Location: Northern city wall, where Athkatla meets the desert
“That place gives me chills. Too still. Too cold for being so near the sun. They say the stones whisper at night—like wind over broken glass.”
“Blackglass Rest. That’s what they call it. Cursed, maybe. Or maybe it’s that woman—Ilyana. She’s not right. Goes into the desert like she’s got no fear.”
The building is considered haunted by some, sacred by others. Few approach it willingly. Its strange silence and scorched, obsidian-lined exterior feed ghost stories—especially among dockhands and northern patrols.
Half-sunken into the northern wall, its outer side blackened by ancient fire
Obsidian shards—Chatan—glitter faintly in the stone, catching moonlight like knives
A single entrance arch, carved with an abstract sigil resembling a closed eye
No open windows—just thin vent slits and the ever-present hum of warded stone
Inside:
A cool, candlelit interior, silent as a tomb, with the air of a temple-forge
Ilyana’s gemwork forge dominates the lower level, with half-formed Chatan weapons and jewelry lining quiet shelves
The building’s haunted aura is enhanced by a ritual silence ward, designed to muffle magic surges—misinterpreted by outsiders as ghostly stillness
Occasional distant creaks and sighs from the stone—caused by heat shifts or old stone pressure—are taken by locals as “the building mourning the desert”
Publicly: Ilyana’s personal artisan workshop and residence, gifted by the Caravanneers for her desert expertise
Secretly:
A secure forge for Chatan-based enchantments and relics
A private desert surveillance center, monitoring Yuan-Ti movements and leyline activity
A hidden tunnel access point, allowing Ilyana and her elite team (Sadiki Shadid) to bypass the city’s main gates and move freely between Athkatla and the deep desert
The site contains no visible guards—but is riddled with silent magical defenses, desert camouflage wards, and a one-way scrying altar
The haunted rumors are a convenient cover—a superstition Ilyana subtly cultivates to keep the curious away.