Genius loci

A genius loci is a place/location of any scale (it could either be an entire lake or a building) that possesses a consciousness of it's own. The complexity of such a consciousness varies, but some geniuses, like Lake Baqhiar or the Sayish Jungle, are known to have intricate personalities and different relations with individual humans.

Sahemists aren't sure about the geniuses' origins. Some have existed ever since the earliest humans emerged, while some are known to have achieved sentience only halfway into their existence, maybe even later.

Known geniuses

 * Breathing Canyons - located in Central-Eastern Thir, the canyons are known as a friendly and peaceful place.
 * Sayish Jungle - located in Nadavashar, the jungle is reputed for it's complicated relationship with various human kingdoms that tried to control it; the jungle gave refuge to Zahrian mages seeking to escape prosecution in the 3rd and 4th centuries 3E, but is also responsible for the deaths of thousands of people that dared to encroach upon the jungle's lands.
 * Lake Baqhiar - located in Eastern-Western Thir, the lake considers itself to be a Djinni and part of the ancient Masdad Empire, showing patriotic, even xenophobic and nationalistic behaviour; the lake's waters are very deadly to anyone who isn't obviously a Djinni and that results in a lack of many port cities on the lake's coasts.
 * Syndameia Castle