Mirical's Door
Location
Mirical's Door is found atop Mirical Mountain, in the Middle Mountains. Mirical Mountain is one of the most difficult mountains to traverse, so the cilvarthians that built the door also built a flat path to reach it.
At an altitude of 7,384 metres, Mirical's Door is one of the highest artificial constructions on Cilvarth.
Mythology
The first mention of Mirical's Door dates all the way back five thousand years ago, to the Alavan Era, when superstitions were at their highest, driving people to extreme lengths. Mirical's Door is the best example; people were so convinced that there was a horrifying monster out to get them, they forged a magical door out of gold and placed it atop Mirical Mountain, where they would throw in sacrifices to please this monster.
The first descriptions of these sacrifices were much more gruesome, as the sacrifices would have their hearts removed while they were still awake. The hearts were thrown in first, as a "starter" of sorts for the monster, then the bodies were thrown through the door.
The more recent sacrifices, the latest in 1405, have been much less brutal. Later sacrifices just involved tossing three people every year into the door, without any removal of any organs.
Were any ever thrown in alive? It might be interesting to know if they actually found a viable space on the other side... Creepy! Nicely done.
People were absolutely thrown in alive - some people were still alive after having their hearts taken out, as awful as that might be. I'm hoping to expand on the other side of the door eventually, however it'll be a project I'll probably forget about xD Thank you for all the likes and comments, it was a wonderful thing to wake up to on my birthday :) <3
Happy birthday! I had a power outage, so I had time to catch up on my reading.