The Echoes of Fallen Stars — Places

Thestlen

Thestlen

Also known as the human realm, the mortal realm

• I · 1The mortal realm. Heedeon lies in its southwest corner.
• I · 4Prophecy: “The doom of Thestlen will come— When the Dove returns for blood.”
• I · 14Vragner was its first kingdom.
• II · 2Death last pledged allegiance when Thestlen was born.

Heedeon

Thestlen

• I · 1Bellwound and Arnon’s village, in the woods of southwest Thestlen under Metranian law. Bitterlie grows only here.
• I · 1Famous for horned rabbits, which draw hunters from the far east.
• II · 1The lullaby warns, “Do not cross beyond Heedeon / For monsters there are.”
• I · 3Its wooden houses perch among the trees and on hills above an east valley.

The Throvar house

Thestlen

Also known as Bellwound’s house

• I · 1,2A fireplace, a long kitchen table, a copper tub, and a stable out back with a covered carriage.
• I · 4The Mezar was buried under the floor of the common room.
• II · 14Elistran knocks three times on the spot where Oriah dug it up.
• I · 1,3Bellwound’s upstairs bedroom has a fireplace with a large mirror beside it; a settee sits by a window downstairs.
• I · 2The stable has a damp brick wall, a hayloft, and chains, knives and rope hooked to the wall; the carriage is a two-wheeler.
• I · 10Handron logs burn in its fireplace, giving off a sweet scent with hints of pine and pumpkin.

Lake Vur

Thestlen

• I · 1A wide lake at the forest’s edge where the Blood-date rite is held.
• I · 1Where Arnon pushed Bellwound in.
• I · 1So wide that the pines on the far shore look like needles.

Oree

Thestlen

• I · 2A market village west of Heedeon, the farthest Bellwound had ever gone. Source of the dragonfang dagger.
• I · 3The nearest town with Metranian guards.

Metra

Thestlen

• I · 2West of Heedeon. Rumored to have rainbow walls and buildings that reach the clouds.
• I · 6All four parents and Atholeeon came from Metra.
• I · 8In Metra they say the Lion’s Fang was made with the Creator’s blood.

Hills of Yrthran

Thestlen

• I · 1Beyond Heedeon. Bellwound asks if Da ever thought of wandering beyond them again.

River Pentan

Thestlen

• I · 1Stenan once lived on its far side.
• I · 15Kymer sailed north of it from Dragonhall.
• I · 17,18The group camps a mile east of Erchmon on its shore. Loghleen leaves from its bank.

River Yund

Thestlen

• I · 5A strong-current river where a Shadow drags Bellwound under.
• I · 6They follow it two days to the ruins and the borderline.
• I · 6Its waters reflect the sky between a mossy bank and an opposite bank crowded with pines.

Fields of Mehnor

Thestlen

• I · 4Northeast of Heedeon; Oriah’s first heading.

Mountain of Solace

Thestlen

• I · 6The only mountain near Heedeon, snow-capped and visible from the Yund.

Ruins by the Yund

Thestlen

Also known as the borderline ruins

• I · 6Columns, statues and a circular stair climbing into the sky. The borderline mist rises here.
• I · 9On the way back the mist is full of lightning and racing shadows.
• I · 6Leaf-covered columns, statues and archways carved with horses, swords, warriors and winged figures; the stair's first step stands head-high.

Sandrovar

Thestlen

• I · 5In the west; Oriah’s origin.
• I · 10The Nephilins’ hall: red-veined walls, a black throne carved like a dove, and a six-winged statue that weeps blood.
• I · 13Slaughtered by the Nephilins. Its dead rise as Shadows. A fifty-foot wall with two watchtowers.
• II · 8Royal olopen trees grow on its hills.
• I · 10Bellwound's room has chestnut walls, vine-shaped candelabras, gray satin sheets, black satin curtains and a ceiling painted with dragon riders battling horsemen.
• I · 10The Nephilins' hall has crystal chandeliers, colorful art of winged figures, gray marble floors and stained-glass windows; the dove throne stands on a wooden platform.
• I · 10Two scarlet banners bearing the Nephilin symbol hang beside the hall's door.
• I · 13Has a roofed cloister around a garden with a winged statue, quaint brick homes and cobblestone streets.
• I · 13A bolted iron door stands between the two watchtowers; a narrow door at one tower's foot opens onto a spiral staircase.
• I · 13Beyond its woods is a cliff above a valley with a river running through it.

Tharozar

Thestlen

Also known as the Nephilin kingdom

• II · 6The secret underground kingdom of the Nephilins beneath Sandrovar. Its name is never spoken; Lucifer says it aloud.
• II · 7The Waterfalls of Tears are here.
• II · 19Oriah fled it; Loghleen went back to her people.

