Durag'Aban

Durag'Aban (Neo-Khuzdul translation: Crypt of Stone in Traveler's Tongue) is the seat of Clan Runehammer and the Easternmost hold in the High Kingdom of Khrumaz. The city is led by Uzbad Vaelis I Runehammer and Durnhelm Runehammer, with the city acting as the center of the Orthodox Ankoran Church.
== History ==
=== Pre-Khrumaz ===
The caverns that would be incorporated into the city of Durag’Aban were initially the home of a group of native Dwarves led by Clan Taerinxoth, who pre-dated the Khrumazi arrival. They had long called these caves and underground rivers home, forming a small civilization within the mountains. They constructed unique buildings developed by their native Dwarven style, which would help inspire the architecture of Durag'Aban. A Khrumazi expedition led by Durnhelm Runehammer coming from the landing site of the Khrumazi Dwarves found the caves and Clan Taerinxoth. Clan Taerinxoth was then converted into the light of the Ankora and brought into the Khrumazi fold. Some Dwarves of the Khrumazi expedition married into the local Dwarven families, and Clan Taerinxoth and the other native Dwarves dwelling there were brought into the Khrumazi fold. Clan Runehammer and clans loyal to them would later move into Durag'Aban and settle there as their clan city.
=== Reign of the Mad King ===
During the reign of the Mad King, Vaelis Runehammer, who was Thane of the city at the time, led the development and expansion of the city. The upper halls were made at the time, as well as the development of the main cavern and surface housing. Vaelis was called to the side of the Mad King as his High Thane, where Vaelis was forced to bear nearly all of the responsibilities that the King of Khrumaz was supposed to bear. As a result, the leadership and development of Durag'Aban was hampered. Durnhelm Runehammer, cousin of Vaelis, began to chronicle the histories of Khrumaz and establish the foundations of the Orthodox Ankoran Church's library and communications.
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