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The '''Deep Roads''' are a network of subterranean passages beneath [[Khamria]] and [[Orinilure]]. They were built by the [[Namuril]] during the [[Great Erosion]] and are now maintained and expanded by the [[Oinien]]. The roads connect most of the major settlements of both regions and are the principal route for trade between them.

== History ==

=== Construction ===

The Namuril built the first passages during the Great Erosion, as refuges from the conflict between the elements and as protected routes between their strongholds. The passages remained in place after the Namuril withdrew from the region.

The Oinien settled in the caverns of Orinilure after the [[Great Migration]] and began to extend the Namuril passages. The period of this expansion is known in Khamria and Orinilure as the Age of Deep Roads. Oinien tradition attributes the expansion to the influence of [[Iriché]], the [[Ascendant Spirit]] of desire and greed. <!-- REVIEW: confirm on Iriché page -->

Oinien tunnels were later extended to the settlements of the [[Arânzeni]], linking the cities of the [[Baviare Vale]] to one another and to Orinilure.

== Structure ==

The Deep Roads are not a single structure. They consist of Namuril passages and later Oinien tunnels at several depths, joined at junctions. Named routes run between major settlements, with stations and smaller settlements along them. Routes are named for the settlements at each end.

== Routes ==

 

The Lav-Lep Deep Road ends underground at Binzicoș Station in the [[Mazissage Mountains]], and the remaining distance to Lepigisţil is travelled overland. The Ipier-Lep Deep Road runs the length of the [[Ilergierze Mountains]] and is the longest route in the network.

 

=== Orinilure ===

The settlements of the [[Orinilure Mountains]] are connected by tunnels running the length of the range, from [[Biulu]] in the south through [[Orinilure City]], [[Lirandi]], [[Lirépiel]], [[Aisembier]], and [[Biuleure]] to [[Avilîché]] in the north. <!-- REVIEW: order of settlements along the range; no route names yet -->

 

== Control ==

The [[Arânzeni Confederation]] controls the roads within its territory, under the authority of the [[Council of Lavierin]]. [[Guziria|Guzirias]] staff its stations and checkpoints. The [[Orinilure Collective]] controls the roads within Orinilure. Oinien carry out maintenance and new construction in both. Agreements between the Council of Lavierin and the Oinien govern use of the roads and control of junctions, which was a source of disputes during the early Oinien expansion.

 

The Deep Roads carry most trade between Khamria and Orinilure. The principal goods are stone, metals, and tools.

 

Parts of the network are unstable, and some passages have been sealed. [[Lainer Station]], formerly the largest waystation on the Lav-Lep Deep Road, was destroyed by a tunnel collapse whose cause has not been explained. The site remains sealed.

 

[[Biseri]], an [[Ancestral Spirit]] formed from Oinien reverence for the Deep Roads, is believed to inhabit the oldest passages.