The Principality of Tana



 Of the Principality of Tâna



 Tâna is a mountain and desert  realm of the Tatyar Windin, situated on the Western slopes of the towering Mountains of the Wind, which slowly fall into the semi-arid foothills to the west and the deserts beyond. The chief settlements are built on highly defensible spots, such as a cliff, a steep  hill or a mountainside, to protect against any and all. Built upon the sides of a precipitous mountain, Tânaliraan, is the princely capital of Tana, and is considered by the Tânim as spiritual and military center of the realm.



Government
Jointly ruled by 4 brothers of Noldoran/Sindarin heritage who came  adventuring from the West in the waning years of the 1 st Age, they have styled  themselves as princes and have created an enduring State of some territorial ambition. They rule over the Tatyar descended tribe of the Windan, for which the brothers found an affinity with its proud, inquisitive people. The court, with its sprinkling of High Elves from the West, has brought in some influences of the Noldor and Sindar into this far land.

   The princely brothers names are as follows: Halhir (hidden lord), Handhir (intelligent lord), Húrhir (strong-hearted lord), and Aeghir (mountain lord).

Culture
The ways of war are studied and cultivated. Sophisticated textiles are  woven and worn by its citizens. Grains are grown in the Western foothills and pit fruits are cultivated in terraced orchards around the mountain towns. Many of the Western Tânim have a semi-nomadic culture, based on herding and hunting. Fierce warriors who have adopted the horse-riding habits of the Palisor Easterlings, they have extended Tanim influence far into the deserts and steppes of the West. They have adapted well to their arid environment, even in the ferocious desolation of the Mirror of Fire, the largest desert outside Harad.



Trade and Relations They have indirect contact with the Southerly Dwarven houses of the Orocarni, trading gems and precious metals from the Mountains of the Windand finely woven textiles, receiving in kind, armour and fabulous Dwarven-wrought weapons. Although there is some trade with the Easterling peoples of their region,relations are often difficult and Tâna has often expanded their realm at their expense.



Population and Military
The cyclopean stone-built capital of Tânaliraan has a population of 12,000. Several other towns as large as 7,500 people are also to be found in the realm and many smaller villages. The estimated total population of Tâna is almost 250,000 Tânim.

Tâna in time of war (which is often) can muster an army of over 35,000, including 15,000 bowmen, a cavalry – both lancers and horse archers – of 15,000, and 5,000 scale-armored, axe-bearing infantry. The heavy infantry and an elite armored cavalry constitute a standing army of nearly 10,000.

 Map of Tâna