Beyond the Rothmos Burial Ground, where the sand begins to soften into shifting dunes instead of hardened clay, one may eventually come across the Eldtril Retreat. Built on the crumbled remains of a plateau that has stood the test of time against the dunes, the buildings in the Retreat are cradled within hard rock walls, cooled by the weight of stone around them and dark within. Further, there are tunnels leading even deeper underground, with entrances rumored to range all the way out past the dunes. While there are still many buildings that rest outside of the plateau itself, they are in far worse repair, crumbling and broken where those that are built deeper into the walls are not. There are no sharp corners in Eldtril Retreat; while the buildings are all built squarely, the frequent sandstorms have rounded their edges away, smoothing the walls until they blend in with the rest of the rock seamlessly. Beyond the settlement itself, the waters of the oasis sprawl in a jagged pool. The oasis' level rises and falls depending on the weather, filling more whenever it rains and draining to nearly nothing in long periods of drought, but only once has it ever dried up completely. Rumors of an underwater spring trickling down from higher in the plateau have circulated for years, one carefully guarded and monitored so that those of the Retreat never go thirsty. However, climbing to the top of the plateau is strictly forbidden, for the winds at that higher altitude are enough to sweep lions of a certain age or size right back off the rocks.