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[[File:Citadel Mountains - General 02.jpg|thumb|Citadel Mountains]]
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Terasil is defined by its varied terrain—mountains, valleys, plains, and extensive subterranean networks. These features have cultural and economic importance for its inhabitants, especially the [[Duranthi ]]and [[Minthari]].
The [[geography of Terasil]] is a physical record—its terrain acting not just as space, but as a layered archive of history and memory. From the impenetrable stone flanks of the **Citadel Mountains** to the weathered expanses of its valleys and steppe lands, Terasil reflects not only geological time but cultural stillness. Its surface is inscribed by ancient movement, collapse, and ritual intervention, while its subterranean spaces carry the weight of passage and preservation.
 
Its features hold both practical and spiritual significance. [[Duranthi]] communities treat the land as a medium for ancestral record, while the [[Minthari]] continue to navigate and reshape its lower strata through excavation and trade.
 
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=== Mountain Ranges ===
=== Mountain Ranges ===
* Citadel Mountains: Located at Terasil’s center, these mountains preserve the core of the primordial realm. Considered sacred by the Orasians, they create a natural rain shadow influencing the [[Zanarak]] Desert.
 
* [[Anvil Range]]: East of the Citadels, these mineral-rich peaks support vast Minthari mining operations. Generations of excavation have resulted in a complex underground infrastructure.
* **Citadel Mountains**: The central range and the heart of the **Domain of Oras**, these mountains are the most ancient and spiritually inert landforms in Terasil. Largely untouched since the Great Erosion, they house the last of the [[Orasians]] and remain inaccessible to most. Their imposing elevation casts a literal and metaphysical shadow over the realm, generating the rain shadow that created the [[Zanarak Desert]] to the east.
* [[Murazkar Range]]: A mist-covered western range shaped by lingering elemental forces. It supports an unusual blend of flora and fauna along the earth-water boundary.
 
* **[[Anvil Range]]**: A mineral-rich range located east of the Citadels. Over generations, Minthari mining has transformed these mountains into a web of extraction tunnels and processing chambers. The range’s surfaces are scarred with abandoned shafts and smelter ruins—some now regarded as haunted by forgotten contracts or dishonored spirits.
 
* **[[Murazkar Range]]**: Situated along the western border, this mist-wreathed range is shaped by residual elemental influence. Though less rigid in spiritual structure, it supports hybrid ecosystems and outpost settlements that rely on intermittent trade and cautious ritual neutrality.
 
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=== Valleys and Plains ===
=== Valleys and Plains ===
* [[Sanctuary Vale]]: The cultural heart of [[Orasian]] civilization; a semi-arid region marked by settlements and agricultural infrastructure.
 
* Emerald Valley: Once barren, now fertile through geological processes and Orasian cultivation—symbolizing Terasil’s adaptive potential.
* **[[Sanctuary Vale]]**: A semi-arid expanse and spiritual basin located between the Murazkar and Khargaath Ranges. It serves as the heartland of surface-dwelling Orasians and Duranthi, marked by ceremonial routes, agricultural stoneworks, and boundary observances. The landscape itself is treated as a memory vessel, with cairns, marker stones, and echo sites used to document both civic and personal events.
* Yalta Expanse: A harsh, arid plain shaped by the Citadel’s rain shadow. Despite conditions, some Orasian communities endure here through deep spiritual and geological ties.
 
* **Emerald Valley**: Once desolate, this valley was gradually restructured through layered stonework and water channeling. It is now cultivated with care by Duranthi lineages seeking to demonstrate controlled adaptation. The land is considered a “memory in transformation” and is heavily recorded across seasonal cycles.
 
* **Yalta Expanse**: A dry, wind-scoured plain that bears the imprint of both tectonic and spiritual recession. Though inhospitable, it is home to enduring Duranthi enclaves that maintain oaths tied to ancient migration lines. Its stone ridges often feature inscribed paths visible only in angled light—used for ancestral navigation rather than direction.
 
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=== Underground Networks ===
=== Underground Networks ===
* The [[Deep Roads]]: An ancient tunnel network built by the Minthari, used for trade and travel. These are also believed to house Earthbound [[Special:FormEdit/Realms/Spirits|Spirits]] linked to the realm's deeper energies.
 
* Caverns of Echoes: Noted for their unique acoustics, these caverns serve ritual and meditative purposes, especially among the Orasians, who view them as spiritual conduits.
* **The Deep Roads**: A network of subterranean routes carved primarily by Minthari labor during the Age of Deep Roads. Initially commercial in purpose, these tunnels gradually absorbed Duranthi influence, becoming sites of ritual marking, passage rites, and lineage recording. Some passages are now closed by ancestral decree, considered “sealed threads” of unrepeatable history.
 
* **Caverns of Echoes**: Natural acoustic chambers where sound repeats and degrades over time. Duranthi use these spaces for memory rites, judicial recitation, and spiritual calibration. The echoes are believed to reveal inconsistencies in recollection or emotion, and access is often restricted to trained Keepers of Record.
 
* **Strata Vaults** (optional addition): Deep-tiered crypt structures where historical objects, stone tablets, or spiritual fragments are sealed. These are rarely accessed, except during generational transitions or moments of civic uncertainty. Many are buried intentionally to preserve knowledge from misuse.
 
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Would you like a matching revision of the **Cultural Significance** section next to bring all thematic elements together?
 
|Climate=Terasil exhibits a range of climates based on altitude and terrain. Mountains experience cold, arid conditions, while valleys maintain temperate climates with seasonal rainfall. Plains are generally arid with sharp temperature variation. Subterranean regions retain consistent, cool temperatures year-round.
|Climate=Terasil exhibits a range of climates based on altitude and terrain. Mountains experience cold, arid conditions, while valleys maintain temperate climates with seasonal rainfall. Plains are generally arid with sharp temperature variation. Subterranean regions retain consistent, cool temperatures year-round.
|Flora and Fauna=[[File:Graniteback Behemoth - General 02.jpg|thumb|Graniteback Behemoth]]
|Flora and Fauna=[[File:Graniteback Behemoth - General 02.jpg|thumb|Graniteback Behemoth]]
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* [[Tharoz-Mir]] – Spirit of the Great Tunnels, Tharoz-Mir embodies the enduring memory of Terasil’s subterranean veins. Said to span the entirety of the Deep Roads, this vast [[Ancestral Spirit|ancestral spirit]] is less a single entity and more a presence felt in the stone itself—steady, resonant, and ancient. Orasians and Minthari alike revere it as a silent witness to all passage, trade, and migration beneath the earth.
* [[Tharoz-Mir]] – Spirit of the Great Tunnels, Tharoz-Mir embodies the enduring memory of Terasil’s subterranean veins. Said to span the entirety of the Deep Roads, this vast [[Ancestral Spirit|ancestral spirit]] is less a single entity and more a presence felt in the stone itself—steady, resonant, and ancient. Orasians and Minthari alike revere it as a silent witness to all passage, trade, and migration beneath the earth.
* [[Orak-Thun]] – Revered in legend as the first sentient mountain, now a spiritual locus of Orasian lineage rites.
* [[Orak-Thun]] – Revered in legend as the first sentient mountain, now a spiritual locus of [[Orasian]] lineage rites.


These spirits, together, form the spiritual ecology of Terasil—reflecting its role as the realm of endurance, continuity, and elemental consciousness.
These spirits, together, form the spiritual ecology of Terasil—reflecting its role as the realm of endurance, continuity, and elemental consciousness.
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