House of Falling Leaves
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The House of Falling Leaves would be considered the nominal capitol of Autumnhold. Dragons nest and lair in the upper branches of this ancient sugar maple the dwarfs even the normally monumental trees of Autumnhold. Humans have built habitats on and around the middle and lower branches creating a city that lives in harmony with the ancient tree. Even the rare visiting cetecean can live relatively happily in a huge naturally refreshing (by means that the humans cannot explain and the dragons are either baffled as well or remain silent) pool that rests at the base of the confluence of the all the branches in a giant hollow that even leads deep into the tree. This hollow actually leads deep down through the tree to the underland sea that passes underneath much of Autumnhold which allows the ceteceans easy access.
The main access route to the "city" portion of the House from the ground (and thus the monorail) is called the Neverending Stair that wraps slowly around the base of the tree spiraling upwards into its branches. It also spirals downwards into the ground but few people venture there.
The tree itself has an air of mystery about it. Simply put it acts as its own ecosystem and even though it has been long inhabited the trunk and roots still hold many mysteries and are far from explored. It is one of the few known access points to the underland. As such many explorers venture out from it from time to time.
The House of Falling Leaves would be considered the nominal capitol of Autumnhold. Dragons nest and lair in the upper branches of this ancient sugar maple the dwarfs even the normally monumental trees of Autumnhold. Humans have built habitats on and around the middle and lower branches creating a city that lives in harmony with the ancient tree. Even the rare visiting cetecean can live relatively happily in a huge naturally refreshing (by means that the humans cannot explain and the dragons are either baffled as well or remain silent) pool that rests at the base of the confluence of the all the branches in a giant hollow that even leads deep into the tree. This hollow actually leads deep down through the tree to the underland sea that passes underneath much of Autumnhold which allows the ceteceans easy access.
The main access route to the "city" portion of the House from the ground (and thus the monorail) is called the Neverending Stair that wraps slowly around the base of the tree spiraling upwards into its branches. It also spirals downwards into the ground but few people venture there.
The tree itself has an air of mystery about it. Simply put it acts as its own ecosystem and even though it has been long inhabited the trunk and roots still hold many mysteries and are far from explored. It is one of the few known access points to the underland. As such many explorers venture out from it from time to time.
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