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Myr Tariniel

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“The shining mountain city destroyed by Lanre, namesake of the Amyr”

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Myr Tariniel is a shining mountain city carved of bright white stone that held the sun's light long after evening, the most beautiful and unscarred of the cities, protected by the surrounding peaks. It is associated with a flaming, ever-burning tower, and is said to sit among two tall mountains, one bearing the city itself and another from which Selitos watched over it. In the present day it lies in ruins, its citizens slaughtered.

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Myr Tariniel is one of the great cities of the ancient Ergen Empire and, in Skarpi's telling, the greatest and most beautiful of them, the only one left unscarred by the long Creation War. It was carved of bright white stone that held the sun's light long after evening, set high atop a mountain and protected by the surrounding peaks and brave soldiers, and is associated with a flaming, ever-burning tower. It was ruled by Selitos, who watched over it. Late in the Creation War, Lanre, who became Haliax, betrayed the city and led the Chandrian to slaughter its people and burn it. From a vantage high in the mountains, Selitos One-Eye saw the plumes of dark smoke rise from its destruction. He then begged Aleph for the power to confound Lanre and the Chandrian who had killed the innocent and burned his beloved Myr Tariniel, and named his new order the Amyr in memory of the ruined city. Of the empire's cities, only the name Tariniel survives. The waystones once led to Myr Tariniel.

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  • Destroyed By The Chandrian — Lanre led the Chandrian to slaughter its people and burn it
  • Betrayed By Haliax — Lanre, who became Haliax, betrayed the city
  • Survived War The Creation War — The only city left unscarred by the long Creation War, betrayed late in it
  • Namesake Of The Amyr — Selitos named his order the Amyr in memory of the ruined city
  • Linked Via Cthaeh The Moon — Lanre went to the Cthaeh before burning Myr Tariniel
  • Ruled By Selitos — Ruled and guarded by Selitos who watched over it
  • Storyteller Skarpi — In Skarpi's telling it was the greatest and most beautiful city
  • Avenged Through Aleph — Selitos pleaded with Aleph for power to confound Lanre after its burning
  • Greatest City Of Ergen Empire — The greatest of the great cities of the Ergen Empire

Established facts§

  • Myr Tariniel was the greatest of the great cities of the Ergen Empire that survived the Creation War; the others in Skarpi's telling were Belen, Antus, Vaeret, Tinusa, Emlen, and the twin cities of Murilla and Murella.
  • It was the only city left unscarred by the long centuries of war, protected by mountains and brave soldiers.
  • It was carved of bright white stone that held the sun's light long after evening, set high atop a mountain, and associated with a flaming, ever-burning tower.
  • It was set among two tall mountains, one bearing the city and another from which Selitos watched over it.
  • It was ruled and guarded by Selitos.
  • Late in the Creation War, Lanre (Haliax) betrayed the city and led the Chandrian to slaughter its people and burn it.
  • From a vantage high in the mountains, Selitos saw the plumes of dark smoke from its destruction.
  • Selitos pleaded with Aleph for the power to confound Lanre and his Chandrian who killed the innocent and burned his beloved Myr Tariniel.
  • After its fall, Selitos named his order the Amyr in memory of the ruined city.
  • Lanre went to the Cthaeh before the burning of Myr Tariniel, as Bast confirms.
  • Of the empire's cities, only the name Tariniel survives.
  • The waystones once led to Myr Tariniel.
  • In the present day it lies in ruins, its citizens slaughtered.
  • Lanre's armor, wrought from the carcass of the beast he slew at Drossen Tor, fits him as a second skin of shadow.

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