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''For canon information on the planet Vulcan and its system, please refer to the [[ma:Vulcan_%28planet%29|Memory Alpha]] article.''
'''Na'nam''', like its sister continent of Han-shir, is divided into provinces: [[Vulcan (planet): The Provinces of Na'nam#Gol|Gol]], [[Vulcan (planet): The Provinces of Na'nam#Khomi|Khomi]], [[Vulcan (planet): The Provinces of Na'nam#Kir|Kir]], [[Vulcan (planet): The Provinces of Na'nam#Raal|Raal]], [[Vulcan (planet): The Provinces of Na'nam#Xial|Xial]], [[Vulcan (planet): The Provinces of Na'nam#Shi'al|Shi'al]], and [[Vulcan (planet): The Provinces of Na'nam#Tat'sahr|Tat'sahr]]. Long ago, in the Age of Antiquity before the Awakening, these were independent kingdoms ruled by warlords. These tyrants spent much of their time battling over their boundaries, occasionally assisted by the mindlords of psionic monasteries or research communities. The warlords and mindlords often possessed deadly mental powers and energy weapons that amplified them. These political divisions have continued on in a somewhat more aggregated form throughout history, though today the provincial designations are primarily administrative in nature, governing matters like the voting for Vulcan Council seats, the distribution of emergency services to disaster areas, or the allocation of placements into the [[ShirKahr#Vulcan Science Academy|Vulcan Science Academy]] or - in the unlikely event of war - Vulcan's national militia.
 
=Introduction=
Na'nam, like its sister continent of Han-shir, is divided into provinces: [[Vulcan (planet): The Provinces of Na'nam#Gol|Gol]], [[Vulcan (planet): The Provinces of Na'nam#Khomi|Khomi]], [[Vulcan (planet): The Provinces of Na'nam#Kir|Kir]], [[Vulcan (planet): The Provinces of Na'nam#Raal|Raal]], [[Vulcan (planet): The Provinces of Na'nam#Xial|Xial]], [[Vulcan (planet): The Provinces of Na'nam#Shi'al|Shi'al]], and [[Vulcan (planet): The Provinces of Na'nam#Tat'sahr|Tat'sahr]]. Long ago, in the Age of Antiquity before the Awakening, these were independent kingdoms ruled by warlords. These tyrants spent much of their time battling over their boundaries, occasionally assisted by the mindlords of psionic monasteries or research communities. The warlords and mindlords often possessed deadly mental powers and energy weapons that amplified them. These political divisions have continued on in a somewhat more aggregated form throughout history, though today the provincial designations are primarily administrative in nature, governing matters like the voting for Vulcan Council seats, the distribution of emergency services to disaster areas, or the allocation of placements into the [[ShirKahr#Vulcan Science Academy|Vulcan Science Academy]] or - in the unlikely event of war - Vulcan's national militia.


=Gol=
=Gol=
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=Xial=
=Xial=
Xial is the only completely land-locked province in Na'nam, and consists primarily of equatorial desert. Despite this fact, and because of its strategic location between the great cities of Vulcana Regar and [[ShirKahr]], extensive solar-powered hydroponic farming complexes dot the flat, rolling landscape. This, ironically, makes Xial famous as the "breadbasket of Vulcan." Under the Vulcan night, farmers load freshly harvested fruits, grains, and vegetable on hundreds of gravbarges for shipment to the two cities and beyond. The constant trail of flashing lights passing across the desert night sky is vividly etched in the memory of any Xial native, though not all remember it fondly.
Xial is the only completely land-locked province in Na'nam, and consists primarily of equatorial desert. Despite this fact, and because of its strategic location between the great cities of [[Vulcan (planet): The Provinces of Na'nam#Vulcana Regar|Vulcana Regar]] and [[ShirKahr]], extensive solar-powered hydroponic farming complexes dot the flat, rolling landscape. This, ironically, makes Xial famous as the "breadbasket of Vulcan." Under the Vulcan night, farmers load freshly harvested fruits, grains, and vegetable on hundreds of gravbarges for shipment to the two cities and beyond. The constant trail of flashing lights passing across the desert night sky is vividly etched in the memory of any Xial native, though not all remember it fondly.


Although the headquarters of the Vulcan Subministry of Agriculture is located in Chi-ree, a quiet town of about 80,000 (15,000 of whom work or study at the Subministry) in north-central Xial, there is generally little reason for offworld visitors to Vulcan to enter the province. Conversely, Xial plays a key role in the lives of native Vulcans who follow the traditional rituals, for Mount Seleya, the holiest site on Vulcan, lies in the southeast corner of the province.
Although the headquarters of the Vulcan Subministry of Agriculture is located in Chi-ree, a quiet town of about 80,000 (15,000 of whom work or study at the Subministry) in north-central Xial, there is generally little reason for offworld visitors to Vulcan to enter the province. Conversely, Xial plays a key role in the lives of native Vulcans who follow the traditional rituals, for [[Vulcan (planet): The Provinces of Na'nam#Mount Seleya|Mount Seleya]], the holiest site on Vulcan, lies in the southeast corner of the province.


