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| |Faction name=Council of Kar-Thal | | |Faction name=Council of Kar-Thal |
| |Image=[[File:Orasian - Council of Kar-Thal - Elder 01.jpg|center|frameless]] | | |Image=[[File:Council of Kar-Thal 2.jpg|center|frameless]] |
| |Type=Governing Body / Civic Order | | |Type=Governing Body |
| |Realm=[[Terasil]] | | |Realm=[[Terasil]] |
| |Capital=[[Kar-Thal]] | | |Capital=[[Kar-Thal]] |
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| |Introduction=The Council of Kar-Thal is the ruling body of Kar-Thal and the highest civic authority in Terasil. Composed of twelve elder [[Orasians]] chosen for their wisdom, memory-depth, and resonance with the land, the Council governs not through dominance, but through endurance, ritual, and ancestral precedent. It represents the philosophical heart of [[Orasian]] civilization, embodying the slow, deliberate will of the earth. | | |Introduction=The Council of Kar-Thal is the ruling body of Kar-Thal and the highest civic authority among the [[Duranthi]] of Terasil. Composed of twelve Duranthi chosen for their wisdom, the Council governs not through strict observance to history and memory. |
| |History=Founded in the aftermath of the [[Great Erosion]], the Council of Kar-Thal was established to preserve continuity as the elemental balance of [[Adaris]] shifted. Initially a spiritual conclave, it formalized into a legislative and judicial body after the sealing of the Stillborn Flame Tunnels, when centralized authority became necessary to prevent future disruptions of Terasil's core. Over centuries, the Council codified the practices of earth [[osia]] and memory governance that define Orasian life today.
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| |Structure and leadership=The Council is comprised of twelve seats: | | |Structure and leadership=The Council is comprised of twelve seats: |
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| * Six [[Lorewardens]], drawn from the Ashlar Ring, who maintain historical, legal, and genealogical continuity. | | * Six [[Lorewarden|Lorewardens]], drawn from the Ashlar Ring, who maintain historical, legal, and genealogical continuity. |
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| * Six [[Stonewardens]], representing the guardians of the city’s structure, law, and elemental stability. | | * Six [[Stonewarden|Stonewardens]], representing the guardians of the city’s structure, law, and elemental stability. |
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| At the head sits the Elder Voice, a primus among equals, who speaks only during times of crisis or when the Council must render a unanimous decree. Council seats are held until death or withdrawal, and succession is determined through a combination of ancestral records and harmonic resonance trials.
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| |Major settlements and strongholds=* Kar-Thal – The capital and seat of Council governance. | | |Major settlements and strongholds=* Kar-Thal – The capital and seat of Council governance. |
| |Relations with other factions=The Council maintains formal, ritualized relations with the [[Minthari]] enclaves, particularly the cooperative forge-cities. However, tensions persist with rogue mining guilds who violate sacred stone. The Council also collaborates with spirit-bound factions like the Sanctuary of Echoes, who provide metaphysical guidance during seismic or spiritual disturbances.
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| |Notable figures=* Elder Voice Tharûn Ghall: Current Elder Voice, known for his long silences and near-perfect memory resonance.
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| * [[Lorewarden]] Salhaet of the Fifth Chisel: Keeper of the city’s birth records and known interpreter of dream-stone fractures.
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| * [[Stonewarden]] Meraki-Ak: Veteran of the East Cavern Collapse, leads structural osia stabilization efforts.
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| |Traditions and practices=Council meetings are conducted in full acoustic form, with each speaker tuned to resonate in harmony with the stonework of the Great Hall. Only one speaker is permitted to speak at a time, and silence between statements is strictly observed. Before key decisions, the Council consults ancestral echoes in the Catacombs of Eternity via resonance meditation.
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| New laws must be carved, chanted, and sealed into stone tablets placed within the Ashlar Ring. Emergency declarations require unanimous tones—no written record suffices without full harmonic alignment.
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| |Legacy and influence=The Council of Kar-Thal has shaped not only Kar-Thal, but the entire philosophical landscape of Terasil. Its deliberative pace and ritual-bound decrees have prevented countless disasters and maintained civil harmony through centuries of elemental upheaval. Though sometimes criticized for stagnation, the Council remains a symbol of enduring order, unshaken even as realms rise and fall around it.
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