Location from Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
The brutal salt mines where Adarlan sends its worst criminals and political prisoners — where Celaena Sardothien was enslaved for a year before Chaol and Dorian pulled her out to compete for the crown.
Endovier is death by slow erosion. The salt strips your skin, the work breaks your body, and the guards break whatever's left. Prisoners last months, not years. Celaena lasted a year — partly through skill, partly through rage, and partly because dying would have meant Arobynn won. The mines are where the series begins: chapter one, a girl in chains who shouldn't be alive, being offered a chance at freedom she doesn't trust. Everything that comes after — the fire, the crowns, the gods — starts in this white hell.
A bleak, industrial complex carved into barren mountains. Endless tunnels of white salt, chain gangs of emaciated prisoners, and guards who enforce obedience through violence. The salt bleaches everything — skin, clothes, hope. The air burns the lungs and the light is relentless and sterile.
Also known as: Endovier, The Salt Mines, Endovier Salt Mines