Arch Col

Arch Col is the easternmost pass over the Piarran Mountains in Coreune. While the Piarran Mountains are quite high in this region, a pair of deep canyons reach into the ridge from both the north and the south here, meeting under an immense stone arch that gives the pass its name. It marks the high point on the road between Dumeis and Crecy, and has long been a major thoroughfare over the mountains. This region is the subject of much local superstition and legend that tells of malevolent spirits that watch the road, jealous of those who pass. It is said that the jingling of bells and chimes keeps these spirits at bay and the pass echoes with the soft tinkling sounds with each caravan that passes - even the most rational travelers find little harm in buying a cheap bell or two as a souvenir from one of the villages on the road.
Recently, there has been a push to extend the rail line from Dumeis over Arch Col. This line would extend through Crecy, connecting it to the national rail system, and on to Pont-Eune, where it would connect with the main line to Vaultier and beyond. Such a rail line would be an immense undertaking, as the canyons leading to Arch Col are extremely narrow and a great deal of earthmoving, blasting, and tunneling would need to be done, and multiple trestles and bridges would need to be built as well. At any rate, Dumeis is keen on having a more direct connection to Vaultier, and the people of Crecy have already begun work on a line northward to Pont-Eune, so conventional thinking is that it is only a matter of time before a rail line over Arch Col is built.
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