Senkhiitsa, the Drowned Mountains

Senkhiitsa, the Drowned Mountains is the name of a broken mountain range in Manhoush that fell away into the ocean when the Godbomb broke open the land. Spires now jut out of the crashing waves, the depths of the mountains are surrounded by water on every side, and this once-common site for pilgrimages of enlightenment for kannars has fallen away into disuse. Only the most dedicated will brave swimming across the waters to reach the mountains, especially as the distance one swims is said to be a measure of the enlightenment attainable on reaching the mountains. Because of the ebb and flow of the tide, the mountains can appear to change in height as a result. This, coupled with the mountains' inaccessibility, has created a culture of great myth and legend surrounding the mountains that did not exist before the Godbomb.
Prior to the Godbomb, Senkhiitsa was seen as a source of enlightenment not for any unusual properties unto itself, but simply because the mountain climb was difficult enough that one could seek out better understanding of oneself and the universe as a whole by taking it. Any arduous enough journey could replace Senkhiitsa. But because the mountains survived the wrath of the gods, some now view the mountains as holding gates to the heavens and hells themselves. Those who seek enlightenment among Senkhiitsa now must decide for themselves which path to take -- to ascend and know all that is good, or to descend and know the nature of evil; on either path, they and their beliefs will be tried and tested in lonely solitude. Once they have their realization, they must utter it to the mountain, where their words will echo endlessly for other seekers to hear and add to themselves, and they must also leave a question for others to ponder. Someday, it is believed that the mountains themselves will sing to the world and reveal the answer to every question ever spoken within Senkhiitsa.
Scholars of Dei-Fed believe that numina from Pazarun the Answering Echo might explain the mountains' "speaking" nature, but they are barred from studying the mountains beyond interviewing natives that undertake journeys of enlightenment there by the government of Alevos.
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