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|Function=The Veins serves as Kar-Thal’s primary space for habitation, trade, and informal communal gatherings. While its civic functions are limited compared to governance or ceremonial districts, it plays a critical role in sustaining the rhythm of everyday [[Orasian]] life—housing stone-tender families, artisan guilds, and market keepers who maintain the city's essential material and spiritual flow.

|History=Originally carved as a cluster of tunnel-dwellings during the city's expansion in the [[Era of Isolation]], the Veins grew organically outward from central stone wells and mineral springs. Its layout was never imposed from above, but shaped by resonance-guided carving and community-led extension. During the [[Great Erosion]], the Veins sheltered incoming families displaced from outer ranges, solidifying its role as a communal anchor within the city.

|Notable Locations=* ~~Heartplaza~~ – A ~~large, circular~~ plaza ~~lit~~ by glowstone ~~lanterns~~ where traders, ~~stone~~-~~tellers~~, and echo-~~singers~~ gather. ~~Functions~~ as the ~~district’s central meeting point~~.

|Notable Locations=|Notable Locations=

* ~~Resonance Well~~ – A shallow mineral basin ~~used for~~ daily ~~harmonic~~ cleansing and ~~echo practice~~. ~~The acoustics are tuned to~~ amplify communal ~~chants and affirmations~~.

* Nereth-Kazuun – A central communal plaza illuminated by glowstone harmonics, where traders, tone-keepers, and echo-choreographers gather. It serves as the acoustic heart of the district.

* ~~Grovehalls~~ – ~~Residential niches built~~ around ~~ancient~~ mineral pillars. These ~~dwellings~~ are passed through stone-oaths and ~~often~~ contain ~~ancestral chime~~-altars.

* Ulvek-Har – A shallow, mineral-lined basin where residents perform daily tone-cleansing rituals and resonance alignment. Its circular walls amplify the lowest frequencies of communal chant.

* ~~Echo Market~~ – ~~A multi~~-~~chambered trade zone arranged by tonal pitch, where vendors call out~~ in rhythmic ~~resonance to mark time and location~~.

* The Kareth-Shoan – Ancestral dwelling rings carved around uncut mineral pillars. These spaces are passed through stone-oaths and contain lineage-bound echo-altars.

* Veshun-Taril – The primary market corridor, divided into pitch-aligned chambers. Vendors project their voices in rhythmic tones that follow district-specific cadence laws.

|Cultural Practices=Residents of the Veins maintain a strong tradition of echo-rhythmic speech, using chantlike cadences for market exchanges, announcements, and inter-household communication. Many families maintain their own tonal signatures, identifiable by trained resonance-keepers.

The Veins also hosts informal ceremonies such as stone-feeding, where offerings of finely crushed minerals are placed in wall hollows to honor the daily labor of the city. During [[Cycle Days]], many residents gather at the Resonance Well to share meditative tones, believed to keep the district in harmonic alignment with the city’s deeper layers.

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 |Function=The Veins serves as Kar-Thal’s primary space for habitation, trade, and informal communal gatherings. While its civic functions are limited compared to governance or ceremonial districts, it plays a critical role in sustaining the rhythm of everyday [[Orasian]] life—housing stone-tender families, artisan guilds, and market keepers who maintain the city's essential material and spiritual flow.
 |History=Originally carved as a cluster of tunnel-dwellings during the city's expansion in the [[Era of Isolation]], the Veins grew organically outward from central stone wells and mineral springs. Its layout was never imposed from above, but shaped by resonance-guided carving and community-led extension. During the [[Great Erosion]], the Veins sheltered incoming families displaced from outer ranges, solidifying its role as a communal anchor within the city.
-|Notable Locations=* Heartplaza – A large, circular plaza lit by glowstone lanterns where traders, stone-tellers, and echo-singers gather. Functions as the district’s central meeting point.
+|Notable Locations=|Notable Locations=
-* Resonance Well – A shallow mineral basin used for daily harmonic cleansing and echo practice. The acoustics are tuned to amplify communal chants and affirmations.
+* Nereth-Kazuun – A central communal plaza illuminated by glowstone harmonics, where traders, tone-keepers, and echo-choreographers gather. It serves as the acoustic heart of the district.
-* Grovehalls – Residential niches built around ancient mineral pillars. These dwellings are passed through stone-oaths and often contain ancestral chime-altars.
+* Ulvek-Har – A shallow, mineral-lined basin where residents perform daily tone-cleansing rituals and resonance alignment. Its circular walls amplify the lowest frequencies of communal chant.
-* Echo Market – A multi-chambered trade zone arranged by tonal pitch, where vendors call out in rhythmic resonance to mark time and location.
+* The Kareth-Shoan – Ancestral dwelling rings carved around uncut mineral pillars. These spaces are passed through stone-oaths and contain lineage-bound echo-altars.
+* Veshun-Taril – The primary market corridor, divided into pitch-aligned chambers. Vendors project their voices in rhythmic tones that follow district-specific cadence laws.
 |Cultural Practices=Residents of the Veins maintain a strong tradition of echo-rhythmic speech, using chantlike cadences for market exchanges, announcements, and inter-household communication. Many families maintain their own tonal signatures, identifiable by trained resonance-keepers.
 The Veins also hosts informal ceremonies such as stone-feeding, where offerings of finely crushed minerals are placed in wall hollows to honor the daily labor of the city. During [[Cycle Days]], many residents gather at the Resonance Well to share meditative tones, believed to keep the district in harmonic alignment with the city’s deeper layers.
 }}