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The sanctuary lacks ornamentation. Walls are bare but acoustically alive. Lighting is natural, filtered through fractured mineral slits. No speaking occurs within the inner sanctum—only breath and tone.

|History=Surnaketh predates most formal institutions. Oral records suggest it was first discovered—not built—by an unnamed ~~resonance-walker~~ during the early [[Era of Isolation]]. Its presence was noted by early echo-seers and gradually recognized as a site of balance and elemental grounding.

|History=Surnaketh predates most formal institutions. Oral records suggest it was first discovered—not built—by an unnamed [[Orasian]] during the early [[Era of Isolation]]. Its presence was noted by early echo-seers and gradually recognized as a site of balance and elemental grounding.

The [[~~Rite-Keeper|Rite-Keepers~~]] later adopted Surnaketh as a neutral sanctum for ~~deep rites and tonal rest~~. ~~Though never claimed by~~ the [[~~Council of Stone~~]], its ~~integrity is respected~~ and ~~protected~~ by ~~all major~~ [[~~Orasian~~]] ~~orders~~.

The [[Duranthi]] later adopted Surnaketh as a neutral sanctum for meditation. The Duranthi turned Surnaketh over to the Orasiari order, the Stonebound, who converted the sanctum into a center for studying Orasia.

|Spiritual Significance=The sanctuary functions as a site of Orasian [[attunement]] and study. It is maintained by the Stonebound Order, who safeguard its purity and perform rituals tied to Orasian cosmology.

|Defense and Military=Surnaketh can be reached by footpaths from the mountain plateaus near [[Special:FormEdit/Settlements in the Sanctuary Vale/Orak-Thun|Orak-Thun]]. The journey takes two days on foot.

~~During the [[Great Erosion]], the sanctuary remained untouched, and several stonewardens reported visions or tonal recalibrations while meditating near the Harmonic Root.~~

There are no gates or guards. Entry is based on intent. Those who bring disharmony find themselves unable to cross the final threshold near the entrance.

|Culture and Society=Surnaketh represents the unclaimed pulse of [[Oras]]—not law, not city, but source. Pilgrimages are made not to request or offer, but to realign and descend inward. The sanctuary appears in countless stone-verses and tone inscriptions as a metaphor for inner listening, civic restraint, and elemental humility.

~~Many elders journey to Surnaketh in their final years, leaving behind their name-chisels at the threshold in silence.~~

|Spiritual Significance=The sanctuary functions as a site of spiritual alignment, harmonic meditation, and osian [[attunement]]. It is maintained by a shifting circle of silent keepers—mostly elder Rite-Keepers and resonance hermits—who safeguard its acoustic purity and perform grounding rituals tied to Orasian cosmology.

~~Surnaketh is not a temple of prayer or petition. It is a place of listening—to the breath of the mountain, to ancestral memory, and to the still pulse beneath all form.~~

|Defense and Military=Surnaketh can be reached by footpaths from the mountain plateaus near [[Special:FormEdit/Settlements in the Sanctuary Vale/Orak-Thun|Orak-Thun]]. The journey takes two days on foot and passes through several tonal echo fields that naturally still external speech.

There are no gates or guards. Entry is based on intent ~~and resonance~~. Those who bring disharmony find themselves unable to cross the final ~~resonance~~ threshold near the entrance.

}}

[[category:Centers of Osia]][[category:Orasia]]

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 The sanctuary lacks ornamentation. Walls are bare but acoustically alive. Lighting is natural, filtered through fractured mineral slits. No speaking occurs within the inner sanctum—only breath and tone.
-|History=Surnaketh predates most formal institutions. Oral records suggest it was first discovered—not built—by an unnamed resonance-walker during the early [[Era of Isolation]]. Its presence was noted by early echo-seers and gradually recognized as a site of balance and elemental grounding.
+|History=Surnaketh predates most formal institutions. Oral records suggest it was first discovered—not built—by an unnamed [[Orasian]] during the early [[Era of Isolation]]. Its presence was noted by early echo-seers and gradually recognized as a site of balance and elemental grounding.
-The [[Rite-Keeper|Rite-Keepers]] later adopted Surnaketh as a neutral sanctum for deep rites and tonal rest. Though never claimed by the [[Council of Stone]], its integrity is respected and protected by all major [[Orasian]] orders.
+The [[Duranthi]] later adopted Surnaketh as a neutral sanctum for meditation. The Duranthi turned Surnaketh over to the Orasiari order, the Stonebound, who converted the sanctum into a center for studying Orasia.
+|Spiritual Significance=The sanctuary functions as a site of Orasian [[attunement]] and study. It is maintained by the Stonebound Order, who safeguard its purity and perform rituals tied to Orasian cosmology.
+|Defense and Military=Surnaketh can be reached by footpaths from the mountain plateaus near [[Special:FormEdit/Settlements in the Sanctuary Vale/Orak-Thun|Orak-Thun]]. The journey takes two days on foot.
-During the [[Great Erosion]], the sanctuary remained untouched, and several stonewardens reported visions or tonal recalibrations while meditating near the Harmonic Root.
+There are no gates or guards. Entry is based on intent. Those who bring disharmony find themselves unable to cross the final threshold near the entrance.
-|Culture and Society=Surnaketh represents the unclaimed pulse of [[Oras]]—not law, not city, but source. Pilgrimages are made not to request or offer, but to realign and descend inward. The sanctuary appears in countless stone-verses and tone inscriptions as a metaphor for inner listening, civic restraint, and elemental humility.
-Many elders journey to Surnaketh in their final years, leaving behind their name-chisels at the threshold in silence.
-|Spiritual Significance=The sanctuary functions as a site of spiritual alignment, harmonic meditation, and osian [[attunement]]. It is maintained by a shifting circle of silent keepers—mostly elder Rite-Keepers and resonance hermits—who safeguard its acoustic purity and perform grounding rituals tied to Orasian cosmology.
-Surnaketh is not a temple of prayer or petition. It is a place of listening—to the breath of the mountain, to ancestral memory, and to the still pulse beneath all form.
-|Defense and Military=Surnaketh can be reached by footpaths from the mountain plateaus near [[Special:FormEdit/Settlements in the Sanctuary Vale/Orak-Thun|Orak-Thun]]. The journey takes two days on foot and passes through several tonal echo fields that naturally still external speech.
-There are no gates or guards. Entry is based on intent and resonance. Those who bring disharmony find themselves unable to cross the final resonance threshold near the entrance.
 }}
 [[category:Centers of Osia]][[category:Orasia]]