The last of the old high [[Elves|elven]] realms, Tir-an-Eýr is an ancient and secluded land built upon an unbending hierarchy. Untold millennia ago, the Winter Queen Aenyeweddien and her daughter the prophetess Diannaethle "birthed through flame and tears" the legendary Oaken Gate: a great wall of sentient magical oak stretching from the Tir Túalaith Mountains to the Gulf of Eýr. This bastion has kept Tir-an-Eýr sealed off from the rest of the Elderwood for centuries, and during the [[Coalescence]] it prevented the realm's destruction. Like the other high [[Elves|elven]] realms of old, Tir-an-Eýr adheres to the Lír-no-triúr, an uncompromising caste system which separates all [[Elves|elves]] into three groups: Fastheoir (Gatherers), Laimeoir (Learners), and Rístheoir (Masters). An [[Elves|elf]]'s caste is determined at birth based on that of their parents and governs nearly all aspects of their life, including how they may dress, how long they may grow their hair, in which *Túath* they may live, who they may love, and even what words of [[Languages|Aentín]] they may speak. Despite its rigidity, the Lír-no-triúr is considered a necessary evil by many An-Eýrans; ever-dwindling resources must be rationed amongst the castes, the populations of which grow smaller with each passing year. As such, much of Tir-an-Eýr has been abandoned and reclaimed by the forest, with most An-Eýrans forced to huddle beneath the boughs of the tree-city of Laháeron. Such is the nature of Tir-an-Eýr: it is a realm in decline still clutching desperately to old traditions that are a prison of their own making. - **Native Language:** [[Languages|Aentín]] | 1d20 | Male Name | 1d20 | Female Name | | ---- | ----------- | ---- | ----------- | | 1 | Cuirealan | 1 | Teàrlaidh | | 2 | Tuathal | 2 | Nilidh | | 3 | Muireach | 3 | Síthmaith | | 4 | Iùrnan | 4 | Áinfean | | 5 | Feidlimid | 5 | Bláthnaid | | 6 | Iarlaithe | 6 | Líadan | | 7 | Mellán | 7 | Siobhan | | 8 | Rígbarddán | 8 | Aoife | | 9 | Daireánach | 9 | Máiréad | | 10 | Ruadhánán | 10 | Síle | | 11 | Conallán | 11 | Fionnghuala | | 12 | Aodhán | 12 | Ríoghnaithe | | 13 | Senach | 13 | Máirghréad | | 14 | Báetán | 14 | Ailisín | | 15 | Ruaidhrí | 15 | Caelionna | | 16 | Dúnlainge | 16 | Bréanainn | | 17 | Fionntánach | 17 | Fionnán | | 18 | Aengusán | 18 | Gráinne | | 19 | Labhraidh | 19 | Lochlaith | | 20 | Neasán | 20 | Aíbinn | > [!quote|no-t] > **A Note on An-Eýran Names** > Traditional An-Eýran names are composed of a first name, followed by the word **an** and then a patronymic or matronymic deriving from the parent of the lowest caste. For example: Mellán an Aodhán, Bláthnaid an Senach, Aoife an Fionntánach. To create a matronymic or patronymic, simply roll on the table twice.