Bhir Gharom
Abandoned Dwarven Underground City
The ruins of an attempt by dwarven colonists to build an outpost into the cliffs on the western side of Deadmouth Island near the Burning Badlands. The second attempt at colonizing the island.
History
One of the many failed attempts to colonize Deadmouth Island, Bhir Gharom actually became the size of a small city before having to be abandoned. This was the second attempt by these dwarves to colonize the island. After their first attempt had been wiped out by insufficient defenses, they overcompensated on the second attempt and built the city into the cliff face on the northwest of the island at the Burning Badlands. While eminently more defensible, and managing to thrive while supply ships were being sent to it, the position was not particularly conducive to self sufficiency. A large colony settled there for several years, but the colony was never able to establish self sufficiency on the island and eventually had to be abandoned. Most of the remaining dwarves on the island originated with this colony.
Architecture
The exteriors are intricately carved, taking up most of the northwest cliff face in a two mile area. The city itself goes deep underground and consists of buildings carved out of the rock in a series of giant chambers connected by a series of tunnels. It has lain largely unexplored for over two hundred a fifty years.
Geography
All of the entrances except one to the city are carved into an oceanside cliff face. The bulk of the city lies underneath a dry subtropical desert.
Natural Resources
Copper, gold, silver and iron deposits are rich in the area.
Maps
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Bhir Gharom Ruins
RUINED SETTLEMENT
132
Type
City
Inhabitant Demonym
Bhir Ghaic
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