Non Major Nerd

The Abandoned Hollow sits on the edge of town - everyone has heard of it from one tale or another. However, fewer people know why the entry clearing was fortified - and fewer still have heard the rumor of a hidden vault somewhere in the complex. Some say that since the miners left, someone or something else made its residency here...

Mitrae Moonfall was an elven warlock - the first warlock in her bloodline. Her patron Azael - the head of the Court of Chaos - bestowed upon her innumerable gifts. Mitrae enjoyed power, riches, and notoriety beyond imagination for hundreds of years. In her older age, however, the gifts of Azael began to take a toll on her mental fortitude. Unable to recant her patronage, Mitrae constructed an immense manor in an attempt to hide from the dark force. Moonfall Manor was erected with twisting, overlapping passages, lead-lined rooms, doors opening to stone walls or to huge vertical drops, and unknown traps and secrets. Upon its completion, Mitrae locked herself within, along with the various masons and laborers - a last attempt at hiding the information from Azael. She was never heard from again, and many believe that she still wanders the halls of Moonfall Manor.

Temple Vitae - The Temple of Life - is used as a discipline and rehabilitation temple for some of the realms more nefarious prisoners. However - as often is the case - there is more to the temple than what is on the surface.

The dwarves of the Alderae mountains are known for honoring their heroes and their greatest warriors. Some of the larger complexes even have priests and clerics who live within and maintain the various shrines - fighting back local offenders and collecting and storing offerings. Unfortunately, over time many of these temples and shrines are lost to time.