Teirm
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| Teirm | |
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| General | |
| Major Species | Human |
| Location | West |
| Terrain | Coastland |
| Climate | Temperate |
| Main Industry | Trade, shipping |
| Political | |
| Capital | N/A |
| Government | The Empire |
| Head of State | Galbatorix, Lord Risthart |
Teirm was the Empire's primary port city. It was located in western Alagaësia, south of the Spine.
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[edit] Description
Teirm was encircled by a white wall a hundred feet tall and thirty feet thick. There were two main gates: one on the western side of the city, facing the sea, the other on the southern side, opening to the road. In the northeast sector of the city was a towering citadel, which housed the lighthouse. The city's buildings grew progressively taller from the outside in; the tallest building were near the citadel. As explained by Brom, the city was laid out in such a way that pirate attacks could be easily repelled. It is also stated by Jeod that the layout of the city also makes it easy for thieves to run along the rooftops. This measure was only added after Tierm was nigh on destroyed by one such attack. Jeod describes Terim as a "small ocean town" which is pretty when it's not raining.
[edit] Location
Terim was built on the eastern coast of Alagaesia. The only acessable way to Terim by foot was by a pass near the Spine, through which the Toark River flowed and rested Woadark Lake.
[edit] History
Terim had previously been burned to the ground by pirate attacks. After the attacks subsided, the government decided to build Teirm in a tiered formation. Teirm also had a long history of being attacked by Urgals.
[edit] Role
Brom and Eragon traveled to Teirm while hunting for the Ra'zac, hoping to find documentation of the sale of Seithr oil in Teirm's record rooms. It was also the home of Angela, the herbalist who read Eragon's fortune and Solembum the werecat. Later, Roran and the villagers from Carvahall came to Teirm seeking passage on a ship to Surda. They stole the Dragon Wing with the help of Jeod and other merchants who supported the Varden.
