Steelhammer

The ancient dwarven city of Steelhammer is a marvel of engineering. It is the home capital of the Ironskin Clan; the most prosperous group of dwarves in all of Arnen, and it shows. Each building is carved from the natural rock under the mountain. The Ironskin's mastery of stoneworking is no better represented anywhere else.

## Layout

###  Great Anvil

Located north of the Residential Hall, this area is designed specifically to house the industry of the city. Virtually any material good can be found here. Weapons, armor, clothing, timber, refined ores, and so on. At the center of the Anvil District is the Great Lava Forge. Pillars of lava pour down from the ceiling heating forges and smelters. The lava pools always keep the forge hot and thus allow craftsman and smiths to work day and night producing goods for the city.

### Hall of the Adventurer

The Hall of the Adventurer is the newest district to be built in Steelhammer, built only a century ago, and is located south of the Residential Hall. The Deeprock Exploration Society, also known as the Deeprock Explorers (DREX), is an organized group of dwarven adventurers, trailblazers, pathfinders, and explorers, who excavated the caverns and shaped it into the place it is today. The Society's headquarters are located in this district, and stand taller than every other structure in the district. Within the Hall are museums, obscure libraries, art galleries, and many other cultural buildings. The world's largest archaeology museum is found within the Hall of the Adventurer.

### Merchant's Bazaar

The Merchant's Bazaar is located to the west of the Residential Hall, and is also the first district encountered when entering Steelhammer. The dwarven economy is unrivaled, matched only by the ethereal trade princes and the goblin trade moguls. Stock exchanges, auction houses, markets, stalls, banks ─ anything and everything to do with the dwarven economy is funneled through this district. Traders from all walks of life live and work here, making it one of the most diverse areas of the great dwarven city.

### Residential Hall

The center of the great city, the Residential Hall is the hub on which the entire wheel is constructed. It plays home to the many hundreds of thousands of dwarves who live in Steelhammer. It is by far the largest district and contains the most diversity in terms of architecture. Here you may find enormous apartments shaped from the mountain's walls, holding many thousands of people. Across the street might be a beautiful manor, sculpted from the finest stone and encased in tall walls. Next to it you might find a cluster of single family homes, centered around a park. The Residential Hall also plays home to the Iron Senate: the leaders of Steelhammer and the ruling body of the Ironskin clan.

### The Warforge

The Warforge is located adjacent to the Bazaar, north-east from the Residential Hall. There the many thousands of dwarven soldiers live, drill, and work. It is the smallest of the five districts, only containing barracks' and training yards. The Iron Guard Headquarters is located here, and is arguably the largest building in all of Steelhammer next to the Adventurer Society HQ. Recently, the Warforge Tinker's Society has been experimenting with steam powered mechanoids to supplement dwarven combat efficiency. These large automatons are crafted with the finest adamantine smiths, and stride into battle with great axe and crossbow.

## Tram System

Steelhammer is quite large, stretching on for miles in what seems like forever. Each district is self contained, constructed separately from the rest and connected by great highways. For centuries dwarves walked these great highways to get around Steelhammer. It wasn't until a joint engineering project between the dwarves and gnomes, that each of the separate districts would be connected via a rudimentary tram-system. Where once travel between the districts took an hour on foot, now took only 15 minutes by tram.