The Heart of the Soul-Pillar

Deep within the shifting grottos of the tectonic shelf, the air is thick with the scent of damp minerals and ancient dust. The party finds a sanctuary where the ground finally holds still: a massive granite dais rising from the floor like a steady island in a sea of stone. Resting upon this weathered altar is a relic of immense weight and significance, surrounded by precious fragments of the earth that have been shaken loose from the ceiling by the constant tremors that plague the valley above.