This forbidding territory consists of volcanic mountains rich in ore and gemstones, and geothermal vents that produce steamy caverns where public bathhouses often double as orgy pits. Miners commonly work and engage in rituals near visible lava flows, incorporating the extreme heat and the scent of hot metal into their sexual and industrial endeavors. Mine shafts occasionally echo with the sounds of “ore-gasms” as miners climax to detect precious veins, or temper a sturdy shaft of iron.

