The Duchy of Turquoise is a Fief of the Kithain in the Kingdom of the Burning Sun.
Overview[]
Encompassing New Mexico and known for its dramatic desert rock formations, as well as the magnificent limestone structures of the Carlsbad Caverns, the Duchy of Turquoise also draws artistic changelings from throughout Concordia. The capital city of Santa Fe boasts many buildings constructed in the Spanish Pueblo Revival style, with adobe walls and the curving style of the Spanish missions. Lord Gustavo de la Rosa of House Eiluned and his consort, Lady Mantilla of House Fiona, hold the pueblo-style freehold of Las Dos Palmeras (Two Palms) near the New Mexico Museum of Art. Many of Santa Fe’s changelings have involved themselves in the doings of the Meow Wolf art collective, whose mission is to spread art education throughout the state. Notable among the collective’s supporters is piskie contemporary artist Aleesha Why, who enjoys involving herself in the many projects carried out by Meow Wolf.
Known as a popular gathering place for artists, the city of Taos contains many historic houses and attracts many changelings who prefer it to the larger city of Santa Fe. Dame Eleanora Mendez, of House Scathach, the noted Thallain hunter, maintains a freehold in Taos. Currently she seeks to impress on other changelings the importance of protecting themselves from the unwanted influx of Thallain.
A colony of nockers, led by nocker grump Ezekiel Stone, loosely affiliated with House Dougal, has gathered near the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (a.k.a. New Mexico Tech) in Socorro. Here, these mechanically-minded changelings attempt to learn new methods of immersing themselves in the work that they love.