Molten Warrens of Skav'ren Hollow

"Praise the Boom. Fear the Burp."
Goblinoid Stronghold | Volcanic Region |

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Overview

Tucked precariously into the blackened cliffs above the Searing Churn, the Molten Warrens of Skav'ren Hollow are a chaotic sprawl of lava-hewn tunnels, rickety scaffolding, bone-bridges, and bomb-blessed shrines. This goblin-dominated fortress-warren defies engineering and reason, thriving on a blend of raw instinct, scavenged sorcery, and industrial madness.

At any given time, Skav’ren Hollow may seem like it’s on fire, collapsing, or exploding—and it probably is. But somehow, the goblins persist. Thrive, even.

Geography & Surroundings

• The Searing Churn: A volatile lava basin riddled with unstable leyline fractures, known for unpredictable magical eruptions and explosive geothermal events.
• Smokestack Ravines: Chasms that exhale choking smoke and raw mana, used by goblins to distill volatile ingredients and launch debris-sleds.
• The Embered Scraps: A sprawling junkyard where old arcane tech and shattered war machine are stored—or worshipped.

Warren Structure

• Boom-Basilica: Central lava-forge and pseudo-religious temple to Skreeblar the Combustive, a goblin demigod of Fire, Sound, and Sudden Death.
• The Embercradles: Crude sleeping pits suspended over magma flows, glowing with fire runes and always one snore away from collapse.
• Chaincrank Liftspires: Gravity-defying elevators powered by chained salamanders, greasy gears, and luck. Often lead to treasure… or incineration.
• The Spark-Tunnels: Twisting mine-shafts filled with ferro-ash, veins of combustive minerals, and “totally stable” goblin alchemy labs.

Culture & Religion

The goblins of Skav'ren Hollow are united by their love of fire, noise, ingenuity, and explosions that don't kill them (usually). They practice a crude, manic form of worship that involves:

• Detonations-as-prayer: Lighting explosives to honor the "Fire Spirits" or appease the "Boomlords."
• The Blazing Gospel: A holy script written in scorch marks, blood, and questionable grammar.
• Skreeblar the Combustive: A goblin who once blew up so hard, he ascended into flame, becoming a localized demigod of volcanic madness. His visage is often carved with charred wood and lined with salvaged brass.

Notable Goblins

• Blort the Fume-Eater: Alchemist high priest with a permanently smoking beard and third-degree burns of enlightenment.
• Scragga Sharpfuse: Chief Engineer and semi-sane architect of the Chaincrank Liftspires. Keeps blueprints in her teeth.
• Druzzik the Fire-Eyed: Goblin prophet who lives closest to the Churn. Claims to hear the Churn’s “heartbeat” and is definitely not entirely solid anymore.
• Gweebin, the Cauldron-Bearer : Goblin chef who stole the legendary Grumblepot from a powerful hag.