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Duke Lauvandr's Tomb

A cavern in the back of Grimfum Enclave leads to a huge rectangular stone building created by fire giants. This mausoleum is where Duke Lauvandr and his closest allies were laid to rest. Lauvandr led the defense of his people against a smallfolk invasion hundreds of years ago wielding the Surtunhammar. Bas relief images and giantish inscriptions tell this story on the walls of the tomb.  
  1. "This is the resting place of Duke Gurvhogg Lauvandr, honorable leader and tactical general in the defense against the smallfolk." [There is a relief depicting a fire giant with crown-shouldered armor wielding a hammer against an army of upstanding insects.]
  2. "Brilliant traps hewn of lava tubes and hot steam evened our numbers against the smallfolk onslaught." [There is a relief depicting many insectfolk caught in a wave of hot lava. A fire giant in the background holds their hand to the ceiling as they watch.]
  3. "When the smallfolk invasion ceased, Duke Lauvandr had the wisdom to dismantle the Surtunhammar into eight pieces, to that no tyrant would use it to conquer our people." [There is a relief of a fire giant hammering an awl into a large maul, breaking it into deliberate fragments.]
  4. "The pieces were given to each of his seven barons. Only in unity could the hammer be reassembled. Duke Lauvandr hid the eighth piece in the grand northern desert 'due north of the highest point of the world’s hottest feature.'" [There is a relief of the giant in crown-shouldered armor giving a block of stone resembling a fire elemental to another giant. Other giants are depicted holding a large gem, a rod, and a triangle-indented block with a smoke motif.]

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