Bregaran Exit
Discovered in the south-western reaches of the Hallensteir Mountains, these ruins are part of an ancient dwarven kingdom. Upon being found by the Vass'anasss Tribe, and explored by adventurers from the Coralous Union, the Bregaran Exit appeared to have been abandoned for millennia. Subsequently, the Arcana Academy dispatched the Bregaran Exit Expedition Team to determine what became of the dwarves, and why they left this area.
Combining the information discovered by the two teams, historians have come to believe that the dwarven settlement came under attack from some overwhelming force on the surface of Coralous, and was forced to abandon the hold, collapsing the tunnels behind them as they retreated underground to their main cities. It is still unknown, however, who this overwhelming enemy was, as there does not appear to be any known society on the island that could destroy a dwarven settlement this advanced. Despite being the most well established group known to the settlers, the lizardfolk in the region claimed to have no knowledge of the ancient dwarves, and were clearly unprepared to handle even the most basic defenses left in the abandoned keep, leading most researchers to believe that they were not the enemy force mentioned in the crumbling dwarven records.
By far, though, the most pressing question left unanswered is the fate of the dwarves who once lived there. Records in the area gave no indication of whether or not the retreat was successful or, more importantly, if the ancient kingdom still exists somewhere deep beneath the Hallensteir mountains. Miles of collapsed stone tunnels have prevented any further exploration of the ruins, sadly making further exploration of the ruins as impractical and burdensome as burrowing through the mountainside itself.
History
While little is known about the original purpose of the ruins, an ancient document was found within the halls which gave some level of insight into the purpose and fate of the settlement.
Historians knowledgeable in the dwarven language have done their best to identify the script, but their best guesses place it in the thousands, perhaps even tens of thousands of years old, part of a dialect that was thought to have been lost after the Quest for the Sky that brought the dwarves to the surface of Golarion.
Linguists and magic users have managed to translate most of the document, though the damage of ages has rendered some parts unintelligible:
Eggri - The enemies have broken through our southern defenses - Advance forces are headed your direction with haste
The Bregaran exit cannot hold against them - Quickly clear out the supplies - Have the garrison hold until the workers are safe in the tunnels
We will trust the watchers to stand vigilant - They will ho__ the way into Bethok - The ea____ __eavers will call down the _____tain - We will seal the p______ forever
___mander Remmek
RUINED SETTLEMENT
Date of Destruction Unknown
Type
Underground / Vault
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