Waterfalls of Tears

Thestlen

• II · 7In Tharozar. Oriah and Loghleen’s first daughter is buried here.

Erchmon

Thestlen

• I · 14A walled village of brightly painted tiled roofs on the road to Vragner. Its overseer is Kunkard.
• I · 16,17Destroyed by Shadows at dawn.
• II · 5“We got pregnant in Erchmon.” (Oriah)
• I · 14Its wall of brick and wood is no more than ten feet tall, with two watchtowers by an old wooden gate.
• I · 14Its gate guards wear scarlet or gold armor and carry spears; small shops sell pastries, vegetables and spices.
• I · 14Snow-covered peaks are visible all along the road there.
• I · 14The overseer's house looks ordinary but for a tattered scarlet banner and stone steps.
• I · 16Cobblestone streets and an east gate; beyond it, pine trees run to a cliff overlooking a river, with mountain ranges on the horizon.

The Furry Eagle

Thestlen

• I · 14An old inn in Erchmon with a pub below and rooms above. Where Kymer finds the Nephilins.
• I · 14Bellwound's room is small but has a bath; the pub's music carries upstairs.
• I · 15Stairs lead up to the guest rooms on the second floor; Oriah and Loghleen’s room has a settee by the window overlooking the street.

Riverside ruins

Thestlen

• I · 18A gazebo of six vine-carved columns, remains of a world destroyed by war. Here Helstrid’s dragons attack and Loghleen leaves.
• I · 18The gazebo is round with a stone bench and stone floor; its roof mimics tangled roots, its crevices letting in sunlight. Columns, pillars and statues surround it.

Vragner

Thestlen

Also known as Vragnar

• I · 13A large army that always feared Lucifer’s coming.
• I · 14Thestlen’s first kingdom. Summons villagers to war.
• I · 18,21Falls “in a day” to Helstrid’s army.
• II · 6Lucifer rules from here. Its sigil is a sword with a rose at the pommel.
• II · 9A dead city full of Shadows below Coranian, ringed by mountains.

Coranian

Thestlen

Also known as crib of faith and prophecy, Lucifer’s palace

• I · 22Bellwound wakes chained on a white marble balcony above a misty city; a throne room with stained glass and a golden throne.
• II · 6Vragner’s castle: a cloister hung in midair above Shadow-filled fog, red-rose keystones, a golden throne of tangled snakes.
• II · 7Called the “crib of faith and prophecy.” Its library holds the scroll about mermaid dust.
• II · 9A secret passage from the library leads to the statue of Kelida the Meek.
• I · 22The balcony is ringed by thick cloisters along a long hallway; below, the city’s shingled roofs poke through the mist.
• I · 22The throne room’s stained glass shows landscapes and sunsets; ancient writings cover its walls, and the ceiling is painted with human torture. Two steps lead up to the throne.

Temple of the Lion

Thestlen

• II · 7,9Beside Coranian. Four marble six-winged lions spill ice from their jaws. Kymer and Serrida are chained to its altar.

The cavern of Peritas

Thestlen

Also known as the casket chamber

• II · 8Beneath Coranian’s throne: a cavern with a glowing “Peritas” wall and a towering six-winged lion. Here the Nephilin crowns are given and the Threeun is fused.
• II · 16,17Four cross-shaped white caskets hold Bellwound, Lucifer, Kymer and Serrida.
• II · 18Shadows pour from the lion’s mouth.

Aleeon

Thestlen

• I · 21A walled-less valley village on the way to Winghorn: long-necked hens, purple-beaked ducks, guards with a sword-and-book sigil.
• I · 21Burned by desert dragons; Abhel dies here and Bellwound is taken.
• I · 21Seen from a hill, a small, painting-like village of quaint wooden houses and muddy streets where roots, branches and rocks are left in place; it has shallow ponds and a market.

Abhel’s shack

Thestlen

Also known as Abel’s shack

• I · 21An old shack in the forest at Aleeon’s edge where Serrida is held.
• II · 14Destroyed by dragons, as Bellwound later remembers.
• I · 21Surrounded by dense forest of tall trees, thorny shrubs, mud puddles and fallen pines. Inside: a fireplace and a wooden table under an iron-cast chandelier.

The hot spring

Thestlen

• I · 20Found on the seventh day toward Winghorn: hot water between black rocks beneath a berrycharm tree.
• I · 20The water bubbles up through a hole between black rocks, sending up steam; some rocks at the edge are smooth enough to recline on.

Winghorn

Thestlen

• I · 2The dragonfang dagger was traded from here.
• I · 19In the far east, beyond Vragner, reached by the southern road.
• I · 21Fights Vragner over the land between them.

