Psyche's Pass

Tusket Canyon runs for several dozen miles before wending the Obsidian waters between the Eastern Range and the Varghen Mountains, finally coming to an end at a vast, crystal-lined pool in the valleyed nook between the two mountain ranges. This final pool is known as Psyche's Pass—a bit of a misnomer in the current age, as it is effectively a dead end.

Named for the arcanic goddess Psyche, the waters of Psyche's Pass presumably held arcanic properties at some point. Now it is merely a resting arcanic reserve beneath its bed, and beautiful array of crystaline formation above. There are several variations on what magics the waters might've once held, as well as how those magics might've been leeched from Psyche's Pass, but little indication of how the 'pass' came to be.

Main Features

Crystals and Minerals

The canyon walls inside Psyche's Pass are mostly limestone, however thick strips of pyrite serve to mark just above the pool's waterline. Additionally, the bed of the pool is lined in a strange, smooth and transluscent glass, a thin layer over multiple smoky quartz and arcanium deposits.

Despite numerous records attesting to the pool's structure dating back to the age Prior, very little sediment from the Obsidian is found at the bottom of the waters at any given time though there is also no known further depository. The waters remain eerily fresh, and some have even drank from the pool and found it to taste 'purer than the melted flakes atop Lune'(Berestev, 1531).

Cave Paintings

The section of canyon leading up to Pyche's Pass hosts an array of cave paintings and drawings thought to date back to 900-950 Prior. There are several oddities about the artwork—the ink or paint from some of the paintings looks to have almost dripped out of the cracks in the walls and naturally formed the shapes and pictures, and while some of the art clearly depicts events from the age Prior, other scenes aren't attributable to any known events or don't make sense.

The Pass

Many individuals have looked into possibilities of a previously closed-up pass through the canyon's boxed end to no avail.

by midjourney

The Globe in Glass

The Globe in Glass refers to the walls and domed ceiling of the Geographers' Guildhall in Armistace, built by artist Piers Lezeran from 1364-1369. The art is mixed mediums but predominantly stained glass, with certain pieces designed to work as small skylights that open up and allow fresh air and further sunlight into the guildhall. Psyche's Pass is depicted on the fourteenth wall panel.