Polaris

The city of Polaris

Polaris was the capital of Dwarven culture and heritage for all of history. Until it was taken over by the dragon Isvængür. It is known to be the resting place of the plans for the Deus Mori.

## History

Built by the Giants and the first Dwarves, under he guidance of Archangel Moradin and his Angels. This was the first Dwarven city, built in the year of first footprints. It was here that the first Dwarves learnt to smith from Moradin and the Giants.

As the Dwarves spread out to the rest of the north Polaris became a hub of a growing peoples. Dwarves, Minotaur, and Goliath lived together. All who could stand the cold travelled to the great metropolis and enriched its culture and helped lay the next generations of stone. It became a centre for trade and eventually the seat of the Frozen throne, belonging to the King of Winter, the head of the Dwarven empire.

As the Elves, Gnomes, and Vardish humans of Bacland came it was clear that the cities location was too inhospitable for them, however foreign dignitaries were gifted with warm coats and met with stoked fires. In time The highways the Dwarves had made through Polaris became critical to passing through to the New World, and many travelled through the city to seek out a new life on the other side of the word from where they had come.

It was here that the Dwarven lords hubris began to show. They started charging their guests to stay in the city, placing tolls at the gate and taking advantage of their unique location. Demanding tributes from foreign leaders to allow others to use their roads and stay in their castles. At the same time the Dwarves began to drive their mines deeper, and pull more greedily from the earth. This lead to the Kingdom of Winter, as they called themselves, becoming rich beyond measure, and the crowing jewel was the Citadel of Polaris; golden halls, hoards of treasure unlike anything ever seen were pulled into the vaults.

Eventually so much gold began to attract dragons. Isvængür was not the first to attack, but it was the worst.

On in 18,872, in the middle of Randore's forth Great Winter she attacked. Larger, heavier and more aggressive than any of the dragons before her, Isvængür laid ruin to the city. Freezing the weapons that had been used against hundreds of her predecessors. The very beat of her wings cooled the air to freezing; turning hundreds of the fleeing civilians into nothing more than icy corpses. With her she bought an ice storm that has raged without pause everyday since. The City was abandoned, and not long after the Dwarven empire collapsed into separate family clans. With their strength divided, there was no hope of taking back the capital.

Polaris was left to the Dragon's wrath.

## Layout

Polaris is a great city built into and on a central mountain, with roots reaching deep underground. Around this mountain is a small area of flatland, encircled completely by a ring of mountains. These mountains have four paths that each take up to three days to travel. They lead to the four southern gates, the two bridges, the keep and Fort Hetta. These are the only way into the city by foot, as the mountains are too treacherous to pass.

In the dragon attack, Isvængür destroyed the Valyway bridge and froze over Vardalha Keep. The tunnel following the Molway bridge is thought to be frozen in, leaving only Fort Hetta.

## Gallery

The Gate on the Molon side of the Island (Right on the attached map)The Famous watchers keep Vardalha , on the Nunn side of the city (Top of the attached map)The Broken Bridge on the Valyen side of the city (the left of city Map)Fort Hetta, The Skarge way gate to the south of Polaris (The bottom of the above map)A Close up of a map that shows the way the four southern mountain ranges sweep away, It's up to a three days ride through the mountains before getting back onto the open plainThe city and its four gates. The Two bridges are the gates to the left and right, and the forts to the top and bottom