Tsuiraku

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Tsuiraku is a nation dominated by mages. Its capital is the floating city of Tsuirakushiti. It seems to currently be the most powerful of the human nations, eclipsing Veracia in power and influence. Huge warp gate complexes in foreign nations are protected by large contingents of Tsuirakuan soldiers. Tsuirakuan armies made off with lots of Veracian books pillaged from the decaying empire's vaults and libraries following Tsuiraku's victory in the Mage/Priest Wars, and Tsuiraku has replaced Veracia as the primary influence in Farrel.

Any similarities with Japan should not be taken seriously.

History

Tsuiraku emerged from a long period of cloaked isolation following Veracia's abortive attempt to topple the barrier the elves had between their remaining territory and the outside world.

Culture

The use of magic permeates all aspects of Tsuirakuan society. Spells are used for cosmetic surgury, contraception, library indexes, and numerous other seemingly mundane uses. The combined effect of this gives Tsuiraku a standard of living roughly equivalent to the modern First World, albeit through a vastly different route. This modernity is reflected in Tsuirakuan culture, as Tsuiraku has a culture with strong similarities to 21st century Japan and the West of our own world, down to phenomenon such as school shootings, terrorism, and yaoi.

As for Tsuirakushiti, "shiti" is the Japanese pronunciation for "city", although this type of romanization is rare and the single character "shi" is more common. "Tsuiraku", on the other hand means "crash" (falling type) as in "crash and burn". ~ KirimaNagi