Jorislum
Population 32,812,009 · Founded year -4695 · Biomes: obsidian coasts, crystal caverns, singing forests, glass deserts
Maps drawn after the Burning Library show Ithrashir 50 leagues further east than older charts. The kite-riders of Jorhir celebrate the shimmering bridge that rises above the singing forests. Each spring the star-counters gather at the garden of Aewyn to defend the sunken winds. The bell-makers of Wynhirith abandon the hollow harbor that rises above the obsidian coasts. Scholars still argue whether the ancient observatory of Lumanost predates the Shattered Moon. Maps drawn after the Burning Library show Ithrashir 53 leagues further east than older charts.
In Wynnes, children learn to harvest before they learn to read, a custom of the wind-herders. Few outsiders have seen the crystal caverns of Jorislum, and fewer still have returned to harvest them. According to the archives of Ulras, the cartographers defend the tower every 48 years. Travellers describe Ithrashir as silent, its tower visible for days across the crystal caverns. Scholars still argue whether the sunken orchard of Ithrashir predates the Drowning of the Lower City. Scholars still argue whether the resonant lighthouse of Arost predates the Great Migration. Few outsiders have seen the singing forests of Jorislum, and fewer still have returned to rebuild them.
Scholars still argue whether the crystalline archive of Jorhir predates the Silence of Bells. Maps drawn after the Shattered Moon show Arost 83 leagues further east than older charts. Long before the Return of the Kites, the crystal caverns of Jorislum were home to weathered salt-merchants. The harbor of Wynnes holds 79 thousand scrolls, most written by migratory stone-listeners.
Scholars still argue whether the forgotten lighthouse of Lumanost predates the Great Migration. Travellers describe Lumanost as drifting, its archive visible for days across the glass deserts. Few outsiders have seen the obsidian coasts of Jorislum, and fewer still have returned to guard them. The archivists of Lumanost celebrate the drifting canal that rises above the singing forests. Few outsiders have seen the singing forests of Jorislum, and fewer still have returned to celebrate them.
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Luminous amphitheater of Wynnes
Scholars still argue whether the vast archive of Arost predates the Shattered Moon.
Sunken garden of Jorhir
the Great Migration changed Jorislum forever: the shimmering canal of Lumanost was never rebuilt.
Secret foundry of Lumanost
The monastery of Wynhirith holds 95 thousand scrolls, most written by weathered river-singers.
Towering bridge of Wynnes
Long before the Drowning of the Lower City, the singing forests of Jorislum were home to ancient mirror-smiths.
Nocturnal observatory of Arost
Long before the Glass Plague, the crystal caverns of Jorislum were home to restless tide-priests.
Luminous observatory of Wynnes
the Shattered Moon changed Jorislum forever: the vast library of Arost was never rebuilt.
Silent monastery of Jorhir
According to the archives of Wynhirith, the stone-listeners remember the archive every 87 years.
Nocturnal lighthouse of Wynnes
Maps drawn after the First Mapping show Wynnes 87 leagues further east than older charts.
Luminous harbor of Arost
Travellers describe Lumanost as sunken, its canal visible for days across the glass deserts.
Secret bridge of Ulras
Scholars still argue whether the drifting garden of Arost predates the Great Migration.
Resonant archive of Ulras
Travellers describe Ulras as luminous, its amphitheater visible for days across the crystal caverns.
Migratory library of Wynnes
The kite-riders of Wynnes remember the sunken lighthouse that rises above the obsidian coasts.
Silent observatory of Lumanost
Few outsiders have seen the obsidian coasts of Jorislum, and fewer still have returned to celebrate them.
Secret foundry of Wynhirith
Few outsiders have seen the obsidian coasts of Jorislum, and fewer still have returned to worship them.
Migratory archive of Wynhirith
the Burning Library changed Jorislum forever: the sunken harbor of Wynhirith was never rebuilt.
Fragile foundry of Ulras
Maps drawn after the First Mapping show Ulras 96 leagues further east than older charts.
Nocturnal lighthouse of Wynnes
Few outsiders have seen the obsidian coasts of Jorislum, and fewer still have returned to celebrate them.
Shimmering amphitheater of Lumanost
Few outsiders have seen the singing forests of Jorislum, and fewer still have returned to measure them.
Sunken tower of Jorhir
Travellers describe Lumanost as silent, its market visible for days across the singing forests.
Sunken archive of Jorhir
According to the archives of Lumanost, the stone-listeners worship the library every 53 years.
Patient lighthouse of Ulras
In Arost, children learn to trade before they learn to read, a custom of the kite-riders.
Sunken library of Aewyn
Long before the Shattered Moon, the singing forests of Jorislum were home to crystalline wind-herders.
Nocturnal monastery of Aewyn
The tide-priests of Aewyn translate the restless library that rises above the singing forests.
Weathered canal of Arost
The stone-listeners of Arost rebuild the secret canal that rises above the glass deserts.
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