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At the heart of Thorbardin lay the Urkhan Sea. Not a sea
at all, it was actually an underground lake some five miles
long. Cable-drawn boats crisscrossed the lake in an intricate
network, linking most of the cities of the dwarven realm. In
the center of the sea was the most amazing city of all: the
Life Tree of the Hylar. Twenty-eight levels of dwarven city
were carved within a huge stalactite that hung from the ca-
vern roof to dip below the surface of the sea.
Thorbardin drew its food supply from three great war-
rens. These massive caverns devoted to sunless agriculture
were capable of producing huge crops of fungus and mold-
based food. Each warren was shared by several cities, but
individual food plots were jealously guarded.
Despite its size, Thorbardin was historically connected to
the surface world by only two gates, at the north and south
boundaries of the kingdom. The Northgate had been de-
stroyed by the Cataclysm. The dwarves had withdrawn,
into their underground domain, sealed the Southgate
against every form of attack they could imagine, and turned
their backs on the world.
Although considered one kingdom by outsiders, the
mountain dwarves of Thorbardin actually consisted of no
less than four identifiable clans, or nations: the Hylar, the
Theiwar, Daewar, and the Daergar
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