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The World of Teréth End - Gazetteer - Vulmura - Dekàlas |
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Links Home "...[name] stood in the [name2] Hall, a hundred peers watching from the galleys above. She called her Provider's name, and all could feel the power she commanded. [name3] summoned his wards, but all that watched knew his efforts were in vain. The next name she offered was his, and the misery of [name3] was legend." translated from Dekàlan fragment found in ruins of Ilduùn  |
Viríllis Capital: City of Viríllis In the eighth century (HK), the lands between the Celecan and Allyrian Seas were covered with the blood of thousands as the expanding Dekàlan Empire carved its way into Vulmura. The Acentrans were by no means unfamiliar with war, but the invaders that landed and conquered Rallaun were a breed apart. They did not subscribe to the same Laws of War that had guided all Acentran battles since the great hero Aracen plunged Wyrmmurd into the heart of Idharaghadi. Worse still, they worshipped and dealt with the same Dágul the Acentrans so hated. The Dekàlan warriors were another matter entirely. These were professional soldiers, not farmers with swords told to stand in a line and march. Many of those that landed at Rallaun and Ciril had trained since youth in the Hall of Wyrthyr Tor, preparing in the name and glory of their terrible god to march and slaughter at the whim of their great High King. The Acentrans were not new to war, but they were unprepared for this. Dekàlan History
Post-Dekàlan History Following the fall of the Old Empire, Viríllis fragmented into warring states, each vying to fill the vaccuum left behind Dekàlas. The separation of people and powers happened naturally along the lines the previous kingdoms, Dirimor and Tarantis, but within each of those regions there was further splintering. The resulting civil wars lasted for many years eventually outlining the kingdoms as they exist today. In the interim, though both kingdoms took immediate advantage with the Empire's fall, they have since engaged in a battle of semantics as to which kingdom is the rightful successor to the city-state of Viríllis. In the process, many Dekàlan traditions and holidays have been reintroduced (after having been banned following the end of the Second Acentran-Dekàlan War) and embraced as local tradition. This practice is most apparent in Dirimor where most Dekàlan traditions that were brought to Acentra) are still observed. There are many who abhor this glorification of the past. Most notable among them is the Cult of Sarat, who continually seek to finish that which the Acentran-Elve armies failed to do, destroy the Old Empire and its Dágul once and for all. The errant Acentran Knights are a brotherhood devoted to the worship of Sarat the Avenger.
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Places Ciril Dekàlan Lands Azàlari
(of Zalan) Geography Teréth End is a Dekàlan name meaning "Whole of the Land". This terrestrial world consists of five continents, Emer (The
Lost Isle) nine seas, Acentran
(Inner Sea) and three moons. Mamra (Green Lady) |
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Ref. PHB (Player's Handbook), © Wizards of the Coast |
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