Around the Turii Tree, in the center of the Island ; Malchut is at the top.
Turii is an island in the World of Aria Te'Laria, located to the west of Ejeek. It was populated by the Children of the Planet and the eponymous Tree of Turii starting from an unknown point in time until Melius 143, and served to counteract Ristaccia's presence, which in effect, meant repairing the damage caused by the Ristaccia war.
The ecosystem of Turii is seemingly devoid of Ristaccia's inflluence : it exhibits solely the characteristics of nature and no trace of meme, granting it exceptional stability ; not even the Children of the Planet appear truly sentient.
The spirits (?) of the Children of the Planet aid Malchut in her fight
The island was undisturbed until the Sazaragi Agency decided to explore it. Their actions ruptured the natural balance of the island; seeing Malchut drown in the traditional ceremony of sacrifice, Kukaru immediately rescued her and brought her away, perhaps forcefully, to Masinowa.
From then on, all Children of the Planet — including Malchut herself — were subject to meme. When the Sazaragi returned to Turii, they discovered that it was now barren and the other nine Children of the Planet had died. They do, however, appear later on in the Epic, more precisely in the Raison d'Être PV, to reinforce Malchut's stand against meme, which was beginning to plague her in nearly human ways.
Trivia[]
- Aside from being similar to the English word "tree", "Turii" is a personal name among the Oromo people, found in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya. Both of these facts may however be coincidental.
- According to Tomosuke, there was "no specific inspiration" for Turii as a setting, aside from it being a "late-game island, accessible only with the very last vehicle". However, its presence between Galukia and Ejeek seems to parallel the traditional location of Atlantis between Europe and America.