Mount Krysal
An entire mountain; made of a mixture of Krysa - Crystal Magic Family crystal and normal stone and dirt and stuff... how?
Regardless of where it came from, it predates known history and is said to have been created when the first Krysa, a demigod, created the whole thing while slamming the monster Lapelgo, into the ground really hard. Lapelgo is said to be imprisoned under the mountain ever since. There are no other mountains for miles around.
The Krysa palace is built around this mountain, which is used for many religious and cultural customs, ceremonies and rituals by the royal family.
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Geography
I mean, it literally is the geographic feature but it's got some cool stuff around it:
No other mountains for miles around. It's all hills and plains, mostly being used as farmland.
A big tree at its summit, although its origins are known to be the result of it being planted there by a Krysa queen in memory of her daughter, who she unintentionally had killed when she ordered the genocide of the Milarites. Some of the newer folklore that's been built up claims that its roots have pierced the hide of Lapelgo and are draining it of its blood, ensuring that it doesn't grow stronger and escape its imprisonment.
A few miles East is where Jarlena ( Jarletta's Rainbows / The Funky Flower to know more about her ) was born and spent the last few years of her life. Her body was buried there and since then it's practically been a powerhouse of crop growth.
Ecosystem
Some insects that burrow through the soil and stone gaps between the crystal that branches through the mountain have incorporated some of the crystal into their bodies, especially their exoskeletons. Some plants have also done this.
Otherwise all the "wild" areas of the mountain aren't really wild. Many of the flatter areas have been turned into gardens and the only significant predators are domesticated/semi-domesticated animals kept in the palace such as the dogs, Huntsman Tweeters, cats, drakes (rarely larger than a dog), birds of prey and yugosses (imagine if a horse had a baby with a wolf).
Natural Resources
Krysa crystal normally fades away due to a reaction with chemicals in the air, however the crystal in this mountain doesn't. Combine this with how ridiculously durable Krysa crystal is and you've got a special something something that you can then proceed to do absolutely nothing with because you're literally religious about this mountain.
Tourism
Only the royalty and those employed by them, such as copious numbers of bodyguards, are allowed in the inner palace within the capital fortress. It is unknown what is inside the mountain beyond that newly crown Lamaran monarchs take their heirs down there and they generally come out physically unscathed and looking traumatised but ehhh it's probably fine.
Alternative Name(s)
Crystal Mountain, Japelgo's Prison.
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