Mayim noods her head slightly, as if acknowleging a touch
What seems to be typically Taldan is crowing about the past, rather than emulating it, I fear.
Taldor once reached across the Inner Sea region, his standards and culture touched everyone in his reach. Taldan knights ruled the battlefield, and his nobles ruled his lands. Looking outward, was Taldan's view. Taldor stood, a giant among men.
Now it seems my ma- mentor's views are true. Even in the heart of Absalom, far from the gilded roads of Oppera, all I hear Taldans speak of is nobles this, nobles that. Matchmaking from an ever smaller pool while dreaming of an ever growing empire. So to answer your question; What is Iconically Taldan? The answer is, it depends. To some of us, being Taldor is expanding and rebuilding the empire as it stood, crushing Qadria under his grace and wisdom. Being again the giants of the world, under a strong queen. To others however, it is to be inward facing, living in past glories... Like ogres.
