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Veins

City	Kar-Thal
Realm	Terasil
Function	Residential and Market District
Notable Locations	Nereth-Kazuun • Ulvek-Har • Kareth-Shoan • Veshun-Taril

The Veins is the residential and commercial heart of Kar-Thal, located in the central tiers of the mountain-city. Structured as a network of interwoven tunnels, open plazas, and family niches carved from living stone, it is the most densely populated district in the city. The name derives from the branching, capillary-like layout of its chambers, which pulse with daily life and the memory-bound rhythms of Duranthi society.

Function

The Veins serves as Kar-Thal’s primary space for habitation, trade, and communal ritual. While its civic functions are limited compared to governance or ceremonial districts, it plays a critical role in sustaining the continuity of everyday Duranthi life—housing families, artisan recorders, and markets that maintain the city's structured memory and material stability.

History

Originally carved as a cluster of tunnel-dwellings during the city's expansion, the Veins grew organically outward from central stone wells and mineral springs.

Notable Locations

Nereth-Kazuun – A central communal plaza where traders and memory-keepers gather. It serves as the heart of the district and the site of oath recitations and name-stone presentations.
Ulvek-Har – A shallow, mineral-lined basin where residents perform daily rites.
The Kareth-Shoan – Ancestral dwelling rings carved around uncut mineral pillars, each bearing inscribed lineage stones.
Veshun-Taril – The primary market corridor.

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-|Introduction=The Veins is the residential and commercial heart of [[Kar-Thal]], located in the central tiers of the mountain-city. Structured as a network of interwoven tunnels, open plazas, and family niches carved from living stone, it is both the most densely populated and acoustically resonant district in the city. The name derives from the branching, capillary-like layout of its chambers, which pulse with daily life and the memory-bound rhythms of Duranthi society.
+|Introduction=The Veins is the residential and commercial heart of [[Kar-Thal]], located in the central tiers of the mountain-city. Structured as a network of interwoven tunnels, open plazas, and family niches carved from living stone, it is the most densely populated district in the city. The name derives from the branching, capillary-like layout of its chambers, which pulse with daily life and the memory-bound rhythms of Duranthi society.
-|Function=The Veins serves as Kar-Thal’s primary space for habitation, trade, and communal ritual. While its civic functions are limited compared to governance or ceremonial districts, it plays a critical role in sustaining the continuity of everyday [[Duranthi]] life—housing stone-bound families, artisan recorders, and lineage-led markets that maintain the city's structured memory and material stability.
+|Function=The Veins serves as Kar-Thal’s primary space for habitation, trade, and communal ritual. While its civic functions are limited compared to governance or ceremonial districts, it plays a critical role in sustaining the continuity of everyday [[Duranthi]] life—housing families, artisan recorders, and markets that maintain the city's structured memory and material stability.
-|History=Originally carved as a cluster of tunnel-dwellings during the city's expansion in the [[Era of Isolation]], the Veins grew organically outward from central stone wells and mineral springs. Its layout was never imposed from above, but shaped by resonance-guided carving and memory-honoring extension. During the [[Great Erosion]], the Veins sheltered incoming families displaced from outer ranges, solidifying its role as a genealogical and mnemonic anchor within the city.
+|History=Originally carved as a cluster of tunnel-dwellings during the city's expansion, the Veins grew organically outward from central stone wells and mineral springs.
 |Notable Locations=* Nereth-Kazuun – A central communal plaza where traders and memory-keepers gather. It serves as the heart of the district and the site of oath recitations and name-stone presentations.
-* Ulvek-Har – A shallow, mineral-lined basin where residents perform daily tone-alignment rites. Its circular walls amplify the lowest frequencies used in Duranthi cadence rituals.
+* Ulvek-Har – A shallow, mineral-lined basin where residents perform daily rites.
 * The Kareth-Shoan – Ancestral dwelling rings carved around uncut mineral pillars, each bearing inscribed lineage stones.
-* Veshun-Taril – The primary market corridor, divided into pitch-aligned chambers. Vendors project their offers in structured cadences, and each transaction is etched into exchange tablets.
+* Veshun-Taril – The primary market corridor.
-|Cultural Practices=Residents of the Veins adhere to a tradition of echo-rhythmic cadence and recitative speech, particularly during trade, oaths, and familial announcements. Public discourse follows mnemonic protocols, ensuring that all statements made in communal space can be retained as part of the district’s living record.
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