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 =====Locations=====
-====The Great Grotto====
+====The Everlasting Grotto====
-This Grotto is one of the largest and oldest known stable caverns, with the city of **Wattieza** built within. The cavern is thought to have been Archean's first resting ground, which is why it has been stable for so long. Wattieza was built within to act as a safe haven for creatures who cannot freely traverse the Earth Realm and a center of trade with other planes. Earthquakes can rarely be felt here and mages keep the force of gravity relatively normal as most residents are from offplane.
+This Grotto is one of the largest and oldest known stable caverns, with the city of **Wattieza** built within. The cavern is thought to have been Archean's first resting ground, which is why it has been stable for so long. Outside of the city a lush jungle fills the rest of the cavern. Large glowing crystals grow alongside the megaflora, creating a unique sight for those within Wattieza. This forest is the source of much of the food that sustains the city, and some have theorized that the large abundance of megaflora is another side effect of Archean's magic.
-====Rock Devourer Nest====
+====The City of Wattieza====
+The City of Wattieza was built within The Everlasting Grotto to act as a safe haven for creatures who cannot freely traverse the Earth Realm. In time it has also grown to serve as a center of trade with other planes. Earthquakes can rarely be felt here and mages keep the force of gravity relatively normal as most residents are from offplane.
+====Rock Devourer Nests====
 These nests are less a specific area, and more often described by the large clustering of Rock Devourers. Every 20-25 years, many Rock Devourers from all over the elemental plane congregate in one location to nest and raise young. These locations tend to be the tunnels left behind by Archean whenever she moves. Because the Chagano follow the Devourers in their nomadic movements, the nesting congregation is also a chance for them to interact with other tribes. Since their tribes very rarely interact, since Rock Devourers are solitary in nature, they take this time together to share stories and trade materials. The Rock Devourer don't mind their presence as long as the tribes stay out of their way.
-====Crystal Cavern====
+====Chrysocolla Cavern====
-Another one of the Earth Plane's few large, stable caverns. The cave is notable for its large abundance of Earth Crystals and precious gems. Little is known about why this cavern supports such an abundance of these gems, but their existence attracts many mages and adventurers to try their hand at obtaining a few chunks and shards. This cavern has a unique ecosystem within it, with multiple subspecies of common Earth Plane creatures that have evolved to survive among the crystals. The cavern is also home to a rare subrace of earth elementals called the Crystallites that treat the crystals here like sacred stones. Because of this they guard the crystals here with their lives, and trading for even the smallest chunk can prove difficult.
+Another one of the Earth Plane's few large, stable caverns. The cave is notable for its large abundance of Earth Crystals and precious gems. Little is known about why this cavern supports such an abundance of these gems, but their existence attracts many mages and adventurers to try their hand at obtaining a few chunks and shards. This cavern has a unique ecosystem within it, with multiple subspecies of common Earth Plane creatures that have evolved to survive among the crystals. The cavern is also home to a rare subrace of earth elementals called the Talcites that treat the crystals here like sacred stones. Because of this they guard the crystals here with their lives, and trading for even the smallest chunk can prove difficult.
 =====Creatures=====
+====Al’memurra====
+The Al'memurra is a distant relative of the Rock Devourers that make this plane their home. They share a similar form to the long worm-shaped Rock Devourers, though instead of consuming earth these worms consume memories. They will dig through the earth of the Elemental Plane, dissolving anything consumed that isn’t crystals- which it then inlays within its interior. These crystals are connected with the flesh of the Al’memurra, their surfaces slowly becoming polished over time. Once the Al’memurra has accumulated enough crystals, they will position themselves at the opening of a cave- acting like a diverging path to an already existing tunnel. Any creature that wanders inside will slowly have its memories siphoned until it eventually dies within the maw of the creature.
+====Rock Devourers====
+These large worms share a similar, albeit smaller, appearance with Archean. They burrow throughout the elemental plane, eating everything that falls into its mouth. Once inside, the materials are compacted into chunks of crystal and stored in an organ deep within its body to be digested for nutrients. The Devourers work on a multi-week cycle, consuming rocks for weeks on end before falling into a hibernation for the following 2-3 weeks. While it consumes and compacts the materials, it does not eat, waiting until it falls into its hibernation to finally digest the crystals it has made.
+Nomadic tribes of Chagano follow these creatures around, using their tunnels to traverse the elemental plane. Whenever a Devourer goes into hibernation, the tribes send a few Chagano to harvest a few of these crystals from the Devourer. They never take all of them, and since the worms usually produce more then they need, the worms never notice the absence of a few crystals each hibernation. The worms tend to be quite passive, and don't seem to mind the protection it gains from allowing the Chagano tribes to tag along in its burrowing.