Khelez-Mar
Khelez-Mar is an ancient dwarven fortress located in the Drachensgrab Mountains.
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Khelez-Mar is an ancient dwarven fortress located in the Drachensgrab Mountains on The Pomarj peninsula. It served as a community, a mine, and an armory for hundreds of years until the humanoid invasion of the Drachensgrabs in 475 CY. It was liberated over 100 years later by the Blackrazor Guild, and has subsequently invited selected individuals of honest reputation from Obsidian Bay, the Principality of Ulek and other dwarven communities to assist in re-establishing Khalez-Mar.
Organizations
Clans
- Clan DuBak (Dwarven Shield)
- Clan Fargirn (Mountain Stronghold)
- Clan Werim (War King)
People
- Delir (steel giver): master armorsmith
- Arval (blood messenger): high priest of Dumathoin
- Galanauk (Lost Clansman): high priest of Moradin
- Thror DuBak: Clan Leader of Khelez-Mar
- Dolor (Riddlemaster of the Sword)
- Del'Gan (Steel Mason) -
- Sir Cryllic: Knight Banneret of the Knights of the Shield
- Bolgal (Hidden Shield): mean spirited dwarf who doesn't like humans.
Religions
Dwarven Pantheon
- Moradin: The chief deity in the dwarven pantheon
- Clanggedin Silverbeard: Dwarven deity of battle
- Dumathoin: Patron of mountain dwarves, and the dwarf deity of mining and underground exploration. Dumathoin is often given the title, "Keeper of secrets under the Mountain."
Gnomish Pantheon
- Gaerdal Ironhand, called The Stern, is the gnome deity of protection, vigilance, and combat.
- Baravar Cloakshadow, called The Sly One, Master of Illusion, Lord in Disguise, and Bane of Goblinkin, is the gnomish deity of illusions, protection, and deception.
Sites
Taverns
- Sidh’Rak (Final Bastion): a largish tavern with space for about 50 people to be comfortable in the main room. There are also some rooms above the tavern, presumably for rent for visitors to Khelez-Mar who have not been granted private quarters.
- Baz Dol'Est (Sword of the Fire Cavern): tavern on forge level
Temples
- Kraka'Tor (Fortress of Souls): This is a large temple on the Forge Level dedicated to the entire dwarven pantheon. Kraka'Tor boasts a high vaulted ceiling and 20' tall statues of Moradin, Vergadin and Dumathoin. All along the western wall, instead of the stained glass windows found in human temples, there are large vents high on the wall which lead to the forges. The sound of dwarven labor is everpresent in Kraka'Tor.
It was in Kraka'Tor where the former high priest of Moradin, Khadrul DuBak, fell defeating the necromancer invader who caused the fall of Khelez Mar. Khadrul became a spiritual guardian, waiting in spectral form for almost a century until members of the Blackrazors successfully laid the rest of his flock to rest in the crypts below the Forge level.
The current high priest of Moradin, Galanauk Du'Bak is the great grandson of Khadrul. Galanauk can often be found in Kraka'Tor, and there is always at least one acolyte cleric here to handle emergency requests.
