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|image=The Horneater Peaks by Yen Shu Liao.jpg
|type={{cat tag|Mountains}}
|region=Jah Keved
|world=Roshar
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|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]▼
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The '''Horneater Peaks''' were a mountain range in [[Jah Keved]] on [[Roshar]].▼
▲The '''Horneater Peaks'''
== 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.}} They provide a natural defensive barrier for the nation of [[Jah Keved]].{{book ref|sa3|107}} There is a strip of land to the east of the peaks, between them and the border of [[Alethkar]], that is strategically important to the conflict during the [[True Desolation]].{{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}}
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}}
=== Climate ===
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}}
=== Flora ===
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}}
=== Fauna ===
[[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}}{{wob ref|6332}} The [[Jokasha Monastery]] is located on the western slopes of the peaks.{{book ref|sa3|i|2}}
=== Notable Features ===
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[[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}}
The perpendicularity has been the “door” into Roshar for several worldhoppers, including [[Hoid]] and Vivenna.{{book ref|sa3|93}}
== History ==
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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 were reintroduced to Rosharan society; at the end of the [[Era of Solitude]] it was not uncommon to encounter a Horneater in the larger cities of Jah Keved and Alethkar, and many people in the area had partially red hair that indicated some measure of Horneater blood.{{book ref|sa2|5}}
After the [[Battle of Narak]], Lunamor's family traveled to find him and tell him that something was very wrong in their homeland.{{book ref|sa3|37}} Not long after, Kaladin, [[Shallan]], [[Adolin]], and Azure traveled to [[Shadesmar]] and learned that ships traveling from the area of the peaks to [[Celebrant]] had not been arriving.{{book ref|sa3|97}} They later learned 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 occupied the area, sailing warships and demanding tribute. Other ships in Shadesmar then refused to sail to the perpendicularity.{{book ref|sa3|102}} In the [[Physical Realm]], [[Adrotagia]] told [[Taravangian]] that the [[Unmade]] [[Moelach]] had settled in the peaks and that [[Joshor]] had been sent to investigate.{{book ref|sa3|107}} Rock made the decision to return to the peaks about a year after the [[Battle of Thaylen Field]]; wanting to see his homeland, [[Skar]] and [[Drehy]] accompanied him and his family there and returned from the trip after the events of [[Urithiru]]'s occupation and the [[coalition of monarchs|coalition's]] [[Emul]]i front.{{book ref|sa4|15}}{{book ref|sa4|114}}
== Politics ==
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 until [[Cord]] claims a set of Plate during the [[expedition to Akinah]].{{book ref|sa3.5|16}}
Worldhoppers have desired to establish trade with Roshar but found the prospect difficult. In control of the only stable entry point to the world, which lies within their peaks, the Horneaters are "unpleasant to deal with."{{book ref|sa4|13}}
== Notes ==
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