Vurnwohrum is an industrial town in the
Ice-peak Concord that is largely populated by dwarves and under the dominion of the
House Amberforge.
Description
Vurnwohrum is a city of industry, at least by dwarven standard. It is there that the dwarve engineered their blunderbuss, and that most of their war machines are forged and constructed. A large stone archway rise above the entrance of the city, craved in the Stone is "Vurnwohrum".
The city is built into the side of a mountain. It is organized into a lower tier and an upper tier. At the base of the mountain above the lower tier, there are two winding switchback roads, and a very steep staircase.
The Lower Tier
The Lower Tier are a hundred or more dark workshops and towers that billow smoke from chimneys and stacks. Siege towers and ballista are placed in the open spaces between these towers. The colors are fairly drab: browns, greys, and dark graphite metals, nevertheless, the white stone coming from the mountains, used in most builds bright things up.
A central path lead to the inside of the mountains, and to the Upper Tier, at the end of the path, on the mountain's base is a solid iron door (25-30 feet tall and 60 feet wide) jammed into the mountain. It is very well-protected, with at least two dozen guards stationed at the base of the door.
The Vault is towards the southern end of the Lower Tier. Similar to the path to the Upper Tier, its entrance is also a solid iron door built into the mountain base, but smaller (only 15 feet tall and 20 feet wide). Most of the city's funds are stored inside the vault, as well as war machines specifically set aside to defend the city in case of attack.
On the other side of the lower level are dozens of dark metallic warehouses and buildings that are connected by hallways. There are small compounds that are focused on whatever their specific businesses are in these designated, delegated areas.
The Upper Tier
The Upper Tier is about a hundred feet above the base level and is held up by a massive outcropping of leveled rocks. Along the ridge of the mountain shelf on this level lay hundreds of buildings and arches, occasionally dappled with an snow-covered tree. Behind the city mass, there is a shimmering waterfall that cascaded from out of the center of the mountain, about 1000 feet up, that glimmered like silver-white light.
Idleworks Shelf
The Idleworks Shelf is a lively district and the center of Vurnwohrum culture. Most of the city's taverns, inns, and merchants can be found here.
Society
Law
The city boasts a military force. Use the Guard Arrival Times table to determine how long it takes for guards to arrive at a location after a crime or similar incident is reported.
Demographics
The majority of the city's citizens and workers are dwarves, with the occasional gnomes and some halfling and verdan. Both male and female dwarves can be seen working in Vurnwohrum's factories and foundries. In 1134 AD the population is 12,090, with 76% being
Dwarves, 10%
Gnomes, and 8%
Halflings.
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