Murraseth

Murraseth

(Nation)

Capital

Murraseth

Government

Council of Elect

Demonym

Catfolk

Languages

Amurrun

Source: Inner Sea Races, pg(s). 167 (1E)
Legacy of the Lost God, pg(s). 67–70 (2E)

Murraseth

(City)

Nation

Murraseth

Region

Southern Garund

Demographics

Catfolk

Government

Council of Elect

Ruler

Kassiel of the Five Trials

Source: Inner Sea Races, pg(s). 167 (1E)
Legacy of the Lost God, pg(s). 67–70 (2E)

Murraseth is a city-state of catfolk, an ancestry known locally amurruns, located in southern Garund.✝ Murraseth is the largest catfolk settlement on Golarion, and the feline humanoids believe it to be built upon their ancestral homeland.

Geography

The city-state is located near the city of Anuli.✝ The city is protected by a large timber bulwark wall around the outside, and its interior is composed of ancient stone architecture.

Government

Murraseth is closely but informally allied with three other catfolk city-states, Frowiseth, Eserowaan, and Ulemsaleth. These four cities have been allied for long enough so that most outsiders mistake them for a single nation with Murraseth as its capital. However, these cities are formally independent and each ruled by its own Council of Elect.

History

Murraseth is built atop the site of an ancient catfolk nation that collapsed due to unknown causes long before Earthfall, the name and history of which have been removed from all records. Many of the fallen nation's amurruns left Garund for the Valashmai Jungle afterwards. The catfolk returned to Garund during the Age of Darkness, resettled the ancient nation's territory, and established Murraseth under the rule of sister-queens.

During the Age of Enthronement, the catfolk of Murraseth allied themselves with the Shory Empire and derhii to combat demons and the Spawn of Rovagug. Murraseth underwent a period of instability at this point, during which the sister-queens abdicated in response to popular anger at their detachment from common needs. Multiple experimental governments rose and fell during this time, leading to signficant numbers emigrating to Arcadia and Iobaria, before eventually culminating in the formation of the Council of Elect.

Culture

Guilds dominate the society of Murraseth, with the Circle of Lifeshapers among the most notable. Murraseth is also home to Houses of Names, unique labyrinthian structures that function as live-in galleries for artists and storytellers who recount the greatest stories, discoveries, and triumphs of catfolk.

Inhabitants

Murraseth is considered the cultural center of amurruns and is home to their largest population. Of its amurrun ethnicities, Sethurrils are the most populous, and many amurruns consider Sethurril culture to be synonymous with amurrun culture as a whole. This includes Sethurrils' widespread worship of Desna.

The population of Murraseth is secretive and does not welcome visitors to the nation. Rumors tell of great hidden dangers in Murraseth's heart, but the city's residents often avoid talking about these rumors and insist that their people can protect their nation from any danger. However, they guard one secret more carefully than all others, an unknown detail that is purportedly the reason for Murraseth's isolationist habits. This secret is so well kept that most catfolk in Murraseth are not aware of its existence.

References

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