Talamon

Talamon was the capital of Tir Urdun, the dwarven empire of the Hundred Clans that first arose during the Age of Giants. The capital was located in Bawn Vindo-Bona, the largest of Tir Urdun's fifteen provinces, and the most important. The site of Talamon was said to have radiated out from the Brass Tower, created by the giants as a vantage point from which to survey the world and plan their works. Kanlin, ancestor of the dwarves, was housed within the tower, and beside it was the Hall of Many Voices. This marvelous structure, a soaring temple formed from 'living crystal,' constantly resounded with the divine Song and contained hundreds of crystal ancestors. It was said to be the most magnificent of all the dwarven wonders. 
Despite the city's importance, the Hundred Clans did not meet in Talamon itself. Instead, they convened at the Hall of Colossi, somewhere in the Worldspine Mountains. Talamon was ultimately conquered by the Azlan in -2493 IR, and the elves renamed the city Vathram, throwing down the dwarven terrace gardens and tower houses and constructing floating Zakhemite palaces and pleasure domes in their place. The shattering of the Hall of Many Voices was said to have produced a scream 'so terrible it cracked the Heart of Asur.' 
Besides the Brass Tower, no reminder of Talamon remains in contemporary Sacris, at least above ground. Below Sacris, the grand chambers carved out by the dwarves and their formori 'living machines' stretch for miles, circling beneath the city in a dizzying maze that ultimately ends in Erebus. The gateways to Sacris' undercity are guarded and usually barred to prevent anything unpleasant from crawling up from the depths, and no doubt all manner of strange, dwarven experiments continue to molder away in the dark.
Category:Cities