A new academy of magic and dedicated temple to the deities of magic were constructed with the aid of new stone-cutting guilds from the northern ranges which harvested from quarries on the edge of the Ulark Fissure and the northern run of the Kwell. These quarry towns boosted trade significantly in Korgroff which later allowed stone brick houses to become common in the older and more civilized areas of the northern ranges. The Azdara Academy was founded outside the capital city of Iyanus along the river Kwell to double as a watchtower for the possibility of dwarven invasion. Furthermore, the stone quarries were used to build a grand wall around the city of Iyanus to offer increased protection for a much-withered empire from a foe they were quite sure they hadn’t seen the last of...