Warakzandeshayas Marramashas

In eastern Andaperna, slightly south of where the Teknapan and Karet are the closest to one another there is a plateau considered sacred by all Andaperna people. It is called the holy plateau and has different names in different Andaperna languages, like 'shupparkas shullas' (the pure plateau), 'ginbashur' (plateau of colours) or 'burmu imanku' (colourful stones). The latter names hint at the phenomenon that can be observed there, the warakzandeshayas marramashas, which means 'colour changing rainbow stones'. On the plateau there are three rocks, embedded in the side of a cliff, from which a spring comes forth. This spring carries different metals at different times, colouring the rocks, over which it flows, with differently coloured water. The water sinks back into the ground just below the rock.

The change in colour is caused by the course and distance of the two moons in relation to Samthô and to each other. Thus the change in colour follows a regular pattern and some colours are pretty rare to occur, while others can be seen for longer stretches of time. The colours that can be seen are not all the colours of the rainbow, though, but rather the following: red, blue, yellow, black, a violet-ish brown and milky white. Only once in history, in the late Era of the Trees, a priest called Nemekeshu reported to have seen the stones being a shining emerald green. This was immediately reported to regional kings and temples. Three accounts of this occurence survive to this day, but this colouration has never been seen since.

Most of the time the colour of the rocks is either yellow or the violet-ish brown. Phases of these two colours always come with the springs producing the brown colouration first, the yellow second. Three out of five times the yellow comes directly after brown, with blue being in between most of the time and black right after that. Never is yellow followed directly by brown nor by milky white. Milky white and red are the rarest colours to be seen, except the one time occurrence of emerald green. Milky white is often, but not always associated with both moons being new moons. When the rocks are coloured red by the spring water, it is seen as an omen of bad luck by all Andaperna peoples and religions. As soon as red stones are reported, special precautions like sacrifices and purification rituals are held with most people stopping working or going outside unless absolutely necessary.

There is a well maintained information network connected to the stones, which informs every polity of Andaperna fast and effectively about the warakzandeshayas marramashas. This system relies on a flying animal called Kammar or nappus or dalmek.