Kazad Ril

Kazad Ril roughly translates to "The golden fortress"
It is a dwarven myth that talks about an ancient mountain home, the halls of which are made of solid gold and that contains a hoard of adamantine.

Summary

It is said Kazad Ril has halls made of gold and a large hoard of adamantine and is supposed to lie somewhere in the cold regions of the human barony of Calaia.
The stories say that one day, the mountain itself went against Kazad Ril and swallowed it whole leaving nothing but a small secret escape passage of the mountain home as the only way in or out.

Historical Basis

The dwarves currently all have their mountain homes in the north of the main continent. However there is evidence of dwarven activity in Calaia from a time long gone by in the form of some chiselled rock walls on the mountains and fragments of some dwarven stone statues.
Although not known by any dwarves alive, this myth could be talking about Kazad Gnol.

Spread

This myth is common knowledge amongst the dwarves and often told as a story by parents to their children.

Cultural Reception

The majority of dwarves think of it as just that, a myth. There are a few however that ignore the ridicule of their kin and go on grand adventures to locate Kazad Ril, none have been successful however.
The other races believe it to just be some dwarven story.

In Literature

There are a few old books about Kazad Ril written by dwarven adventurers that went in search of it but they all end the same, after following the clues they all end up lost in the wilderness of Calaia with no sign of Kazad Ril anywhere.

In Art

There are some tapestries and paintings of dwarven artists interpretations of how Kazad Ril looked in its prime.

Date of Setting

1488 BCC

Related Ethnicities

• Mountain dwarf

Related Species

• Dwarf