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[[File:Terasil - Deep Roads 01.jpg|thumb|A tunnel in the Deep Roads]] | [[File:Terasil - Deep Roads 01.jpg|thumb|A tunnel in the Deep Roads]] | ||
'''The Deep Roads''' are an expansive network of subterranean passages, trade corridors, and spiritual chambers that stretch beneath the surface of [[Terasil]], particularly concentrated beneath the [[Citadel Mountains]] and [[ | '''The Deep Roads''' are an expansive network of subterranean passages, trade corridors, and spiritual chambers that stretch beneath the surface of [[Terasil]], particularly concentrated beneath the [[Citadel Mountains]] and [[Minthal Range]]. Carved over millennia by the [[Minthari]] and expanded in collaboration with the [[Orasians]], the Deep Roads represent both a practical infrastructure and a cultural legacy tied to the subterranean identity of Terasil. | ||
== Historical Origins == | == Historical Origins == | ||
The Deep Roads began to take shape during the Age of Deep Roads (c. | The Deep Roads began to take shape during the Age of Deep Roads (c. 5000–6200), a period of intensified subterranean activity following the [[Great Erosion]]. As the surface of Terasil became increasingly unstable and fragmented by elemental forces, the Minthari—newly emerged from the lower strata of the realm—began to establish permanent tunnel networks for resource extraction, refuge, and travel. | ||
The Orasians, whose ancestral halls already extended deep into the rock, gradually linked their stone sanctuaries to Minthari corridors. This convergence formed the foundation of what would become a realm-wide system of shared passage and exchange. | The Orasians, whose ancestral halls already extended deep into the rock, gradually linked their stone sanctuaries to Minthari corridors. This convergence formed the foundation of what would become a realm-wide system of shared passage and exchange. | ||