Fields of Glass

The Fields of Glass are a region of the ruins of Kho named for the crystalline shards of the city's structures, which were fused together by the impact and became an unstable, growing mass of crystal. The shards reflect light into a glittering display, though the shards make traversing the terrain difficult. The ecological effects of the flying city's crash turned the valley into a cloud forest with fertile terrain and abundant life.

Geography

The Fields of Glass are located on the western side of the Uomoto River in Kho, and are connected to the Lower City to its east by the Obelisk Bridge. The submerged Upper City is located to its north.

Points of interest

The Obelisk Vault museum and glittering ruins of the Sunset Towers are notable landmarks within the Fields of Glass. Theories suggest the Aeromantic Infadibulum engine that kept Kho aloft is located within the fields due to the unnatural propagation of crystals within them.

Inhabitants

Crystalline mutant xorn roam the Fields of Glass during the day and have named the fields the Vokthavaravat Cluster. These xorn consume the crystal that grows within the fields, some of whom believe that doing so has allowed them to commune with the Cluster as a sentient entity. This consumption has infected them with a contagious curse known as crystal corruption, which slowly transforms creatures who are not earth elementals or closely related beings into petrified crystalline formations.

Alchemical oozes from the Domes of the Polymatum in the Lower City contain a crystal-deactivating solvent that neutralizes their arcane magical energies, which deters the xorn from spreading further. Some of the crystalline xorn, however, have attempted to lure the oozes out of their region.