Tinab

Population: 48,000

Area: 87 square km

The city of shifting sands, Tinab stands bright and proud upon the mouth of the river Ness connecting it to the sea. First founded by a group of scholars lead to this area by the Philosopher shortly after the Great Cataclysm, Tinab stands as an intellectual paradise of free thought and creation. With the Great Library of Tinab fueling this cause as a claimed repository of all knowledge in Kolse. It's said that whosoever climbs to the top of the central library tower shall attain ultimate understanding of the universe and sit beside the Philosopher himself.

The surrounding landscape of Tinab is that of a hellish desert. While the open sea is to its East, the horizon to its North, South, and West is just as ever-flowing as the ocean, as the sands rise and fall changing the landscape seemingly overnight. It's said that the sands change in response to the Philosopher's whim.

While there is no directly elected system of governance within the city all rights of government are enacted by a council of elders who have climbed the ranks within the Sophostic guild. These individuals serve a life term as officials to represent the concerns of the Sophostic guild which the city has been molded to be a vassal of. All the wealth and productivity of the city goes to the library. Much the same as Linngal does for the church.