Thunderhold
Lawful Good Small City
Corruption:
0
Crime:
0
Economy:
0
Law:
0
Lore:
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Society:
0
Demographics
Government: Conventional
Notable NPCs: Nordre Ironhelm, male dwarf [mountain] (the current king of the dwarves is stormy and quick to anger)
Squire Zotik, male dwarf [mountain] (mayor of Thunderhold)
Ni-Weser Re, male astari LG (869 years old, ancient sage of Thunderhold)
Wenegbon, male dwarf [mountain] (Gate Sentinel for the castle, trumpets the arrival of important visitors or events)
Bonanza Bifex, male dwarf [mountain] (leader of the Dwarven War Party and a priest of Torag racial hatred)
Romp Wikin, male dwarf [mountain] (a widely-traveled bard)
Fenmar the Knave, male dwarf [mountain] (nicknamed “Flash” for his skill as a cutpurse and famed quick escapes thanks to his magical boots) Lady of Green Knowledge, female Tharbrian (a charitable good witch, she resides at the Shadow Mirth Lodge)
Lady Kostbera the Sorceress;
Hroptr, male Common Orichalan (runs the Scarlet Archer Alehouse that caters to humans)
Marketplace
Base Value:
4000
Purchase Limit:
25000
Spellcasting:
6th
Minor Items
None
Medium Items
None
Major Items
None
Rumours
The Dwarves of Thunderhold originated at the Majestic Fastness, deep in the Majestic Mountains. They were forced from their ancestral home by the great dragon, Analegorn, and its three young some 400 years ago. The Dwarves journeyed north to the region of the Sunstone Caverns, rumored to possess a lode of mithral. There the dwarves found an army of gnolls who held the caverns and the adjacent castle. In those early days, the dwarves lived in caves near the castle and warred often with the gnolls. They befriended several bands of Moonrakers, descendants of the ancient Orichalan Dragon Lords who it is said built the castle. The dwarves and Moonrakers traded with each other and formed an alliance, but that alliance waned in the face of outside invaders and increased attacks from the gnolls of the castle and caverns. Eventually, the gnolls came to be led by an evil wizard named Lychin and a minotaur-priest named Bragash, who mobilized the gnolls to war. The dwarves defeated the gnolls and the wizard, but Bragash fled deep into the Sunstone Caverns. His forces continue to trouble the dwarves to this day.
Zephrus Iron-Helm, then the leader of the dwarves who were occupying the castle, led a band to the City State in answer to the Overlord’s call for help against a marauding dragon and her brood. Afterwards, the Overlord rewarded Zephrus with the resources of the City State to help gather the remnants of the dwarves and establish Thunderhold as their new home. Zephrus Iron-Helm was made king and his descendents have ruled ever since. In honor of their old alliance, the dwarves allowed the Moonrakers to live in the castle. Thunderhold is one of the few places where descendants of the Orichalans live in peace and are not hunted. There are some 600 Moonrakers living in the castle and surrounding lands. The dwarves of Thunderhold now number over 2000. At present, the Dwarves’ attempts to clear more of the Sunstone Caverns and the other caves have proceeded slowly. In addition to strengthening the castle’s defenses, they have started tunnels beneath the central keeps.
The Dwarves of Thunderhold generally worship Torag, Blacksmith of the Gods. His temple is the large temple in the western portion of the caste. There is also a temple to Dunatis and Kazadarum. Barracks for the Border Warders are located outside the castle proper. Barracks inside the castle hold the common soldiers (Ftr1-3s) aswell as barracks for the Axe Banner Legion, a group of 300 elite dwarven axemen who occasionally patrols with Onar and the Border Warders. They are led by Valiant Bakalin, the Hero of the Axe Banner Legion.
It is rumored that a god called “Emig XXV” died near Thunderhold two years ago and gave birth to a mortal named “Defect.” The mortal and a portion of the dead god
Emig was supposedly sold to the Overlord for a considerable sum. This rumor was probably started to explain the fire which began leaping from the Cryptic Citadel in the
City State to kill any flying creature venturing over it, since the mortal was also supposed to have inherited a magic limb of Emig, named “Autocannon.” The dwarves of
Thunderhold have always produced superior weapons, but the Legion Blades of the Axe Banner Legion of recent make are attributed to the corpse of Emig.
The Dwarven King maintains close ties and trade with the City Sate. For example, he supplies armorers to the City State, workers for the mines to the northeast, and crack dwarven troops. Although not a Tributary Lord, the King gets a vote in the Senate of eight and has a mutual protection alliance with the Invincible Overlord. The Dwarves have lately regained some territory from the Giants living west of them, and it is also rumored that they are preparing a strike against Analegorn the great dragon that drove them from their home in the Majestic Fastness.
The city of Thunderhold is allied with
City State of the Invincible Overlord by the
Accord of the Mithril Ring .
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