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{{Neath_Location|image1 = Ziggurat.png|caption1 = | {{Major spoiler}}{{Neath_Location|image1 = Ziggurat.png|caption1 = |location = [[The Unterzee]]|allegiance = Independent|notable_inhabitants = The Ebullient Undertaker}}<blockquote>''"We have sewers now. Sewers! No one's building them in Venderbight."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/All_Things_Must_End|All Things Must End|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>'''Tanah-Chook''' is a [[The Tomb-Colonies|tomb-colony]] located on an island near Venderbight.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/All_Things_Must_End|All Things Must End|Fallen London|}}</ref> Founded by Third City tomb-colonists unhappy with the state of Venderbight,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/All_Things_Must_End|All Things Must End|Fallen London|}}''"It is a small republic, formed after a group of colonists rebelled against Venderbight."''</ref> this sandstone city is centered around a vast ziggurat that serves as the seat of its leader, but the rest of it is small and really not a tourist attraction. Its only contact with London is via irregular postal exchange, so most on the mainland have not heard of it at all.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/All_Things_Must_End|All Things Must End|Fallen London|}}''"The current captain is neither postman, nor tomb-colonist. Occasionally, he'll succumb to loneliness and accept passengers."''</ref> | ||
Tanah-Chook has few landmarks. Its main marketplace is surprisingly tranquil, and any attempts at theft are borne from boredom rather than greed.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/All_Things_Must_End|All Things Must End|Fallen London|}}''"It is entirely unlike the markets of Spite."''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/All_Things_Must_End|All Things Must End|Fallen London|}}''"The Defender of the Republic who takes him from your custody does not detain the thief."''</ref> The local tomb-colonists preserve their physical vigor at the '''House of Exertion''', through activities like dance and dueling - both of which are approached with the same level of competition and rivalry.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/All_Things_Must_End|All Things Must End|Fallen London|}}''"These colonists treat their partners as opponents."''</ref> When not such engaged, they can be found keeping their minds busy at the '''Great Library''', a repository of centuries worth of literature. The Library also hosts events like public chess tournaments and concerts, and features a cafe.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/All_Things_Must_End|All Things Must End|Fallen London|}}''"The people of Tanah-Chook have had many centuries to accumulate knowledge."''</ref> | |||
Tanah-Chook has few landmarks. Its main marketplace is surprisingly tranquil, and any attempts at theft are | |||
[[File:Undertaker.png|thumb|right|The Ebullient Undertaker]] | [[File:Undertaker.png|thumb|right|The Ebullient Undertaker]] | ||
As the newborn colony began to require proper management, its founders "disappeared," leaving their position to '''the Ebullient Undertaker.'''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/All_Things_Must_End| | As the newborn colony began to require proper management, its founders "disappeared," leaving their position to '''the Ebullient Undertaker.'''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/All_Things_Must_End|All Things Must End|Fallen London|}}''"'I went from fresh recruit to leader in three days – I had to, as our old leaders just disappeared.'"''</ref> She set up democratic groundwork by allowing three main ways for tomb-colonists to let their weary souls pass on. Either they could ascend to the [[Surface]] to see [[Judgements|the Sun]] one last time, move to the Grand Sanatorium in Venderbight as a hospice of sorts, or follow a practice that Tanah-Chook's founders had invented: '''Emergence,''' in which a tomb-colonist at the end of their elongated lifespan incubates a frost-moth that eventually bursts from their chest. The Undertaker also proclaimed universal voting rights, for both living and dead. This also includes the ''permanent'' dead.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/All_Things_Must_End|All Things Must End|Fallen London|}}''"'All citizens of Tanah-Chook have a say: the living and the dead.'"''</ref> | ||
All who have chosen their permanent end find themselves on the [[Death|far shore]], a place of (presumably) no return<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/All_Things_Must_End| | All who have chosen their permanent end find themselves on the [[Death|far shore]], a place of (presumably) no return.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/All_Things_Must_End|All Things Must End|Fallen London|}}''"'It is possible to communicate with the dead. Possible, but slow.'"''</ref> But even in this state, citizens of Tanah-Chook are still expected to participate in the city's political life. This might be accomplished through such means as memorizing pages of reports to update fellow denizens,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/All_Things_Must_End|All Things Must End|Fallen London|}}''"'I send messages with those tomb-colonists who seek the Surface.'"''</ref> whispering to the dying at the Sanatorium,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/All_Things_Must_End|All Things Must End|Fallen London|}}''"'The wretches are so close to the far country they can hear it.'"''</ref> or sending a message in writing on a frost-moth's wings, as these regularly migrate between the Neath and the far shore.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/All_Things_Must_End|All Things Must End|Fallen London|}}''"'Frost-Moths migrate to the far country, although their cycle is unpredictable and can take decades.'"''</ref> | ||
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"We have sewers now. Sewers! No one's building them in Venderbight."[1]
Tanah-Chook is a tomb-colony located on an island near Venderbight.[2] Founded by Third City tomb-colonists unhappy with the state of Venderbight,[3] this sandstone city is centered around a vast ziggurat that serves as the seat of its leader, but the rest of it is small and really not a tourist attraction. Its only contact with London is via irregular postal exchange, so most on the mainland have not heard of it at all.[4]
Tanah-Chook has few landmarks. Its main marketplace is surprisingly tranquil, and any attempts at theft are borne from boredom rather than greed.[5][6] The local tomb-colonists preserve their physical vigor at the House of Exertion, through activities like dance and dueling - both of which are approached with the same level of competition and rivalry.[7] When not such engaged, they can be found keeping their minds busy at the Great Library, a repository of centuries worth of literature. The Library also hosts events like public chess tournaments and concerts, and features a cafe.[8]
As the newborn colony began to require proper management, its founders "disappeared," leaving their position to the Ebullient Undertaker.[9] She set up democratic groundwork by allowing three main ways for tomb-colonists to let their weary souls pass on. Either they could ascend to the Surface to see the Sun one last time, move to the Grand Sanatorium in Venderbight as a hospice of sorts, or follow a practice that Tanah-Chook's founders had invented: Emergence, in which a tomb-colonist at the end of their elongated lifespan incubates a frost-moth that eventually bursts from their chest. The Undertaker also proclaimed universal voting rights, for both living and dead. This also includes the permanent dead.[10]
All who have chosen their permanent end find themselves on the far shore, a place of (presumably) no return.[11] But even in this state, citizens of Tanah-Chook are still expected to participate in the city's political life. This might be accomplished through such means as memorizing pages of reports to update fellow denizens,[12] whispering to the dying at the Sanatorium,[13] or sending a message in writing on a frost-moth's wings, as these regularly migrate between the Neath and the far shore.[14]
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