Originally posted by Nightlistic:

I've recently encountered a part of the ground that just can not be minded or manipulated. Was flattening the ground out, and building a mote when I found this huge section of earth that absolutely refuses to change. Wondering what that is all about.

There are limits to how far you can dig from existing terrain. There are also limits to how high you can raise ground. Something like 10 meters in both directions. There is also a thread for suggestions.