//"They are as ageless as the myths themselves. Who else could have left these bastions of mystery? ...It was by [[Ahm|Their]] will that they were sealed, and I invite the time that They seek for them to be opened." - [[Bishop Vysarius]]//

====== Vaults of Ahm ======

The **Vaults of Ahm** are massive stone structures found across [[Leurut]], and potentially further beyond. They are utterly impenetrable and almost entirely unopenable, and their contents are always a mystery. Both magical and physical means of egress are perfectly repulsed by these timeless doors.

They are believed to have been left by [[Ahm]] in their ordering of [[Kona]], although references to them in the [[Writ of Ahm]] are scarce, leaving much to the imaginations and theories of scholars. The nature of the Vaults was the focus of [[Oleg Vandire|Bishop Oleg Vandire]]'s studies before his murder. They are noted for largely being within areas of great strategic value militarily. In almost all cases, they take the shape of a large, cuboid stone chamber with two great stone doors barring entrance.

For millennia, only one Vault had been opened. It was breached ~2500 SA by the mages of [[Akselstead]], unleashing some great destructive force upon Leurut that was contained at great cost, and catalysing the creation of the [[Empire of Akselmarch]] some centuries later.

In more recent years, the Elemental Vaults were opened by [[O.P.E.R.A.]]. As of the present moment, two have been opened: the Vault of Light, and the Vault of Fire.

===== Known Vaults =====
  * [[Akselmarch Vault]] - opened
  * [[Wave Echo Vault]] / Light - opened
  * [[Rutsan's Crossing Vault]] / Fire - opened
  * [[Scale's Gap Vault]] / Air - opened
  * [[Empty Wall Vault]] / Life - opened
  * [[Tripartite Vault of Mt Realtik]]