The area known as Vivi Cliffs runs approximately north to south along the Nrassh range's southwestern edge. Here the mountains have split and fractured along multiple fault lines, creating a network of deep, staggered gorges. The Cliffs are quite dry, as they sit within the Nrassh's rain shadow, but grass clings to the cliff tops and sheltered groves play host to small patches of forest. The rugged landscape is a beautiful site, though difficult to traverse for those who cannot fly. The area's population consists mainly of Air and Mountain kiarrs.
The sundering of the mountains has laid open millions of years of strata, and embedded in the creamy stone are the fossilised remains of creatures from Ryll's distant past. A small but steady stream of curious kiarrs visit each year to see these wonders, and they have correctly surmised that these are beasts from before the time of the kiarrcats. Rumours still abound of what remains may be waiting in the depths of the rifts, in the shadows and below the surface, from ancient beings that lived and died eons before, to fanciful beasts beyond the realms of imagination.
The Archetype of Air
The Archetype of Air is an elderly kiarr named Shuruu. His pale blue coat is faded with age, his movements stiff, and his eyes clouded and blind, but he retains a joy in life that seems to affect the mood of all around him. He is considered a friend to all he meets and probably one of the most pleasant and easygoing kiarrs upon all of Ryll. Shuruu no longer lives upon Vivi Cliffs himself, having left some years ago due to his health and to watch over the young Forest Archetype, as the two were strong friends in the latter's previous incarnation. He is now resident at the Glade of Light, and can often be seen walking through the woods with his young charge bounding around at his feet.