Haztaratain Monastery is famous among Adarans for its role in the birth of the kalashtar race—it was here that Taratai and her followers first found respite from their flight. From here, Taratai made her pilgrimage across Adar. Many adherents of the Path of Light see Haztaratain Monastery as a holy site, and some even make the treacherous journey to the place. For some, this is a religious pilgrimage; for others, it's a step on the path to becoming a Haztaratain (see page 122).
Carved into a mountainside, the monastery rests on an escarpment above a fertile valley. From the watchtowers chiseled into the living rock of the high coastal peaks, the guardians can look onto the coast of Riedra less than 50 miles away. (Riedrans avoid this stretch of water, known for its sudden squalls and disdained for its nearness to Adar.) Adaran settlements are also within a day's journey of the fortress. Villagers in these places regularly supply the Haztaratain Monastery's inhabitants with goods and services, counting themselves lucky to live so near the sacred site.