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Hurda Cheq (dwarven town/mine, Rhyl)
Posted on July 29, 2025 in Steel-Realms
The dwarven Settlement of Hurda Cheq on Sun Stone Top is both home and a working mine of the same name. There are small high valley fields with wild grains and mountain flowers planted and raised by the elves to be hardier (they bring fresh seeds every decade or so), in exchange for stone work done by the dwarves. The dwarves have found springs and created a series of cisterns and gates to keep the fields watered with even temperature water even in the coldest months. The town is not large, and almost everyone works in the mine industry.
The War Torches of Sun Stone Top are made by the dwarves in the enclave of Sun Stone Top (in Hurda Cheq) in the The Grand Duchy of Rhyl.
This locale trains characters in the practice of the Rhylian Undead Hunters.
The primary mining done nearby is iron, coal, and unique to the area high mountain sapphires. They employ and trade with the hill folk of Flat Peak Ridge.
This town represents the northern boundary of the dwarven Sun Stone Top enclave.
Initial Description:
This is…
Greater Sovereignty: {part of larger territory?}
Type: {type} (see Settlement Planning and Design in The Realms)
Governance: {model} (see Titles and Honors of The Realms)
Population: {total perm} / Transient:
Demographics:
Groups/Factions:
Primary Hospitality/Accommodations:
- {place} > Housing (long or short)/Entertainment (type)
Commerce: {commerce} (see Trade Organizations/Institutions of the Realms)
Barents Burning Harvest Trade Pipeline: Barents Burning Harvest is done by dwarves of Hurda Cheq & Mrallin Cheq on Sun Stone Top. They are sold in both places, though in alternating years.
Institutions: (see institutions of The Realms)
- {inst-name} > Primary Services Secondary Services
Founding: {approximate year/age and culture of origin}
Primary Surrounding Habitat and Weather:
Roads, Streets, & Thoroughfares:
- Waste: Runs/Bins > Collection | Minor Sewers or Major Sewers
Defenses: {defensive works, fortifications, garrisons, holdouts}
- Police/Watch: | Officers:
- Constables & Detectives:
- Elite Tactical Forces: | Officers:
- Militia/Volunteers: | Officers: > War Time Only?
- Military:
Encounters & Dangers in the Area
See Encounters in the Grand Duchy of Rhyl for common potential scenarios of notable events and creatures.
- Normal Settlement Encounters > Patrols | Recruiting | Sellers | Begging | Crime
Chronicle/Facts of the Locale
Knowledge is broken down by ease of discovery/availability & Meticulous Record Keeping may improve usability; Any attempt to know more than what's Pervasive will require a reference, source, knowledge, check, or access to someone who can get or provide either of these. Specific Lores may increase the chance of knowing specific elements.
Trivial Outcome / Very Easy Difficulty & Pervasive Knowledge
Information Sources: Mundane Reference | Associated Phenomenology Only | Specific Lore
For those native to or long-dwelling in the region, ALL Common Knowledge may be Pervasive.
Rumors About the Locale
Rhyl Formative Events
See the Herald's Quarterly for world updates.
Rhyl Formative Events
CY 7007 The area of North Gate Garrison freed & The Red March created; Money, supplies, armaments, and manpower flow into the north to fight the Lich Lords.
CY 6514 The Grand Duchy of Rhyl is created by the High King. In exchange for the resources and organization that can be brought to bear against the now organized undead armies, the lands become part of the High King's domain.
CY 6909 The Fall of the Grand Barony of Altair from a curse by the Lich Lords. The main passage of troops and supplies from the hinterlands and nfar north to the The Grand Duchy of Rhyl is sacked by an undead army led by a ghoul king.
CY 5980 The Kingdoms of old Rhylan united settled as a single Kingdom of Rhyl to fight the Lich Lords drive south. After centuries of warfare between territories and races, the common cause of the threat to the north secures a lasting peace.
> For 3000 years, the Kingdoms of old Rhylan was the primary form of Rulership in the territory of the current Grand Duchy.
CY 5580 Fall of Dundaria in the North - Frostfang spreads, the Lich Lord power rises. Hordes of the undead, fortunately disorganized (at first), sweep south and west from the heart of old Dundaria.
CY 2330's Fall of East / Rise of the Dark Lands (Orrishai Abandoned); Refugees flee - some cross the Tolkisson Mountain Range into the 'Lands of Rhylan' that would become the Kingdoms of old Rhylan and finally.
CY 1000 (Approximately) The Dragon of Rhyl is killed and its influence ends in the area around the Great Forest of Rhyl and the surrounding territories.
Simple Outcome / Easy Difficulty & Common Knowledge
For those native to or long-dwelling in the region, ALL Common Knowledge may be Pervasive.
Scarce Knowledge / Hard Difficulty
CY 9185, Months 2-5 Corpsefire Days: Corpses in the The Winter Host of the Lich Lord’s appear on the battlefields in the Dark Lands, Kaald, and remote eastern edges of The Grand Duchy of Rhyl; They are quickly consumed by their own instability or used as shock troops before they suffered dissolution. It is thought they were affected by the Blood Sky over The North.
