Toramunda

Toramunda is the name for the holy site and city that was later split into Cathmoíra and Avalir. The name is still, as of the time of the Calamity, used to refer to the holy site.

The Founding
During the battles of the Schism, Melora and Pelor sealed two primordials beneath Mount Ygora. These primordials were Rau'shan, the Emperor of Fire; and Ka'Mort, the Empress of Earth. The druids of the Gau Drashari then took it upon themselves to protect this holy site. Because of the elementals sealed beneath the mountain, the area had considerable elemental magic. Toramunda also sits at the nexus of three leylines.

The Age of Arcanum
Through the work of the Gau Drashari druids, Toramunda became an attractive place to live, and grew into a city. Eventually, 292 years prior to the events of Exandria Unlimited: Calamity, the wizards of that city, led by Imyr Por'co, found brumestone beneath the mountain and asked the druids if they could lift the mountain to create the city of Avalir. The Drashari originally refused, but eventually compromised with the wizards on the grounds that Avalir return every seven years for the ritual of Replenishment. The requirements of the druids are codified in the Pact of Crown and Throne, which also states that the city of Avalir must tithe a quarter of its raw magic back to the druids. The majority of this magic goes to the Arboreal Calix, previously known as the Tree of Names.