Skeinshale Mine Explosion

Disaster / Destruction

In 981 AC, the Skeinshale mine experienced a devestating explosion, causing Skeinshale to "rain" all over New Carydam  and its environs.   A large piece of Skeinshale became embedded in Carida, The Giver. All attempts to remove it have been unsuccessful and it has become to be regarded as something of an augury in and of itself.   Many questions still linger about the explosion--who or what caused it, chief among them. What is certain, however, is that the prevalence of Skeinshale outside the mine completely disrupted the regional economy. Ripples of that echo throughout the current moment.