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Old 06-20-2023, 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by cd288 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
Yeah but it kind of also works aesthetically that it's next to Nektulos forest. Like their underground city is supposed to be built deep in a dark isolated forest where no one else really is.
Yep, and it makes sense that they'd be there on the outskirts of what is now a desert.

https://www.giantbomb.com/takish-hiz/3035-5197/

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Centuries ago, the Elves lived in a lush forest that existed where what is now the Desert of Ro. The sun god, Solusek Ro, laid waste to the forest by burning it to the ground, which forced the Elves to flee to Faydwer, where they established Felwithe and Kelethin in the Faydark. Remnants of their lost civilization peak out above the sands to this day, but the Wayfarers have discovered a path to a portion of the Elves' capital city of Takish-Hiz that remains somewhat in tact.
https://loreofnorrath.wordpress.com/category/takishhiz/

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Beyond the grand white bridge and the waterway that overlooks the temple of Tunare lies the quiet northern region of the fair Koada’Dal city of Felwithe. Here Felwithe’s magicians, enchanters, and wizards reside, endlessly studying the countless ancient tomes that survived the horrible devastations of their former homeland of Takish’Hiz now ruined at the bottom of a desert grave.
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In ancient days, the city of Takish Hiz nestled in the heart of the Elddar Forest. The elves who inhabited this lush forest are the ancestors of today’s high and wood elves. Adventurers can see the influences of these ancestors throughout the high elf and wood elf cities even now.
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The Fall of Takish-Hiz
In time, fate dealt the Teir’Dal a good hand, for Solusek Ro raised the Serpent Mountains near the elven homeland of the Elddar Forest. The magical city of Takish-Hiz, which many believed impregnable, was half ruined by tremendous earthquakes resulting from massive shifts in the landscape. The moisture cut off by the Serpent Mountains quickly (at least quickly in the eyes of elves and gods) turned the Elddar into a desert.
But if the dark elves were based in The Arena/Lake Rathetear, that would have placed them much closer to the trolls and ogres, giving the evil races more coverage of the southern portion of the map, with the added benefit of separating good/evil player characters in PvP scenarios. Plus, it would have added a city to accompany the Arena's bind location, making the one in NK unnecessary.
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