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|Inhabitants=[[Duranthi]] | |Inhabitants=[[Duranthi]] | ||
|Significance=Ancient capital and spiritual heart of Terasil | |Significance=Ancient capital and spiritual heart of Terasil | ||
|Controlled by=Council of | |Controlled by=Council of Kar-Thal | ||
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{{Settlements in the Sanctuary Vale Sections | {{Settlements in the Sanctuary Vale Sections | ||
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|History=Founded soon after Duranthi arrived in the [[Sanctuary Vale]], Kar-Thal emerged as the first permanent settlement in the Terasil. It has served as a continuous center of governance, tradition, and spiritual practice since the earliest days of modern Terasil. | |History=Founded soon after Duranthi arrived in the [[Sanctuary Vale]], Kar-Thal emerged as the first permanent settlement in the Terasil. It has served as a continuous center of governance, tradition, and spiritual practice since the earliest days of modern Terasil. | ||
|Districts==== Darak-Kel === | |Districts==== Darak-Kel === | ||
[[Darak-Kel]] is the political and ceremonial heart of Kar-Thal. Built around the Grand Hall of [[Oras]], it houses the chambers of the Council of | [[Darak-Kel]] is the political and ceremonial heart of Kar-Thal. Built around the Grand Hall of [[Oras]], it houses the chambers of the Council of Kar-Thal, ancestral relic vaults, and the oath-steppes where major decrees are recorded. Public access is limited; citizens gather in outer halls to hear announcements of council proceedings. | ||
=== The Veins === | === The Veins === | ||
[[Veins|The Veins]] are a residential and market district. A living web of tunnels and grotto-homes, where daily commerce and family life unfold. This district pulses with Kar-Thal’s economic and communal heartbeat. | |||
=== Kel-Siruun === | === Kel-Siruun === | ||
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=== Surn's Refuge === | === Surn's Refuge === | ||
[[File:Kar- | [[File:Kar-Thal_Grand_Hall.jpg|thumb|The Grand Hall of Oras]] | ||
[[Surn's Refuge]] is a district focused on contemplation and public ceremony A cavernous sanctuary filled with mineral chimes and natural spires. The city's most sacred public rituals take place here. | [[Surn's Refuge]] is a district focused on contemplation and public ceremony A cavernous sanctuary filled with mineral chimes and natural spires. The city's most sacred public rituals take place here. | ||
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=== '''The Grand Hall of Oras''' === | === '''The Grand Hall of Oras''' === | ||
The [[Grand Hall of Oras]] is the central chamber of governance and ritual. Its basalt columns and echoing stone acoustics are said to resonate with the voice of Oras himself. Here, the Council of | The [[Grand Hall of Oras]] is the central chamber of governance and ritual. Its basalt columns and echoing stone acoustics are said to resonate with the voice of Oras himself. Here, the Council of Kar-Thal deliberates under the watch of ancient statues carved from the mountain's heart. | ||
=== '''Tarrakul Arhun''' ("The Rooted Temple") === | === '''Tarrakul Arhun''' ("The Rooted Temple") === | ||
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=== '''The Lithic Gate''' === | === '''The Lithic Gate''' === | ||
The [[Lithic Gate]] is a fortified threshold into Kar-Thal, constructed from interlocking slabs without mortar. The gate’s architecture is designed to shift subtly with seismic vibrations, rendering it unbreachable. Guarded by Earthbound Sentinels | The [[Lithic Gate]] is a fortified threshold into Kar-Thal, constructed from interlocking slabs without mortar. The gate’s architecture is designed to shift subtly with seismic vibrations, rendering it unbreachable. Guarded by Earthbound Sentinels | ||
|Culture and Society=Life in Kar-Thal is governed by a distinct rhythm—slow and deliberate. As the seat of the [[Council of | |Culture and Society=Life in Kar-Thal is governed by a distinct rhythm—slow and deliberate. As the seat of the [[Council of Kar-Thal]], and indeed directly ruled by the council, the city embodies the most formal and conservative expression of Duranthi values. Every civic process, from decision-making to public labor, is measured by ritual intervals and guided by ancestral precedent. | ||
Civic identity is shaped not only by district and role, but often by geological heritage. Those with denser or more ancient stone formations are viewed—formally or not—as closer to the city’s foundational purpose." | Civic identity is shaped not only by district and role, but often by geological heritage. Those with denser or more ancient stone formations are viewed—formally or not—as closer to the city’s foundational purpose." | ||
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|Representation in Media==== '''Art and Visual Depictions''' === | |Representation in Media==== '''Art and Visual Depictions''' === | ||
Kar-Thal is frequently portrayed in Duranthi art, though rarely in full or literal form. Instead, artists emphasize the city’s underlying geometry, mass, and silence. Resonance painters, stone-dust muralists, and sculptors often represent Kar-Thal through abstract forms—layered arches, weight-bearing columns, and partial echoes of walls and halls. | Kar-Thal is frequently portrayed in Duranthi art, though rarely in full or literal form. Instead, artists emphasize the city’s underlying geometry, mass, and silence. Resonance painters, stone-dust muralists, and sculptors often represent Kar-Thal through abstract forms—layered arches, weight-bearing columns, and partial echoes of walls and halls. | ||
Artists from other cultures often portray Kar-Thal with more literal detail: towering subterranean gates, vast chasm-plazas, and monolithic guardians. These depictions typically emphasize scale and mystery over ritual accuracy, blending reverence with distant speculation. | Artists from other cultures often portray Kar-Thal with more literal detail: towering subterranean gates, vast chasm-plazas, and monolithic guardians. These depictions typically emphasize scale and mystery over ritual accuracy, blending reverence with distant speculation. | ||
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These compositions rely on slow, breath-aligned tones and chamber reverberations, forming an auditory map of civic rhythm and ancestral presence. Outsiders attempting to recreate these patterns often miss the spatial depth, yet still produce adaptations that echo the city's sonic identity. | These compositions rely on slow, breath-aligned tones and chamber reverberations, forming an auditory map of civic rhythm and ancestral presence. Outsiders attempting to recreate these patterns often miss the spatial depth, yet still produce adaptations that echo the city's sonic identity. | ||
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[[Category:Council of | [[Category:Council of Kar-Thal Holdings]][[category:Major Cities]][[Category:Citadel Mountains]] | ||