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Factions in Caelum are not rigid institutions but evolving collectives, their influence shifting with the winds. Many inhabitants drift between allegiances, their beliefs and duties changing as they move through the ever-flowing realm.

|Notable Settlements=Caelum’s settlements are formed from dense cloud formations, wind-forged structures, and suspended atmospheric phenomena. These cities and sanctuaries drift through the sky, shaped by the ever-moving nature of the realm.

=== Nimala – The Pillar of Winds ===

The largest and most well-known settlement in Caelum, Nimala is a sprawling metropolis of solidified cloudstone and condensed mist, held together by stabilizing wind currents. Positioned near the heart of the Skyflow Expanse, Nimala serves as a central hub for scholars, travelers, and those seeking the wisdom of Shasae’s domain.

The city’s towering spires seem to grow and shift with the air, their shapes subtly changing as currents pass through them. Many believe Nimala to be the place where Shasae’s influence is strongest, and the Keepers of the Horizon often gather here to study the movement of the skies.

=== Veythar – The Shifting Spire ===

A settlement that moves with the winds, Veythar is a spiraling, helix-like structure formed from hardened mist and crystallized vapor. Rather than remaining fixed, it follows the natural pathways of the Skyflow Expanse, appearing in different locations over time.

Veythar is home to the Aetherborn Concord, who view its movement as a representation of Caelum’s free and unbound nature. Those who reside within Veythar are skilled navigators of the winds, relying on instinct and experience rather than fixed charts.

=== The Thunderhold ===

A fortress of storm-forged stone and crackling energy, the Thunderhold drifts within the Tempest Basin, sustained by the powerful currents of Caelum’s most volatile region. It serves as a refuge for the Stormwardens, who monitor and influence the realm’s storms from within its charged halls.

Lightning surges continuously through the structure, illuminating its jagged towers with flickering blue and violet light. Few outside the Stormwardens dare to enter, as the fortress exists in a constant state of atmospheric turbulence.

=== Elysar – The Silent Refuge ===

Hidden within the Umbral Drift, Elysar is a city cloaked in perpetual twilight, where the air is thick with stillness. Built from dense, layered clouds that absorb sound, the settlement is home to the Shroudcallers, who believe that silence holds the key to understanding the sky’s deeper mysteries.

Visitors describe Elysar as an eerie yet peaceful place, where voices seem to vanish into the air as soon as they are spoken. It is said that those who linger too long begin to feel the pull of the Breathless Gulf, as if the silence itself is calling them into its depths.

Caelum’s settlements are not permanent in the traditional sense—some shift with the currents, while others remain tethered to specific regions of atmospheric stability. Despite their differences, they all exist in harmony with the ever-moving nature of the realm.

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 Factions in Caelum are not rigid institutions but evolving collectives, their influence shifting with the winds. Many inhabitants drift between allegiances, their beliefs and duties changing as they move through the ever-flowing realm.
+|Notable Settlements=Caelum’s settlements are formed from dense cloud formations, wind-forged structures, and suspended atmospheric phenomena. These cities and sanctuaries drift through the sky, shaped by the ever-moving nature of the realm.
+=== Nimala – The Pillar of Winds ===
+The largest and most well-known settlement in Caelum, Nimala is a sprawling metropolis of solidified cloudstone and condensed mist, held together by stabilizing wind currents. Positioned near the heart of the Skyflow Expanse, Nimala serves as a central hub for scholars, travelers, and those seeking the wisdom of Shasae’s domain.
+The city’s towering spires seem to grow and shift with the air, their shapes subtly changing as currents pass through them. Many believe Nimala to be the place where Shasae’s influence is strongest, and the Keepers of the Horizon often gather here to study the movement of the skies.
+=== Veythar – The Shifting Spire ===
+A settlement that moves with the winds, Veythar is a spiraling, helix-like structure formed from hardened mist and crystallized vapor. Rather than remaining fixed, it follows the natural pathways of the Skyflow Expanse, appearing in different locations over time.
+Veythar is home to the Aetherborn Concord, who view its movement as a representation of Caelum’s free and unbound nature. Those who reside within Veythar are skilled navigators of the winds, relying on instinct and experience rather than fixed charts.
+=== The Thunderhold ===
+A fortress of storm-forged stone and crackling energy, the Thunderhold drifts within the Tempest Basin, sustained by the powerful currents of Caelum’s most volatile region. It serves as a refuge for the Stormwardens, who monitor and influence the realm’s storms from within its charged halls.
+Lightning surges continuously through the structure, illuminating its jagged towers with flickering blue and violet light. Few outside the Stormwardens dare to enter, as the fortress exists in a constant state of atmospheric turbulence.
+=== Elysar – The Silent Refuge ===
+Hidden within the Umbral Drift, Elysar is a city cloaked in perpetual twilight, where the air is thick with stillness. Built from dense, layered clouds that absorb sound, the settlement is home to the Shroudcallers, who believe that silence holds the key to understanding the sky’s deeper mysteries.
+Visitors describe Elysar as an eerie yet peaceful place, where voices seem to vanish into the air as soon as they are spoken. It is said that those who linger too long begin to feel the pull of the Breathless Gulf, as if the silence itself is calling them into its depths.
+Caelum’s settlements are not permanent in the traditional sense—some shift with the currents, while others remain tethered to specific regions of atmospheric stability. Despite their differences, they all exist in harmony with the ever-moving nature of the realm.
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