Mountain Forging
Mountain Forging is the shaping and crafting of small mountains, instrumental to the development of closed cities. Generally, it is used to create structures that hover between traditional mountains and fabricated constructions.
Mountain Forging is an advanced and large-scale fabrications process, and is performed by mages, who are always predominantly trained in Earth Magic, and may also be among the Equidistant Magic types of Forcenergy or Alchemy.
Most forged-mountains are to be found within closed cities, but they are also common in semi-closed areas and settlements. In some rare cases, they may also be placed in densely populated true-air locations.
Forged-mountains may be architecturally designed to sustain specific places of business or commerce, advantageously secure fortresses, or even entire districts or settlements. More advanced forged-mountains may house complex interiors resembling small cities all of their own, and contain thousands of different interior spaces.
In some cultures, mountains are forged around native features only, and do not allow the seeking or transporting of cornerstones. Some strict forge-mages consider this method to be the correct, "pure" way to carry out mountain-forging, and may refuse to craft mountains without a native cornerstone to build around. Other locations or mages will prefer the cornerstone to be found within a certain radius of the site of the forged-mountain, or that the material be one that is native to the area. These stipulations fall on a scale of "strict forging." Using only natural and completely untransported cornerstones is called "pure forging."
There is much debate as to how beneficial these methods are, or whether they affect the structure at all.
The cornerstone is worked on for years before the rest of the forging takes place. During this time, the design and architecture of the rest of the forged-mountain will also be worked on and completed.
Mountain-forging is a long process, and takes anywhere from 3 - 10+ years, depending on the type, size, and complexity of the planned mountain.
Mountain Forging is an advanced and large-scale fabrications process, and is performed by mages, who are always predominantly trained in Earth Magic, and may also be among the Equidistant Magic types of Forcenergy or Alchemy.
Most forged-mountains are to be found within closed cities, but they are also common in semi-closed areas and settlements. In some rare cases, they may also be placed in densely populated true-air locations.
Forged-mountains may be architecturally designed to sustain specific places of business or commerce, advantageously secure fortresses, or even entire districts or settlements. More advanced forged-mountains may house complex interiors resembling small cities all of their own, and contain thousands of different interior spaces.
How Forged-Mountains Are Made
Forged-mountains are made from natural materials. They are always crafted around a base landscape feature, which is called the cornerstone. The preferred cornerstone is a very large, whole stone, at least 6 - 10 feet tall. Hills are also considered very favorable, but only if naturally ocurring, whereas a suitable large stones may be brought from elsewhere. The cornerstone is infused with strong magic that fortifies and binds the rest of the forged structure.In some cultures, mountains are forged around native features only, and do not allow the seeking or transporting of cornerstones. Some strict forge-mages consider this method to be the correct, "pure" way to carry out mountain-forging, and may refuse to craft mountains without a native cornerstone to build around. Other locations or mages will prefer the cornerstone to be found within a certain radius of the site of the forged-mountain, or that the material be one that is native to the area. These stipulations fall on a scale of "strict forging." Using only natural and completely untransported cornerstones is called "pure forging."
There is much debate as to how beneficial these methods are, or whether they affect the structure at all.
The cornerstone is worked on for years before the rest of the forging takes place. During this time, the design and architecture of the rest of the forged-mountain will also be worked on and completed.
Mountain-forging is a long process, and takes anywhere from 3 - 10+ years, depending on the type, size, and complexity of the planned mountain.
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