ROOTMERE HOLLOW
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A HOME, REFUGE & POTENTIAL TRAP
Low earth-coloured homes are scattered among giant roots, moss and woven branch inside the mountain-bounded hollow.
First recorded: Book 1, Chapter 1.
ROOTMERE HUNTER YARD
THE MUD CLEARING OF RUMOUR
An irregular clearing beneath roots serves training, accusation, covert talk and the hardening of village fear.
First recorded: Book 1, Chapter 4.
A practical forest settlement: family holdings, root-bound paths, water sites, working yards and sanctuary spaces sit beneath Stoneward Ring's larger protection.
ROOTMERE HOLLOW
THE SETTLEMENT INSIDE THE RING
VELMARA ANCESTRAL HOLDING
THE FAMILY'S WORKING LAND
Fenced clearings, compact paths and forest-edge work areas surround the family home without becoming a wealthy estate.
First recorded: Book 1, Chapter 1, Part 2.
ORUN'S HOUSE SANCTUARY COMPLEX
THE ROOT-HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
A low sanctuary under major roots gathers public warning, accusation, memory and communal aftermath.
First recorded: Book 1, Chapter 4.
ROOTMERE PATH NETWORK
THE LANES BETWEEN HOME & WATCH
Packed-earth and root paths wind like animal trails among dwellings, work sites and the routes beyond the settlement.
First recorded: Book 1, Chapter 1.
ORUN'S HOUSE ROOT-BEAM THRESHOLD
THE CHIMES AT THE DOOR
A living-root doorway, heavy root beam, bone chimes and packed-earth step mark the sanctuary's guarded entrance.
First recorded: Book 1, Chapter 4.
ROOTMERE WATER STONES
THE FAMILIAR BOUNDARY
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Pale worn stone, shallow water, moss and practical vessels form the near-home sightline where the anomaly becomes visible.
First recorded: Book 1, Chapter 1.
ORUN'S HOUSE INTERIOR SANCTUARY
THE CHAMBER BENEATH THE ROOTS
Living roots, carved pillars, smoke-dark cords, ash bowls, chimes and worn reed mats make an old, intimate public interior.
First recorded: Book 1, Chapter 4.