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|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.
|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 [[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.
|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 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 and served as the ceremonial axis of the [[Duranthi]], whose legacy continues through its stone-bonded traditions.
|History=Founded at the inception of Kar-Thal, 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 and served as the ceremonial axis of the [[Duranthi]], whose legacy continues through its stone-bonded traditions.
|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.
|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.
* [[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.