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|Introduction=Kel-Tarin is a small, fortified outpost located along the Deep Road route between [[Kar-Thal]] and [[Zarik-Val]]. It serves as an early checkpoint and observation post, used to monitor tunnel stability and register travelers. Though not large, it plays a steady role in keeping the road safe and predictable. | |Introduction=Kel-Tarin is a small, fortified outpost located along the Deep Road route between [[Kar-Thal]] and [[Zarik-Val]]. It serves as an early checkpoint and observation post, used to monitor tunnel stability and register travelers. Though not large, it plays a steady role in keeping the road safe and predictable. | ||
|Geography=The outpost is built into a natural widening of the Deep Road, where the stone becomes smoother and the air carries steady drafts from the lower tunnels. Its main chamber is oval-shaped and set with dry platforms, carved benches, and reinforced arches. A short side tunnel leads to a signal bell shaft that connects to Kar-Thal’s deeper monitoring system. | |Geography=The outpost is built into a natural widening of the Deep Road, where the stone becomes smoother and the air carries steady drafts from the lower tunnels. Its main chamber is oval-shaped and set with dry platforms, carved benches, and reinforced arches. A short side tunnel leads to a signal bell shaft that connects to Kar-Thal’s deeper monitoring system. | ||
|History=Kel-Tarin was established during the first expansions of the Deep Road | |History=Kel-Tarin was established during the first expansions of the Deep Road. Originally just a mark-stone and resting slab, it was expanded into a full post after minor cave-ins and traveler losses in the early eras of Terasil history. Its name comes from the old [[Orathic]] phrase for “held still in stone.” | ||
|Functions and Features=* Entry Mark Chamber – Visitors register their passage and direction in carved stone tablets. | |Functions and Features=* Entry Mark Chamber – Visitors register their passage and direction in carved stone tablets. | ||
* Watch Gallery – A narrow shelf used for visual inspection of the tunnel beyond. | * Watch Gallery – A narrow shelf used for visual inspection of the tunnel beyond. | ||
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|Threats and Dangers=The greatest risks are from shifting stone, gas seepage, or unseen tone instability from older tunnels nearby. Rarely, stonefolds may occur near the gallery, and unauthorized travelers are recorded and reported. No attacks have been recorded since the post’s founding, but guards remain present at all times. | |Threats and Dangers=The greatest risks are from shifting stone, gas seepage, or unseen tone instability from older tunnels nearby. Rarely, stonefolds may occur near the gallery, and unauthorized travelers are recorded and reported. No attacks have been recorded since the post’s founding, but guards remain present at all times. | ||
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[[category: | [[category:Council of Stone Holdings]] | ||