Editing Thousand Cities:North (section)

===Cinnador===
:Unlike the granite buildings of most Northern cities, the palaces of Cinnador are carved from unmelting ice mined at the hearts of glaciers. Its people are pale, lithe creatures who do not feel the cold. They produce moonsilk and ice-blue crystals gathered on the slopes of the floating peaks. 

:Moonsilk is produced by the larvae of the Alabaster Moths, found in caves around Cinnador. One subspecies, adorned with red and gold wingtips, grows to immense size. The largest of these can be ridden by humans, using cunningly constructed silk harnesses. Moonsilk is used to produce clothing and rope, and sails that are renowned for their great strength.

:The crystals are used as essence batteries, and are in great demand by the cities and armies of the Central Islands. Warlike nations like [[Thousand_Cities:Centre#Carakas|Carakas]] and [[Thousand_Cities:Centre#Ildur|Ildur]] frequently raid the southern towns of Cinnador to steal the gems, or disrupt trade routes that would supply their enemies.