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<blockquote data-quote="scpna" data-source="post: 1316055" data-attributes="member: 8545">The Iron City of Grakmanduur:&nbsp;&nbsp; During the time when the Grak-Kharden dwarves controlled the majority of the Iron Peaks range, they created the underways, a network of roads beneath the mountains reaching to many mines and settlements.&nbsp; A fortress was built by the dwarves in order to connect these roads with the surface and named Grakmanduur.&nbsp; Over time, the fortress grew into a sizable trade city thanks to trade between the Heartlands and the Grak-Kharden.&nbsp;&nbsp; The power of the dwarves, however, began to decrease.&nbsp; Hobgoblin numbers were increasing in the range and the empire of the Grak-Kharden began to collapse.&nbsp; Now the underways are abandoned and in disrepair along with most of the dwarven settlements under the mountains.&nbsp; Hobgoblins have grown to be a part of the culture of the Grak-Kharden and Grak's Deep, as Grakmanduur is now commonly called, is the only major remnant of the once proud empire.&nbsp; &nbsp; The city is ruled by Iron Lord Amad son of Ronir of Martuk who has ruled well, but recently dissappointed his citizens by accepting to take in the Kroftlander government-in-exile, which all but started a war with the nation of Kroftland, a former ally.&nbsp;&nbsp; The city itself is mostly subterranean with only about a third of the population living on the surface in the part of town referred to as the Sun Quarter.&nbsp; Stair columns and ramps provide access between the layers.&nbsp; The Iron Palace and the Temple of Midir, the earth god, are located on the first layer beneath the surface.&nbsp; The bottom layer, third beneath the surface, contains mines and poor housing and is in some areas more like a network of caves than a city.&nbsp;&nbsp; The population is mostly hill dwarves and hobgoblins with humans and halflings on the surface.&nbsp; The most common faiths are those of Midir, the god of earth, Shion, the god of the sun, and Rostae, the goddess of purity.&nbsp; Smaller temples to other gods can be found within the city, but are not as prevalent as those three.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="scpna, post: 1316055, member: 8545"] [B]The Iron City of Grakmanduur:[/B] During the time when the Grak-Kharden dwarves controlled the majority of the Iron Peaks range, they created the underways, a network of roads beneath the mountains reaching to many mines and settlements. A fortress was built by the dwarves in order to connect these roads with the surface and named Grakmanduur. Over time, the fortress grew into a sizable trade city thanks to trade between the Heartlands and the Grak-Kharden. The power of the dwarves, however, began to decrease. Hobgoblin numbers were increasing in the range and the empire of the Grak-Kharden began to collapse. Now the underways are abandoned and in disrepair along with most of the dwarven settlements under the mountains. Hobgoblins have grown to be a part of the culture of the Grak-Kharden and Grak's Deep, as Grakmanduur is now commonly called, is the only major remnant of the once proud empire. The city is ruled by Iron Lord Amad son of Ronir of Martuk who has ruled well, but recently dissappointed his citizens by accepting to take in the Kroftlander government-in-exile, which all but started a war with the nation of Kroftland, a former ally. The city itself is mostly subterranean with only about a third of the population living on the surface in the part of town referred to as the Sun Quarter. Stair columns and ramps provide access between the layers. The Iron Palace and the Temple of Midir, the earth god, are located on the first layer beneath the surface. The bottom layer, third beneath the surface, contains mines and poor housing and is in some areas more like a network of caves than a city. The population is mostly hill dwarves and hobgoblins with humans and halflings on the surface. The most common faiths are those of Midir, the god of earth, Shion, the god of the sun, and Rostae, the goddess of purity. Smaller temples to other gods can be found within the city, but are not as prevalent as those three. [/QUOTE]

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