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Tessur

Tessur

Head of State: Caliph Habib
System of Government: Monarchy
Major Religions: Astalon
Minor Religions: Elemental Worship
Languages: Alkhan
Major Species: Humans
Minor Species: Elemental Elves
National Descriptor: Tessuran

A nation of fiercely independent merchants whose ships bow to no-one.

Five Rumours about Tessur

Rumours may be known by characters who are not from and have not visited Tessur. This is just a small sample of rumours you might have heard about this cheerfully mercantile country.

  1. The buildings in Tessur’s major cities are made out of pure gold!
  2. In Tessur, they magic up water to fill entire lakes so that no-one goes thirsty, despite the desert landscape.
  3. Tessur and Sonvar have been conducting a silent war for decades, and if a merchant ship from one side vanishes, you can bet your boots it was sunk by the other!
  4. The Tessurans have a secret city which is so magically, spiritually, and materially rich that its people routinely live to 150!
  5. Tessur secretly bribes Talaik to focus its hostility on the magic of Marukh rather than Tessur. Otherwise, the two would be at war.

Five Facts about Tessur

For your OC reference, or IC if your character is from Tessur or has visited it in the past.

  1. Ports of Gold: Tessur survives on the vast trade network it is part of, with Tessuran ships plying the entire enclosed sea and beyond.
  2. Defies the League: Tessur remains fiercely independent of the Sonvaric League, refusing to bow to them and limiting their influence in the region.
  3. Legalistic Rule: The ruling dynasty of Tessur have long adhered to the spirit of Astalon, creating a fair and refined legal code that makes the nation relatively socially contented.
  4. Welcomes Elemental Elves: Elemental Elves make a welcome minority in Tessur and serve in a number of key roles across the state.
  5. Paradise in the Desert: Tessur has a number of impressive engineering feats and a strong education system for those who can enter it, allowing it to provide a high standard of living to its citizenry.