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Geography & Settlements

Pyrakians (Fire)
  • Key Sites: Ignis Aeterna (capital, built inside the caldera of Mount Pyrathon), The Crucible (a vast, semi-submerged forge-complex where master smiths temper weapons in living lava), Cinder Gate (strategic pass controlling access to the Scorching Spine), Emberveil (a sacred oasis of geothermal springs where diplomats and pilgrims gather).
  • Climate: Extreme heat near active vents, dry and arid on the basalt plains; seasonal ash-falls blanket the landscape in gray drifts that fertilize fire-adapted flora.
  • Resources: Obsidian, volcanic glass, fire-ruby, sulfur crystals, geothermal steam, rare magma-metals (including Pyrosteel, an alloy forged only in living lava).
  • Architecture: Tiered obsidian ziggurats, basalt-vaulted forge-halls, and lava-moat citadels; all major structures are reinforced with Heat-Runes to withstand eruptions.