Crisp morning wind swept down from the snow-crowned summits of the Dragon's Spine Peaks, swirling harmlessly against the shimmering, transparent dome of the "Eternal Spring Climate Ward" that enclosed the central plateau of the Duchy of the Azure Peaks.
When Archmage Alaric Steele had triggered Contingency Omega months ago during the demonic war in old Eloriath, the twelve synchronized Recall Anchors had transposed Steele Manor, the Sunken Pearl annex, the artificer workshops, and miles of surrounding green farmland straight onto this magically flattened mountain plateau in the far north. Thanks to the geothermal heat-arrays maintained by the artificer sisters Iridelle and Natasha Noctua, the lower plateau enjoyed blooming sun-lilies and warm breezes all year round, while directly above the rim of the golden barrier rose the jagged, ice-clad crags where the Mystic Ice Sect made its ancestral home.
