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|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, 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. | ||
|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 | |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. | ||
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 but acoustically alive. Lighting is natural, filtered through fractured mineral slits. No speaking occurs within the inner sanctum—only breath and tone. | ||