YitarAsh (The Frozen Cave) is a name that refers to a massive cave system in Ishitar made of YitarCal (Cold Stone). YitarAsh is the largest known supply of YitarCal.
The water cycle in the caves is such that there is an entrance to YitarAsh via YitarBen (The frozen beginning), a giant waterfall fed from a natural reservoir. The water then flows into the cave system, over the YitarCal, being cooled immensely. The water travels through all the caves, and out to the Arami reservoir from YitarArl (The frozen entrance), the last waterfall in the cave system. Once it reaches the Arami reservoir it is heated by the sun, evaporates, and is carried by the wind back over to the YitarBen reservoir, where it recondenses and falls as rain water.
Ozone
Historically the name was better translated as the frozen wasteland. This is because while the caverns themselves are beautiful, the ionizing process that happens as the water passes over the YitarCal produces incredibly high quantities of Ozone.
*Photo taken at the bottom of YitarArl (The frozen entrance) the last waterfall at the end of the YitarAsh Caverns
There are a few consequences of this Ozone:
- The ozone remains mostly trapped inside the caves, giving off an incredibly strong smell that the local people used to think was the work of a “demon”
- You can often see “ice mirages” in the caverns because of this. The ozone is much denser than the air, and create refractive mirages as light passes through it.
- There is a blue tinge to the light due to the density
YitarCal
YitarCal (Cold Stone) is a type of stone endemic to Ishitar. The stone has an incredibly high heat conductivity. It is frequently used in electronics as a heat dissipation material.