Halkhurun

Rectangular columns, houses and vast chambers make up this very regal and historical city. It is carved from a beautiful blue granite flecked with gold. Great halls with massive stone figures are a common sight in Halkhurun. Due to the great decline in population, a large portion of the once great city is now empty. Many supernatural beings are said to haunt these long abandoned halls

Demographics

Mixed (95% dwarrow, 2% dvergatal, 2% zwerge, 1% other).

Government

Monarchy

Defences

The city is almost entirely sheltered within the Karak-a-Khazad Mountains.

Industry & Trade

Exports: silver, arcane runestones, gems, mithril

Infrastructure

Halkhurun is massive, it is so massive in fact, that the Dwarrow have nowhere near the numbers to fully populate the large amount of space carved into mountain. It is a monument of another time and many different sections of the city have fallen into disrepair and have been abandoned altogether. Map Key (Districts, Monuments and POIs) 1. Primary defense wall 2. City gate 3. Secondary defense wall 4. Gates to keep 5. Civic district 6. Embassy district 7. Fine shops district 8. Lords keep 9. Magic district 10. Noble estates 11. Park district 12. University 13. Wealthy residences 14. Average wealth residences 15. Garrison 16. Guildhall district 17. Marketplace 18. Temple district 19. Caravan district 20. Inn/tavern district 21. Prison district 22. Warehouses

Assets

65,000 gp limit; Assets 50,920,800 gp.
The Crab Emporium

History

Halkhurun (Bluerest) was first built in 2,367 BC and has always belonged to The Kingdom of Dwarrow, the oldest kingdom that dominates part of the Kammerstein. Its main purpose was not only to extract the gems and mithril found within the mountain, but to also serve as a place of respite during journeys in the dusty, arenaceous lands of the Gulin’Zanar.

Architecture

Inside Halkhurun are some of the largest and oldest chambers hewn from the living rock. The entire city is carved from blueschist, flecked with gold. Light seeps into many openings that complement the natural radiance that emanates from the outside gilim crystals. Vast rectangular chambers supported by grand columns make up most of this rich, somewhat ostentatious, city. Everywhere walls are detailed with runes telling of history, legends and distant landscapes. Massive stone figures guard each of the districts and exquisitely lifelike statues are a common sight in Halkhurun.

Natural Resources

various gems, silver, mithril

Alternative Name(s)

Bluerest

Type

Capital

Population

8,680

Inhabitant Demonym

Hal'huranian

Location under

Gulin’zanar

Owner/Ruler

King Borin Ironfist II

Owning Organization

The Kingdom of Dwarrow

Characters in Location

• King Borin Ironfist II