==Places and Persons of Note in Xial==
==Places and Persons of Note in Xial==
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On a planet rife with hundreds of monasteries, temples, shrines, and ruins to the many sets and even gods which have held sway upon various regions of Vulcan, no place of worship is more important to the modern Vulcan way of like than Mount Seleya. The 7,000 meter peak is kilometers from any other settlement, surrounded to the north and west by a range of hills that eventually turns west and becomes the Mountains of Gol.
On a planet rife with hundreds of monasteries, temples, shrines, and ruins to the many sets and even gods which have held sway upon various regions of Vulcan, no place of worship is more important to the modern Vulcan way of like than Mount Seleya. The 7,000 meter peak is kilometers from any other settlement, surrounded to the north and west by a range of hills that eventually turns west and becomes the Mountains of Gol.


Mount Seleya's only contact with civilization is a small shuttleport landing strip several kilometers to the east. Pilgrims can approach the mountain's base only from this direction, across a sandy plain which narrows gradually as you progress, ending at a narrow bridge without railings over a yawning chasm seemingly torn from the earth by a giant hand - as legend holds it was in the famous Battle of Seleya, when the tyrant '''Sulen''' laid seige to capture the daughter of his rival '''T'Vhet''' of [[ShirKahr]]. Everywhere you look, the mountain gives evidence of its fortress heritage, even though since the [[ma:Time_of_Awakening|Time of Awakening]] it has been the chief temple of disciplines of peace set down by [[ma:Surak|Surak]].
Mount Seleya's only contact with civilization is a small shuttleport landing strip several kilometers to the east. Pilgrims can approach the mountain's base only from this direction, across a sandy plain which narrows gradually as you progress, ending at a narrow bridge without railings over a yawning chasm seemingly torn from the earth by a giant hand - as legend holds it was in the famous Battle of Seleya, when the tyrant Sulen laid seige to capture the daughter of his rival T'Vhet of [[ShirKahr]]. Everywhere you look, the mountain gives evidence of its fortress heritage, even though since the [[ma:Time_of_Awakening|Time of Awakening]] it has been the chief temple of disciplines of peace set down by [[ma:Surak|Surak]].


The temple complex at the summit of Mount Seleya stands at the top of a winding staircase containing well over a thousand steps. The thick stone walls and battlements offer further testament to its heritage of violence, though the balustrades now serve as balconies for the mediations of the adepts. The most powerful High Priestess of the Temple was '''[[ma:T%27Pau|T'Pau]]''', an imperious matron who virtually ruled mid-23rd-century Vulcan through her coldly logical mind, prodigious intellect, and vast personal magnetism. She turned down election to the Federation Council, preferring to remain on Vulcan and on Mount Seleya. She was succeeded upon her death in 2279 by [[ma:T%27Lar|T'Lar]] of Gol, the former First Adept.
The temple complex at the summit of Mount Seleya stands at the top of a winding staircase containing well over a thousand steps. The thick stone walls and battlements offer further testament to its heritage of violence, though the balustrades now serve as balconies for the mediations of the adepts. The most powerful High Priestess of the Temple was '''[[ma:T%27Pau|T'Pau]]''', an imperious matron who virtually ruled mid-23rd-century Vulcan through her coldly logical mind, prodigious intellect, and vast personal magnetism. She turned down election to the Federation Council, preferring to remain on Vulcan and on Mount Seleya. She was succeeded upon her death in 2279 by [[ma:T%27Lar|T'Lar]] of Gol, the former First Adept.
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''For canon information on T'Lar, please see the [[ma:T%27Lar|Memory Alpha]] article.''
''For canon information on T'Lar, please see the [[ma:T%27Lar|Memory Alpha]] article.''


The current High Priestess of the Temple at Mount Seleya is a tall and slender silver-haired woman whose stately beauty has remained and perhaps even intensified as she has aged. Now in her 170's, she shows no signs of ill health, nor any intention of slowing down and naming a First Adept as her eventual successor.
The current High Priestess of the Temple at [[Vulcan (planet): The Provinces of Na'nam#Mount Seleya|Mount Seleya]] is a tall and slender silver-haired woman whose stately beauty has remained and perhaps even intensified as she has aged. Now in her 170's, she shows no signs of ill health, nor any intention of slowing down and naming a First Adept as her eventual successor.


