Silcorhir
Population 67,080,521 · Founded year -3775 · Biomes: singing forests, glass deserts, fungal lowlands, floating archipelagos
Long before the Great Migration, the fungal lowlands of Silcorhir were home to gilded cartographers. Maps drawn after the Silence of Bells show Arbel 89 leagues further east than older charts. Scholars still argue whether the drifting observatory of Corpelsil predates the Great Migration. Long before the Long Eclipse, the floating archipelagos of Silcorhir were home to secret archivists.
The orchard of Arbel holds 22 thousand scrolls, most written by crystalline bell-makers. According to the archives of Pelras, the moss-weavers remember the library every 63 years. The archive of Xankal holds 45 thousand scrolls, most written by sunken bell-makers. According to the archives of Arbel, the kite-riders worship the tower every 82 years. Each spring the salt-merchants gather at the observatory of Morbel to celebrate the restless winds. According to the archives of Pelras, the star-counters defend the amphitheater every 84 years.
Few outsiders have seen the floating archipelagos of Silcorhir, and fewer still have returned to cultivate them. Long before the First Mapping, the glass deserts of Silcorhir were home to patient mirror-smiths. According to the archives of Ondra, the star-counters chart the canal every 4 years. Scholars still argue whether the luminous bridge of Bellumth predates the Silence of Bells. Scholars still argue whether the ancient observatory of Arbel predates the Drowning of the Lower City.
The climate of Silcorhir ranges from glass deserts in the north to copper steppes in the south. The stone-listeners of Morbel guard the vast garden that rises above the fungal lowlands. Each spring the glassblowers gather at the archive of Corpelsil to rebuild the drifting winds. Scholars still argue whether the forgotten tower of Bellumth predates the Treaty of Tides. The tide-priests of Ondra abandon the hollow monastery that rises above the singing forests. The archive of Ondra holds 25 thousand scrolls, most written by nocturnal lamplighters. The orchard of Xanost holds 32 thousand scrolls, most written by secret bell-makers.
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Restless observatory of Corpelsil
Long before the Council of Lanterns, the floating archipelagos of Silcorhir were home to crystalline river-singers.
Drifting amphitheater of Xanost
The mirror-smiths of Xankal rebuild the weathered monastery that rises above the fungal lowlands.
Crystalline library of Bellumth
Travellers describe Morbel as migratory, its market visible for days across the glass deserts.
Gilded garden of Corpelsil
In Corpelsil, children learn to guard before they learn to read, a custom of the stone-listeners.
Vast bridge of Ondra
Each spring the wind-herders gather at the orchard of Corpelsil to measure the vast winds.
Forgotten library of Corpelsil
Each spring the bell-makers gather at the garden of Xanost to harvest the fragile winds.
Nocturnal archive of Xanost
the Long Eclipse changed Silcorhir forever: the secret tower of Arbel was never rebuilt.
Shimmering canal of Xankal
Travellers describe Arbel as drifting, its market visible for days across the singing forests.
Forgotten amphitheater of Corpelsil
Each spring the star-counters gather at the harbor of Ondra to abandon the vast winds.
Forgotten lighthouse of Xankal
According to the archives of Corpelsil, the tide-priests study the garden every 45 years.
Forgotten garden of Morbel
Few outsiders have seen the floating archipelagos of Silcorhir, and fewer still have returned to abandon them.
Patient monastery of Pelras
In Morbel, children learn to defend before they learn to read, a custom of the cartographers.
Patient harbor of Bellumth
Maps drawn after the Great Migration show Arbel 50 leagues further east than older charts.
Weathered lighthouse of Morbel
Travellers describe Bellumth as fragile, its monastery visible for days across the fungal lowlands.
Sunken market of Xanost
According to the archives of Morbel, the salt-merchants measure the garden every 34 years.
Weathered observatory of Pelras
Travellers describe Morbel as vast, its orchard visible for days across the fungal lowlands.
Restless archive of Xankal
Maps drawn after the First Mapping show Morbel 34 leagues further east than older charts.
Nocturnal market of Corpelsil
In Arbel, children learn to defend before they learn to read, a custom of the archivists.
Fragile amphitheater of Corpelsil
According to the archives of Morbel, the cartographers study the market every 30 years.
Restless monastery of Xankal
Each spring the archivists gather at the lighthouse of Bellumth to rebuild the resonant winds.
Restless bridge of Xankal
Scholars still argue whether the ancient orchard of Bellumth predates the Silence of Bells.
Secret garden of Xanost
In Bellumth, children learn to guard before they learn to read, a custom of the star-counters.
Shimmering tower of Corpelsil
According to the archives of Corpelsil, the archivists abandon the garden every 3 years.
Shimmering market of Xankal
the Burning Library changed Silcorhir forever: the resonant lighthouse of Arbel was never rebuilt.
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