Tarian scholars have been rumored to study the properties of metal in all its forms. It is not known for certain, but reports have stated that the Tarians have discovered ways to produce stronger metals, by combining various ores. Scholars have also studied the heavens from the mountaintops near Adokon. They are intrigued at the formations in the stars, as well as certain moving bodies in the sky. Currently, reports have it that they are developing a way to navigate based on the stars, due to the increased tendency to lose one's direction while in the mountains.
Arts and Crafts
Brewing
Gemcutting
Metalworking
Communication
Arrows and Message Scrolls (Distance Dependent)
Drums
Horns (used to signal from peak to peak)
Messengers
Trained Animals
Currency
Bartering/Haggling
Coins
Paper
Semi-Precious stones/Gems
Education
Tarian children enter school at the age of four. It is required that ALL children receive instruction in mining. Children of nobles are required to receive military education.
Food
Tarians have a varied diet of potatoes, carrots, beets, and other root vegetables. A favorite of the Tarian people is potato leek soup, as well as steamed vegetables. Tarians eat a lot of meat, mainly mutton and venison, with the occasional beef, and mountain goat as well. in the lowlands, grain is harvested, and poultry is the prime source of meat.
Medicine isn't as developed in Tariana as it is in other nations. Most ailments are treated with water and bandages, but some have been given the new treatment given to the Tarians by the Drulons.
Music
Drums
Horns
String Instruments
Trade (Import/Export)
The single greatest resource of the Tarian Empire is ore. A mining people, roughly 45% of the world's ore deposits are located in Tariana. Tarian steel is a prized commodity in other lands, fetching a high price at markets the world over.
Tariana's infrastructure is among the best in the world, with canals and roads connecting vital areas of the Empire. Throughways, the Tarian term for a primary road, connect the Empire's capitals, with secondary roads giving access to other locations. Roads are minimal along the river Lyth, decades of conflict preventing large construction projects from taking place. The largest and most important road of the Empire is the Pilgrim's Causeway, connecting Adokon to Mount Vrol.
Tariana is also blessed with many seaports. The sea lanes around Tariana are patrolled by the Imperial Navy, and piracy is at a minimum.
The Tarian Empire maintains a strong presence in Caeril, the World City, with many merchants there selling fine Tarian goods.
Export:
Anything involving metals
Gems
Guide Services
Raw Materials
Weapons
Import:
All items have value in the southern lands due to the bartering system. ALL Imports have value in the southern lands.
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