Zaldi Taipa
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| Province: Ilithi |
| Currency: Dokora |
| Population: 7,000 |
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| Alternate Names: Zaldi Taipa |
| Dominant Race/Guild: Wind Elves |
| Governing Individuals: The Indar Taipen (Strength of the Clan) and Carwu Taipen (Heart of the Clan) |
| Guild Halls: none |
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Overview
The Horse Clan, also known as Zaldi Taipa in the Elven language, is a clan of nomadic Elves known as the Wind Elves, and also sometimes as "Catwalkers," because they can walk so quietly. They are often tall and slender, with tanned skin, and are known for being fierce in battle but kind, quiet, and sensible when not in battle. The Wind Elves make a point to always treat their animals well, and they breed a special breed of horse called Akhaal. They tend to dress in felts or deerskin, and they tend to use natural items such as bones and feathers for ornamentation. They live in tents, known as chadirs, which are often made of felt, and they sleep on floormats. The Elves of the Horse Clan are also known for the fine cashmere they make from the hair of their goats.
Government, History, and Background
Government Type
Ruled by the chieftan, called the Indar Taipen (Strength of the Clan) and co-led by the Carwu Taipen (Heart of the Clan). The Indar Taipen and Carwu Taipen are often brother and sister, according to one book, but are sometimes husband and wife instead. They are the only governing body to whom the Wind Elves will answer.
Prominent Beings
Horse Clan is home to the Sulde Taala.
History
The Horse Clan, according to legend, came to be when the Sulde Taala blessed two Elven twin babies. A vain and lustful Elf named Inicarwu had previously impregnated the daughter of his clan's chief but did not wish to be her mate or help raise the children. His clan council tried to force him to take responsibility for impregnating her, but he refused and instead fled his clan. As he ran, he encountered and shot the Sulde Taala with his bow. However, as he was about to kill her, she transformed into a beautiful woman and told him he could have whatever he wanted if he would spare her life. Inicarwu told the Sulde Taala that he wished to have sexual relations with her human form. Because of his obligation to the chieftan's pregnant daughter, the Sulde Taala told Inicarwu that she would sleep with him only if he brought her the hearts of the chieftan's daughter and the twins with whom she was pregnant, since it would not be right for Inicarwu to bed another woman while still obligated to the chieftan's daugther. Inicarwu agreed and, after his twin son and daughter were born, he tried to take them before the Sulde Taala and murder them before her. However, the chieftan's daughter had followed him in secret and, upon seeing him threaten her children, she lept from hiding and gouged out his eyes. During the scuffle, Inicarwu stabbed the chieftan's daughter in the stomach. Enraged that Inicarwu would seriously consider harming his mate and children, the Sulde Taala, in her horse form, trampled him and exploded his heart. In her grief for the passing of the chieftain's daughter, the Sulde Taala cast a spell upon the twin babies that caused them to instantly become older so that they could say goodbye to their dying mother. The female twin then rode upon the Sulde Taala, her brother walking beside them, the two existing as the first Wind Elves.
Locations About Town
Landmarks
There is an altar towards the south of the area, as well as the chieftan's chadir. Inside the chieftan's chadir is a wolfhound and a crate of Horse Clan uniforms, but there are no people inside.
Unique Shops and Services
- Alemoshar's Face Painting (he walks around the clan and you must ask him about paint)
Shops
- Anaylisse's Felterie
- Ela's Equine Supplies
- Falconer's Chadir
- Horsebroker Pen
- Jahtinit's Corner
- Yasnah's Cashmere
- Zaldi Taipa Bowyer
- Zaldi Taipa Potter
Food and Drink
Prominent Hangouts
None. Players seem to visit the Clan rarely.
Important Activities
Favors
Task Givers
Quests
Creatures
- None within the Horse Clan, but there is hunting in the surrounding area