Stone's Hold

This settlement turned town was founded by the displaced Telurians formerly of Crater Lake. It was initially located in what was known as The Clearing and grew centered around the Gathering Edifice created from stone, risen from the earth by the Stonetellers. Large tents were put up around it. Around that was a ramshackle palisade wall of pointed logs. Several very large boulders also came to make their home here thanks to Keraunoss, the Thunder Lizard of the far northeastern mountains. A Mason swiftly took advantage of these stones to create four distinctive gates at the north, east, south, and west of Stone's Hold. Each gate depicted stone visages of what dangers and inhabitants may lie beyond the safety of the walls.

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In time more permanent structures and a defensive stone wall was created. With guidance from Arkhan One-Arm, the Council decided to build to fit the new forms and peoples that inhabit the community. He organized these by neighborhoods that are roughly quadrants of the town, named for large and influential families that would make up a significant number.

***Neighborhoods :***

**Bronzearm Quarter** - Built for Litorians, a little larger and more durable.

**Hammerhand Quarter** - Built for Hu'Charad, much larger and more durable.

**Leafcutter Quarter** - Built for various peoples, including visiting Faen, Flame-touched Beasts, etc.

**Stonetrue Quarter** - Default built for Humans, but some buildings (like a temple to Telur) is designed to be for all as much as possible.

Most neighborhoods have some humans in addition to what the area was purposfully built for.

***The Gates :***

**The North Gate** - Prominently features Keraunoss, wings spread wide as the great archway in which visitors must pass under (19). To the west side of the gate a Large Ram rests gallantly with swirling patterns that intertwine a variety of winged insects. To the East of the Gate stands an intimidating statue of some large lion-like creature. Off somewhere less notable behind this creature, seemingly purposefully tucked away is a small statuette engulfed halfway into the ground of a bizarre looking armored insect surrounded by a small canine's tail and a clawed arm reaching up dramatically out of the ground.

**The East Gate** - Prominently features a Godlike Winged Lion gracefully descending from the heavens atop a jutting pillar of stone. It's wings delicately caress the shape of the gate's top arches (Crit 26). At the base pillar that divides the gate in two stands a proud statue of Nippur Bronzearm in his prime, guarding valiantly in his armor. He faces the opposite direction of the winged lion.

**The South Gate** - Features two large Crocodiles with open maws on either side of the gate, the platforms they reside on depict lilypads and swamp flora, insects swirl and swarm the few lotus flowers while the "water" portion is purposefully left only lightly chiseled, barely revealing debris, possibly small jagged jaws, and the occasional eye (14). The Archway here is accompanied by a large stone statue of Borborygmus (15).

**The West Gate** - Features two large almost identical Jackals on either side of the gate(21). Small frog and Faen statuettes are placed at their feet. Near the center of the walkway sits a horrific mass that encompasses an extremely gruesome depiction of tick infested Giant Boar, face-flayed Crenshar, grasping Tangleroot, and at it's center some horrid amalgamation and combination of creatures letting out a ghastly roar (27).

Outer Fringes of Stone's Hold :

Graveyard of Telur - Marked by a 14' tall stone statue to Telur, here is the final resting place in memoriam for the deceased denizens of Stone's Hold.

Loko's Yurt - A modest Yurt and small garden belonging to Lors 'Loko' WeedSprout situated just north of the Graveyard, but outside the protection of the walls.