Travertines

The Travertines are the headwaters of the Malter River, and are called such due to the nearby travertine formations atop large basalt fissure formations where the river proper emerges. Though geographically, the Travertines are part of the Maltrek mountain range, the region is administered as part of the Western Lowlands.

Traditionally the region was named Asatogar, from early hickic, it was translated literally into Tiburtinus by the Kalassarians during its conquest of Senera. When the Maidenfelds held power following the Fall of the Western Kalassarian Empire, the region was renamed to its current name, and was administered as part of the Maidenfeld’s core territory in the Western Lowlands as a check on the Duke Malthrek.

Geography

The travertine formations that give rise to its name, are a series of delicate, striated formations of limestone, which are a result of the water seeping through the basalt and depositing calcium carbonate as it flows over the surface.