Connects to: 19.31 and the Grey Mountains.
Overview
A small colony of duergar ruby miners lives near the surface in what outsiders call the Dismal Mine. The duergar race is obsessed with rubies, and they seized the mine from Jahur during the War of the Six-Fingered Hand in order to extract them. Prior to the mine’s seizure, this mine yielded the Shrouded Lands’ most flawless rubies. Jahur’s jewelers cut them into beautiful shapes and fitted them to the finest jewelry. Artificers and wizards used these famous gems to create potent magic items.
The duergar make no such art. They simply hoard the rough rubies out of some alien impulse. Many jewelers in Jahur and elsewhere pay adventurers chests filled with gold to liberate just a few of these rough gems. Breaking into the Dismal Mine is no lark. The duergar have devious traps, efficient warriors and an alliance with a young black dragon.
Hooks
- What’s behind the duergar obsession with rubies?
- What role did they play in the War of the Six-Fingered Hand?
- What magic items require the Dismal Mine’s rubies?
- Tell me more about this dragon.
- Who has ventured into the Dismal Mines?
