Bastion

Far north, at the scree sloped base of the Ironil Mountains, is the beating heart of the Iron Banks Empire - Bastion. It was settled centuries ago by King Khadan Bastion the First, the same emperor who rules now. He settled it in the gargantuan, sprawling, subterranean ruins of some civilization that shall never be remembered. Amidst stalagmites and toppled plinths a city began forming. An opulent fortress sits at the heart and around it artisans and merchants flocked.

However, Emperor Khadan Bastion, immortal as he is, grew paranoid with age. 17 years ago he closed the huge stone gates that lead to Bastion. Boarded up the royal stairs, along which tourists and peddlers alike would descend into the fabled city. So that none may enter again.

You can see the city from a ways away. The entrance at least. Two stone gates, hundreds of feet in width and height are layered in to the base of the mountain - the slopes of which are decorated with vast pastures and fields. Around the gates a shanty town that approaches Arkill in size has sprung up. Thousands wait around the entrance in hopes of being the lucky few who once more get to set eyes on the beautiful city.