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{{District Infobox | {{District Infobox | ||
|Name=Darak-Kel | |Name=Darak-Kel | ||
|Image=[[File:Kar-Thal - Darak Kel 01.jpg|center|frameless]] | |||
|City=[[Kar-Thal]] | |City=[[Kar-Thal]] | ||
|Function=Governance and Ritual | |Function=Governance and Ritual | ||
|Notable Locations= | |Notable Locations=Grand Hall of Oras, Kel-Vorun, Tharakul | ||
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{{District Sections | {{District Sections | ||
|Introduction=Darak-Kel, known as the "Echo Seat," is the political and ceremonial heart of | |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 [[ | |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 | |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=* | |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. | |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. | 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. | ||
|Bibliography= | |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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