Mrallin Cheq (dwarven town/mine, Rhyl)
Posted on July 29, 2025 in Steel-Realms
The dwarven Settlement of Mrallin Cheq on Sun Stone Top is both home and a working mine of the same name. There are small high valley fields with wild grains and mountain flowers planted and raised by the elves to be hardier (they bring fresh seeds every decade or so), in exchange for stone work done by the dwarves. The dwarves have found springs and created a series of cisterns and gates to keep the fields watered with even temperature water even in the coldest months. The town is not large, and almost everyone works in the mine or smithing industries.
The primary mining done nearby is iron, coal, and high mountain topaz unique to the area. They employ and trade with the hill folk of Flat Peak Ridge. They have a unique relationship with the House of Mannachaim there.
This town represents the southern boundary of the dwarven Sun Stone Top enclave.
Initial Description:
This is…
Greater Sovereignty: {part of larger territory?}
Type: {type} (see Settlement Planning and Design in The Realms)
Governance: Mayor (see Titles and Honors of The Realms)
Population: 11,800 / Transient: 1,000
Demographics:
Groups/Factions:
Primary Hospitality/Accommodations:
- {place} > Housing (long or short)/Entertainment (type)
Commerce: {commerce} (see Trade Organizations/Institutions of the Realms)
Barents Burning Harvest Trade Pipeline: Barents Burning Harvest is done by dwarves of Hurda Cheq & Mrallin Cheq on Sun Stone Top. They are sold in both places, though in alternating years.
Institutions: (see institutions of The Realms) There are multiple smiths that follow the standard Crafting and Trades & Smithing Culture practices. Folk come a long way to have “Mrallin Styled” weapons.
- {inst-name} > Primary Services Secondary Services
Founding: {approximate year/age and culture of origin}
Primary Surrounding Habitat and Weather:
Roads, Streets, & Thoroughfares:
- Waste: Runs/Bins > Collection | Minor Sewers or Major Sewers
Defenses: {defensive works, fortifications, garrisons, holdouts}
- Police/Watch: | Officers:
- Constables & Detectives:
- Elite Tactical Forces: | Officers:
- Militia/Volunteers: | Officers: > War Time Only?
- Military:
Encounters & Dangers in the Area
See Encounters in the Grand Duchy of Rhyl for common potential scenarios of notable events and creatures.
- Normal Settlement Encounters > Patrols | Recruiting | Sellers | Begging | Crime
Chronicle/Facts of the Locale
Knowledge is broken down by ease of discovery/availability & Meticulous Record Keeping may improve usability; Any attempt to know more than what's Pervasive will require a reference, source, knowledge, check, or access to someone who can get or provide either of these. Specific Lores may increase the chance of knowing specific elements.
Trivial Outcome / Very Easy Difficulty & Pervasive Knowledge
Information Sources: Mundane Reference | Associated Phenomenology Only | Specific Lore
For those native to or long-dwelling in the region, ALL Common Knowledge may be Pervasive.
Rumors About the Locale
Rhyl Formative Events
See the Herald's Quarterly for world updates.
Rhyl Formative Events
CY 7007 The area of North Gate Garrison freed & The Red March created; Money, supplies, armaments, and manpower flow into the north to fight the Lich Lords.
CY 6514 The Grand Duchy of Rhyl is created by the High King. In exchange for the resources and organization that can be brought to bear against the now organized undead armies, the lands become part of the High King's domain.
CY 6909 The Fall of the Grand Barony of Altair from a curse by the Lich Lords. The main passage of troops and supplies from the hinterlands and nfar north to the The Grand Duchy of Rhyl is sacked by an undead army led by a ghoul king.
CY 5980 The Kingdoms of old Rhylan united settled as a single Kingdom of Rhyl to fight the Lich Lords drive south. After centuries of warfare between territories and races, the common cause of the threat to the north secures a lasting peace.
> For 3000 years, the Kingdoms of old Rhylan was the primary form of Rulership in the territory of the current Grand Duchy.
CY 5580 Fall of Dundaria in the North - Frostfang spreads, the Lich Lord power rises. Hordes of the undead, fortunately disorganized (at first), sweep south and west from the heart of old Dundaria.
CY 2330's Fall of East / Rise of the Dark Lands (Orrishai Abandoned); Refugees flee - some cross the Tolkisson Mountain Range into the 'Lands of Rhylan' that would become the Kingdoms of old Rhylan and finally.
CY 1000 (Approximately) The Dragon of Rhyl is killed and its influence ends in the area around the Great Forest of Rhyl and the surrounding territories.
Simple Outcome / Easy Difficulty & Common Knowledge
For those native to or long-dwelling in the region, ALL Common Knowledge may be Pervasive.
Scarce Knowledge / Hard Difficulty
CY 9185, Months 2-5 Corpsefire Days: Corpses in the The Winter Host of the Lich Lord’s appear on the battlefields in the Dark Lands, Kaald, and remote eastern edges of The Grand Duchy of Rhyl; They are quickly consumed by their own instability or used as shock troops before they suffered dissolution. It is thought they were affected by the Blood Sky over The North. They attacked here.