Daibon's Anvil

"A massive entrance marked the way into the hold. It was unlike Talia had ever seen. It stood a fifty meters tall, battlements on the sides and on top of the gate. The colors of fires shining behind it. The color of the stone was the exact samen as the mountains it was carved out of. It amazed her how men could do things like this." Daibon's Anvil is a fortress carved out in the side of a mountain range, called The Horizon. It's contruction was ordered by Eagle King Daibon I, The Courageous. Before he would start his King's Road, he ordered a sword made, this happened even while the forges were being built. That sword became known as Vorax, the heirloom of the Valonan family and sword of Vadatonian Kings. The Anvil was only finished a decade later. It had such a capacity that almost every single piece of armor and weapon now comes out of those forges.

Demographics

The most of the people working there are blacksmiths as a lot of metal needs to be processed.

Defences

One entry, that is heavily guarded and can be closed, not to be opened again unless from the inside. One way that needs to be defended only needs so many guards. Therefore, only a hundred guards are always present.

Industry & Trade

Every single Anviller works for the Kingdom of Vadaton. All the workers are payed fairly for their work. If they get more done than usual, a bonus might be in order. All the manufactured goods are transported to the correct locations, military camps, cities, outposts,...

History

Before it became known as the largest forge in the world, it was just a village in the Province of Melolan, making their living of trading their steel with neighbouring villages and cities. Then, Eagle King Nebion I invaded Melolan and conquered it. He wasn't a tyrant to the people, but respected them and even inherited one of their ways, and adapted it into the King's Road. When Nebion died in 799 AD, Arrion I became the next Eagle King. However, a half year into his rule, and right before he wanted to start his King's Road, the country of Daibossos was attacked by long time rival Nubelea, a Kingdom to the south. This mattered a great deal to Arrion, whose mother was from that country. Before he could act, the land was taken and his mother killed in the chaos. Arrion was furious. He wanted revenge. So he ordered an army to made ready to enact his revenge. While he did his King's Road, the village in Melolan was chosen as the location to build the Forge. The Sword Vorax was made in time for Arrion to receive it and continue. The villagers helped in the contructing of the Forge. When Arrion returned, now an Eagle King, he named himself in the honor of his mother's country, Daibon. The Forge was then named after it's maker. The Forge became even bigger then first hoped, after the spoils of war came in. The forge was finished in 812 AD and remained fully functional. Then, the first Vadaton Civil War broke out in 934 AD. Vance Viator, the Traitor, revolted against his King, Lycaron I. The War was lost by Lycaron I, who fled east, to the Borderlands. Under the rule of Vance, the forges worked overtime. Vance declared war after war on lands far away. Bloody swords and armor, that the smiths had never even seen came in and were forced to make them into Vadatonian weapons and armour. This ended when Lycaron returned in 944 AD with an army to back what was his. The Mastersmith at the time, Elon, gladly gave him armour and weapons. Without the help of Daibon's Anvil, Lycaron I could never have won.

Architecture

Almost everything was cut out of the mountains,

Geography

Daibon's Anvil was built near a village, at the foot of the Horizon Mountain Range. It was built in the mountainside.

Alternative Name(s)

The Great Forges, The Forge, The Great Anvil, The Anvil

Type

Underground / Vault

Population

Hundreds of Blackmiths, Armourers and Leatherworkers

Inhabitant Demonym

An Anviller

Owner/Ruler

Eagle King Lycaron I of Vadaton

Owning Organization

Kingdom of Vadaton