The Doors of Glowing Rock Hold

When the cataclysm rocked Felizeen to its core, many nations thought they were safe. However, as time passed, the world learned that the magical fallout left over from the cataclysm was worse than the spells unleashed on that day. The worst of the fallout fell on the dwarves. As the mists settled over their mountain peaks the local wildlife was twisted into horrific monsters, and portals to strange realms opened. At first it was just a trickle, but soon the monstrosities became a flood threatening to overwhelm the entire dwarven world. The Hold of Glowing Rock was the first of the dwarf clans to seal their doors against the outside world. Soon others followed, by the time the period was over over 7 dwarf holds had sealed themselves away.
All things must end eventually, and this period of terror was no different. When the monsters had been reduced to a manageable level, the other dwarf clans ventured out to make contact with their lost kin. Some of the lost holds re-opened their doors, others were found empty and filled with cursed creatures. Only the Hold of Glowing Rock is left, a mystery hidden away behind its giant doors. The doors are marvels of magical and mechanical engineering, filled with interlocking gears and layers of rune magic. Some of the other dwarf clans have suggested that instead of trying to break the door open, they should instead dig their way through the mountain and go around it.
Wizards and inventors the world over come to the doors of Glowing Rock Hold, learning from the doors more in abjuration magic in just a few weeks than most had learned in years of academic study and field research.  This research has led to a wave of better designed vaults and defensive installations, as these lessons are applied.

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