountains reach all the way to the shore, with towering cliffs making up the northern coast. The climate is cold and frigid, although the locals find it pleasantly chill.{{book ref|sa2|1}}
In [[Shadesmar]], Thaylenah's largest island manifests as a vast lake known locally as the [[Thaylen Sea]], south of the [[Sea of Lost Lights]]. The shores of Thaylen Sea are unoccupied, with the nearest [[spren]] settlement being [[Salumon]] in the foothills of the mountains to the east.{{map ref|Sea of Lost Lights}}
=== Settlements ===
* [[Thaylen City]]
* [[Klna]]
* [[Amydlatn]]
== History ==
== Culture ==
{{image|Contemporary Thaylen Female Fashion.jpg|side=left|width=250px|A Thaylen woman, with the characteristic long eyebrows and a glove instead of a full [[safehand]] sleeve.}}
=== People ===
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The Thaylen people are tanned, thought not as dark as the [[Reshi]], and, like most Rosharans, have [[wikipedia:Epicanthic fold|epicanthic folds]].{{book ref|sa2|i|3}}{{file ref|Contemporary Thaylen Female Fashion.jpg|Contemporary Thaylen Female Fashion}} They are typically short, although some can grow as tall as the [[Alethi]].{{book ref|sa3|i|4}} Their most recognizable, distinguishing feature are their long white eyebrows, which they sometimes tuck behind their ears
The eyebrows are often styled in various ways, such as spikes, bangs or ringlets.{{book ref|sa2|1}}{{book ref|sa1|8}}{{book ref|sa3|62}} To keep them in the desired shape, they are either waxed or starched.{{book ref|sa3|50}}{{book ref|sa3|59}} Some people shave them altogether, although this is rare.{{book ref|sa2|i|14}} The eyebrows seem to be of great cultural importance to the Thaylens. Even one of their suits of [[Shardplate]], [[Cvaderln]], is decorated with them.{{book ref|sa3|120}} The eyebrows of a child of a Thaylen and non-Thaylen wouldn't be this long, although they would have streaks of white in them.{{wob ref|10335}}
{{image|Rysn Yalb botanicaxu.jpg|side=right|width=300px|[[Rysn]] and [[Yalb]] in traditional Thaylen dress}}
=== Clothes and accessories ===
The people of Thaylenah seem particularly resistant to the low temperatures of their homeland, often going shirtless in even the coldest weather.{{book ref|sa2|1}} While they do have heavy winter clothes, they only use it high in the mountains, where the temperatures are the lowest.{{book ref|sa2|i|3}}
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The Thaylen language belongs to the Vorin family, alongside Alethi and Veden, although it is only distantly related to others from that group.{{wob ref|3977}} Thaylen words can be recognized by clusters of consonants (''babsk'', Cvaderln, Kdralk).
[[Kaise]] finds the language fascinating.{{book ref|mb7|39}}
Known full phrases in Thaylen include the thank you quoted above and ''Mkai bade fortenthis'', an exclamation with unknown meaning.{{book ref|sa1|3}} Thaylens have a distinctive accent; they give emphasis to unusual syllables and run words together. They seem to have a habit of ending sentences with "you see."{{book ref|sa1|2}}{{book ref|sa1|3}}
==== Writing ====
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Thaylen's writing system is an [[Wikipedia: abjad| abjad]] -- it contains no vowels. In contrast to most other Vorin countries, Thaylen men seem to be permitted to learn how to read or write the script, although it is not a skill shown off publicly.{{book ref|sa1|8}}
The letters are known to interlock with each other.{{book ref|mb7|39}}
=== Religion ===
=== Food ===
Little is known about Thaylen food, although it follows the [[Vorin]] tradition of gender separation, with spicy dishes for men and sweet dishes for women. One product of Thaylen cuisine known beyond its borders is the bread, notable for being puffy like cake and dark, with a characteristic long and rounded shape, and is made with grain from [[Shinovar]] as well as yeast.{{book ref|sa1|42}}{{book ref|sa1|33}}{{book ref|sa1|24}}{{wob ref|12998}} Thaylen also have their own type of beer, made from [[lavis]].{{book ref|sa3|121}}
=== Science ===
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