Versig Canyon

The Eastern Lights

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Located in Ballycara- a massive unnaturally occuring field of quartz and gypsum with undiscernable origins- Versig Canyon is one of the largest canyons in Saleh'Alire, at 553 miles (890 km) long; the Sivine River disappears into the canyon at the Linna Falls location- emerging some 50 miles (81 km) from the canyon on the southern side, near the village of Cabrus.
No one knows exactly how, or through what system, the Sivine River travels, however, as the Canyon has never been properly surveyed; while temperature on the outside of the Canyon is relatively stable, interior temperatures can reach up to 136 °F (58 °C), with nearly 100% humidity- making it almost impossible to suvive in the canyon without adequate arcane protection. Even then, the longest an expedition has managed to survive the canyon's conditions was roughly 2 hours and 18 minutes.
The expedition, nicknamed D29, was led by Connar Leair in 6428- beginning near Aslac, in Adógan, on the north-western edge of the system. Accompanying him were Oline Ke'ania and Sophia Vagner, a Geologist and Crystallographer respectively. An additional team of 2 Arcanists and 3 junior Explorers provided support at various stages.
The largest crystal removed from the system by the D29 expedition was 39 feet (12 m) in length, and 13 feet (4 m) in diameter, and weighed 55 tons. The team also prooved the existence of several chambers or caverns just past the canyon walls, beneach the rim. Unfortunately, however, conditions made it impossible to access any of the chambers. Still, the expedition team theorizes that hundreds of these cavers may exist, and may be accessible by digging in from the top of the canyon rim.

Crystal Sand by Wolfgang Hasselmann

Located In
Ballycara; Adógan, Castrillis

Landmark Type
Crystal Canyon

A Natural Light show

Despite the danger of the canyon, it's a popular destination for tourists and lovers alike; bisecting Ballycara across Castrillis' Barban Plains, it's become famous for the fact that its crystals produce a mezmerizing light show every night. This phenomenon is magnified by the canyon itself, with lights rippling across Versig in various hues of purple, blue and green- earning it the nickname the Eastern Lights; the sight draws in hundreds of visitors a year, but the high visitation numbers unfortunately lead to a correspondingly high death count.