THE AXON MOUNTAINS.

          The Axon Mountains, once known as the Chemotactic Wall, were a major fibre range in Western Nyx, and consisted mostly of uplifted sedimentary and metamorphic pathways. Historically, many cultures have harbored superstitions about the Axons, which they often regarded as sacred due to their near immortal topography. The pinnacle of the range was believed to be in the shape of an hourglass, narrowed in the middle and possessing certain anti-symmetrical and supernatural qualities, including the ability to decelerate or even reverse the aging process of anyone who ascended it’s peak or breathed from it’s summit. 
          In Western Nyx, settlers sensed a deep reservoir of action potential along the peripheral and central Axons, with certain spiritual and synaptic cues said to correspond to peaks and valleys of the range. As a product of this new spirit of curiosity for the neurophysical world, a network of exploratory channels were established on the Axons for the first time. These routes varied in size and quality (some resembled messenger huts and other rudimentary structures) however they shared many inherited difficulties. First, was the extreme altitude of all navigable neural terrain, which often lead to lethargic signal transferring, poor memory recall and cognitive whiteouts, a malady familiar enough to be known as Zero Axis Sickness. Second, was the steep, exposed, and committing nature of connective terminals, which made retreats more difficult, especially during inclement weather and impulse storms. Third, was the barrage of avalanche messages falling from the Axon peaks, an unrelenting assailment of false guidance and junk directives, communications that could not be considered even weakly holy or divine. 
          Due to these hazards, despite a series of tactical and calculated endeavors made by pioneers, colonists, and pilgrims, no expeditions to the summit of the Axons were successful. Many of these ascents ended in tragedy and often disaster, with a number of deaths and second deaths occurring with every attempt. Unable to “conquer” the near immortal topography from a network within, explorers of Western Nyx were resilient in mapping the pathways of what inner properties and providence they could. By the end of the era it was widely accepted that although miracles from the Axons may be received by their intended, so-called corporeal targets through precise and comprehensible channels, the mountains were free to work without, above, or against them as well.