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Introduction:	Darak-Kel, known as the "Echo Seat," is the political and ceremonial heart of Kar-Thal. Anchored around the sacred Great Hall of [[Oras]], it serves as the core site of governance, oath-making, and ancestral continuity. This district is regarded not merely as a seat of authority, but as a resonant chamber through which the will of stone is interpreted and enacted.
Function:	The district functions as the locus of civic decision-making, ritual pronouncement, and intergenerational stewardship. Within its halls, the [[Council of Stone]] deliberates beneath ancestral effigies and memory-stones. Major legal and ritual decrees are inscribed upon oath-steles, which are ritually harmonized to preserve civic memory through resonance.
History:	Founded at the inception of Kar-Thal during the [[Era of Isolation]], Darak-Kel has remained unchanged in form and function for centuries.Darak-Kel resists alteration as a deliberate act of continuity. It has borne witness to every major oath, law, and proclamation since the city's founding.
Notable Locations:	* [[Grand Hall of Oras]]: The central chamber where the Council of Stone convenes. Its basalt columns are tuned to amplify spoken words, allowing declarations to reverberate across the chamber. * [[Kel-Vorun]]: A secluded chamber used for the sealing of ancestral pacts and high oaths. Designed to capture and repeat vows whispered into its walls. * [[Tharakul]]: A series of terraced platforms carved into the bedrock, used for public pronouncements and ritual ascents during times of civic renewal.
Cultural Practices:	Access to Darak-Kel is tightly controlled. While the inner sanctum is restricted to officials and oath-bearers, citizens may gather in outer halls to listen to resonance-broadcasts of council proceedings. Speaking within Darak-Kel follows strict cadence traditions, with silent intervals observed between statements as a form of civic respect. Ceremonial roles here are hereditary, passed down through stone-oaths. Echo-scribes maintain the oath-steles and ensure that no declaration is made without acoustic transcription.
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Bibliography:	* {{BibliographyEntry\|Category=history\|Title=Stone as Witness: The Ritual Architecture of Kar-Thal}} by Lorewarden Evasul * {{BibliographyEntry\|Category=history\|Title=Chronicle of the Echo Seat}} (Ashlar Vaults, Record Layer II) * {{BibliographyEntry\|Category=history\|Title=Resonance and Rule: The Rituals of Darak-Kel}} by Lorewarden Vem Taarak

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