Temple of the Wise

Thestlen

• I · 19In Winghorn. Trun was a scribe here; it holds the second copy of “The Man in Gray.”

Dragonhall

Thestlen

• I · 15Kymer’s home, “the land of dragons near Watersong.” No one there cares about birthdays.
• I · 16Dragons are trained to stay near it, and hunted for horns, claws and hide.

Watersong

Thestlen

• I · 15Dragonhall lies near it.

Dragonfang

Thestlen

• I · 1Home of the dragon riders in the stories Bellwound loves.

Cellendrane

Thestlen

• I · 5The first village of the Conscient, near the Mountain of Tears in the east. The first Nephilin was born here.

Mountain of Tears

Thestlen

• I · 5In the east, near Cellendrane.

The Faith’s towers

Thestlen

• I · 13Where the Faith stays “locked away… in the east.”

Ghorghon Sea

Thestlen

• I · 17The Sindal are crossing it; Myrr and Quivern go west to meet them.

Sea of Glass

Thestlen

• I · 2“From the Sea of Glass to the Mountains of Bhorn.” (song)
• II · 2Far from Heedeon.

Sea of Sorrow

Thestlen

• II · 2Far from Heedeon.

Mountains of Bhorn

Thestlen

• I · 2Named in Stenan and Pyeus’s song.

Valleyner

Valleyner

Also known as the realm of the gods

• I · 4,6Hanell’s realm, home of the immortals, from which Lucifer was cast out. Its ancient tongue is Ozrah.
• I · 17Its allegiance split in the war. Scrolls were found deep in its corners.
• II · 1East of Ta-ghleeman, across “an ocean of secrets.”
• II · 11Romiria had quarters here.

Heelyan

Valleyner

• I · 6In southern Valleyner, ringed by about seven snowy peaks around a forest of red and gold. A white six-winged lion statue greets visitors.
• I · 7Oriah and Loghleen hid here for eighteen years.
• II · 11Its borderline is the way back into Thestlen.
• I · 6Smells of fresh spring blossoms; very old trees with red leaves, and squirrel-like critters whose coats glimmer with golden dust.
• I · 6The six-winged lion statue stands chest-high to a man, with a peaceful face and wingtips curving inward like a shelter.

The Council castle

Valleyner

• I · 6White walls, a moat, three towers, iron doors carved like tangled roots, a staircase hanging in midair beneath a glass dome.
• I · 8,9Burned by breomers after the Fiery Glory.
• I · 6Reached by a drawbridge; the middle of its three towers is tallest. The entry hall has white marble floors and columns.
• I · 6The dining room has a table for twelve, an iron chandelier with red candles, a fireplace and painted landscapes, rivers and winged figures.
• I · 6An upper hall has satin curtains, winged statues and landscape canvases; the Council chambers' hall is pure white with dark brown doors.
• I · 6A guest room has black wallpaper with velvet swirls, iron lamps, mountain views and a ceiling painting of masked naked lovers in a forest.
• I · 8The dining hall has a double door with lion-head golden knobs, stained-glass windows, and reddish-brown chairs whose top rails are carved as wings.
• I · 8Guest rooms hold a tub, a wardrobe called the clothe keeper and a mirror; the halls are lined with columns, statues and paintings.

The old fountain

Valleyner

• I · 7Deep in Heelyan’s woods: a cracked statue of an anguished six-winged child, said to be Lucifer or Hanell. Oriah and Loghleen’s meeting place.
• I · 7Marred with cracks and mildew, the child statue stands on a central platform, in dense woods where fern hides the ground.

Peritas (the prison)

Valleyner

Also known as Prison of Despair, the Prison in Heelyan

• I · 8,9Reached through the kneeling warrior statue. An iron door carved “Peritas” above bones shaped into a lion’s head.
• I · 9A stone hall with a river, and bronze six-winged lions used to roast prisoners. Atholeeon’s Shadow army was built here.
• II · 1Death calls it the Prison of Despair, “in Valleyner, away from gods, in forgotten lands. It lies not… It shows t’ings.”
• I · 9Each letter of the carved word is made of many lines. Torches on pillars light it, with barred cells lining both banks of the river.
• I · 9A putrid odor fills it, and the whole structure trembles when it senses danger.

The wasteland of sleeping souls

Valleyner

• I · 9Death shows Bellwound endless lines of sleeping souls, kept asleep so their bodies can be Shadows.
• II · 1They lie far east, across the Tramnuin Sea and beyond the Shield of Abysis.

Hanell’s sea room

Valleyner

• I · 11A mildewed, barred room with waves crashing against its walls, where Hanell meets Bellwound.
• I · 11Its barred windows look out on an ocean meeting gray skies on the horizon.

