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The City of Kalaetha: some background

Kalaetha (kuh-lay-thuh) is a city beneath the Quarinth (kwar-inth) Mountain. It is not incredibly noticeable from afar for this reason. You might come within several hundred feet of one side of the mountain and not know that within is a very large, densely populated, and bustling city. The cavern in which the city is located is incredibly large spanning many miles across and the excavated ceiling of which is more than 150 feet tall toward the center. The layout of the city is memorable as well. The buildings in Kalaetha are all laid out in concentric circles getting larger and larger as you get farther from the center of the city. The walls of the buildings are more and more concave the farther into the center of the city you go.  A very notable landmark in Kalaetha is the enormous octahedron that is suspended in the very center of the city. It hangs from four giant chains that are connected to the corners of the octahedron. The purpose of the enormous hanging object is clear when