Ghar Anaroth Caves

Place

Place Name:

Ghar Anaroth Caves

Biome:

Caves

Size:

Unknown

Continent:

Unknown

Subcontinent

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Geography

The Ghost Caves are very near to Caldar Mountain, a large mountain in the Narbi region of Terael. Around the base of this great mountain, there are vast forests of blue-leaved trees. These are the forests of Nak Aravaa. The Minemi kin'toni Clan and Diwarale Kin'toni Clan go here to hunt the prey for food. Beyond that are the plains of Kona'te. These are vast plains that have silver-coloured grasses that grow to around six feet tall. The Ghost Caves are very large and go for many miles underground. The cave entrance is a small and almost hidden hole on the side of the mountain.

This hole leads to a long passage that goes on for around half a mile and then splits into five passageways. The first passageway goes on for around a mile before splitting into another three passageways that lead deeper into the caves. The second passageway, after around three miles, leads into a large round cave that is around three hundred feet around. This cave is the main meeting place for the kin'toni that live here. They keep some large cave beetles and cave worms here for food in makeshift pens. It has many smaller passageways leading off it that lead into smaller caves.

The third passageway goes on for around a mile and leads into a load of small caves that are used as the main living places for the clan. It has many small campfires made by the kin'toni that live here. They have made crude huts out of bones and large insect chitin. The fourth passageway leads to a cave used by the clan for their religious uses. The fifth passageway leads to a load of caves that are used by the clan to dump their dead in. The Ghost Caves are connected to Caldar Mountain by a low stone passageway, now blocked up, called the Tah Anah. This is low stone passageway was mined out many years ago.

It is now blocked up and both sides are guarded by kin'toni from the Diwarale kin'toni Clan on the Caldar Mountainside and the Minemi kin'toni Clan on the Ghar Anaroth Caves side. There are many ways out of the caves that lead to many nearby and even some farther away regions. One very long passageway leads to the Badarval Canyon region. This passageway is called the Tahbi Passage. It slopes up for around three miles before opening out high on the east side around a third of the way north from the start of the Bloodriver Canyon. There are paths leading from the way into the caves and down into the Canyon

Plants

All of the plants in this region can live without much in the way of light or food, but they need much water to live. One of the plants in this region is called the hayt anku plant. It grows to around a foot tall and its roots go out to around ten feet around it. It grows up the cave walls in thick mats, It has tiny frilly leaves that are silvery in colour. It has clusters of bright orange six-petaled flowers. It lives for around a year before dying. It reproduces via runner roots that more plants grow off. It is eaten by cave beetles and cave worms. It is very common in the region.

Another of the plants in this region is called the vantre plant. It grows to around three-foot tall and its roots go out to around twelve feet around it. It is a bush with huge light grey star-shaped leaves. It has clusters of lemon-lime coloured five-petaled flowers. It grows in parts of the cave that have standing water. It needs a lot of water to live. It takes around three years to reach full size and it lives for around ten years before dying. The kin'toni of this region have been known to take this plant's very small berries to eat. It is a common plant in this region.

Another of the plants in this region is called the ishhee bush. It grows to around three-foot tall and its roots go out to around twelve feet around it. It is a bush with huge long, thin leaves that are light blue-grey in colour. It has clusters of dark red bell-shaped flowers. It is able to live in parts of the caves that are very dry. It takes around five years to reach full size and it lives for around thirty years before dying. It is able to spread its spiny seeds by the animals that live in this region. The seeds are able to survive a long time without water. kin'toni use its leaves to weave into clothing.

Another of the plants in this region is called the uaau plant. It grows to around a foot tall and its fine roots grow to around three feet around it. This low-growing plant has moderate-sized pointed round leaves that are white in colour. It has numerous moderate-sized dark rose six-petaled flowers. It is known to be able to live without much water and in fact, does not grow well in wet places. It takes around five years to reach full size and it lives for around thirty years before dying. The seeds of this plant are eaten by animals and spread that way. The plant is rather rare in this region.

Animals

One animal in this region is the ahysh. It is an animal that is covered in dark bluish grey feathers and has a body shaped like a bird. It has a head that is bare of feathers and is covered with scales. It has a pair of short antlers. It is around a foot long and weighs around a pound. It has three to six young at a time by live birth with pregnancies that are a month long. The young take three months to be able to care for themselves and a year to grow to adulthood. They can live for over three years. It is eaten by cave worms, uathu and the local kin'toni.

Another animal in this region is the uahnu. It is around three feet foot long and weighs around nine pounds. This animal is covered in black scales and has a long sinuous body. It has a frill around its neck and a pair of short horns. They are able to eat animals that are bigger than their heads by unhinging their jaws, It has one to three young at a time by laying eggs. Incubation times are around a month-long. The young take six months to be able to care for themselves and two years to grow to adulthood. They can live for over nine years. It is eaten by cave worms and the local kin'toni.

Inside the caves, some of which have yet to be explored however represent a totally different world. One of the life forms is the cave worm. This fat and sluggish worm is around three feet long and weighs around ten pounds. It has white, translucent skin and no eyes as they are useless in the dark of the caves. Cave worms eat the fungi of the caves and move slowly to save energy. Cave worms are blind but have a very large sensitivity to vibrations. The skin is worn by kin'toni of the Neluskskel Clan and they are worshipped by the Minemi Clan and by the Ah'Nartha cult.

Another animal in this region is egu'ti. These are large beetle-like animals that are covered in black chitinous armour that is very hard to break. These beetle-like animals are blind and have very good hearing. They lay around thirty eggs that take a week to hatch. The young look very much like small cave worms, being long with white skin and a lack of eyes. The young take around four weeks to reach full size. They gain their final form after shedding their skin and pupating for two weeks. These animals are able to live for up to a year. The kin'toni of this clan eat them and use the shells for armour and hut building.

Historical Timeline of Ages

Age Name	Dates	Controller
Stone Age	Before 1E 0	Unknown
Copper Age	1E 1–1E 2200	Unknown
Bronze Age	1E 2200–1E 4400	Unknown
Iron Age	2E 0–2E 700	Unknown
Ancient Age	2E 700–2E 2200	Unknown
Middle Age	3E 0–3E 2050	Unknown
Early Modern Age	3E 2050–3E 2600	Unknown
Industrial Age	3E 2600–3E 2700	Unknown
Machine Age	3E 2700–3E 2800	Unknown
Atomic Age	3E 2800–3E 2850	Unknown
Space Age	3E 2850–3E 2875	Unknown
Information Age	3E 2875–3E 2900	Unknown
Genetic Age	3E 2950–3E 3000	Unknown
Awakening Age	3E 3000–3E 3415	Unknown
Twilight Age	4E 0–4E 500	Minemi Kin'toni Clan

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