The Ruined City of Amnist
One of what was originally the Great 5 Cities of Campolea, it was destroyed in a spectacular manner during the Dwarf Wars and now lies in ruin.
Demographics
Like the other Great Cities of Campolea, when the city was alive citizen of almost every race could be found there living more or less peacefully together.
Defences
Amnist was once defended by a mighty wall, one of the largest and thickest of the cities of Campolea. This allowed the city to resist a siege the Dwarven Armies laid for a very long time, though ultimately the city was destroyed anyway.
History
There are several mysteries around what happened to Amnist, and none who witnessed its destruction survived to tell about it. All that is known for certain is a large army of Dwarves had been besieging it, then at some point the city was destroyed, and the Dwarven army with it.
Even the nature of the ruins is up for debate. Of those who claim to have visited and managed to get out alive, there are many conflicting tales of what they saw. Some have said there was nothing but a large blast crater, but if you enter you can still hear the ghostly sounds of battle, and the eerie wailing of death. Others claim the city building are there but ruined, and zombies and ghosts wander at will amongst them. Another claimed the building are not ruined, but converted to shining great glass towers, within one can see the folk of the city living what appears to be normal lives, though they do not respond to outside stimulous and none could penetrate the glass. Other, even more bizarre stories are told, and the tales grow in the telling. Hakiem has his own favorite version, which he will sometimes share. It's truth, like beauty, may lie with the beholder.
Points of interest
Reality itself appears to be broken in this place. If that interests you, then enjoy. If the thought of that disturbs you, you probably do not want to visit Amnist.
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