Post by Da Boss on Jul 5, 2020 20:14:13 GMT -5
There are two waterfalls that are within the Septs boundaries, one being far more famous than the other, but both are considered sacred to the garou. The smaller of the pair, and the one that is located upstream, is known as Eagle Falls, although nobody is quite certain of why it has that name. It is generally believed that the name is derived either from a Shawnee word meaning eagle or is a mistranslation of a Shawnee word by European settlers. The more famous of the falls is Cumberland Falls, also known as Little Niagra, or the Niagra of the South. It is from this second waterfall that the Sept gets its name; on nights where the sky is clear and Luna is shining down upon the ahrouns, there is a moon bow which arcs from the base of the falls and lands in the heart of the caern.
It is said that these lands were sacred to many who have come here for the past ten thousand years. Now, however, the ability to market a natural resource has taken over and the waterfalls are covered in viewing platforms and walkways that allow for guests to get the best view of this wonder of nature. What was once a pristine woodland with a mighty river running through it, shining Luna's light forth in a display of light that is so wonderful that it draws in the very soul of those looking at it is now nothing more than a tourist attraction that keeps the lodge and local hotels booked for months and sometimes years in advance. While the place is now protected for all time so that Luna's light continues to make its magical display every month, it does so at the cost of humanity destroying the surrounding beauty to make the world more like itself.
The falls themselves are sight to behold, even without the magic of the moon bow. Pouring water of a rock formation at one of the widest parts of the Columbia River, in a never ending torrent and kicking up spray that delights the children observing from the walkways. On the days after a heavy rain upstream the river at this point stretches out wide, showing the true power and might of Gaia as it covers all but the barest hint of the rock formations lying underneath. Massive efforts are undertaken each year to insure that there is nothing which might contaminate or otherwise harm the attraction to the point that even canoes and kayaks are banned from being in the water between the two falls. Although this might have more to do with the other denizens of the park using that space for their own ends, and the desire of the kinfolk park staff to keep them from being interfered with.
It is said that these lands were sacred to many who have come here for the past ten thousand years. Now, however, the ability to market a natural resource has taken over and the waterfalls are covered in viewing platforms and walkways that allow for guests to get the best view of this wonder of nature. What was once a pristine woodland with a mighty river running through it, shining Luna's light forth in a display of light that is so wonderful that it draws in the very soul of those looking at it is now nothing more than a tourist attraction that keeps the lodge and local hotels booked for months and sometimes years in advance. While the place is now protected for all time so that Luna's light continues to make its magical display every month, it does so at the cost of humanity destroying the surrounding beauty to make the world more like itself.
The falls themselves are sight to behold, even without the magic of the moon bow. Pouring water of a rock formation at one of the widest parts of the Columbia River, in a never ending torrent and kicking up spray that delights the children observing from the walkways. On the days after a heavy rain upstream the river at this point stretches out wide, showing the true power and might of Gaia as it covers all but the barest hint of the rock formations lying underneath. Massive efforts are undertaken each year to insure that there is nothing which might contaminate or otherwise harm the attraction to the point that even canoes and kayaks are banned from being in the water between the two falls. Although this might have more to do with the other denizens of the park using that space for their own ends, and the desire of the kinfolk park staff to keep them from being interfered with.