Whispering Expanse

The administrative seat of the Deyune Steppe in everything except formal title — the largest semi-permanent settlement at the Steppe's western edge, where the Long Wind meets the trade-roads from the Bellroot Vale. Whispering Expanse holds the only standing market on the Steppe and the only court of arbitration most clan-leaders will recognise. The Karak stones near the Old Karak Stones site and the Standing Teeth lie within a few days' ride. The Veykar's old roads still converge here; the Wheel passed through this country in its final Cycles. Time Instability is severe — the market day's length is set by a bell-system the local elders calibrate by negotiation rather than by clock.