Talmithe (pronounced tall-ME-thay) is a land inhabited by many diverse peoples, who are all ruled by the four Great Houses, elven tribes descended from those cast out of Eita during the Banishment. Life in Talmithe can often be chaotic as the interests and laws of each Great House collides with those of their subject peoples.
Geography, flora, and fauna
History
See also: Banishment
Though the various peoples of Talmithe have their own long histories, they are all tied together by the events that brought the elven ruling class to the region. In the middle to late third millennium, social upheaval caused by Eita's creation of the the aeroliths reached a point of crisis. Those that opposed the aeroliths, who largely based their objections on religious grounds, were forced to leave the old elven kingdom under charges of fomenting unrest. Upon leaving the Cradle these Banished split. One of the largest groups made their way to Talmithe, where they eventually organized themselves into the first Great Houses, but this was not a quick process; it took several generations for the elves to replace their old social structures with the tribal system of the Houses, and several more to fully consolidate their collective control of Talmithe.
Demographics
The people of Talmithe are quite diverse. Humans and half-elves account for much of the population, but they are also joined by lizardfolk, catfolk, grippli, and Bleached Bone gnolls. Despite forming the ruling class, the number of elven inhabitants of Talmithe is relatively low.