The city of the Twelve

Valleyner

Also known as the temple-city, the white city

• I · 10A white mountain city built around untrimmed trees. A plaza holds a fountain of three winged statues and twelve armored statues bearing the winged crown.
• II · 4Bellwound watches Abysis confront Hanell beside the fountain of the Twelve.
• II · 13In the Cramendat vision, Bellwound and Arnon stand here crowned with a son.
• I · 10The fountain's three statues are naked, their feathers interlaced; an apple tree grows from their midst, its roots spilling between their hands.
• I · 10The twelve statues serve as pillars holding up a round entablature and all face the horizon; six are men and six are women.
• I · 10Waterfalls from the surrounding mountains feed a river that runs across the city. Golden- and silver-feathered birds cross its sky.
• I · 10A temple stands nearby with red-and-gold flowering vines, stairs and tall double white doors; a balcony beyond overlooks the city.

The Regent’s vault

Valleyner

• I · 19The Sindal stole “The Man in Gray” from it.

The Dark Beyond

The Dark Beyond

Also known as the god realm

• I · 5Where Lucifer slumbered and where hosts wait to cross.
• I · 16A brown swamp that smells of cracked eggs; time “goes by fast and slow.” The dead bear gray lines.
• II · 1“Many lands make t’is place… many realms reach it.” It holds Ta-ghleeman and “darker places.”
• I · 16The swamp’s trees rise impossibly tall under a gray sky; golden motes of light rise from its brown water like fireflies.

Ta-ghleeman

The Dark Beyond

Also known as The Womb, womb of the worlds, the land of Ka-alon

• II · 1A graveyard of Valleynerians given eternal death, where Ferestin made the Regent. “The story of the world began hea’.”
• II · 1Sealed inside the Shield of Abysis. Dark beyond the dome; light comes only from glowing clouds.
• II · 2Mountains of Rest to the west, the Tramnuin Sea to the east, the Black Wasteland farther on.
• II · 10A burnt map in Ka-alon names the Mountains of Rest, Woods of Ferestin, Meadow of Dreams, Tramnuin Sea and Stony Heart Beach.
• II · 16Death banishes the travelers from it.

Shield of Abysis

The Dark Beyond

• II · 1An unseen dome raised by Abysis; dark patches and scarlet stars show in the sky.
• II · 10Up close, a mirror-black sky laced with red cracks. It shatters when Werxm hurls Bellwound against it; the Tramnuin Sea drains away.

Ka-alon

The Dark Beyond

Also known as birthplace of our kind

• II · 3A white temple in a clearing by the sea. Its glass dome rests on column-statues hundreds of feet tall, and three Regent statues pour silent water into a pool.
• II · 3Ferestin made the Regent here, and here Hanell married Lucifer in secret. Its floor is painted with Ferestin’s plans for Valleyner.
• II · 3,4The pool shows visions and transports; countless wooden crowns lie on its floor.
• II · 14Explodes into ash, leaving only the entrance statue.
• II · 16Hanell cursed the Mezars in its pool.

Meadow of Dreams

The Dark Beyond

• II · 1,2A yellowed meadow where the Silver lie. A patch of bitterlie blooms and withers here.
• II · 10Encircled by the Woods of Ferestin.

Woods of Ferestin

The Dark Beyond

• II · 1Trees with gray bark and thorns that glow gold.
• II · 10,14Between the Mountains of Rest and Ka-alon; glowing orbs drift among the trees.

Mountains of Rest

The Dark Beyond

• II · 2,10Snowy peaks on Ta-ghleeman’s western edge.

Tramnuin Sea

The Dark Beyond

• II · 1East of Ka-alon. Crossing it leads toward the trapped spirits.
• II · 10Drains away toward the fire lands when the Shield breaks, leaving a chasm.

Stony Heart Beach

The Dark Beyond

• II · 10Black sand and towering black rocks where the Silver line ends, east of Ka-alon.

Black Wasteland

The Dark Beyond

Also known as the Wastelands

• II · 2,3Where Lucifer and the Fallen Stars slept. Mountains of ash and rivers of fire; the Fallen Stars were caged under a dome. Once Romiria’s labyrinth.
• II · 4East of the womb of the worlds.
• II · 10Beyond the shattered Shield: volcanoes and purple clouds.
• II · 11“Where the dead are supposed to find rest.” The crowned woman lingers here.

The Peritas arena

The Dark Beyond

Also known as the battle pit

• II · 11,15A stone arena where crowds chanted “Peritas.” Lucifer, naked and wingless, faced three horned crow-bear beasts before the enthroned Regent and Hanell. Its location is unstated.