Overview
Deylin's Village is a small village in Erenmyr, north of Lirathen and on the route west toward Valcirae. Deylin and Ilyra live there, Orin comes from the village, and the cycles give Lythariel and Eira competing versions of the village: Eira's previous-cycle origin and Lythariel's remembered connection to the same place.
Geography
The approach from Lirathen runs into flatter hills and sparse green countryside before reaching a modest cluster of humble dwellings on gently sloping land. The route toward Valcirae passes through dense forest, rolling hills, greenery, and patches of vivid purple and violet flowers.
The village is quiet and rural. Its people watch unfamiliar visitors from doorways and windows, and they react warily when Renneth and Maric arrive on magically bonded giant frogs.
House and Gate
Deylin and Ilyra's house stands near the village outskirts above a hidden cellar passage. A rug inside hides a latch to a cellar, and a false wall in that cellar opens into a narrow corridor. The corridor leads to a towering domed chamber with a symbol-marked gate beneath the village.
History
After leaving Earth through the void and surviving the collapse of a dying Xalmyrra, Deylin enters an Erenmyr village, takes the name Deylin Varos, builds a well with the villagers, and moves on. He later settles into a quieter life with Ilyra and returns to their Erenmyr village before Eira is born.
The cycles leave competing versions of the village. The Eira who survives after the previous cycle crashes into the new one comes from that earlier cycle. The current cycle carries a public substitute arranged through Hrzai's plan. When Eira's shard power brings Lythariel and darkness magic into Xalmyrra's memory, it creates an altered history with Lythariel's version of the village.
When the followers of the darkness pursue Eira, Deylin brings her to the village. Cassian and Lythariel take her west toward Valcirae. Deylin and Ilyra remain behind. Ilyra is sent into the void by Deylin's device when shadows reach the village, and Deylin joins Silas outside the settlement to fight Jareth and Amos.
Renneth and Maric later investigate the village on Xarion's behalf. Orin also comes from the village and guides them to Deylin and Ilyra's house. Renneth enters the hidden passage beneath the house and reaches the gate in the domed chamber below the village.