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Kayolin

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Kayolin, sometimes spelled Kaolyn, is a dwarven kingdom that is set in the peaks of the Garnet Mountains and is bordered by Solamnia on its northern, southern and western sides, and Lemish to the east.


Kayolin, sometimes spelled Kaolyn, is a dwarven kingdom that is set in the peaks of the Garnet Mountains and is bordered by Solamnia on its northern, southern and western sides, and Lemish to the east. A small number of towns and fortifications are readily visible in the mountain range, but the large cities of Kayolin are all based underground beneath the mountains. Kayolin is populated by the Hylar, Daewar, Neidar and Aghar dwarves, who trade and deal openly with humans and merchants of other races. The realm of Kayolin is a peaceful one that does not have the clan fighting that is contained in the other kingdoms of the dwarves, and is ruled by a single nominated governor.

History

Age of Might

During the Third Dragon War, the dwarves of Thorbardin granted aid to the Knights of Solamnia in the war against the forces of Crynus and Galan Dracos, and following the war in 980 PC were granted mining rights to the Garnet Mountains. Proclaiming the mountain range as a colony of Thorbardin, a contingent of dwarves soon set-up operations in the mountains and within the next several hundred years, had excavated and built the city of Garnet-Thax. The nation quickly became known as having the richest mines on all of Ansalon. Kayolin maintained strong ties with Thorbardin, even following gaining their independence as a free kingdom in 500 PC.

Age of Despair

The Cataclysm severed the close ties that Kayolin had with Thorbardin, with the New Sea creating a gap between the two dwarven kingdoms. The smaller kingdom learnt to survive on its own and boosted their production of metals and manufactured goods, becoming the primary supplier of these components for northern Ansalon. The dwarves of Kayolin then formed an alliance with the Knights of Solamnia in keeping the forces of Lemish at bay, and forced strengthened the relationship with their human neighbours in Solamnia.

