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Imarel Travel Guide - by T.A. Saunders ©2010 v1.2

Kingdom of Vyss

Ta-Nirin

The town of Ta-Nirin has always had a problem with the resident Jackalares, with packs of them congregating by Murkwhisper Lake. It was always a manageable problem with the assistance of the Royal Guard, who would send soldiers once a month or so to drive them back. However, since the start of the Shalzaarian Border Wars, the troops the Queen can spare are scarce and sometimes never come at all. The fighting to protect Am-Orah is intense and has left remote locations like this city left to suffer until the war has been finished.

The fact that Ta-Nirin hasn't been completely overrun by the beasts is a testament to the skill, ferocity and tenacity the city's own defenders have. They are quite skilled at luring the greedy scavengers into ambushes and finishing them off with magic and bow-fire. The problem the Shadow Elves run into is that the Jackalare numbers seem endless, whereas losing even one fighter for them is detrimental. To this end, Ta-Nirin shows a great deal more tolerance to traveling outsiders than the Queen would like, accepting help from all manner of traveler and adventurer…including a few Shar`Vaire.