Place
The single mountain at the centre of Devran. Called the Mountain of A'râf by the people.
A single mountain at the centre of Devran, risen above the clouds. The lands of the four nations resemble one another not at all, yet all four place this mountain in the same spot.
In the registers it is the Mountain of Being. Among the people it is called the Mountain of A’râf, and that name comes from the mountain’s own structure. — A Treatise Upon Devran, leaf 12b
From its skirts towards its summit the settlements are arranged along a spiral. Each settlement sits upon a ledge; each of these ledges is called an urf, all of them together A’râf. — A Treatise Upon Devran, leaf 12b
How many settlements there are I could not find out. From below the first few steps are visible; the rest goes into cloud. — Record 1
Entry is by way of an enormous gate. Four letters are cut into its stone: elif — lâm — mîm — sâd. I could find no one to ask what they mean. — Record 1
Guards wait at the gate: mountain goat below the waist, human above; spears in hand, a white seamless cloth about them. No one enters without leave — the leave of someone called Adem. — Record 1
A tree stands at the summit. Between white and yellow, it shines like gold; at that height it is the only light. I do not know its name, and it does not appear in the source I hold. — Record 1
When one asks what stands at the summit, every nation gives a different answer. The scribe does not write which is true — he says he does not know. — A Treatise Upon Devran, leaf 12b