Locations

Cities

Gates

Mines

Ruins

Geographical Features

References

Blackgaard
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Castle Dire
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Ravenshadow's Keep
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Garnet-Thax
Garnet-Thax, also spelled Garnet Thax, was a mountain Dwarf town founded by the dwarven realm of Kayolin. It was located inside the Garnet Mountains, near the Dualgates of Kayolin.
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Garnet
Garnet was a Neidar community located at the western edge of the Garnet Mountains. It was located half between Caergoth and Thelgaard Keep.
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Knollwood
Knollwood was a Neidar community located at the northern edge of the Garnet Mountains. It was founded prior to the Cataclysm and was a village known primarily for the herds of sheep that grazed in the town.
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Thrax Delving
Thrax Delving was a marble quarry that was mined under the Garnet Mountains by the Kayolin Dwarves. It was located five miles from Spar and was in use until the Cataclysm.
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Crestrock
Crestrock was a Neidar community located at the easternmost edge of the Garnet Mountains. It was founded prior to the Cataclysm and was a village known primarily for the defense of Kayolin.
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Crystal
Crystal was a mountain Dwarf city located near the Dualgates of Kayolin. This city was responsible for much of the food trade in Kayolin.
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Emera
Emera was a mountain Dwarf town founded by the dwarven realm of Kayolin. It was located inside the Garnet Mountains, near the Dualgates of Kayolin, and it was founded prior to the Cataclysm for help in the defense of Kayolin.
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Facet
Facet was a mountain Dwarf community founded by the dwarven realm of Kayolin. It was founded prior to the Cataclysm and has served as Kayolin's chief gem cutting city.
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Geale
Geale was a mountain Dwarf city founded by the dwarven nation of Kayolin. It was located inside the Garnet Mountains, near Southgate.
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Rubicon
Rubicon was a mountain Dwarf city founded by the dwarven nation of Kayolin. It was located in the Garnet Mountains near the Dualgates and Rubicon Warrens of Kayolin.
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Spar
Spar was a mountain dwarf town founded by the dwarven realm of Kayolin. It was located inside the Garnet Mountains, near the Westgate of Kayolin.
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Sunsleep
Sunsleep was a Neidar community located at the westernmost edge of the Garnet Mountains. It was founded prior to the Cataclysm and was a village known primarily for trading with the Solamnics of Caergoth.
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Wildtree
Wildtree was an elven refugee village built on the eastern edge of the Dwarven nation of Kayolin by Fernen Narrowleaf and his followers. This village was constructed in secret because the elves felt that the dwarves would make them leave if they were discovered.
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Dualgates
The Dualgates were a gate complex that consisted of two separate stone gates that were placed two miles apart. These gates were located on the main road leading into the underground cities of the Kayolin.
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Southgate (Kayolin)
Southgate was one of the gates that allowed access to the underground cities of the Kayolin Dwarves. It connected the city of Geale to the outside world.
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Allek Delving
Allek Delving was a network of mines that were created under the Garnet Mountains by the Kayolin dwarves. It was located one mile from Garnet-Thax and yielded gold, tin, nickel, gems and silver.
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Cerial Delving
The Cerial Delving was a network of mines located under the Garnet Mountains and they were mined by the Kayolin Dwarves. These mines yielded diamonds, emeralds, sunstones and garnets.
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Crystal Delving
The Crystal Delving was a network of mines located under the Garnet Mountains and they were mined by the Kayolin Dwarves. These mines produce many of the gems that are transported to Facet to be cut.
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Dhaxam
Dhaxam was the first mine delved in the Garnet Mountains and were dug by the Kayolin Dwarves. This mine was located near the Kayolin underground city of Spar and produced gem and iron ore.
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Dorax Delving
The Dorax Delving was a network of mines located under the Garnet Mountains and they were mined by the Kayolin Dwarves. These mines produced limited quantities of iron ore and were abandoned after the Cataclysm.
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Haxx Delving
The Haxx Delving was a network of mines located under the Garnet Mountains and they were mined by the Kayolin Dwarves. These mines yielded the finest quality marble in all of Krynn and also produced diamonds.
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Hydraas Mines
The Hydraas Mines was a network of mines located under the Garnet Mountains and they were mined by the Kayolin Dwarves. These mines produced large quantities of marble that were used in the construction of Garnet-Thax and Crystal.
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Lower Dhaxalder Delving
The Lower Dhaxalder Delving was a network of mines located under the Garnet Mountains and they were mined by the Kayolin Dwarves. These mines produced marble, which was carted back to the Dualgates to be sold to foreign merchants.
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Phanx Delving
The Phanx Delving, also known as the Steelmothers, were a network of mines under the Garnet Mountains that were mined by the Kayolin Dwarves. These mines contained large pockets of iron ore, nickel and copper.
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Quarder Delving
The Quarder Delving was a network of mines located under the Garnet Mountains and they were mined by the Kayolin Dwarves. These mines produce a variety of gems and are Kayolin's newest mines.
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Quarth Delving
Quarth Delving was a marble and quartz mine that was created under the Garnet Mountains by the Kayolin Dwarves. This mine supplied much of the quartz and marble used in constructing the Kayolin capital city of Garnet-Thax.
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Upper Dhaxalder Delving
The Upper Dhaxalder Delving was a network of mines located under the Garnet Mountains and they were mined by the Kayolin Dwarves. These mines produced iron ore that was shipped to Garnet-Thax along the Gem River.
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Zhaban Delving
The Zhaban Delving was a network of mines located under the Garnet Mountains and they were mined by the Kayolin Dwarves. These mines have produced great quantities of gold, silver and iron ore.
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Dungarden
Dungarden was a Gnome city in the Garnet Mountains. It was an underground city led by Brillisander Firesplasher.
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Tin Cup
Tin Cup was a town in the Garnet Mountains that used to be a prosperous mining settlement. It had roughly two scare home, and a dozen larger buildings.
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Coldstream
The Coldstream is one of the four major rivers that flow throughout the Kayolin region. The river begins in the southern central part of Kayolin, where it flows with the Silvershield River through the Vallenglade of the Centaurs.
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Dragonheights
Along the eastern ridges of the Garnet Mountains are the Dragonheights, which are a series of jagged peaks that comprise the tallest part of the entire Garnet mountain range.
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Emerald Crest
The Emerald Crest is one of the four mountain ranges that dominate the Kayolin region and comprises one fourth of the Garnet Mountains. Running north to south in the realm, it is the central western range that houses the town of Spar and the Westgate of Garnet-Thax.
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Flowstone River
The Flowstone River is one of the four major rivers that flow throughout the Kayolin region. The river flows from the northern realm of Solamnia and southwards past the town of Knollwood.
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Garnet Ridge
The Garnet Ridge is one of the four mountain ranges that dominate the Kayolin region and comprises one fourth of the Garnet Mountains. Running north to south in the realm, it is the far western range and serves as the western border of the Kayolin realm with Solamnia.
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Iron Ridge
The Iron Ridge is one of the four mountain ranges that dominate the Kayolin region and comprises one fourth of the Garnet Mountains. Running north to south in the realm, it is the central eastern range and most populous of the four ranges.
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Lair of the Wichtlin
In the southeast corner of the Kayolin region, just south of the Dragonheights is a mist-covered fen that is surrounded by a forested gully on the border of Lemish. The fen is fed by a minor tributary from Lemish and is little more than a morass of mud and rotting plant life.
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Silvershield River
The Silvershield River is one of the four major rivers that flow throughout the Kayolin region underground.
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Sliprock River
The Sliprock River is one of the four major rivers that flow throughout the Kayolin region.
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Vallenglade of the Centaurs
In the southern central valleys of the Kayolin area is a small wooded area, known to contain some of the only vallenwood trees outside of Abanasinia.
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Garnet Village
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Grymace
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Heckle
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