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{{geography
|type={{cat tag|Mountains}}
|world=Roshar
|region=Jah Keved
|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]
}}
The '''Horneater Peaks''' are a mountain range in
== Geography and Ecology ==
During a dream, [[Kaladin]] has a vision of the peaks and describes them as "majestic", populated at their tips, with villages clustered near vents emitting steam.{{book ref|sa1|46}}{{ref|text=Although this perspective is seen in a dream, the vision appears to come from the [[Stormfather]] and likely reflects reality.}} There are an unknown number of inhabited peaks.{{wob ref|6332}} They provide a natural defensive barrier for the nation of [[Jah Keved]].{{book ref|sa3|107}} There is a strip of land east between the peaks and the border of [[Alethkar]] that is strategically important.{{book ref|sa3|107}}
During the [[Heraldic Epochs]], the mountains formed most of the eastern border of the [[Silver Kingdoms|Silver Kingdom]] of [[Valhav]].{{map ref|Silver Kingdoms}}
=== Environment ===▼
Rocks in the peaks are gray and darker in color than other rocks on Roshar, as the elevation of the peaks offers some protection from the [[highstorm]]s and the associated [[crem]].{{wob ref|6268}}
=== Location ===▼
The top of each mountain is collapsed inward, forming a crater, which is filled with a lake of warm water. The heat from each lake is enough to create a pocket of livable land, despite the altitude. The [[Unkalaki]] call these bodies of water "[[Horneater Oceans|Oceans]]".{{book ref|sa2|46}} The warmth of the Oceans is so great that it is often warmer on the peaks than it is on the rest of the continent.{{book ref|sa2|46}} Their warmth only extends to a point, after which the mountains are covered by ice fields left by highstorms.{{book ref|sa2|46}} [[Lunamor]] refers to his homeland as a "place of extremes" due to the juxtaposition of ice and snow with heat and humidity.{{book ref|sa3|37}}
In the Unkalaki settlements, the air is noticeably thinner than it is at sea level; [[Rock]] regularly refers to other Rosharan people as "airsick lowlanders".{{book ref|sa1|23}}
Plants such as grass and fruit trees that would not normally be seen at high elevation are able to grow near the Oceans.{{book ref|sa2|46}} The Unkalaki are able to cultivate crops, as they are known for their distinctive food and drink (such as "Horneater white" alcohol).{{book ref|sa3|18}}
[[Chull]]s breed on the southern slopes of the peaks, and the importance of this cycle is documented by [[Jasnah]].{{book ref|sa3|104}} Chulls are a food source for the Unkalaki,{{book ref|sa2|12}} and the name "Horneater" comes from the fact that they are able to eat the entirety of chulls and other animals, including horns and shells.{{book ref|sa1|23}}
Geese can be found in the peaks; unlike other Rosharan languages, the Unkalaki language has unique words for different types of birds.{{wob ref|8891}}
=== Settlements ===
The tops of the peaks have an unknown number of Unkalaki villages.{{book ref|sa2|46}} The [[Jokasha Monastery]] is located on the western slopes of the peaks.{{book ref|sa3|i|2}}
=== Notable Features ===
{{for|Horneater Oceans}}
[[Vivenna]] (as Azure) states that the Horneater Peaks contain [[Cultivation's Perpendicularity]].{{book ref|sa2|46}} Specifically, the lakes or "Oceans" contain the perpendicularity.{{wob ref|1358}} The Unkalaki revere the Oceans and they have a number of unusual qualities. They give off heat, and are emerald in color.{{book ref|sa2|46}} Lunamor maintains that the water is connected to the gods, and that outsiders would be killed if they swam in it.{{book ref|sa2|46}} Bathing in the lakes is part of the reason that some Unkalaki are able to see hidden spren.{{book ref|sa2|46}}
== History ==
{{for|Unkalaki}}
The story of how the Unkalaki came to live in the Peaks is only known through legend. The Unkalaki are known to be hybrids of [[singers]] and humans.{{wob ref|930}} According to Unkalaki tradition, they became pariahs in Roshar due to their fighting prowess and had to appeal to the gods to create a new place for them to live.{{book ref|sa2|46}}
Over time, the Unkalaki are reintroduced to Rosharan society; at the end of the [[Era of Solitude]] it is not uncommon to encounter a Horneater in the larger cities of Jah Keved and Alethkar, and many people in the area have partially red hair that indicates some measure of Horneater blood.{{book ref|sa2|5}}
Although the Unkalaki technically live within the borders of Jah Keved, they are essentially treated as a sovereign nation with the peaks as their territory; they are not referred to as Veden.{{book ref|sa1|14}} They are not mentioned as participants in any of the many skirmishes between Jah Keved and Alethkar. The residents of different peaks occasionally attack each other, but this is rare.{{book ref|sa3|37}} They desperately want to win [[Shardblade]]s and [[Shardplate]], but have not been able to do so.{{book ref|sa1|23}}
After the [[True Desolation]], Lunamor's family travels to find him and tell him that something is very wrong in their homeland.{{book ref|sa3|37}} When Kaladin, [[Shallan]], [[Adolin]], and Azure travel to [[Shadesmar]], they learn that ships traveling from the area of the peaks to [[Celebrant]] have not been arriving.{{book ref|sa3|97}} They later learn that [[Voidspren]] and the [[Fused]] mysteriously arrived in the southwestern part of Shadesmar (west of the [[Nexus of Imagination]]) and traveled to the perpendicularity. The Voidspren then occupy the area, sailing warships and demanding tribute.{{book ref|sa3|102}} Other ships in Shadesmar now refuse to sail to the perpendicularity.{{book ref|sa3|102}}
In the [[Physical Realm]], [[Adrotagia]] tells [[Taravangian]] that the [[Unmade]] [[Moelach]] has settled in the peaks and that [[Joshor]] has been sent to investigate.{{book ref|sa3|107}}
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