Teirm
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Teirm is a fictional city in Christopher Paolini's Inheritance Trilogy. It is located in Paolini's fantasy world, Alagaesia. Teirm is the Empire's main port city and is located on the coast, west of The Spine.
[edit] Design
The tallest buildings in the city are located in the northeast section of the city, situated against the gigantic citadel. The buildings become continually smaller, the smallest houses being set against the large white wall surrounding the city.
The strategy behind this planning is if the outer areas of the city were breached, archers could stand on the roofs of the houses and shoot down their targets. Those on the taller buildings would not have to worry about accidentally shooting their allies due to the decreasing size of the buildings.
Teirm has two gates - one facing the sea to the west, and one opening sout towards the land.
[edit] Role in the Inheritance Trilogy
In Eragon, Teirm is the home of Jeod, an old friend of Brom's who aided Brom and Eragon by helping them locate records for shipments of Seithr oil used by the Ra'zac. While he is there, Eragon met the herbalist and fortuneteller Angela and had his fortune told.Angela also owns a werecat named Solembum.Solembum is only known to have talked to 4 people Angela,Eragon,a blind beggar and a woman called Selena.Mysteriously,Selena is also the name of Eragon and Murtagh's mother.
In Eldest, Roran and the villagers of Carvahall sought out a ship there in order to gain passage to the Varden after Carvahall was attacked and left in ruins by the Ra'zac. the ship was called a Dragon Wing and was noted for being the flagship of Galbatorix's navy before the merchatns at Teirm stole it and gave it to the villagers in order to assist their escape.
| Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance Trilogy | |
|---|---|
| Books | Eragon | Eldest | Book 3 |
| Films | Eragon |
| Games | Eragon |
| Main Characters | Eragon | Brom | Arya | Galbatorix | Murtagh | Roran | Durza | Ajihad | Nasuada | Angela | Saphira | Oromis | more... |
| Places | Alagaësia | Beor Mountains | Ellesméra | Farthen Dûr | Teirm | Inheritance Trilogy locations | more... |
| Events | Blood-Oath Celebration | Battle of the Burning Plains | Battle for Carvahall | Battle under Farthen Dûr | Dagshelgr Invocation | The Fall |
