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Ezkudon
Knowledge Domain
Bound to Enki
Knowledge here is collected, preserved, and controlled. Access is negotiated, not assumed.
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At a Glance

Etymology
Basque ezkutu (hidden, concealed) → drifted to Ezkudon
Position
South-central Talan, below Brauogi, west of Egulon, north of Hafra
Terrain
Distinctive circular ring of forest and hills with mountains at the centre: like a natural fortress grown around the great archives. Green forest in the north and west, sandy desert in the south, coastal access southeast, lakes to the west.
Character
Hidden archives, forest ring, research territories
Academic PowerGreat LibrariesInformation Broker
Bound God
Enki: domain of Knowledge
Peoples
Three dominant ancestries carry Enki's three faces: Catfolk (Wisdom; curiosity that keeps), Shisk (Mystery; the ones the hidden calls), and Ratfolk (Discovery; every question has an answer). Arrogance, the fourth face, is the one no people claims.
God's City
Thekkavar →
The City of Learning · Promoted
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Sub-Regions

The Wildreach
Modern English
A sub-region of Ezkudon with a strong wild-magic, wild-fey character, centred on the Iratxobaso fey-forest (a cluster of multicoloured trees read as the source of the surrounding wild-magic). The wild people live here.
Wild-MagicFey
Jakinduria
Basque jakinduria (wisdom, knowledge)
Houses Thekkavar, Enki's city-state. The great archives sit at the centre of this protected interior territory.
Houses Thekkavar
The Golden Coast
Modern English
Coastal sub-region of Ezkudon. Despite the domain's secretive reputation, this stretch of southeastern coast sees more trade traffic than most would expect.
CoastalTrade
Lua Lasai →
Basque lur (land) + lasai(a) (calm, peaceful): "Calm Country"
The guaranteed country on the Egulon border, fronting Jakinduria and the Golden Coast: one of the fortress-ring's open sides, kept unarmed under the Double Surety, the twin guarantee the powers of both sides countersign. Egulon-primary; its colored fields and the Orosoro live on its own page.
BorderGuaranteedPromoted

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