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Unfading Cocoon
It is the city of the Ash Weave. Corpses do not rot, mushrooms do not produce spores, and silk does not wear out.
City identity
It is the city of the Ash Weave. Corpses do not rot, fungi do not produce spores, and silk does not wear out.
City information
The inhabitants of the city consider this as sacred protection; surrounding states request Stagnation quarantine.
Location in Avarra
| Field | Record |
|---|---|
| Layer | Hollow Countries · edge of the Sealed Deep |
| Physical site | A dry fungus basin of silk and ash cocoons where life cycles slow |
| Access | Quarantine gates, one-way supply tunnel, and supervised convoys from Dark Harbor |
| Nearby ties | Vel-Shaar, Silent Hollow, and neighbouring-basin quarantine stations |
| Life link | Fresh water and food from outside; unchanging air and spores within |
Unfading Cocoon measures how far Stagnation has advanced. Nothing quickly rots or grows, which inhabitants call protection and neighbours call a spreading disaster. Ash Gate, Silk Stillness, and the Garden Without Spores make its quarantine both border and moral test.
Table tensions
- An unaging moth maps every basin on the quarantine wall with its wings.
- Bread from the supply tunnel never stales, but its eaters forget outside time.
- A corpse decays for the first time and the city calls it salvation.