Ancient Dwarven City

The Ancient Dwarven City is an underground metropolis, inhabited by the Dwarves of the USW and several captive Wardens. It also serves as the hub of the Inter-Biome Mining Network, with vast tunnels connecting the Desert, Mesa and Jungle to the city. The city currently lies empty, as the Wardens caused the Dwarves to flee after creating a Sculk Outbreak, leaving behind great treasures and artifacts for a brave adventurer to claim.

## Sub-Factions

In the Ancient Dwarven City, the Dwarves are divided into two factions. No faction is greater than the other, and both have traits that make up the core of the Dwarves ideologies.

### Amethyst Faction

Having a Pickaxe and Shovel as Symbols, the Amethyst Faction symbolizes wisdom, creativity, and ingenuity.

### Copper Faction

Having a Sword and Axe as symbols, the Copper Faction symbolizes strength, reliability, and courage.

## History

### Beginning

Long ago, the Dwarves were outcasted from the surface by their relatives, the Fafnir Clan, who now reside in the Taiga. They were forced underground and sought sanctuary there. They came across a large cave and settled there, establishing the Ancient City. The Dwarves remained there for a long time without making contact with those on the surface.

### Inter-Biome Mining Network

The Dwarves made contact with the surface after a long time of isolation. The King of the Yanoa Tribe had decided to create a strong alliance with the Dwarves of the Ancient City. The Wolf Tribe and Sandstone Village later joined this alliance, resulting in the creation of the Inter-Biome Mining Network. These factions travelled through a cave system that connected all the biomes part of the alliance, allowing for trade and mining.

The Ancient City served as the hub of this network and assisted with helping the factions prosper as they have. The relationship of these factions is symbiotically represented by the caves statues that feed the cave lava. The Dwarf statue feeds the lava into the cave, the statue of the Jungle King stands between the statues and holds the main lava channel, and the Pharaoh and Wolf Tribe Chief each feed the lava from the main channel into their respective large basins of lava.

The Dwarves and Wardens see each other as mortal enemies, eventually inducing a Warden assault on the city. The Copper Faction defended the city, and the Dwarves locked the Wardens away in dungeons to protect their treasures. However, the remaining Wardens launched another attack, creating a Sculk Outbreak. The Dwarves were forced to flee their home, now leaving the city empty, with the Wardens lying in wait for an unfortunate traveler to awaken them.

## Structures

### Statues

There are four statues that help send lava from the caves to the forge. Each of the statues have a role in giving lava to the forge that symbiotically represent the roles that the individuals they are built after have in the Inter-Biome Mining Network. The Dwarf statue feeds the lava into the cave, the statue of the Jungle King stands between the statues and holds the main lava channel, and the Pharaoh and Wolf Tribe Chief each feed the lava from the main channel into large basins of lava respectively.

### Biome Entrances

There are two platforms that each have doors that lead to certain biomes: the top platform has two doors and the bottom one has one door. Both of the platforms are connected to sets of narrow stairs, and the doors are opened and closed by a chain and cog system. Each door has a theme that matches the biome that they lead to. The door to the Desert lies at the bottom platform, and the Mesa and Jungle doors reside on the top floor.

### Market

The market is located on the bottom platform of where the Biome Entrances are. The Market Stalls are made out of deepslate and warped wood, and have sculk on top of them, used to alert the Dwarves if someone comes near, which the Dwarves stole from the Wardens.

### City

There are two sides of the city connected by bridges, each side belongs to one of the Ancient City's factions, The Amethyst Faction and The Copper Faction. Each side is a mirror image of the other and the only difference is the banner that represents which faction each side of the city belongs to. Additionally, the inlays also represent the factions, as one side contains amethyst while the other has copper. The houses in the city become more luxurious the higher the level they're on, as Dwarves move to higher levels as they age as a form of promotion.