tenertia ; the city of vines
tenertia is the mirea in mireaerim. it is a realm of darkness. there is no sunlight, the only source of light is the glowing fauna and flora and the charmed lanterns in the city. the lanterns are made with leaves from the forest and they produce artificial heat and light. the forest is very dangerous because it is cold, dark, and mischevious. the city of tenertia is surround by a wall of vines that reach throughout the streets and cover buildings. the vines protect everyone inside the city from the forest, and the creatures and plants in the forest from the lights in the city. without a source of immortality, the tenertians are very familiar with Death. they honor and celebrate it, and much of their magic involves interacting with spirits and necromantic divination. Preserving life is of course important, but allowing Death its course is more so. When wounds or illness are severe enough, the "wind cools" and priorities will shift to comfort of the living body and the soul. while tenertia is not governed by any one group or person, there are known powerful mages who can be called upon is unrest occurs or there is a problem with the city's charms. just as lumrish people do not understand the importance of death in tenertia, tenertians scorn the "obsession" with life and health in lumris.