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Tarsu-un

City	Kar-Thal
Realm	Terasil
Function	Quarry Access and Miner Clans

Tarsu-un is the outermost district of Kar-Thal, situated closest to the city’s vast quarry networks. It is the dwelling place of the stonecutters, tunnel shapers, and strata-cleavers whose labor forms the physical and civic foundation of the city. The district is known for its austere tone, unadorned architecture, and the lineage-bound miner clans who operate in multigenerational guilds of the Duranthi tradition.

Function

Tarsu-un serves as the logistical spine for raw material extraction and tunnel expansion. Its corridors lead outward into the functional arms of the Citadel Mountains, providing direct access to basalt flows, mineral deposits, and untouched fault layers. The district houses tool-makers, chisel forgers, quarry scribes, and dust-weighers, all of whom are vital to the rhythm of Duranthi civic continuity.

Beyond its industrial role, Tarsu-un maintains sacred relationships with living stone—rituals of permission and fracture conducted in silent observance before each excavation.

History

Tarsu-un was established during the early expansion of Kar-Thal, when internal space became limited and controlled quarrying became necessary to support the city’s growth. Initially little more than a cluster of open shafts and rough dwellings, the district evolved into a structured guild network over time.

Notable Locations

Stone-Fall Commons – An open plaza used for load transfer and clan announcements. Dust-clouded but active.
Clanforge of Olm-Varek – One of the oldest working forges, maintained by a basalt-working lineage.
Tunnel Mark Exchange – A carved hall where quarry paths are documented through etched strata maps and lineage approvals.
Hall of Dust-Weighers – The site of mineral evaluation, yield registration, and civic quota marking.

Cultural Practices

Unlike the more ceremonial districts, Tarsu-un operates in the discipline of necessity. Communication is brief and gesture-led, and tools speak through their use. Clan-stones are placed above entrances and coated with fracture-dust to mark lineage and quarry deeds.

Initiates from Tarsu-un undertake the First Fracture Rite, in which they must extract a vein segment using ancestral tools and present it unbroken to the Hall of Dust-Weighers for inscription.

After a tunnel collapse, the district observes the Stone Silence—a full day of muteness and halted work, out of respect for the fallen and unsettled stone. During this time, only memory tablets are used to record thought and duty.

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-{{District Infobox
+{{Districts of Kar-Thal Infobox
 |Name=Tarsu-un
+|Image=[[File:Terasil - Kar-Thal Tarsu-un 01.jpg|center|frameless]]
 |City=Kar-Thal
 |Realm=[[Terasil]]
 |Function=Quarry Access and Miner Clans
 }}
-{{District Sections
+{{Districts of Kar-Thal Sections
-|Introduction=Tarsu-un is the outermost district of [[Kar-Thal]], situated closest to the city’s vast quarry networks and mineral [[veins]]. It is the dwelling place of the stonecutters, tunnel shapers, and strata-cleavers whose labor forms the physical and civic foundation of the city. The district is known for its pragmatic tone, unadorned architecture, and the lineage-bound miner clans who operate in multigenerational guilds.
+|Introduction=Tarsu-un is the outermost district of [[Kar-Thal]], situated closest to the city’s vast quarry networks. It is the dwelling place of the stonecutters, tunnel shapers, and strata-cleavers whose labor forms the physical and civic foundation of the city. The district is known for its austere tone, unadorned architecture, and the lineage-bound miner clans who operate in multigenerational guilds of the [[Duranthi]] tradition.
-|Function=Tarsu-un serves as the logistical spine for raw material extraction and tunnel expansion. Its corridors lead outward into the functional arms of the [[Citadel Mountains]], providing direct access to basalt flows, mineral deposits, and untouched fault layers. The district houses tool-makers, chisel forgers, quarry scribes, and dust-weighers, all of whom are vital to the rhythm of [[Orasian]] civic growth.
+|Function=Tarsu-un serves as the logistical spine for raw material extraction and tunnel expansion. Its corridors lead outward into the functional arms of the [[Citadel Mountains]], providing direct access to basalt flows, mineral deposits, and untouched fault layers. The district houses tool-makers, chisel forgers, quarry scribes, and dust-weighers, all of whom are vital to the rhythm of Duranthi civic continuity.
-Beyond its industrial role, Tarsu-un maintains sacred relationships with living stone—rituals of permission and fracture conducted before each excavation.
+Beyond its industrial role, Tarsu-un maintains sacred relationships with living stone—rituals of permission and fracture conducted in silent observance before each excavation.
-|History=Tarsu-un was established during the early expansion of Kar-Thal, when internal space became limited and controlled quarrying became necessary to support the city’s growth. Initially little more than a cluster of open shafts and rough dwellings, the district evolved into a structured guild network over time, with each family bound to a specific stone-type or resonance zone.
+|History=Tarsu-un was established during the early expansion of Kar-Thal, when internal space became limited and controlled quarrying became necessary to support the city’s growth. Initially little more than a cluster of open shafts and rough dwellings, the district evolved into a structured guild network over time.
+|Notable Locations=* '''Stone-Fall Commons''' – An open plaza used for load transfer and clan announcements. Dust-clouded but active.
-Its practices were codified after a series of deep-quake incidents during the mid Era of Shifting Strata, leading to the formation of the Tunnel Mark Exchange, where all excavation paths are mapped, harmonized, and ritually approved.
-|Notable Locations=* '''Stone-Fall Commons''' – An open plaza used for load transfer and clan announcements. Dust-clouded but lively.
 * '''Clanforge of Olm-Varek''' – One of the oldest working forges, maintained by a basalt-working lineage.
-* '''Tunnel Mark Exchange''' – A carved hall where quarry paths are approved and tracked through etched strata maps.
+* '''Tunnel Mark Exchange''' – A carved hall where quarry paths are documented through etched strata maps and lineage approvals.
-* '''Hall of Dust-Weighers''' – The site of mineral evaluation, resonance content analysis, and civic quota marking.
+* '''Hall of Dust-Weighers''' – The site of mineral evaluation, yield registration, and civic quota marking.
-|Cultural Practices=Unlike the more ceremonial districts, Tarsu-un speaks in the dialect of purpose. Speech is clipped, rhythms sync with hammer strikes, and few words are wasted. Clan-stones are placed above entrances and coated with fracture-dust to mark lineage and quarry deeds.
+|Cultural Practices=Unlike the more ceremonial districts, Tarsu-un operates in the discipline of necessity. Communication is brief and gesture-led, and tools speak through their use. Clan-stones are placed above entrances and coated with fracture-dust to mark lineage and quarry deeds.
-Initiates from Tarsu-un often undertake the **First Fracture Rite**, in which they must extract a vein segment using ancestral tools, then present it unbroken to the Hall of Dust-Weighers.
+Initiates from Tarsu-un undertake the First Fracture Rite, in which they must extract a vein segment using ancestral tools and present it unbroken to the Hall of Dust-Weighers for inscription.
-Meal songs in the district are tonal but rhythmic—designed to echo through tunnel walls during long quarry shifts. Tarsu-un also maintains a rare tradition: the **Stone Silence**, a full day of muteness observed after a tunnel collapse, out of respect for the fallen and the unsettled stone.
+After a tunnel collapse, the district observes the Stone Silence—a full day of muteness and halted work, out of respect for the fallen and unsettled stone. During this time, only memory tablets are used to record thought and duty.
 }}