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[fauxmarth]

Hello Doctor,
I hope you've been well.
Forgive me for not reaching back out sooner; it's been a busy few weeks! It doesn't even seem as much time has passed at all, but all the same...
Now, regarding those old stories and fairy tales I mentioned before, I can't say if I know for CERTAIN how they all go, but I'm sure I can attest to a couple. Or at least bits of them.
For example, where I'm from, great mountains or volcanoes are very sacred, and many are believed to be endowed with the powers of Naga, the divine dragon. There is a race known as Manakete who possess the ability to channel power through magic stones and transform themselves into dragons, and they are often found near or around these places. Be it to feel close to Naga or to find some peace of mind, I couldn't say.
I bring this up because currently, I'm residing on an island with a volcano of its own! Though I don't believe any dragons or the sort will be about in this world. It did make me wonder if people here would have once revered places like it in a similar way, though.
What do you think?

[halfblaked]

Naga are known as dragon-people where you are from? Fascinating!

In my world, they are a snake people in Hindu and Buddhist mythologies. They are also known as Devanāgarī.

There are, of course, many sacred spaces that one can visit that mean a great deal to particular religions, or people. Mythology is difficult, because it happened so long ago,
but there are still some sacred, or legendary spaces. Perhaps if I knew what area you were in, I could help you find something close by, to help you learn more about their people?

[fauxmarth]

A quick correction:
Naga is the name of the divine dragon, and she is one of a kind. I've met her before.
Manakete are the people who can transform into dragons, and there used to be many of them about, long ago. Now there is only one I know of. (So I suppose that makes her one of a kind, too, but...)
And while I don't know the EXACT name of this island, perhaps if I provided some photographs that could be telling? I'm unclear as to what here has been here for long and what's been built up for the sake of the TV show.