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{{Regions of Dalel Infobox | {{Regions of Dalel Infobox | ||
|Regions of Dalel Name=Domain of Yairan | |||
|Image=[[File:Domain of Yairan.jpg|center|frameless]] | |Image=[[File:Domain of Yairan.jpg|center|frameless]] | ||
|Location=[[File:DOA Location Méniail Political Map.png|center|frameless|Location of Domain of Yairan on the continent of Méniail]] | |Location=[[File:DOA Location Méniail Political Map.png|center|frameless|Location of Domain of Yairan on the continent of Méniail]] | ||
{{center|Location of Domain of Yairan on the continent of Méniail}} | {{center|Location of Domain of Yairan on the continent of Méniail}} | ||
|Inhabitants=Namuril | |Continent=Méniail | ||
|Spirit=Yairan | |Inhabitants=[[Namuril]] (presumed) | ||
|Spirit=[[Yairan]] | |||
|Significance=The last | |Significance=The last part of Dalel that remains in its original state. | ||
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{{Regions of Dalel Sections | {{Regions of Dalel Sections | ||
|Introduction=The Domain of Yairan, | |Introduction=The '''Domain of Yairan''', commonly called the '''Last Bastion of Yairan''', is a region of [[Dalel]] on the continent of [[Méniail]]. It is the refuge of [[Yairan]], the [[Primordial Spirit]] of Earth, and the only part of Dalel that remains as it was before the [[Great Erosion]]. The Domain is surrounded by [[Khamria]] and enclosed by the [[Așdilu Mountains]]. Entry is forbidden, and its interior has never been explored. | ||
|History=Dalel was formed by Yairan as an unbroken and unbounded expanse of stone. During the Great Erosion, water, air, and fire entered Dalel and wore it down. Yairan created the [[Namuril]] to defend the realm, but lost almost all of it. The emergence of [[Konmai]], the Primordial Spirit of time, during the same period made the changes to Dalel permanent. | |||
The Great Erosion was ended by the [[Enarei]]. Yairan withdrew with the Namuril to the land that became the Domain, and raised the Așdilu Mountains around it as a barrier. The Namuril sealed the [[Gates of Origin]] behind them. | |||
It is believed | |Geography=The Domain lies within Khamria. It is enclosed by the ring of the Așdilu Mountains and narrows to the southwest, where it is bounded by the [[Mazissage Mountains]] and reaches the Southern Ocean. <!-- REVIEW: confirm direction of the tail and which range bounds it --> | ||
The mountains surrounding the Domain have been mapped, but the interior has not. [[Arânzeni]] scholars suppose that it consists of featureless plains of solid stone, unaffected by water, wind, or erosion. | |||
===Access=== | |||
The only known entrance is the Gates of Origin, in [[Lavierin]], which have been sealed since before the city was founded. Any attempt to enter the Domain is forbidden. <!-- REVIEW: by whom? Arânzeni Confederation? --> It is not known whether entry is possible. No expedition is known to have entered the Domain and returned. | |||
|Climate=The climate of the interior is unknown. Because water and air are presumed to be absent, scholars describe it as hot, dry, and still, without weather. | |||
|Inhabitants=The Namuril are presumed to live within the Domain. They are no longer found elsewhere in Khamria, although sightings are reported and taken seriously. | |||
|Cultural Significance=The Domain is central to Arânzeni religion. The Arânzeni regard Lavierin, built beside the Gates of Origin, as one of the few places where Yairan can be heard through the stone. [[Mount Arînzbianz]], on the northern edge of the Așdilu Mountains, is held to be the birthplace of the first Namuril, and the nearby sanctuary of [[Ieriţairan]] is a center for the study of earth [[Osia]]. | |||
|Mythology and Legends=Yairan's dwelling is believed to stand at the center of the Domain, on the first piece of earth ever formed. | |||
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