The Granite Grove is a cemetery-covered hill located along the Road of No End which circumvents the Desert of No Return. A being known only as the Groundskeeper guards and maintains the cemetery, which features granite headstones in orderly rings around the hill. It is haunted by the spirit of Misano Antori, who wishes to be buried next to her husband Marto Antori, yet is denied by the Groundskeeper.

• Five gravestones arranged in a pentagram shape - the largest, at the top point, belongs to Marto Antori.
• The symbol on the gravestones is for the Order of the Gilded Tooth, a group of mages from 2500 years ago - right after the Scar erupted.

Order of the Gilded Tooth

• a cult that was obsessed with the magic that caused the Scar
• experimented with dangerous rituals - were preparing one that could reproduce another minor cataclysm
• Before they could pull it off, they were wiped out by a dude who ended up becoming the first king of Valmanway
  • Clearly, they foresaw their own demise and made preparations - the Granite Grove was their safe place, and the Groundskeeper would ensure that their graves were protected until their resurrection could be arranged.
    • They sent Misano to get pebbles from the Fountain of Death - the final ingredient in their resurrection plan.
  • But something went wrong - the Groundskeeper was supposed to let Misano in, but she died in her errand, and her spirit couldn’t carry the necessary pebbles back . . . and then the Groundskeeper wouldn’t even let her spirit in.