Ner original training was that of a Vulcan healer, and her skills with mind-melding techniques are unparalleled. She then spent years at the monastery of ''Kolinahru'', further harnessing her mental powers of insight, before being called to Mount Seleya by [[ma:T%27Pau|T'Pau]] to serve as First Adept. It was she who successfully completed the ancient historical ceremony of ''[[ma:Fal-tor-pan|fal-tor-pan]]'', restoring [[ma:Spock|Spock's]] ''[[ma:Katra|katra]]'' into the physical vessel created by the [[ma:Genesis_Planet|Genesis planet]].
Ner original training was that of a Vulcan healer, and her skills with mind-melding techniques are unparalleled. She then spent years at the [[Vulcan (planet): The Provinces of Na'nam#Kolinahru Monastery|monastery of ''Kolinahru'']], further harnessing her mental powers of insight, before being called to [[Vulcan (planet): The Provinces of Na'nam#Mount Seleya|Mount Seleya]] by [[ma:T%27Pau|T'Pau]] to serve as First Adept. It was she who successfully completed the ancient historical ceremony of ''[[ma:Fal-tor-pan|fal-tor-pan]]'', restoring [[ma:Spock|Spock's]] ''[[ma:Katra|katra]]'' into the physical vessel created by the [[ma:Genesis_Planet|Genesis planet]].


[[ma:T%27Lar|T'Lar]] regularly consults with the medical school of the [[ShirKhar#Vulcan Science Academy|Vulcan Science Academy]] on difficult cases of mental illness, and on the rehabilitation of those who have been institutionalized for violent thought-forms. Her current patients include [[ma:T%27Paal_%28isolationist%29|Tallera]], the '''[[ma:Vulcan_Isolationist_Movement|VIM]]''' agent who successfully engineered the recovery of the [[ma:Stone_of_Gol|Stone of Gol]] to bring about the return of the awesome powers of the mindlords.
[[ma:T%27Lar|T'Lar]] regularly consults with the medical school of the [[ShirKahr#Vulcan Science Academy|Vulcan Science Academy]] on difficult cases of mental illness, and on the rehabilitation of those who have been institutionalized for violent thought-forms. Her current patients include [[ma:T%27Paal_%28isolationist%29|Tallera]], the '''[[ma:Vulcan_Isolationist_Movement|VIM]]''' agent who successfully engineered the recovery of the [[ma:Stone_of_Gol|Stone of Gol]] to bring about the return of the awesome powers of the mindlords.


Whereas [[ma:T%27Pau|T'Pau]] was recognized galaxywide as a voice to be reckoned with in Vulcan's intersetellar affairs, [[ma:T%27Lar|T'Lar]] does not occupy nearly as high a public profile. Her influence behind the scenes is quite substantial, however, as she is spiritual advisor to the leaders of many Great Houses. In conversation, [[ma:T%27Lar|T'Lar]] speaks frankly and without hesitation about her objectives with no pretense of diplomacy, perhaps a byproducts of her years among the emotionless monks of ''Kolinahru''; nonetheless, her decisions often seem tinged with a deep sense of compassion for others, both Vulcan and non-Vulcan.
Whereas [[ma:T%27Pau|T'Pau]] was recognized galaxywide as a voice to be reckoned with in Vulcan's intersetellar affairs, [[ma:T%27Lar|T'Lar]] does not occupy nearly as high a public profile. Her influence behind the scenes is quite substantial, however, as she is spiritual advisor to the leaders of many Great Houses. In conversation, [[ma:T%27Lar|T'Lar]] speaks frankly and without hesitation about her objectives with no pretense of diplomacy, perhaps a byproducts of her years among the emotionless monks of ''Kolinahru''; nonetheless, her decisions often seem tinged with a deep sense of compassion for others, both Vulcan and non-Vulcan.


===Subministry of Agriculture===
===Subministry of Agriculture===
Normally, edifices of higher learning in backwater towns wehre agronomists, entomologists, and botanists earnestly debate methods of preventing insect infestations of grain do not makes one's list of interesting locales. However, '''[[ma:V%27Shar|V'Shar]]'' intelligence reports seem to suggest that the Agriculture division of Vulcan's establishment may be a growing hotbed of '''[[ma:Vulcan_Isolationist_Movement|VIM]]''' support, which could pose quite a threat to Vulcan given the inviting terrorist target that these vitally important food supplies could pose.
Normally, edifices of higher learning in backwater towns wehre agronomists, entomologists, and botanists earnestly debate methods of preventing insect infestations of grain do not makes one's list of interesting locales. However, ''[[ma:V%27Shar|V'Shar]]'' intelligence reports seem to suggest that the Agriculture division of Vulcan's establishment may be a growing hotbed of '''[[ma:Vulcan_Isolationist_Movement|VIM]]''' support, which could pose quite a threat to Vulcan given the inviting terrorist target that these vitally important food supplies could pose.


=Source=
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''The majority of this information has been taken from [http://www.starbase118.net/wiki/index.php/The_Way_of_Kolinahr:_The_Vulcans The Way of Kolinahr Sourcebook], with modifications from other sources.''
''The majority of this information has been taken from [http://www.starbase118.net/wiki/index.php/The_Way_of_Kolinahr:_The_Vulcans The Way of Kolinahr Sourcebook], with modifications from other sources.''


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