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'''Rathalas''',
==Geography==
Rathalas was a tiered city built on struts up the side of chasm walls. It could be accessed from both plains above and the canyon mouth below the city.{{book ref|sa3|76}}
Rathalas is on the eastern shore of the [[Sea of Spears]], and is near the [[Thanadal princedom|Thanadal]] and [[Kholin princedom]]s.{{map ref|Alethkar}} It is situated close to the spren city of [[Celebrant]] within the [[Shadesmar|Cognitive Realm]].{{map ref|Sea of Lost Lights}} Somewhere to the south-east is the waystop Vedelliar, however it is unknown whether this town is within the Eastern Crownlands or [[Unclaimed Hills]].{{book ref|sa3|71}}
The city resided within a deep chasm that narrows on one end and opens onto the Sea of Spears at the other. The canyon that held the city is at least 150 feet deep and V shaped in nature.{{book ref|sa3|11}} The area above the canyon is flat and rocky and the city was difficult to spot when approached from above. A wall enclosed the opening to the Rift on all sides except the western.{{book ref|sa3|11}}
==Politics==
Prior to the unification of Alethkar, Rathalas is ruled by Brightlord [[Tanalan]].{{book ref|sa3|11}} Nine years after Tanalan is killed, his son (with whom he shares a name) returns to the city leading to the possibility of rebellion in the region.{{book ref|sa3|36}} After eleven years of failed negotiations between King Gavilar Kholin and Tanalan, the city is razed to the ground to set an example and its people and leader slaughtered.
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