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|Image=[[File:Cairnwall Range - General 01.jpg|center|frameless]]
|Image=[[File:Cairnwall Range - General 01.jpg|center|frameless]]
|Location=Southwest of Seh-Kal, bordering [[Zanarak]]
|Location=Southwest of Seh-Kal, bordering [[Zanarak]]
|Realm=[[Terasil]]
|Realm=Zanarak
|Highest Peak=Tor-Karoth
|Highest Peak=Tor-Karoth
|Climate=Arid, with extreme temperature fluctuations
|Climate=Arid, with extreme temperature fluctuations
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The range is uninhabited, save for a few scattered ruins and remnants of unknown origin. To the northeast, beyond the broken peaks, lies the [[Graveyard of the Fallen]], a vast expanse of toppled boulders and eroded monoliths that mark the transition toward [[Terasil]] and the [[Yalta Expanse]]. The origins of the Graveyard remain a subject of speculation, with some viewing it as a natural collapse of the mountains, while others attribute it to an ancient calamity lost to time.   
The range is uninhabited, save for a few scattered ruins and remnants of unknown origin. To the northeast, beyond the broken peaks, lies the [[Graveyard of the Fallen]], a vast expanse of toppled boulders and eroded monoliths that mark the transition toward [[Terasil]] and the [[Yalta Expanse]]. The origins of the Graveyard remain a subject of speculation, with some viewing it as a natural collapse of the mountains, while others attribute it to an ancient calamity lost to time.   


Though rarely traversed, the Cairnwall Range serves as a natural barrier between the fertile lands beyond and the encroaching sands of Zanarak.
Though rarely traversed, the Cairnwall Range serves as a natural barrier between the fertile lands beyond and the encroaching sands of Zanarak.
 
|Etymology=The name Cairnwall originates from ancient [[Orasian]], referring to a wall of fallen stones. Orasian legend holds that the range was once a solid, towering wall of stone, but it has since fractured and crumbled, leaving behind a landscape of ruins shaped by time and wind.
|Etymology=The name Cairnwall originates from ancient [[Orasian]], referring to a wall of fallen stones. Orasian legend holds that the range was once a solid, towering wall of stone, but it has since fractured and crumbled, leaving behind a landscape of ruins shaped by time and wind.
|Geography=The Cairnwall Range is a low, broken range, with no singular ridgeline, but instead scattered peaks, towering rock spires, and unstable boulder fields.
|Geography=The Cairnwall Range is a low, broken range, with no singular ridgeline, but instead scattered peaks, towering rock spires, and unstable boulder fields.
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* Nighttime: Frigid cold, with temperatures plummeting below freezing.
* Nighttime: Frigid cold, with temperatures plummeting below freezing.
* Winds: High-speed winds funnel through the broken landscape, carrying fine sand that grinds at the rock surfaces.
* Winds: High-speed winds funnel through the broken landscape, carrying fine sand that grinds at the rock surfaces.
|Flora=* Thornspite Shrub – A hardy, low-growing plant that burrows deep into rock crevices.
* Sandvail Moss – A thin, wind-resistant moss that clings to stone surfaces.
* Kharrok Bloom – A rare, purple-flowered plant that emerges only after desert storms.
|Fauna=* Shale Serpent – A long, camouflaged reptile that slithers between boulders.
* Cairnbeast – A large, rock-colored predator that moves silently through the stone fields.
* Windstriker Hawk – A raptor that hunts small creatures navigating the shifting terrain.
|Cultural Significance==== The Graveyard of the Fallen ===
|Cultural Significance==== The Graveyard of the Fallen ===
According to Orasian lore, the Graveyard of the Fallen is not a natural formation, but the remnants of a great battle between the [[Orasians]] and the forces of erosion. It is said that in ancient times, the Orasians stood against the desert, seeking to hold back the advancing sands. The massive toppled boulders are believed to be their fallen warriors—monuments to a war that could not be won.
According to Orasian lore, the Graveyard of the Fallen is not a natural formation, but the remnants of a great battle between the [[Orasians]] and the forces of erosion. It is said that in ancient times, the Orasians stood against the desert, seeking to hold back the advancing sands. The massive toppled boulders are believed to be their fallen warriors—monuments to a war that could not be won.
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* The Sleeping Titan – A legend claims that one of the massive boulders in the Graveyard is not stone, but an ancient Orasian in slumber, awaiting the day it will rise again.
* The Sleeping Titan – A legend claims that one of the massive boulders in the Graveyard is not stone, but an ancient Orasian in slumber, awaiting the day it will rise again.
* The Whispering Winds – It is said that if one stands among the cairns at night, they can hear the voices of the past, carried by the desert winds.
* The Whispering Winds – It is said that if one stands among the cairns at night, they can hear the voices of the past, carried by the desert winds.
|Flora=* Thornspite Shrub – A hardy, low-growing plant that burrows deep into rock crevices.
* Sandvail Moss – A thin, wind-resistant moss that clings to stone surfaces.
* Kharrok Bloom – A rare, purple-flowered plant that emerges only after desert storms.
|Fauna=* Shale Serpent – A long, camouflaged reptile that slithers between boulders.
* Cairnbeast – A large, rock-colored predator that moves silently through the stone fields.
* Windstriker Hawk – A raptor that hunts small creatures navigating the shifting terrain.
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