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Over a thousand years ago, when Imfe Mythse Anore fell and the surviving Anorians were expelled by the Pressonians, the city's musicians—known as Taznarchi (TOZ-nar-key) in the Anorian dialect—led the Anorians across the mountains with their music. Vhonlanna, perhaps the greatest Taznarchi who ever lived, created a melody that helped lift up the spirits of the exiled elves. It also protected them from the dangers of the Basilisk's Spine Mountains. 

Tragically, beloved Vhonlanna would never witness the Anorian's promised land, Vaskil, succumbing to exposure in the blizzard conditions consuming the northern Summer Land the first year of the Age of Triumphs. Her disciples, great Taznarchi in their own right, brought Vhonlanna's Melody to Vaskil and taught it to the first natural-born Vaskilish Anorians. Now, her music is as much a part of Anorian culture as the firebolt wand or the Ritual of Winter.

Modern Taznarchi are often young, energetic, and chaotic Anorians. Their lyrics recall the time before Vaskil when the Anorians claimed the lands to the west of the Spine. Thus, it's not uncommon for Taznarchi to lead revolts against Pressonians or Knotsiders. Although the Anorians prefer not to share their musical heritage with the ones who removed them from their homelands, there are some humans (and other races) who have been taught the melodies of Vhonlanna and her disciples.