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{{Structures of Kar-Thar Infobox
{{Structures of Lavierin Infobox
|Name=The Gates of Origin
|Name=The Gates of Origin
|Image=[[File:Terasil_-_Kar-Thal_Gates_of_Origin_01.jpg|center|frameless]]
|Image=[[File:Khamria_-_Lavierin_Gates_of_Origin_01.jpg|center|frameless]]
|Settlement=[[Kar-Thal]]
|Settlement=[[Lavierin]]
|Location=Inner fold of the [[Citadel Mountains]]
|Location=Inner fold of the [[Așdilu Mountains]]
|Realm=[[Terasil]]
|Realm=[[Khamria]]
|Constructed=Unknown (Pre-Isolation)
|Constructed=Unknown (Pre-Isolation)
|Cultural Origin=[[Orasian]]
|Cultural Origin=[[Yairanian]]
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{{Structures of Kar-Thar Sections
{{Structures of Lavierin Sections
|Introduction=The '''Gates of Origin''' are a pair of immense stone structures embedded within the deepest reaches of the Citadel Mountains. They mark the entrance to the [[Domain of Oras]] believed by [[Duranthi]] to be the resting place of [[Oras]]. Long sealed and unmoving, the Gates have become a central point of reverence and ancestral speculation.
|Introduction=The '''Gates of Origin''' are a pair of immense stone structures embedded within the deepest reaches of the Așdilu Mountains. They mark the entrance to the [[Domain of Yairan]] believed by [[Arânzeni]] to be the resting place of [[Yairan]]. Long sealed and unmoving, the Gates have become a central point of reverence and ancestral speculation.
|History=The Gates are referenced in pre-civic early histories depecting the exit of the Orasians into the Domain of Oras upon Oras' loss in the Erosion Wars. Whether the gates were shaped by Oras or emerged naturally is disputed even among Lorewardens.
|History=The Gates are referenced in pre-civic early histories depecting the exit of the Namuril into the Domain of Yairan upon Yairan' loss in the Erosion Wars. Whether the gates were shaped by Yairan or emerged naturally is disputed even among Lorewardens.


By the time of the cities founding, the site was already considered closed.
By the time of the cities founding, the site was already considered closed.
|Architecture=The Gates are not symmetrical doors or hinges, but two massive slabs of interlocking striated stone rising from the mountains themselves.
|Architecture=The Gates are not symmetrical doors or hinges, but two massive slabs of interlocking striated stone rising from the mountains themselves.
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