The Neck of the Stonegiants

**The Neck of the Stonegiants** is an ancient and gigantic structure on Vindikfill, built by the Stonegiants of old. The structure consists of seven giant stone arches spanning the river Ysden. It is commonly considered as one of the Ten Wonders of Tumiun. The arches are believed to have been erected by the Titans as a warning to men traveling up the river, through the Valley of Giants.

There it lies! The Neck of the Stonegiants, one of the Ten Wonders of Tumiun, and without a doubt the grandest sight north of the Towering City. Those who built these arches walked this earth before any other being ever did. They were the Kings of Rock and Stone, the Groundborn, Eldest.
When men came to Vindikfill more than a thousand years ago, they sailed up this very river to explore further north than any dwarf had ever done. They could not understand the reason the Delvers would not enter this plentiful valley. Lush hills, fresh water, shelter from the winds. But the Delvers knew, they warned them not to enter here. For the Valley of the Giants was not named after its towering mountains. Be it stubbornness or not fully understanding the language of the dwarves, men came with pick and ax, building camp and outpost wherever they pleased. It wasn't long before the first Titan came wandering from the far north. A walking mountain, shaking the earth with every step, who does not watch what scurries beneath.

Both towns and lives were lost, yet in their stupidity, men refused to leave. They kept building, further hidden in-between the hills, hurling rocks and firing arrows at any Titan that dared come too close. The Stonegiants meant no harm. After all, a man does not see the ants that crawl within the grass underfoot. So, to guard both man and Titan from grief, the Giants erected seven gigantic arches. An unmistakable warning to any man sailing further north up the river that this here is the land of the Titans. Those who enter here should know their end is nigh.

Alas, it seemed to have been too late. The Giants retreated further north, where the cold wind bites and the glaciers gnaw at the earth. It has been a thousand years since the last Titans were seen, heard or felt roaming the valleys in the north of Vindikfill. Where they went is not known, perhaps they still walk somewhere, in the far snowy reaches of the continent. Or perhaps they have all been lost, either dead or in a deep slumber amid the rocks. Again one with the earth, as they once were.

The Valley is now protected by both dwarf and man alike. To build here is strictly forbidden, and to enter the vale brings with it many risks. Stonemen who have lived here for ages hunt for mammoth, and if they can't get mammoth they look for smaller prey, human prey… The clans sometimes use these arches to cross the river, when the water flows too high and too wild. They've even been known to drop rocks from above on passing ships, so you better keep an eye on the sky and the fires lit. The wildmen would not dare anger Vauz, their feared God of Fire. And if the Stonemen don't get us, a Blizard might smell us from afar, and rain ice and frost down on our heads.

But why then? Why would we enter here you ask? Because there are questions that need answering.