[Syliras Location] The Aylasa Caves

[Gossamer]

While the survivors of the Valterrian have finally surfaced and started living in the world again, their ancestors had to exist somewhere - hidden away in safety. Whole generations were born, lived, and died beneath the surface of the world, surviving the divine djed winds, the seemingly eternal winter, and hardships that have become legends told repeatedly around hearths at night to the generation that now enjoys life on the surface once more. There is truth in the old stories though. Proof is found in the caves where humanity and its counterparts survived. The Aylasa Caves are one such location. They reach deep into the earth - and housed the last survivors of the Valterrian for hundreds of years. Ancient living quarters, wells, even pools where food was grown nourished by djed created lights as bright as the Sun. The Aylasa Caves look abandoned now. There is still a prominent trail leading to their entrance, but its overgrown, trees having grown up around it, and all signs of habitation having left. But it's true that people may take shelter there, maybe even things that aren't quiet human. It would be hard to find them, since the vast underground warren stretches for miles. But they can still be explored - still be used in times of emergency. So they are not forgotten, nor does the gratitude fade for that one small bit of hope they provided humanity - making it possible for survival.