Taydo

The peaceful Island commune of Taydo is a paradise for the senses. Tropical fruits and flowers abound. The inhabitants of the island are monks who concentrate on viewing through a secretive process, the history of the world. The Council of the Wise dictates involvement in the form of information or forecastings drawn from thier meditations. Most of the people of Kay Seif view the monks and thier ways as hokey. Many do hold that restorative relaxation can be obtained through the practice of some of the basic meditative excersizes.

The island is located through both the equator and prime meridian of this facet of the cube. The only way to travel to Taydo in three dimensions is by ocean or by flight. The monks express a desire to stay out of issues dealing with war and spend thier free time blessing tea as its freighter docks in the monastaries port.

The monks enjoy group activities and word games. They can often be seen playing a dice game where the person rolling must make thier very next phrase the number of syllables equal to the value of the dice. For at least two hours a day, morks sit quietly and close thier eyes. They hold this trance for various lengths of time depending on thier desired experience.

Emperor Bedlan would never dream of threatning or attacking the monks of Taydo. Imperial trade ships are welcome as are members of the royal family. Otherwise any military vessel without need of medical aid or supplies is denied entry to the safe cove. It is a huge inconvenience for Imperial Warships and thier crews to need to stay at sea for longer than they'd like. The captians endure this edict because the Emperor insists on showing good faith to the monks of Taydo.

A few nobles have studied the mental gymnastics of this other awareness. They often attempt to use the connection to gain advantage in campaigns of all sorts. Sometimes they are quite wrong in thier estimation of what will come to pass. The ones who accurately demonstrate extra sensory preception are offered extensive schooling at the Pearl Academy in the Glass Citadel. Not one attending student has ever sought the Pearl Academy. The academy has able scouts all about the empire looking for potentials.