Tarris

Tarris is a port city in the Trans-Oceanic Empire on the east coast of the continent of Tinturbean.

History

Tarris started out as a small fishing community, formed sometime in the Long Thaw, but dates its true foundation to 4830 BPC when the Rain Street Harbour was completed. This was at the same time as the Twelve Wise Ones were starting to unify civilisation on Myruthea, but on Tinturbean, the population was smaller and society generally less advanced. The new harbour was a major technical achievement and it opened up trade with Myruthea once again in ways which had not been seen since before the Sundering.
Although it was absorbed at an early date into the Old Pale Empire, Tarris played a significant role in the Tinturbean Insurrection and the shipburning in the Tarris harbour was a notable turning point in that civil war.

Magicians' End - Tarris - Ship Burning by DMFW with Midjourney

In the later years of the Empire, Tarris was linked to the capital, Honirham on Myruthea by a regular airship route.

Magicians' End - Cloud Dancer by DMFW with Midjourney

But after the Planar Conformation, in common with the rest of the world, it suffered a regression to older and simpler technologies and since even ocean crossings by ship were not possible at the time, the population and importance of the city declined rapidly and did not significantly begin to recover until the age of the Puzzle Lords Directorate.
During the Time of Terrors in the 36th century APC, Tarris was ruled for a time by the tyranical mage Calathon Blackheart, when he defeated the previous Prime Mage, Fithar Harrit in a magical duel. He proved to be a hugely unpopular ruler dominating his subjects with coersive control spells. Blackheart's reign was only brought to an end when the dangerous counterspell of Nonbedience, crafted by rebel sympathisers at the Free Union of Magical Scholars was cast over the city in 3566 APC. The period of anarchy which followed, caused by the undesirable side effects of Nonbedience was one of the darkest times the city has ever known. It came to an end only when order was restored by Preceptor Rigel Langless in 3601 APC.
In more recent times, Tarris was one of the five Jewelled Queendoms and it was the last to fall to Ixthamon when the Mad Mage conquered them all. Queen Estella III was its last queen.

Founding Date

4830 BPC

Type

City

Location under

Tinturbean

Owning Organization

Trans-Oceanic Empire

Related Traditions

• The Festival of the Elements

Related Historical Events

• 21st Pruth, 5939 APC
  The fall of the Queendom of Tarris
• 8th Doloph, 3566 APC
  Nonbedience spell cast in Tarris
• 24th Tivith, 3540 APC
  Calathon Blackheart takes control of Tarris
• 4830 APC
  Foundation of Tarris

Notable Historic City Rulers

Queen Estella III : 5918 to 5939 APC

Queen Estella III of Tarris by DMFW with Midjourney

Rigel Langless : 3601 to 3645 APC

Rigel Langless by DMFW with Night Cafe

Calathon Blackheart : 3540 to 3566 APC

Calathon Blackheart by DMFW with Night Cafe

Fithar Harrit : 3473 to 3540 APC

Fithar Harrit by DMFW with Night Cafe