Tæx
Öþranic: Tæx /thaiːks/
Mjúltic: Þiĥ /θ͇ɪx/
Gúhic/Gújic: Tæx /ɗøːʃ/
Tæx is the largest city and capital of Biþræ in eastern Ójom, one of the most powerful goblin countries in Jælondis. The city is located at the mouth of the river Þnamek in the province of Kúrþortar.
Over time, Tæx became the most powerful of these new settlements in what was then the province of Rúmortar, to the point that the local rulers began to challenge the ruling dynasty, and after a series of conflicts in the early to mid-seventh century BF the city emerged as the center of a new empire known as Ama. However, while Tæx functioned as home of the royal court, the old onþókan capital of Þrín in southwestern Ójom remained the economic center of the empire, and to this day the former is often overshadowed by the latter due to its less favourable location for international trade and travel.
Stilt houses are the norm as elsewhere in eastern and southeastern Ójom, though the main difference between the buildings in that part of Ójom compared to those further south is the extensive use of stone instead of wood for walls and pillars, and roofs were more complex, with an emphasis on intricately decorated gables. Some also feature carvings on the walls or pillars as well.
Scalloped roofs are common on more recent structures, often painted to imitate the scales of salmon or other common fish caught in the river Þnamek or the Þnisic Sea.
Mjúltic: Þiĥ /θ͇ɪx/
Gúhic/Gújic: Tæx /ɗøːʃ/
Tæx is the largest city and capital of Biþræ in eastern Ójom, one of the most powerful goblin countries in Jælondis. The city is located at the mouth of the river Þnamek in the province of Kúrþortar.
History
The site was originally inhabited by human and half-dwarven tribes, drawn to the plentiful fish, wild game and edible plants found in the delta region, but were eventually driven upriver by goblin settlers from the empire of Onþók, who established a number of colonies along the eastern coast of Jælondis during the ninth to eight century BF.Over time, Tæx became the most powerful of these new settlements in what was then the province of Rúmortar, to the point that the local rulers began to challenge the ruling dynasty, and after a series of conflicts in the early to mid-seventh century BF the city emerged as the center of a new empire known as Ama. However, while Tæx functioned as home of the royal court, the old onþókan capital of Þrín in southwestern Ójom remained the economic center of the empire, and to this day the former is often overshadowed by the latter due to its less favourable location for international trade and travel.
Infrastructure
Notable locations include the royal palace and other mansions dating back to the Aman Empire, the busy harbour, the main market-square and its summer counterpart, the floating market. A number of beautiful shrines are also found there, chief amongst them the joint temple of Ólra and Þnix overlooking the Þnisic Sea.Architecture
Once the capital of the empire of Ama, Tæx provides some of the finest examples of the different architectural styles that appeared during the seventh to first century BF, as well as a few preserved structures predating the empire.Stilt houses are the norm as elsewhere in eastern and southeastern Ójom, though the main difference between the buildings in that part of Ójom compared to those further south is the extensive use of stone instead of wood for walls and pillars, and roofs were more complex, with an emphasis on intricately decorated gables. Some also feature carvings on the walls or pillars as well.
Scalloped roofs are common on more recent structures, often painted to imitate the scales of salmon or other common fish caught in the river Þnamek or the Þnisic Sea.
Type
Capital
Inhabitant Demonym
Tæcean
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