Translating to the "Isle of Silent Passing" in Elven, Ila Sîrath stood as a place of mourning where elves brought their dead. The island lay thirty miles west of the Ardhon Miniel coast in the Shifting Blue and stretched sixty miles in total, but few lived there, and those who did belonged to the priesthood that oversaw the rites of passing. It was thought to be a confluence point of many planar Leylines, and was thus considered an important place to honor the elven beliefs of endless death and rebirth.
In this place, gnarled, twisting Umbral Realms-like trees bore golden leaves and glowing bulbs reminiscent of the Plane of Faerie. Translucently foliage hid lingering Fey and Undead, and Ghostly spirits lingered on Ila Sîrath before fading beyond the world. The elves honored them with ritual offerings, as most believed that those who failed to find peace remained on the island until they were ready to move beyond. These elves treated these ghosts with reverence, leaving lanterns at the water’s edge and carving names into the ancient stones so that none would be forgotten.
The dead from Ardhon Miniel were carried across the channel to the island in white-sailed vessels. At it rocky shores, processions formed as mourners walked the path to magical pyres that burned without fuel. The ceremonies followed strict traditions, with each step meant to guide the soul toward peace. When the flames consumed the body, the ashes were gathered and scattered from high cliffs, carried by winds into the sea below; the elves believed this allowed the departed to return to the land through the endless cycle of Fire, Earth, Air, and Water.