Tanuil
Hundreds of gargantuan mushrooms grow on the outskirts of this small village located in a bowl depression amid fields about 100 miles north of the Legionnaire Bridge. The enormous fungi reach an extraordinary height of 40 feet and each weighs roughly 1,000 pounds. The mushrooms are harmless and radiate a continuous protection from evil aura while embedded in the ground. The mushrooms lose all their mystical properties once they are removed, however. Such an event is a rare occurrence indeed, however, since the women who inhabitant Tanuil execute anyone attempting to steal one of their prized fungi.
Tanuil is a matriarchal society where the women are trained in the sword, lance, spear, bow and riding horses as soon as they can walk. In fact, their riding prowess and accuracy with a bow are virtually unsurpassed, which leads some to speculate that some Hundaei blood must flow through their veins.
Kaylaa, the resident high priestess of Diana, and five other distinguished women sit on the ruling council along with a lone male representative relegated to the sole task of settling ties among the women. Although the society believes men to be inferior, by tradition they treat everyone, regardless of gender, in a just and fair manner. Their outlook derives from a belief that men cannot control their emotions and require protection rather than an inherent superiority complex. In their minds, the man’s place is at home. The women, meanwhile, defend the village from aggressors.
These ferocious warriors also keep the peace in the village’s thriving marketplace. Under their watchful eye and within the aura of the magical mushrooms, some of the strangest and most exotic items and creatures change hands. Merchants dealing in such oddities venture here from great distances to find curiosities absent from the shelves of the largest cities in Akados. Visitors sometimes also pay homage to Diana, the village’s patron deity, in the temple that honors her.
Settlement
Tanuil, Village of
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Village
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