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Created page with "{{Factions Infobox |Faction name=Council of Stone |Other Names=The Stone Council, Voices of Oras, The Elder Ring |Type=Governing Body / Civic Order |Realm=Terasil |Capital=Kar-Thal |Leader(s)=Council seats held by twelve senior Stonewardens and Lorewardens |Alliances=Sanctuary of Echoes, Guild of Earth-Speakers, Stonewarden Orders }} {{Factions Sections |Introduction=The '''Council of Stone''' is the ruling body of Kar-Thal and the highest civic authority in Terasil. Co..." |
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|Major settlements and strongholds=<nowiki>*</nowiki> <nowiki>'''</nowiki>Kar-Thal<nowiki>'''</nowiki> – The capital and seat of Council governance. | |Major settlements and strongholds=<nowiki>*</nowiki> <nowiki>'''</nowiki>Kar-Thal<nowiki>'''</nowiki> – 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. | |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. | ||
|Notable figures= | |Notable figures=* '''Elder Voice Tharûn Ghall''': Current Elder Voice, known for his long silences and near-perfect memory resonance. | ||
* '''Lorewarden Salhaet of the Fifth Chisel''': Keeper of the city’s birth records and known interpreter of dream-stone fractures. | |||
* '''Stonewarden Meraki-Ak''': Veteran of the East Cavern Collapse, leads structural osia stabilization efforts. | |||
|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. | |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. | ||