The Five Broken

== The Five Broken Cities ==
The Five Broken are five towns and cities in the Dominion of Peace that have slowly over a century been drained of their populations, riches, and spirit. These cities were once known as:
# Hazelfront
# Roseford
# Stonecliff - The City of Fire
# Marvin
# Drytide
=== History ===
The Five Cities were towns of great wealth, build off the back of the riches from within the mountains that sit between all cities. These mountains were some of the only mountains that were not claimed or settled by dwarves. Because of this, it was extremely profitable for humans to set up their towns and trade their workings with others.
During the Obsidian Wars Stonecliff (The City of Fire) was the first town that was destroyed 
The powers of the region before the Narlington War were relatively oblivious to the happenings of these five cities, not knowing of any changes happening to these towns. The warlords and leaders of this time were not interested in these towns for anything other than tributes and monthly taxes, which were always paid.
After the Narlington War, The Dominion of Peace sent bureaucrats to investigate the cities and to establish trade and taxes. The bureaucrats returned, citing cities that were nothing like the notes they were sent with. Sick, poor, and worn down, the people of these cities were not to be taxed, and instead, money poured into them to stimulate them and make them stable once again.
As the years went on, the money being put into these towns were seen as going to waste. Any bureaucrats sent back to report on progress reported no change, or at times, changes for the worse. The Premier ordered all money to be withdrawn, and for Dominion forces to move in and put in place martial law. This order was later rescinded when a mysterious diplomat arrived in Mesa Centre and convinced the Premier to stay away and declare these cities "Broken Cities", cities to be left alone. 
=== Mystery and Rumour ===
The mysterious diplomat was never seen again. Stories from the region tell of two powerful kings fighting for power from within mountain castles.
The two kings are said to have conscripted half of the towns and wage wars to see which king will take over the two mountain ranges.
The only thing known about these kings are their names.
* Nelreg - The Red King
* Lolmic - The King of Fire