Mar Isylian

Mar Isylian is a town located in the northwest of Eldham founded by Bongo and Gorb, a pair of enterprising raccoon business men. It is currently located within the western most territory of the nation Sethris.

Culture
The town culture is referred to as Racconic. This culture is shown in the building style and behavior of those who live within Mar Isylian. It is believed by the people of Mar Isylian that Gorb, upon achieving adequate levels of innebriation, can confer with the heavens. This has led Gorb to be referred to as the Oracle of Mar Isylian.

Building Style
Mar Isylian is a quaint town built in the classical Racconic style. This involves the heavy use of wood, with houses being slightly burrowed into the ground as to protect from the Khazi (sky rats), natural predators of the Raccoons. Roofs are constructed with farms and gardening in mind, providing a space for food production and relaxation for their residents. An example of the Racconic building style can be seen below.

Ancient History

A group of elves from the ancient lands to the east, first settled these lands after being banished from their former country for practicing banned magic. These first settlers named the land Mar Isylian, translating loosely to city of moonlight. Raccoons are native to the rock fields of northern eldham and early tribes lived along side the elves. The elves would pass on their knowledge to the raccoon tribes, gifting the ability of speech. It was in these early times that the Racconic Order was founded. Understanding the significance of the Racconic Order is understanding the racconic culture. Strict hierarchys exist within the society of raccoons as shown by this diagram below. The current three Elders of the Racconic Order follow a line of lineage back to the founders of the Racconic Order and even back to the early raccoon tribes. Due to this hierarchy, raccoons have a mistrust of outsiders. The Racconic Order acts less as a club and more as an all encompassing social fabric. The Racconic Order was a driving force in the education of Mar Isylian citizens and the discovery of new magic. Several decades ago, the alcoholic Elder of the Racconic Order, Gorb, came to power. He was known to drink himself into a state of near unconciousness and ramble on about the end times. In one of his drunken states he said come autumn, the leaves of the Eluan tree would fall, and with it all of the elves would die within Mar Isylian. The Eluan tree was a prominent symbol of Elven governance of the city. This statement was seen as extremely outlandish, although most people discounted it as more ramblings from a lunatic. However, with the come of the fall season lightning struck the Eluan tree, and a plague swept through Elven neighborhoods. Dubbed the Elven Flu the vast majority of elves in the city would die. This was seen as a great tragedy for all people in Mar Isylian. Some of the remaining elves in the city blamed Gorb, saying he caused the sickness, some said it was coincidence, but the majority of raccoons recognized Gorb's prophetic sight and named him Oracle of Mar Isylian.



Current Day

Following the major loss of life within the city, a restructure of government was required. The Racconic Order took power, large in part due to Elder Bongo of the Racconic Order. The Racconic Order restructured the old oligarchy into a new one using pre-established Racconic hiearchy and creating new roles. This social structure was confirmed in a legal document called the Elua Isylia which permiates throughout Racconic culture. At the head of this government was the new title of Stumpkeeper, a position appointed by the three Elders of the Racconic Order currently filled by Bongo, an Elder of the Racconic Order. Stumpkeeper, named after the stump of the Eluan tree as a show of respect to the old government in which the tree was a prominent symbol, acts as a chairman for the government. The Stumpkeeper appoints ministers to various industries, organizes and leads meetings, and acts the political figurehead of the city. The ministers act as leaders and organizers of various industrys. They manage the needs of people acting within each industry and organize efforts to expand the citys influence within each industry. Ministers recieve a great deal of respect within the city.