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|Name=Tarrakul | |Name=Tarrakul Arhûn | ||
|District=[[Surn’s Refuge]] | |||
|Settlement=[[Kar-Thal]] | |||
|Location=Inner sanctuary tier, near the harmonic caverns | |||
|Realm=[[Terasil]] | |||
|Constructed=Unknown; pre-dates civic calendar | |||
|Cultural Origin=[[Orasian]] | |||
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|Introduction=**Tarrakul Arhûn**, known as *The Rooted Temple*, is a sacred sanctuary carved into the inner tiers of [[Surn’s Refuge]] in [[Kar-Thal]]. Its central feature is a towering column of uncarved stone that rises from the living bedrock—believed by Orasians to be a raw and unmediated conduit of Oras’s presence. Unlike other sanctified structures, Tarrakul Arhûn was not shaped by tools or tone. It was revealed, not made. | |||
|History=The sanctuary predates all known Orasian civic expansions. Early stone-seers discovered the column while carving initial meditation halls and halted further work immediately, citing a tonal stillness unlike anything encountered. Rather than extract or sculpt the stone, they structured the sanctuary around it—preserving its alignment, silence, and pulse. | |||
Rites conducted here date back to the earliest harmonic intervals, and the site has never been modified. Several lore tablets suggest that even the earliest [[Rite-Keepers]] were required to spend a full cycle in its shadow before their initiation. | |||
|Architecture=The sanctuary is circular, carved concentrically around the column. The ceiling slopes inward slightly, creating a resonance chamber of profound stillness. No carvings mark the walls, and no light is introduced beyond faint natural glowstone [[veins]]. Seating alcoves are built into the outer ring for silent observance. | |||
The central column itself—**Arhûn**—is over twenty feet in diameter, matte in texture, and composed of a mineral composition found nowhere else in Terasil. The surface is untouched, its harmonic signature completely stable. | |||
|Function=Tarrakul Arhûn serves as a site of vision, alignment, and inward descent. Worshipers press their foreheads or hands to the column during **silent convergence**, allowing the resonance of the stone to move through their breath. It is not a place of petition, but of listening—used primarily by senior Rite-Keepers, echo-seers, and citizens in need of deep orientation. | |||
|Cultural Role=The sanctuary plays a central role during [[Veshariin]] observances and echo-cycle transitions. While the public is permitted access, they must pass through a stilling rite beforehand and remove all items not born of stone. | |||
Orasian artisans, judges, and lore-keepers frequently return here between major works or decisions. To consult Arhûn is considered a rite of humility—an acknowledgment that no echo we carve is final. | |||
|Interpretation=Some believe Arhûn is the last remnant of Oras’s original shaping breath—the place where earth became form. Others see it as the heart-stone of the city itself, anchoring Kar-Thal’s resonance. While interpretations vary, all agree: to touch the stone is to be known, not to know. | |||
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