Sanctum in Stone

The Sanctum in Stone was the stronghold and spiritual center of the Mystriarchy in Khûm. Located in the northern foothills of the Range of Sovereigns, it was chosen as a holy site thanks to the rich deposits of adamant – seven in total – the dwarves found beneath the hill.

Design

The Sanctum in Stone was largely subterranean, its interior a secret to all not initiated in the sacred mysteries. From the exterior, it appeared as a great rocky hill with six entrances cut into its rocky sides. Before each entrance stood an immense pillar of irregular adamant. Pulled from deep beneath the earth and arranged in this sacred pattern around the Sanctum, so much of the impossibly rare mineral was seen as a direct demonstration of the Mystriachy's divine purpose and power.

History

Second Age

In 6 2A, a wandering scragglebeard discovered an alarming deposit of adamant beneath a hill in the northern Range of Sovereigns. When word reached the priests of the emergent Mystriarchy, they moved quickly to secure this cache for themselves. With King Havhed away fighting the Night Wars, the Septagon was entirely too disorganized to contest them. 
By 38 2A, the Sanctum in Stone was completed, its discovery declared an omen from Ignon herself. Of that original scragglebeard, nothing was ever heard from again.

Campaign

The Menagerie

• Khûm: Captured by Mystriarchy forces led by Father Yorad, Dûnya Dragonbane and her mercenary escort were marched north along the Range of Sovereigns and towards the Sanctum in Stone. While the Commander's Tent managed to escape before ever laying eyes on the sacred structure, Dûnya and her dragonslayers were imprisoned within (Chapter 8). When Dûnya reconnected with the party, they discovered that the remaining dragonslayers – all save Nebez Queenshadow and Makem the Meek – were still held there (Chapter 13).

Name: Sanctum in Stone
Seat: Mystriarchy
Nation: Khûm
Founded: 38 2A
Authority: Theocracy