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|Location=[[File:Cairnwall_Location.jpg|center|frameless|Cairnwall Location]] | |Location=[[File:Cairnwall_Location.jpg|center|frameless|Cairnwall Location]] | ||
{{center|Cairnwall Mountains in red}} | {{center|Cairnwall Mountains in red}} | ||
|Realm= | |Realm=Arezilur | ||
|Highest Peak=Tor-Karoth | |Highest Peak=Tor-Karoth | ||
|Climate=Arid | |Climate=Arid | ||
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{{Mountain Ranges of Méniail Sections | {{Mountain Ranges of Méniail Sections | ||
|Introduction=The '''Cairnwall Mountains''' is a fragmented group of mountains in western [[ | |Introduction=The '''Cairnwall Mountains''' is a fragmented group of mountains in western [[Arezilur]], forming a rugged divide between [[Minthal]] and the shifting sands of [[Arezilur]]. The Cairnwall is a land of fractured ridges and collapsed stone formations. The desert winds carve through its exposed surfaces, grinding the stone into jagged spires and unstable slopes. | ||
The range is uninhabited, save for a few scattered ruins and remnants of unknown origin. To the northeast, beyond the broken peaks, lies the [[Graveyard of the Fallen]], a vast expanse of toppled boulders and eroded monoliths that mark the transition toward [[Terasil]] and the [[Fractured Wedge]]. The origins of the Graveyard remain a subject of speculation, with some viewing it as a natural collapse of the mountains, while others claim its a literal graveyard of fallen [[ | The range is uninhabited, save for a few scattered ruins and remnants of unknown origin. To the northeast, beyond the broken peaks, lies the [[Graveyard of the Fallen]], a vast expanse of toppled boulders and eroded monoliths that mark the transition toward [[Terasil]] and the [[Fractured Wedge]]. The origins of the Graveyard remain a subject of speculation, with some viewing it as a natural collapse of the mountains, while others claim its a literal graveyard of fallen [[Yairanian|Namuril]] from the [[Great Erosion|Erosion Wars]]. | ||
|Geography=The Cairnwall Mountains is a low, broken range, with no singular ridgeline, but instead scattered peaks, towering rock spires, and unstable boulder fields. Notable sites include [[Tor-Karoth]], is the highest intact peak in the Cairnwall Mountains, and the [[Graveyard of the Fallen]]. | |Geography=The Cairnwall Mountains is a low, broken range, with no singular ridgeline, but instead scattered peaks, towering rock spires, and unstable boulder fields. Notable sites include [[Tor-Karoth]], is the highest intact peak in the Cairnwall Mountains, and the [[Graveyard of the Fallen]]. | ||
|Geology=The Cairnwall Mountains is composed of eroded granite and sedimentary stone, gradually being consumed by the | |Geology=The Cairnwall Mountains is composed of eroded granite and sedimentary stone, gradually being consumed by the Arezilur Desert. | ||
|Climate=The Cairnwall Mountains experiences extreme weather fluctuations, due to its proximity to the desert. | |Climate=The Cairnwall Mountains experiences extreme weather fluctuations, due to its proximity to the desert. | ||
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* Windstriker Hawk – A raptor that hunts small creatures navigating the shifting terrain. | * Windstriker Hawk – A raptor that hunts small creatures navigating the shifting terrain. | ||
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