Chiselknoll
This heavily fortified town sits near the top of the escarpment that separates the high Kanderi Desert from the Ambicuaria Jungle below. The height of the cliff here is about 500 feet, and steps and ledges carved into the stone wall — apparently using magic — facilitate climbing from the jungle below. For more than 300 years, Castorhagi expeditions have gone out from Chiselknoll to explore the ruins scattered across the desert. In some cases, these have comprised extensive archeological investigations that carefully uncovered and catalogued the remnants of people long gone. Under other supervisors, they have been little more than a quick toss for anything of current value. In all cases, most items of interest, of whatever size, have been removed to Castorhage, where they now decorate a public building or the home of some wealthy sponsor or purchaser. Expeditions from Chiselknoll never enter the desert without a large guard force and abundant supplies. When that is not possible (for financial or other reasons), explorers instead spend time studying and analyzing their findings or revisiting the area between Chiselknoll and Sowbury.
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Chiselknoll, Town of
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