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{{Districts of Kar-Thal Sections
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|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 austere tone, unadorned architecture, and the lineage-bound miner clans who operate in multigenerational guilds of the [[Duranthi]] tradition.
|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 Duranthi civic continuity.
|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.
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 excavation line.
|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.
 
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, engraved, and ritually authorized.
|Notable Locations=* '''Stone-Fall Commons''' – An open plaza used for load transfer and clan announcements. Dust-clouded but active.
|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.
* '''Clanforge of Olm-Varek''' – One of the oldest working forges, maintained by a basalt-working lineage.