Disaster / Destruction
Mount Eslid's eruption in the Melthair Mountains devastated the region and killed off many of the dwarf and gnome inhabitants.
When Mount Eslid erupted, everyone thought that it would be the ruin of all life in the Melthair Mountains. Most of the local dwarf and gnome populations were indeed wiped out, but Adrik Firehelm unified the surviving dwarves in the region. Together they rebuilt their homes and survived the catastrophe.