Kharados — The Hidden Peaks
in Geography of Aesos“They look down upon the world and see it still unfinished.”
Mountain citadels guard forgotten mysteries; isolation has preserved ancient rites few outsiders may witness.
“Kastovia is a maze of towers and smoke where coin is creed and guild charters serve as scripture. Every street hides a contract, every whisper a transaction. They envy our Mana-Tech, and though they smile when our emissaries call, I swear I can hear the scratching of quills drafting patents for what they mean to steal.”
Extracts from “A Survey of the Known World” by Captain-Explorer Aderyn Vale of Cezorus, 3358 YL.