Doan
This small town lies on the edge of an active caldera near the southern end of the Darikeer Peaks, a spur of the Hollow Spire Mountains. After the nearby supervolcano exploded — with the blast ripping upward out of the land since no one knew of the volcanic activity going on under their feet — the land dropped into the volcano’s crater to form the current caldera.
Unfortunately, the edge of the dropoff ran through the middle of Doan, which resulted in half the town falling into the crater. The remaining town of Doan now leads a precarious existence as it balances on the edge of oblivion on the rim of the crater. Abandoned half-buildings still stand along the edge of the sinkhole in Doan, and a stair built of broken stones from the ruined portion of the town allow people to go up and down the side of the caldera. A wooden palisade guards the small town on the land side. The mayor, Greda Piltar, is a tough former adventurer who threatens to toss troublemakers into the sinkhole, and she looks more than capable of following through with this threat.
The city offers what aid it can to support the nearby temple to Ninevah, Goddess of Elements, that was re-founded among the geysers spewing upward throughout the dangerous caldera. A remarkable statue of shifting mercury stands in the middle of Doan and depicts Ninevah. The statue is composed of mercury that flows and changes shape throughout the day. The statue’s most common form shows Ninevah standing atop a spur of rock surrounded by an ever-changing cloud of steam and spraying water.
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