Halecrown

Officially registered as a geological research and stabilization colony, Halecrown stands just beyond the Line Worlds. This humble designation masks its true purpose, the Crown Vault of the Taelith.

Taelith reshaped Halecrown over generations, forcing mountain chains upward into jagged crowns that scrape the upper atmosphere while erosion accelerants carved canyon networks kilometers deep. The result is a vertical, fractured world engineered to be hostile to invasion.

Its terrain is built for concealment. The crust is infused with scan-diffusing minerals and metallic particulates that scatter orbital sweeps into noise, while geothermal turbulence distorts thermal readings. False caverns and decoy vault signatures are embedded throughout peaks and abyssal trenches, ensuring no scan reveals the true network beneath.Tenebrium is stored in vaults carved into canyon walls, hidden within hollowed peaks, and sealed deep in pressure-locked mantle chambers. These repositories sustain the Line Worlds, maintaining prolonged campaigns. Carefully rationed reserves are also committed to the Nomadic Reaches, enabling the next Horizon expansions that define Taelith identity. Every vault represents a future migration, a new branch of the Continuum.