Talinthe (tal-INTH)
Talinthe is the Feywild reflection of Tezca.
Ruled by Archfey Mevromin and her Court of Mirrors.
Talinthe consists of massive mountains of Skerd, a brittle, reflective substance valued for its aesthetics and alchemical properties. Large expanses of Talinthe are covered in Skerd, a silver, sand-like powder produced from the shattering of the Skerd Mountains. Through these silver dunes run a network of rivers, known as thoroughfares. These rivers flow in both directions, the water on one bank will flow towards the ocean, while the other bank will flow the opposite way. Thoroughfares are used by locals for convenient travel across Talinthe.
Skerd will slowly move away from any living creature, leading to the nickname 'Scaredy Sand'. Creatures living on the material plane will also move the sand in the Feywild. Because of this, areas of high population in the material plane will have much less sand in the Feywild. This has caused some areas in Talinthe, like Kin'Ra's Dream, to flood. Commonly travelled roads in Tezca have also caused the creation of thoroughfares in Talinthe.
Traders from Tezca will sometimes visit Talinthe via an Oasis to collect intact shards of Skerd, which can fetch a high price back in Tezca.
Fauna & Flora
- Silverwood Trees: Pale, pink/orange trees common in Lelate and Mevromin’s Tear. Their bark is semi-translucent, and one can see pulses of energy travel through the trees as they communicate with each other.
- Mirrorblooms: Flowers native to Lelnine, their petals are glassy and refract light into shifting patterns
- Dune-Creepers: Hardy, thorned vines that snake across the Skerd deserts, drawing water from deep reservoirs. Their thorns contain a numbing venom, sometimes harvested for medicine.
- Dream-Reeds: Found in the flooded expanse of Kin’ra’s Dream, these reeds exude faint phosphorescence at night. Their hollow stalks are used for flutes that produce eerie, dreamlike tones.
- Stonefruit Groves: In Kunnom, orchards grow trees whose fruits have stone-like skins. Once cracked open, the flesh is rich and sweet, often fermented into strong liquors.
- Riverstriders: Giant insectile beasts that skate across rivers and traverse dunes, often serving as mounts for Emissaries of Hylerrath.
- Glassfang Drakes: Translucent-scaled predators that dwell in the crystalline crater of Kunnom. Their glassy fangs splinter inside flesh.
- Ashlurkers: Subterranean worm-beasts that stir in the silver mountains, leaving behind choking clouds of dust when they surface.
- Starjackals: Desert predators whose glimmering hides blend with the night sky. Their disorienting chorus makes them feared in the Sea of Stars.
- Mourning Moths: Pale moths of Kin’ra’s Dream that feed on tears and sweat, their spores inducing dreams of drowned cities.
- Shadow Owls: Silent fliers of the southern duchies. Their feathers absorb moonlight, making them near-invisible in the dark.
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Talinthe
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