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Imarel Travel Guide - by T.A. Saunders ©2010 v1.2

Farwind Minu

The city of Minu was founded not long after the Exodus of the Quar'Vess by several Quar'Vess that had no desire to follow the aspirations of sorcery, feeling that Magic itself was responsible for the Asyndi's fall from grace and the lust of power it brings. The founders of Minu sought a different path to Enlightenment, a spiritual one.

Minu is home to many faithful to the Old Gods and their ways, with a grand church dedicated to Zorah and Kaal in the middle of the city itself. The Knighthood of the Sun (the paladins of Kaal) centers its order here in Minu. This city is considered the center of religious faith, at least to those Quar'Vess who hold reverence to the Old Gods and unlike Asyndi nearly everywhere else on Imarel, actually frown upon the use of sorcery in their everyday lives. Magic used out of need is one thing, magic used in what is considered vulgar decadence is indeed another in the eyes of the average Minuian.

Because of the general open-mindedness of the Kingdom's government, Minu has not sought to secede from the Kingdom itself, though they are very vocal about matters involving the encroachment of sorcerous ways brought to Minu, every time the Council attempts to improve the quality of life there somehow, through magic. As such, most of Minu has a more rustic feel to it, with everything from buildings to furnishings to the irrigation system being all both hand-crafted and incredibly well-constructed. These Quar'Vess ply their minds to faith and trade, rather through the pathways of sorcery.

Minu is best known for its tea, which has ironically enough a strange property that revitalizes expended Mana at an accelerated rate. The Minuians who brew this tea claim it is a blessing of Zorah that manifests through the tea, to the drinker. While their sorcerous colleagues in Farwind have not been able to prove this, most everybody finds it most flavorful and effective at revitalizing a weary spell-caster.