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The vale also contains several uninhabited zones considered sacred or geologically unstable, including seasonal fissures, stonefall fields, and resonance hollows.

|Representation in Media==== '''Art''' ===

Sanctuary Vale has inspired generations of Orasian stonecarvers, resonance-painters, and echo-mask artisans. Most works focus on the land’s shape and spiritual stillness rather than literal depiction. One of the most widely recognized pieces is the mural series ''[[Cycle Without Break]]'', displayed in Mar-Thal’s outer archive halls. Composed entirely from pigment-infused stone dust, the mural depicts the layers of the vale’s mountains from an internal, subterranean perspective.

Another notable work is ''Sanctum in Pressure'', a chiseled triptych in tonal relief found in Dul-Val, carved directly into a living basalt wall. The piece depicts three moments in the vale’s memory: the arrival of the Orasians, the sealing of the Tarsuun Pass, and the echoing silence left after the Great Erosion.

=== '''Literature / Poetry''' ===

The vale features prominently in foundational Orasian texts, most notably in ''Our Sanctuary: An Orasian History'' by [[Jek-Karun]], which poetically recounts the creation of the valley by [[Oras]] and the spiritual formation of the Orasian people within it.

Short-form poetic inscriptions known as *stone-verses* are common throughout the vale, typically left at echo-hollows or resonance posts. Many are unsigned, passed down through oral and tonal memory. One of the most cited:

> “Carve no summit / Sing no end / This hollow holds / What waits to mend.”

These verses are preserved by Lorewardens and often recited during Cycle Day observances.

=== '''Songs''' ===

While Orasian music is typically non-lyrical and harmonic in form, several resonance compositions are attributed to Sanctuary Vale. One of the oldest is ''Descent to Hollowflow'', a tonal progression originally performed using mineral chimes suspended in Zarkesh Hollow. It mimics the descending rhythm of a subterranean journey into Sanctuary Vale and is considered a rite of passage for apprentice resonance-keepers.

Another widely practiced form is the ''Echo-Retreat Cycle''—a communal sequence of tones sung into canyon chambers at dawn. Though subtle and slow, the overlapping harmonics form a kind of auditory map of the vale’s inner resonance fields, varying slightly based on time of year and humidity.

These artistic traditions serve not only as cultural expression, but as aural and visual extensions of the vale’s memory—reflecting the Orasian belief that art is not to depict, but to preserve.

|Bibliography={{BibliographyEntry|Category=history|Title=Our Sanctuary: An Orasian History}} by Jek-Karun

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 The vale also contains several uninhabited zones considered sacred or geologically unstable, including seasonal fissures, stonefall fields, and resonance hollows.
+|Representation in Media==== '''Art''' ===
+Sanctuary Vale has inspired generations of Orasian stonecarvers, resonance-painters, and echo-mask artisans. Most works focus on the land’s shape and spiritual stillness rather than literal depiction. One of the most widely recognized pieces is the mural series ''[[Cycle Without Break]]'', displayed in Mar-Thal’s outer archive halls. Composed entirely from pigment-infused stone dust, the mural depicts the layers of the vale’s mountains from an internal, subterranean perspective.
+Another notable work is ''Sanctum in Pressure'', a chiseled triptych in tonal relief found in Dul-Val, carved directly into a living basalt wall. The piece depicts three moments in the vale’s memory: the arrival of the Orasians, the sealing of the Tarsuun Pass, and the echoing silence left after the Great Erosion.
+=== '''Literature / Poetry''' ===
+The vale features prominently in foundational Orasian texts, most notably in ''Our Sanctuary: An Orasian History'' by [[Jek-Karun]], which poetically recounts the creation of the valley by [[Oras]] and the spiritual formation of the Orasian people within it.
+Short-form poetic inscriptions known as *stone-verses* are common throughout the vale, typically left at echo-hollows or resonance posts. Many are unsigned, passed down through oral and tonal memory. One of the most cited:
+> “Carve no summit / Sing no end / This hollow holds / What waits to mend.”
+These verses are preserved by Lorewardens and often recited during Cycle Day observances.
+=== '''Songs''' ===
+While Orasian music is typically non-lyrical and harmonic in form, several resonance compositions are attributed to Sanctuary Vale. One of the oldest is ''Descent to Hollowflow'', a tonal progression originally performed using mineral chimes suspended in Zarkesh Hollow. It mimics the descending rhythm of a subterranean journey into Sanctuary Vale and is considered a rite of passage for apprentice resonance-keepers.
+Another widely practiced form is the ''Echo-Retreat Cycle''—a communal sequence of tones sung into canyon chambers at dawn. Though subtle and slow, the overlapping harmonics form a kind of auditory map of the vale’s inner resonance fields, varying slightly based on time of year and humidity.
+These artistic traditions serve not only as cultural expression, but as aural and visual extensions of the vale’s memory—reflecting the Orasian belief that art is not to depict, but to preserve.
 |Bibliography={{BibliographyEntry|Category=history|Title=Our Sanctuary: An Orasian History}} by Jek-Karun
 }}