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{{District Infobox | {{District Infobox | ||
|Name=Stone’s Hold | |Name=Stone’s Hold | ||
|Image=[[File:Terasil - Kar-Thal Stones Hold 01.jpg|center|frameless]] | |||
|City=[[Kar-Thal]] | |City=[[Kar-Thal]] | ||
|Realm=[[Terasil]] | |Realm=[[Terasil]] | ||
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|Notable Locations=* '''Lithic Gate''' – The interlocking stone threshold guarding Kar-Thal’s exterior entrance. Moves subtly with seismic shifts. | |Notable Locations=* '''Lithic Gate''' – The interlocking stone threshold guarding Kar-Thal’s exterior entrance. Moves subtly with seismic shifts. | ||
* '''Bastion of Weight''' – The core stronghold and resting quarters for Stonewardens. Walls are layered with vibration-absorbing strata. | * '''Bastion of Weight''' – The core stronghold and resting quarters for Stonewardens. Walls are layered with vibration-absorbing strata. | ||
* ''' | * '''Hall of Muster''' – A barracks and assembly vault where tactical plans are carved directly into slate and ritual axes are assigned. | ||
|Cultural Practices=Life in Stone’s Hold is defined by readiness and resonance calibration. Drills are conducted in silence, with movement triggered by tonal signals and chime pulses. Stonewardens observe the | |Cultural Practices=Life in Stone’s Hold is defined by readiness and resonance calibration. Drills are conducted in silence, with movement triggered by tonal signals and chime pulses. Stonewardens observe the Weight Rite upon deployment—a silent ritual in which they touch the ground and attune themselves to the tension beneath. | ||
Each defender wears an unadorned stone band carved with their station-mark, and the Chisel-Hall maintains a resonance tablet where fallen wardens’ names are etched without flourish. | Each defender wears an unadorned stone band carved with their station-mark, and the Chisel-Hall maintains a resonance tablet where fallen wardens’ names are etched without flourish. | ||
The district also hosts | The district also hosts Stillstone Watch, a quiet vigil performed during seismic lulls, when defenders gather to detect tremors through body stillness alone. | ||
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