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Surnaketh

Type	Orasia Sanctuary
Location	Northern Citadel Mountains, near Orak-Thun
Realm	Terasil
Region	Sanctuary Vale
Subregion	Citadel Mountains
Significance	Center for Orasia study
Controlled by	Stonebound Order

Surnaketh s a monastic sanctuary nestled deep within the northern edge of the Citadel Mountains, near the highland convergence point of Orak-Thun. Revered across Terasil as one of the most direct point of communion with the Oras. As with most centers for Osia study, Surnaketh exists outside any one civic jurisdiction.

Geography

The structure is carved from the mountain itself. The outer halls contain monastic cells.

The sanctuary lacks ornamentation. Walls are bare and lighting is mostly natural.

History

Surnaketh predates most formal institutions. Oral records suggest it was first discovered by an unnamed Orasian during the early Era of Isolation. Its presence was noted by early Osian scholars and gradually recognized as a site of elemental attunment.

The Duranthi later adopted Surnaketh as a sanctum for meditation before eventually turning Surnaketh over to the Osian order, the Stonebound, who converted the sanctum into a center for studying earth based Osia.

Spiritual Significance

The sanctuary functions as a site of earth based attunement and study. It is maintained by the Stonebound Order.

Defense and Military

Surnaketh can be reached by footpaths from the mountain plateaus near Orak-Thun. The journey takes two days on foot.

There are no gates or guards.

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 |Location=Northern Citadel Mountains, near [[Orak-Thun]]
 |Realm=[[Terasil]]
+|Region=[[Sanctuary Vale]]
+|Subregion=Citadel Mountains
 |Significance=Center for Orasia study
+|Controlled by=Stonebound Order
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+{{Settlements in the Sanctuary Vale Sections
-|Introduction=Surnaketh, known as The Still Root, is a monastic sanctuary nestled deep within the northern edge of the [[Citadel Mountains]], near the highland convergence point of [[Orak-Thun]]. Revered across Terasil as the most direct point of communion with the Orasia, Surnaketh exists outside civic jurisdiction. Though not hidden or forbidden, its approach is long and deliberate, taken only by those prepared for stillness, resonance, and silent descent.
+|Introduction=Surnaketh s a monastic sanctuary nestled deep within the northern edge of the [[Citadel Mountains]], near the highland convergence point of [[Orak-Thun]]. Revered across Terasil as one of the most direct point of communion with the [[Oras]]. As with most centers for [[Osia]] study, Surnaketh exists outside any one civic jurisdiction.
-|Geography=The structure is carved from the mountain itself—no stone has been imported or reshaped beyond necessity. Its design follows the contours of a natural resonance shaft that spirals inward toward a central chamber known as the Harmonic Root. The outer halls contain monastic cells, echo wells, and stepped terraces for slow tone-walking.
+|Geography=The structure is carved from the mountain itself. The outer halls contain monastic cells.
-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.
+The sanctuary lacks ornamentation. Walls are bare and lighting is mostly natural.
-|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 by an unnamed [[Orasian]] during the early [[Era of Isolation]]. Its presence was noted by early Osian scholars and gradually recognized as a site of elemental attunment.
-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 sanctum for meditation before eventually turning Surnaketh over to the Osian order, the Stonebound, who converted the sanctum into a center for studying earth based Osia.
+|Spiritual Significance=The sanctuary functions as a site of earth based [[attunement]] and study. It is maintained by the Stonebound Order.
+|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.
-|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/Settlement/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.
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-[[category:Sanctuary Vale]][[category:Centers of Osia]][[category:Orasia]]
+[[category:Centers of Osia]][[category:Orasia]]